Literacy Coaches

We first discussed some of the concerns regarding the idea of Literacy Coaches. It seemed as though some people were under the impression that to volunteer to do this, you would allow yourself to be evaluated, or judged, by either administrators or worse - your peers. A quick review of the language of the memo clarified that it stated "classroom visits by their colleagues will be provided."

Despite this, there were only two teachers who responded to the memo and both have are concerned about their future employment for next year due to cut backs. The Committee discussed the implications of this including a brief discussion regarding whether our school was ready or not. This is an interesting point that I would encourage members to discuss.

Is Ridgewood ready for teachers to be trained as expert content-area literacy teachers?
On a final note regarding this, members present suggested that the idea of coaches be tabled until next fall when things are more settled. Are there other ideas?