VASS offers the services of an experienced Executive Coach to both veteran and newly appointed superintendents. The service is free for newly appointed superintendents and $1,500 a year for superintendents who have served more than one year.
Highlights of the VASS Executive Coaching Service
The Virginia Association of School Superintendents offers the service of an experienced Executive Coach to both experienced and newly appointed superintendents. The following are some of the highlights:
The service is no cost to newly appointed superintendents and $1,500/yr. for superintendents who have served for more than one year
The service formalizes a supportive relationship between a newly appointed superintendent and a superintendent who is experienced in Virginia
Executive Coaches are formally trained using a corporate executive model that has been successful in other organizations and corporations
Executive Coaches do not tell clients how to do their jobs; they help superintendents to explore new possibilities in their jobs
Executive Coaches provide answers to direct issues related to law, ethics and regulations
The Coaching Program Utilizes Five Basic Steps:
Establish a focus
Discover Possibilities
Plan the Action
Remove Barriers
Recap the Conversations
As Executive Coaches and their clients progress through these steps together, they create powerful professional
development experiences resulting in lasting improvements in the leadership behaviors of the newly appointed
superintendents. Personal and professional profiles are used by an Executive Coaching Coordinator to make successful
matches between coaches and clients. The Coordinator also uses a sophisticated evaluation process to monitor the
progress of Executive Coaches and their clients during their contacts and communications. Each client receives a
minimum of seven contacts with his or her Executive Coach, four of which are in personal meetings.
Coaching skills utilized by trained Executive Coaches include:
Contextual Listening
Discovery Questioning
Messaging
Acknowledging
To find out more about the VASS Executive Coaching Service, contact Andy Stamp, VASS Associate Executive Director.
