Hello Reader,

We are back to share some AAICIS highlights!

Community Call

In April, AAICIS hosted its first live coaching community call to celebrate ‘Spring Milestones’ from this school year. Twenty-five coaches from different schools participated and shared the seeds their coaching programs have planted and the shifts they’ve noticed in their schools. It was great to connect with coaches from other schools and hear about how their coaching programs began, how they are doing, and where they are headed. We love seeing the conversations from the call continue in Mighty Networks, too. Keep it going!

May’s live event (community call) is open to the public, so please invite all your coach friends, whether they are in AAICIS or not. We would love for you and everyone else to join! With the dwindling weeks left in this academic year in mind, the topic will be a “Year in Review.” Our intention is to give coaches a chance to reflect on some of their work this school year. Come spend some time thinking about and sharing what you have learned from your coaching experience this year. We look forward to seeing you all there!

Founding Member Schools Speaker Series Announced

We are so excited to share our lineup of speakers for our School Leaders Speaker Series, which is designed for our Founding Member Schools in the fall. Watch this space for more details soon.

Would your school like access to this speaker series? Join AAICIS as a Founding Member School and get free access to all events, plus all of our other support for Founding Member Schools.

Click here for more information, or write to us at schools@aaicis.org. We have just a few slots left for Founding Member Schools, so contact us soon!

Coaching Curriculum - A Quick Look

Aaron Shelby, AAICIS’ Curriculum Team Lead, gives us a quick look at AAICIS’s instructional coaching Principles of Practice. The Principles prioritize a holistic approach to supporting coaching in practice.

• Partnership forms the foundation, emphasizing collaborative relationships built on trust and mutual respect between coaches and those they partner with.
• Knowledge is a cornerstone, ensuring coaches possess deep pedagogical understanding and stay abreast of current educational research.
• Reflection is encouraged at every stage, promoting continuous improvement through thoughtful self-assessment and feedback.
• Data-driven decision-making underpins effective coaching, with coaches using evidence to tailor support to individual needs.
• Growth is both the goal and the mindset process, with which coaches guide teachers in setting and achieving meaningful objectives for themselves and their students.
• Collaboration is central, recognizing that the collective effort among all parties yields greater results than individually.
• A systems-oriented approach acknowledges the interconnectedness of various educational and organizational components, advocating for systemic progress to enhance teaching and learning experiences for all.

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Join us to learn more about what these principles can look like for you.

Global Respondents to Our Survey

Our survey had 89 respondents from 60 schools worldwide. See the map for how many schools from each region responded. We look forward to digging deeper into the data our survey yielded. Stay tuned for more updates on our findings!

Upcoming AAICIS Live Event

Join our next live event for coaches on May 20 at 8 am EDT, GMT -4.

Members should have seen a Save the Date with an RSVP option in Mighty Networks.

This live event is open to all coaches, even those who have yet to join AAICIS. Here is the link to register for the call.

If you are already an AAICIS member, we would love it if you invited all the coaches you know to help us grow this wonderful community. Join us as we wrap up this school year in our live coaching community call, reflecting on our growth as coaches and the year in review.

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