A: The Breakthrough Coach (TBC) is a training and coaching firm, niched in the public education sector. We are dedicated to developing the executive leadership skills of school administrators and their secretaries. The Breakthrough Coach Program is a researched-based curriculum with a 25-year track record of:

  • Multiplying the time instructional leaders spend observing classrooms
  • Decreasing administrators’ total work hours
  • Causing breakthroughs in student outcomes
  • Improving staff satisfaction and retention

A: TBC teaches school administrators and their secretaries how to apply management practices to run a school or department’s front office – practices that enable them to:

  • Spend 2 full days each week observing classroom instruction
  • Work more efficiently
  • Empower their staff
  • Enjoy work-life balance
  • Improve student outcomes

…all in a sensible school week.

A: Our unique approach combines a compelling management philosophy that fundamentally alters mindsets, with a job-embedded implementation system. Administrative teams leave our program with a renewed sense of professional purpose, and a practical set of skills and tools for implementing what they have learned. Administrators report that they most appreciate our “radical honesty,” and the opportunity TBC offers for self-reflection and personal transformation.

A: We partner with school districts which seek high-quality, top-down, leadership and management training for their administrative teams. State and local school administrator associations also hire us to deliver our Foundations Course for their members.

A: School districts experience breakthrough improvements in:

  • Student outcomes
  • Job satisfaction for school leaders and their staff
  • The ability to attract, retain and promote internal talent
  • School and district-wide culture

A: We believe that school leaders can produce outstanding results in a sensible workweek, without sacrificing their personal well-being, when they intentionally build leadership capacity across their schools and departments. Only then do they provide a leadership model that attracts and retains aspiring leaders. In order to do that, they must first establish specific management routines that enable them to confidently partner with staff, while maintaining appropriate work-life boundaries. The Breakthrough Coach supports school leaders to do both.

A: Our focus areas include how to:

  • Successfully train, develop and delegate to front office staff to ensure that administrative tasks and projects are completed properly, in less time, for less money.
  • Effectively communicate work quality standards to ensure that work is completed properly by the most appropriate employees.
  • Rethink, reshape and redesign office space for maximum productivity.
  • Schedule a school leader’s week to comfortably include two full days observing classroom instruction.
  • Grow, train and develop junior staff for future leadership opportunities and promotion.

A: Yes. Our services meet the needs of both site and central office employees. Each group is able to implement The Breakthrough Coach system in a way that aligns with their specific challenges and goals.

A: We measure success through a combination of quantitative and qualitative metrics including course feedback surveys, the number of hours TBC Graduates spend working each week, the number of hours they spend weekly in classrooms, their self-reported job satisfaction levels, and their measurable student outcomes.

A: Check out our website or contact us at (904) 280-3052 ext. 2.

“As an association focused on excellence in ed leadership, as well as school leader well-being, we consider The Breakthrough Coach essential training for Arizona site and district leaders. It is the most practical, and often life-changing, professional development our educational leaders receive.”

Dr. Paul Tighe

Executive Director

Arizona School Administrators, Inc., Phoenix, AZ

“The coaching program fundamentally altered my leadership conversations and actions, which then propelled our whole school forward.”

Rob Helmbold

Principal

Vista Prep Academy, Red Bluff, CA

“This was a much needed professional development opportunity for our cooperative region’s schools. TBC’s systems and practices, when implemented, enable administrators to spend quality time focused on instruction, which leads to increased student outcomes.”

Candiss Bennett

Assistant Director

Dawson Education Cooperative, Arkadelphia, AR

“I feel accomplished at work and fulfilled at home. The Breakthrough Coach is truly life-changing.”

Mark Miley

Principal

Willmar Middle School, Willmar, MN

“Effective work-life integration isn’t just a strategy, it’s essential for sustaining the energy, vision, and resilience required of today’s school leaders. When school leaders implement The Breakthrough Coach system, they are empowered to lead with clarity, credibility and passion, while thriving both personally and professionally.”

Alicia Bowman

Associate Executive Director & Director of the Center for Leadership and Innovation

Connecticut Association of Schools, Cheshire, CT

“I have the time, the energy and the intentional focus to empower every stakeholder.”

Tom Rooney

Superintendent

Lindsay Unified School District, Lindsay, CA

“There is real power in a whole district implementing this innovative approach.”

Kathy Greider

Superintendent

Farmington Public School District, CT

“I am focused on developing my organization’s people, rather than on tasks.”

Steve Bult

Principal

Wheaton Academy, Chicago, IL

“I now spend 80% of my week out at sites doing the work that makes the greatest difference – coaching, training and developing my team.”

Bethany Solis

Executive Director

IDEA Public Schools - Permain Basin, Midland, TX

“Implementing The Breakthrough Coach successfully in a district means continuous involvement and coaching. It’s ongoing professional growth that not only improves your professional life, but your personal life as well.”

Eric Prater

Superintendent

San Luis Coastal USD, San Luis Obispo, CA