Leadership Coaching
Jimmy and his team of associates provide on-site and virtual instructional and leadership coaching for districts, schools and individual educators. Our team consists of current practitioners who are still working in schools as well as experienced associates who model and expect excellence in their daily work.
State and national award-winning principal Jimmy Casas and his team of associates provide on-site and virtual one-on-one leadership coaching for individuals, as well as support for school and district office teams. Our team consists of current practitioners who are still working in schools as well as experienced associates who model and expect excellence in their daily work.
Our approach emphasizes both an individual and systemic growth model to equip leaders with not only the “why,” but the ”how,” in developing the necessary knowledge, skill sets, competencies, tools, and disposition to support them in reaching specific, targeted goal areas.
The J Casas coaching framework, based on the 4 Premises of his best-selling book Culturize, is designed to provide school and district leaders with effective strategies to manage complex problems that are negatively impacting their campus culture.
Culturize Coaching Framework
These four premises focus specifically on the following concepts:
Lead From a Core Set of Values - Leaders will expect and model for their teams what it means to bring their best selves to work as they serve others. This begins by identifying, defining, and developing their collective commitments regarding staff behavior towards students, families, and their colleagues. In Premise #1, we model for your leaders how to “work on their people” in order to inspire them to be more and do more than they ever thought possible.
Cultivate A Community of Leaders - Leaders understand the importance of distributive leadership, but most struggle how to build the necessary capacity to move a school forward. In Premise #2, leaders will learn fundamental strategies to grow a community of leaders.
See Culture Through the Eyes of Others - Leaders will learn effective strategies to identify the negative undercurrents within their organization. In Premise #3, we give leaders the necessary tools to inspire a culture of transparency and collective efficacy.
Average Exists in Every Organization - Leaders will learn proven processes, frameworks, and systems that will help them minimize apathy and low morale on their campus. In Premise #4, we provide leaders the necessary protocols to implement effective change and transform their campus’ culture to excellence.
Our customized approach also allows for meaningful dialogue between educator and coach in order to suit your individual and or building needs (see Problems of Practice below). In between coaching visits, we stay connected with you to organize a living framework that includes a plan to support you and your progress. Our coaches are committed to excellence, but more importantly, we are passionate about investing in you to help you live your excellence.
Senior Associate Coaches
Purposeful Core Values – Finding, Defining and Living Your Why
Transforming Teaching and Learning – Shifting from Evaluator to Coach
Building Capacity – Empowering Staff to Help Lead the School
Eradicating Average – Moving Beyond the Status Quo
Managing Student Discipline – Handling All Students with Care
Effective Change – Identifying Processes/Frameworks/Systems to Impact Positive Change
Hiring for Excellence – A Framework for Growing, Developing and Retaining Staff
Problems of Practice
Leading the Learning - Measuring Teaching Impact via Relationships, Engagement and Formative Assessments.
Pyramid of Relationships – Strategies for Cultivating Meaningful Relationships
Time Management – Strategies for Maintaining Work/Life Balance
Data Dives – Moving from Current Reality to Desired State
Addressing Underperformance – Modeling Techniques for Managing Difficult Conversations
Effective Communication– Giving Critical Feedback to Improve Clarity of Expectations