The communication and implementation of characteristics related to building and maintaining partnerships are crucial to the success of an instructional coaching program. This qualitative study investigated the inclusion of attributes of partnerships in documents guiding instructional coaching programs. This study produced the following conclusions: (1) School districts are engaged in efforts to include partnership characteristics in documents guiding instructional coaching programs; (2) The concept of partnership is absent from documents guiding these programs; (3) Some characteristics are prioritized over others; (4) A discrepancy exists between the inclusion of partnership characteristics in district-created documents and coach-created documents; (5) The characteristics of equality and reciprocity are not represented in the documents; (6) Instructional coach roles and responsibilities need to be clarified, especially as they relate to administrative tasks. These conclusions suggest that while districts have made an effort to incorporate partnership-related characteristics into the documents guiding their coaching programs, much more work still needs to be done in how districts communicate about the instructional coach, especially pertaining to the role of the coach within the district. [The dissertation citations contained here are published with the permission of ProQuest LLC. Further reproduction is prohibited without permission. Copies of dissertations may be obtained by Telephone (800) 1-800-521-0600. Web page: http://bibliotheek.ehb.be:2222/en-US/products/dissertations/individuals.shtml.]