Recently, we were challenged to develop a new coaching-based approach for the AB 430 practicum. Most of the state’s AB 430 training has come a long way since the early days of its parent program, AB 75. Most of California’s providers, including ACSA, have worked to develop trainers and content and to make meaningful connections between the modules. But we agree with the 2006 research findings of Stanford’s Darling-Hammond and Orphanos: “AB 75 (reauthorized AB 430) has certainly been helpful…criticisms are directed at the brevity and one-size-fits-all nature of the training and the fact that it generally does not include mentoring or coaching of principals.”