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Leadership Academy

Leadership Academy

Intended audience: Instructional coaches and teacher leaders on campus

This session will provide school leaders with a framework for making leadership more student-focused through:

  • A clear focus on student outcomes and how changes in the current instructional environment will improve outcomes for all students.
  • An understanding of the framework for implementing Direct Instruction and how to maximize resources for efficient implementation.
  • Understanding how Direct Instruction supports and delivers systematic and effective instruction and accelerates learning of all students.
  • Understanding how DI equips teachers with the tools they need to succeed.
  • Understanding how to organize schools to achieve the most effective instruction possible for all students and teachers.

Session participants will:

  • Understand how DI facilitates effective instructional leadership.
  • Acquire skills and knowledge to show leaders how schools should be structured for success with DI.
  • Identify the steps school leaders should take to prepare to implement DI.
  • Develop a personal “action plan” for transforming your school into an effective, efficient school.

Have other questions that aren’t answered here? Call 877.485.1973 or email us at info@nifdi.org. 

Which best describes your role?

Curriculum Decision Maker
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Interested in learning how to implement Direct Instruction in your district, school, or home? NIFDI can help. Click a button below to learn more. 

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What is a Peer Coach?

Peer coaches play a critical role in sustaining strong implementation of Direct Instruction (DI) at the school level. Selected during the first year of implementation, peer coaches are classroom teachers who demonstrate strong instructional practice, effective communication with colleagues, and a willingness to support others. Because they teach the same programs as their peers, they bring practical expertise and shared experience that help build trust and collaboration across the school.

As implementation progresses, peer coaches extend the impact of NIFDI consultants by providing ongoing, school-based support when consultants are not on-site. Their coaching is non-evaluative and focused on improving student outcomes. Peer coaches reinforce effective teaching practices and guide colleagues to make targeted adjustments that directly impact student performance and behavior.

Peer coaches participate in a structured, multi-year training sequence through NIFDI. Over the course of two to three years, they are trained to analyze student performance data, conduct both brief and extended classroom observations, and support data-driven problem solving. Advanced training prepares them to lead grade-level meetings and contribute to broader instructional planning with school leadership.

By developing peer coaches, schools build internal capacity to maintain and strengthen DI implementation over time—ensuring continuity, supporting new staff, and driving sustained student achievement.