Student-Centered Coaching is grounded in a simple but powerful premise: school-bassed coaching can be designed to directly impact student learning. When the focus is shifted from "fixing" teachers to collborating with them in designing instruction that targets student acheivement, coaching becomes both more respectful and results-based. The book also underscores the critical role of the principal in developing systems and structures for supporting teacher development and fostering a culture of learning.

Each chapter includes: a model for designing and implementing student-centered coaching; data-driven coaching tools and techniques focused on student learning; a framework for measuring the coaching's impact; and specific practices for leading a student-centered coaching effort.

Also included are exercises designed to promote coach and principal collaboration, giving them essential tools for enhancing student achievement.