Cultivating Ongoing Achievement through Coaching in Literacy (COACH) Year 1 of 5 - Competitive Grant

The COACH grant program, initiated by the New Jersey Department of Education, aims to enhance literacy instruction for K-12 educators by supporting Local Education Agencies (LEAs) in hiring and training literacy coaches. Over five years, the program is expected to train a cohort that will impact up to 2,400 teachers, focusing on evidence-based practices to close achievement gaps in English Language Arts. This initiative promotes academic excellence and teacher effectiveness across New Jersey.

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Cultivating Ongoing Achievement through Coaching in Literacy (COACH) Year 1 of 5 - Competitive
Purpose
The Cultivating Ongoing Achievement through Coaching in Literacy (COACH) grant opportunity is a 5 year grant program intended to support LEAs to hire and train literacy coaches who support kindergarten through grade 12 (K-12) educators within their schools. The NJDOE will train and support the statewide cohort of literacy coaches selected through the grant opportunity. The NJDOE also anticipates that over the 5-year continuation project term up to 2,400 teachers may be served by literacy coaches within the new network created through this subgrant opportunity.
The NJDOE anticipates the COACH grant to result in the following outcomes:

• Literacy coaches are trained in evidence-based literacy instruction and the NJDOE’s coaching framework;
• Literacy coaches advance evidence-based literacy instruction for K-12 students through turn-key training and coaching; and
• Closure of ELA achievement gaps for New Jersey’s K-12 students.