Coaching Project
First Steps Coaching: A Toolkit From the Tennessee Coaching Project
First Steps Coaching: A Toolkit From the Tennessee Coaching Project
TBR—The College System of Tennessee | April 2025
This toolkit provides information and resources for any college interested in implementing First Steps coaching, a model for student success coaching designed to support students who are underprepared for college coursework by assisting with navigating coursework, connecting with campus resources, and exploring careers.
Supporting Pandemic Recovery Through the Tennessee Coaching Project
Supporting Pandemic Recovery Through the Tennessee Coaching Project
TBR—The College System of Tennessee | August 2024
This brief describes a project that uses individualized coaching to enhance corequisite learning support in students’ first year, research designs for the project's evaluation, key findings from the first two years of implementation, and next steps.
The Tennessee Coaching Project: Student and Coach Experiences
The Tennessee Coaching Project: Student and Coach Experiences
TBR—The College System of Tennessee | June 2024
This policy brief shares findings from a pilot study TBR conducted in fall 2023 to better understand how and why the coaching model is working. The findings suggest that coaching benefits students by helping them build deeper relationships, develop connections across campus, and navigate college processes.
The Tennessee Coaching Project: Enhancing Corequisite Learning Support With Success Coaching at Community Colleges
The Tennessee Coaching Project: Enhancing Corequisite Learning Support With Success Coaching at Community Colleges
TBR—The College System of Tennessee | April 2024
In a pilot project at two Tennessee colleges, success coaches work with students to navigate coursework, connect with campus resources, and explore careers. This brief overview of the Tennessee Coaching Project details early results that suggest that coaching had a positive impact on student success. Originally published in June 2023 and updated in April 2024.
Coaching with Labor Market Data: Recommendations for Practice
Coaching with Labor Market Data: Recommendations for Practice
TBR—The College System of Tennessee | April 2024
This policy brief provides an overview of the challenges both students and the Tennessee workforce at large are facing, the training coaches engaged in to have career-focused conversations with students, and information on the tools they are utilizing.
