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Thank you to Heather for always being flexible in regards to the needs of the coaches who participate.

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Thank you to all of the coaches who presented sessions on our mini conference day! Your presentations made the day AMAZING!

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Jody - Recognize strengths because we build from a point of strength, not from a point of weakness

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Rachel-your PD on ELL resources and ideas was super helpful!

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Rachel-your PD on ELL resources and ideas was super helpful!

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Getting out and into the community was so wonderful. I appreciate everyone who shared their experience and allowed us to get a sense of all of these organizations. I wanted to go to so many of them and could only choose one. The amount of thoughtfulness in sharing out really allowed me to get a glimpse of some of the other places!

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Two coaches from Propel did a wonderful session grounded in the "Getting Better Faster" text. So helpful!

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Two coaches from Propel did a wonderful session grounded in the "Getting Better Faster" text. So helpful!

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Thank you for giving me coaching tips for implementing a new ELA series!

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Thank you so much for taking the time to meet with my team... multiple times! We truly appreciate your support and the helpful guidance you’ve shared as we learn Canvas.

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Heather and Rachel

Thank you for your positive attitude - it is infectious!

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Truly invaluable PD that I apply daily. Thank you all!

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Katie- I loved the resources you gave for Word Connections for older students who need phonics instruction. I brought this back to my teachers and they really like it and will be implementing it in the future.

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Thank you for meeting with us in December! You were the top data point on our calendars!!

Kristen and the EA Coach crew!!!

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Thanks to everyone for sharing your coaching stories and journies!

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Thanks to everyone for sharing your coaching stories and journies!

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Think positive vibes! Affirmations Work!

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Thank you for all of your treats and ideas that you shared with us in December. We appreciate you and your ideas that you shared.

Janine and team from EA

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Your dandelion metaphor was beautiful and inspirational!

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Thank you Omarr for sharing your metaphor!!

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Thank you Omarr for sharing your metaphor!!

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Beautifully written. Thank you for sharing your metaphor.

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Heather and Rachel, thank you so much for another wonderful coaching network! You are a huge part of the work that we do everyday in our own buildings!

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These days are always full of intentional planning and problem solving and it's so appreciated.

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Thank you to the person who introduced this to us. We have used a pilot program of it and look to possibly purchase it next year for some staff.

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Thank you for listening!

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Thank you for making this time so fun- Appreciated our (sad) but somewhat successful parachute.

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Propel Team: I couldn't do this work without you! Love you all!

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I made it (almost there) through the first year in my new district. Thanks to my PPS Math Academic Coach team for being supportive and helpful!

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we are on this journey together

Janine

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I taught or co-taught exactly 100 lessons this year, had 65 teacher meetings, 60 district/building/other meetings, 10 admin meetings, 14 Professional Development (conferences, sessions, etc), and 20 testing days.  I am overall happy with the year!

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I taught or co-taught exactly 100 lessons this year, had 65 teacher meetings, 60 district/building/other meetings, 10 admin meetings, 14 Professional Development (conferences, sessions, etc), and 20 testing days.  I am overall happy with the year!

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Ellie and Melissa from Baldwin have been so helpful to me! Their support and guidance has been so important. -Sara

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I finally "joined" with my most resistant teacher and am starting to build trust and shared ideas. Yay ME! :)

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an educator who said I pushed (in a supportive way) her to work harder (necessary based on what her scholars need & deserve)

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This is such a great group of people to network and collaborate with!!!

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Heather and Rachael - Thank you for your hard work and support!

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Such an inspirational metaphor....beautiful.

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I survived PSSAs during the great Pittsburgh power outage.

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Completing more full coaching cycles this year-with a BDA model!

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Navigated a new role with no set directives.

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I'm proud of myself for forcing myself to feel uncomfortable (having uncomfortable conversations, reaching out to teachers to make connections & build trust, and networking). I'm naturally an introverted person, so this can be difficult, but I know that growth comes with being uncomfortable.

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WithOUT crying or apologizing! #takeupspacesis

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Celebrating a lot more heavy coaching including hard conversations!

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After coming back from maternity leave, I found my rhythm again. My family and my career are big parts of who I am and I'm proud of balancing both!

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and learned so much professionally! Grateful for this year.

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Getting ELA educators invested in teaching scholars how to use scratch paper to actively read. Working with my wonderful Propel team to intentional move the needle in the right direction this year for scholar outcomes. Collaborating and learning with all these wonderful humans at these monthly meetings.

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Thank you for always sharing strategies and the newest technology to boost digital learning in our schools. All of the PD ideas are great! I really appreciate our network!

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Thank you Heather, Rachel and Colleagues

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Thank you Heather, Rachel and Colleagues

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Our discussions are invaluable to me and this group. Collaboration and reflection is the name of the game to grow professionally. You all plant seeds that grow in my district.

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I pushed a grade level to try a classwide intervention for reading. Not only did we see growth in more than 2/3 of the students in their fluency scores, but the ELA teachers told me it was their favorite intervention they have used/tried.

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Shout to my PPS ELA Coaches- couldn't do this work without you! :)

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Be proud of your self-resilience and know that you made a difference!

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I survived another year!

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Thank you PPS Lit coaches for keeping me afloat!

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Even though we could not "coach" during the school day, our coaching team was able to hold afterschool academies with the first year teachers to share our expertise and knowledge of of the things they don't formally tell them as a new teacher.

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Thank you to all the instructional coaches and the valuable insight you have provided at each and every workshop; thank you to Heather and Rachel for all your hard work, dedication, and knowledge to helping us - and others - grow as educators! Looking forward to next year!

HAPPY SUMMER, everyone!

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I've done more REAL laughing - laughing so hard I'm crying - this year than ever before. Huge shout out to my team for having fun even when it's hard.

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Cookies - made from scratch, hot and fresh from the oven. Working with a teacher all year and seeing her set goals, use strategies, and meet those goals. What a delicious year it was with her. She honored me by allowing me to coach her and I did my best, showing up with Aguilar and Knight nuggets.

Lemonade - I thought I would continue to facilitate collaborative team time all year; I thought the work begun the year prior, but no. Lemons, so I shifted my thinking an made a watered-down lemonade. It was drinkable, but not what I wanted. The party continues.

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This was my first year attending these coaching sessions and it has been wonderful connecting with and learning from all of you!!

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Thank you to the both of you!!! Learned so much, I love it! Thank you for your time and dedication to make sure these workshops are beneficial to all coaches. You Rock!

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Thank you so much!

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Some days, the biggest win is simply showing up.

As instructional coaches, we carry so much—our knowledge, our presence, our energy. But we also carry life outside of work: the worries, the weight, the unexpected moments that ask more of us than we planned to give.

Still, we show up.
We show up for the teacher who needed a thought partner.
We show up for the student whose story reminds us why we started.
We show up in quiet ways—in emails, in planning meetings, in hallway check-ins that seem small but matter deeply.

Showing up isn’t about perfection. It’s about presence with purpose—even when it’s hard, even when we’re tired, even when no one sees the full picture.

So today, if you showed up in any way—you coached, you listened, you encouraged, you held space—you’ve already won.

Keep going. You're making more of a difference than you know. 💛

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Thank you to those of you who shared stories and snapshots of your daily work. It is difficult not to feel isolated when you are working alone in challenging situations. Your moments of micro-mentorship were appreciated!

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Thank you to Heather and Rachel and all that contributed

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Thank you to Heather and Rachel and all that contributed