Paul Bambrick-Santoyo - Get better faster: a 90-day plan for coaching new teachers

In Get Better Faster, Bambrick-Santoyo powerfully guides leadership teams to provide novice teachers with expert coaching. He reveals beyond the shadow of a doubt that leaders not only can diagnose and overcome the challenges their new teachers are facing, but must do so for schools to realize their promise to students.

William Robinson, executive director, Darden/Curry Partnership

Our journey with Paul Bambrick-Santoyo began five years ago when our school district had six out of the ten worst-performing schools in the state. Paul's first book, Driven by Data, became our district bible for school turnaround, followed soon after by the implementation of the seven levers shared in Leverage Leadership. Now, with Get Better Faster, Paul shows more clearly than ever how educators can drive learning through true instructional leadership. I highly recommend this book to anyone who strives to lead a school, not as an evaluator, but as a coach.

Sandy Coroles, superintendent, Ogden School District

Get Better Faster is a powerful tool for anyone who supports new teachers. Every part of this book is designed to be eminently usable for leaders who strive to spend their time on what matters most for learning. It's rich with practical, detailed advice that empowers coaches to give teachers highly individualized support.

Dawn R. Robinson, Ed.D, chief school performance officer, Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools

Gallup McKinley County Schools has spent the past two years rededicating itself to transformational school improvement, and Driven by Data and Leverage Leadership by Paul Bambrick-Santoyo are the tools at the forefront of our positive results. Get Better Faster has made our destiny even brighter. Shifting our leaders from evaluation mode to coaching mode is already fueling a cycle of change in our classrooms. It's creating better leaders, who are then building better teachers, who are using better techniques to make every student a stronger learner.

Frank Chiapetti, superintendent, Gallup McKinley County Schools

Only Paul Bambrick-Santoyo could have written this book. Get Better Faster is practical guidance from a leader with a history of success for educators determined to change students' lives. It's easy-to-use and relentlessly focused on practices proven to move progressand yes, it will drive achievement faster than ever!

Billy Snow, district transformation and innovation officer, Caddo Parish Public Schools

We've all seen that teacherthe one who kindles student learning and does the most important daily work in our schools. But too often, we fail to acknowledge that school leaderthe needle-moving, difference-making, transformative force of nature that helps every teacher become that teacher. If you believe this is the what, then the book you hold is the how. Read it. Do it. Harness the power to become that leader.

Brian Conley, chief school improvement officer, Salt Lake City School District

Paul Bambrick-Santoyo is making a profound difference in the lives of leaders and teachers. His approach to this work is framed by a vision that all children will succeed if we improve learning every day, in every classroom, in every lesson, for every child. Thank you, Paul, for sharing your work, so that we can all get betterand smarterfor our children.

Eric J. Becoats, assistant superintendent, Turnaround Network

New teachers and the principals who hire them can leave their fears at the door! Paul Bambrick-Santoyo's new book is a must-read for all educators who develop, impact, and influence teachers in the art of teaching and learning. New teachers need a roadmap to success: this is it.

Mauriciere de Govia, district #23 superintendent, New York City Department of Education

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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

Names: Bambrick-Santoyo, Paul, 1972- author.

Title: Get better faster : a 90-day plan for developing new teachers / Paul
Bambrick-Santoyo.

Description: San Francisco, CA : John Wiley & Sons, Inc., [2016] | Includes
bibliographical references and index.

Identifiers: LCCN 2016008688| ISBN 9781119278719 (pbk.) | ISBN 9781119279013 (epub)

Subjects: LCSH: First year teachersHandbooks, manuals, etc.

Classification: LCC LB2844.1.N4 B29 2016 | DDC 370.71/1dc23 LC record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2016008688

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Cover photograph by Jacob Krupnick

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