All schools have the capacity for schoolwide instructional excellence. Schools with leaders who adopt a coaching stance as part of their practice are more likely to realize this success. Leaders achieve success with their teachers, their students, and their families, not alone. "Leading like a C.O.A.C.H." reframes the approach to schoolwide change from a leader acting alone to a leader working with a community in which each member contributes their strengths and ideas to improving instruction. Renwick, a well-known blogger and writer on literacy and leadership, encourages school leaders to embody five practices: (1) Create confidence through trust; (2) Organize around a priority; (3) Affirm promising practices; (4) Communicate feedback; and (5) Help teachers become leaders and learners. Throughout this practical guide, readers will find: (1) Reflective questions; (2) Activities; (3) Indicators of success; (4) Examples of leaders coaching teachers to excellence; and (5) Wisdom from the field. This book provides new and veteran leaders with a practical approach and easily adoptable ideas for helping their schools realize their full potential. [Foreword written by Regie Routman.]