Instructional Coaches Research Paper

Instructional Coaching: The Need for Educational Leaders The average person when he or she hear the words “good coach” thinks of NFL superstars, such as Bill Belichick, the New England Patriots’ coach who has led his team to numerous Super Bowl victories. Worldwide, coaching is associated with sporting events; however, the true function of a coach is to be a leader who has “the ability to mentor” others with “skill in performing a required task” (Bennis & Goldsmith, 2010, p. 40). Coaches can be found in any arena, not just athletics, and today, Oklahoma is in desperate need of instructional coaches in its public school system. Many instructional coaches who have earned a Master of Education degree are trained to be effective leaders by casting an engaging vision, by communicating shared values, by inspiring attainable goals through consistency, competence and care (Bennis & Goldsmith, 2010). …show more content…
603). Consequently, with the current teacher-pay and school-funding controversy, Oklahoma public schools are losing highly qualified teachers by the thousands, leaving many districts with teacher vacancies that create larger class sizes for the instructors who remain in the state. Due to the high volume of emergency teacher certificates and the low rates of teacher retention, instructional coaches will boost Oklahoma Public Schools’ teacher achievement, as well as its organizational performance through dynamic leadership practices. Instructional coaches will improve the Oklahoma public school system by supporting struggling teachers who desperately need consistent competence and caring reinforcement. According the Bennis and Goldsmith (2010), leaders who “perform” a job “with