Confidentially Speaking

Confidentiality is a critical component of a partnership agreement (Killion, Harrison, Bryan, & Clifton, 2012) or philosophy (Knight, 2007). The work in and surrounding coaching conversations is held confidential by all professionals involved This is a critical part of building and maintaining a trusting, professional relationship. Rita Bean and Diane DeFord write,

"Coaches who talk about what they have seen in classrooms or what they think about a specific teacher will not be welcomed as a colleague. Coaches must maintain confidentiality, not only in talking with teachers but also in their conversations with administrators. Coaches who are seen as a 'snitch' have difficulty convincing teachers that they are there as colleagues to support instruction. Word spreads quickly!" (p. 2).

At this blog, we:

• maintain confidentiality.
• discuss our work in ways that maintain respect and dignity for the colleagues we work with and places we work in.

Each contributor independently decides the amount of details he/she is comfortable sharing with our online community.

Each contributor respects the confidentiality of his/her clients, students, school, and district. Names may be changed and/or details may be modified to respect confidentiality.

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