The Role of the Coach

The Role of the Coach

Larger schools may have a community coach who works specifically in the area of behaviour. In smaller schools, the instruction coach will take the role of coach for behaviour. All schools may have senior teachers who act as coaches. They provide demonstrations, observations and model positive high-expectations behaviour management techniques and practices to the teaching team.

In a positive high-expectations school community, the coach supports reinforcement systems and consequences. They coach teachers in the behaviour management process and provide feedback to teachers on delivery. The coach also models positive high-expectations behaviour management and implementation of the behaviour plan in student interactions.

The coach trains teachers in the entering of student behaviour management into the ‘Data Management System’ (for example, ‘OneSchool’). They ensure the professional development plan includes training in positive high-expectations behaviour management for the whole school team.