DPLA Evaluation Plan

Effectiveness of Education Resource Group (ERG) Coaching Cycle

Internship Project Goal(s) : To measure the effectiveness of ERG coaching cycle and it’s impact on student
achievement and engagement.

Internship Project Strategies (What did you do?):

1. Conduct weekly meetings with admin team and Instructional coaches to evaluate progress
2. Provide support coaching through ERG
3. Observe and record 25-30 minute lessons twice per month

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Evaluation Questions
What do you need to know?
S1:Conduct weekly meetings with
admin team and Instructional coaches
to evaluate progress
1. How often would the admin,
Instructional facilitators and ERG
team meet?
2. How effective were the coaching
and admin debriefing?
S2. Provide support coaching through
ERG
1. How often would teacher meet with
ERG coach?
2. How useful did teachers find the
ERG coaching representative?
S3. Observe and record 25-30 minute
lessons twice per month
Measures/Data Sources Results
How will you find out? What were the results?
● Administrators, Instructional Facilitators and
● Meeting minutes ERG Coaches and staff developed a schedule
● Informal discussions for teachers and plan to meet and debrief once
a week over the 3 month period.
● Assistant Principal met with the IF 3 more
additional times to discuss progress in specific
grade level.
● ERG and admin team kept accurate records of
the time dates and specifics documented. The
meetings were informative, data shows that
the teachers were more transparent with ERG
coaches rather than the IF and Admin team.
Initially there came the issue of teacher
perception being that this process was a
negative marking against their teacher
evaluation, therefore they viewed it as a
negative. The data allow the admin team to
develop school wide strategies and practices
to support their specific needs.
Lesson plans ● Teacher would meet with ERG 2 days a week
Surveys 1st session would be observation/planning and
Interview 2nd session observation and debriefing. IF and
Informal discussions admin team would conduct routine weekly
Walk-through tool classroom visits at least 2 per week.
● 80% (4 out of 5) reported they found the
coaching useful and attempted to incorporate
new strategies.
Evaluation form ● Each teacher was observed 4 times over 3
Survey months. 2 observations were conducted by
ERG coach while the other 2 were conducted
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 1. How often was each teacher by Administration or Instructional Facilitator.
recorded/observed? 60% (3 out of 5) reported receiving
2. What were the perceptions of instructional support from IF at least once per
teachers as a result of the week. 40% reported receiving help more than
amount of feedback given? once per week.
● Teachers according to survey were initially
frustrated and saw the observations and
punitive. As changes occured in the classroom
they were less reluctant and open to increase
coaching and feedback. 60% (3 out of 5) of
teachers initiated their on plan of actions to
work more with IF
Decisions

Summary of Results (Interpretation of Data):

The results show that the ERG Coaching cycles effect increase once teacher saw the process and support and not
punitive. 60% or 3 out of 5 teacher began to trust the ERG and authentic reflection and preparation began. The data
allowed for admin team to make adjustments to scheduling and provide resources to teachers to ensure that they could
apply skill sets.

Next Steps (Action Steps): What are you going to do now?

● Continue with ERG cycling schedule
● Extend ERG opportunities to additional teachers

Internship Project Goals

Internship Project Outcomes (Why did you do it?):

A. Integrations of more effective classroom practices and strategies

B. Improve classroom management

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Evaluation Questions
What do you need to know?
How often did teacher use instructional
strategies?
What effect did the practices have on
classroom instruction?
Measures/Data Sources Results
How will you find out? What were the results?
Lesson plans ● 3 out of 5 teacher begin to use the strategies
Survey suggested with fidelity. Teachers were given a
Walkthrough tools survey and then asked what strategies did
they specifically use most frequent. Data
shows that Higher Order Questioning was the
most often used strategy at 100% (5 out of 5
teachers) usage. 75% (4 out of 5 teacher )
incorporating cooperative learning
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● Teacher noted a difference is classroom
participation and engagement. They
mentioned how more reluctant student would
engage more. 80% (4 out of 5) reported they
noticed a difference 60% (3 out of 5)reported
feeling more confident to try other approaches,
and comfortable with pacing.
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● Data shows that 5 out of 7 of the content area saw

growth after the ERG coaching cycle.

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Improve Classroom Management Educators Handbook Data
Survey
● One teacher average 12-15 write ups a week
before ERG coaching. Her write decreased to
5-6 per week. Current referrals are related to
issues outside of the classroom not during
instructional time.

● Less referrals are happening during

instructional times
Decisions (Guiding Questions: What do the results mean? What are you going to do now?)

Summary of Results (Interpretation of Data):

The ERG coaching cycles seem to be effective for 3 out of the 5 teachers who participated. The 2 teachers whose
classrooms were not effective were due to consistent absences and unwillingness to try implement the strategies with
fidelity. Overall there has been an increase in teacher capacity and confidence. Classroom management slightly change
but teachers did see the impact or connection of engagement along with behavior.

Next Steps (Action Steps):

1. Continue coaching and professional development on classroom management and relationship building
2. Provide deeper professional development on teaching practices.