Establishing Trust
Shortly after beginning my first literacy coaching position, my principal asked me in one of our
weekly meetings to report on teachers. Speechless at first, I did my best to address her request and at the same time maintain some confidentiality by focusing on what I noticed the students doing, remaining objective as I discussed instruction. This was a part of the job I was not prepared for and found quite uncomfortable. How could I expect teachers to allow me to spend hours in their classrooms each week if they knew I was sharing every little thing they did, better or worse, with their administrators?