08/25/2026
This week, our principals, assistant principals, and instructional coaches are learning alongside Amber Birch-Trujillo, Senior Consultant with Diane Sweeney Consulting, as we sharpen the connection between Student-Centered Coaching and our district’s instructional priorities.
At Dalton Public Schools, our instructional priorities are not simply initiatives to know. They are the work. That means creating a shared understanding of what strong instruction looks like, how we recognize evidence of growth, and how we support teachers in moving that work forward with purpose and consistency.
Throughout these sessions, school teams are examining our instructional priorities, identifying opportunities for deeper implementation, and developing concrete next steps for principals and coaches.
A critical piece of that work is the partnership between school leaders and instructional coaches. When principals, assistant principals, and coaches are clear and aligned around the same priorities, the support teachers receive becomes more focused, more consistent, and more connected to the learning we want to see in every classroom.
Our new instructional coaches will spend additional time with Amber moving from understanding to application through classroom-embedded practice and the core practices of Student-Centered Coaching.
Clarity is what turns priorities into practice. By investing in this work, we are strengthening the systems, partnerships, and support that help great instruction take hold across our schools, because ultimately, every conversation about instruction should lead back to one thing: better learning for students.
