Strong leadership is essential in any successful instructional coaching effort. "Leading Student-Centered Coaching" provides principals and district leaders with the background, practices, and tools required for leading coaching efforts that have a profound and positive impact on student and teacher learning. Filled with practical ideas that school leaders can easily apply to their own school settings, this book includes: (1) Tools and techniques for preparing a school for coaching, launching a coaching culture, and supporting coaches; (2) "Leadership Moves" sections that provide strategies for building principal and coach partnerships; (3) Richly detailed "Lessons from the Field," based on the authors' real-life experiences, that illustrate principal and coach collaboration; and (4) Recommendations for coaches to use as they strive to increase their impact. With a focus on the critical role of school leadership, this action-oriented guide provides the key ingredients for ensuring the success of school-based coaching initiatives.