Measuring a Hidden Difference

This is my first year coaching and my first year being out of the classroom. For those of you that just started following my blog, I actually started the year in third grade and transitioned out of the classroom in early October. Then I hit the ground running, trying to get into as many classrooms as I could. however, when I came into this position, I really wasn't sure what it looked like or what it really meant to be  a Student Performance Coach. Every day I learn a little more about what my "job" should look like.

However, I miss the kids. I miss having my own classroom. I guess you could say I felt safe there. I knew that my actions directly affected 25 little minds. I had control and knew how to measure the difference I was making. Nothing was hidden. Now... I am not sure. I am struggling to find a way to measure the difference I make.

My mom is a wise woman that I talk on the phone with every morning because we both are on our way to work. I had told her that I was for sure going back to the classroom next year because of all the amazing things my district is doing. She finally said, "Don't you see you are much bigger than that?" I didn't understand what she meant at first until she explained that when I was in the classroom, I only made a difference to 25 little minds. Now that I am working with teachers, I am reaching hundreds of students. But, I told her to prove it.

I work with 4 different buildings and a wide range of teachers both classroom and specialists. How can one possibly measure the impact they make when working with such a wide variety and in many different areas? Plus if the teachers I do work with share with other teachers, how do I measure that as well?

So maybe instead of thinking about the classroom and what it would mean to go back, I should think about ways to measure my effectiveness with teachers. How do I track the difference I make for teachers? How do I measure how their instruction has changed because of something I did? How do I know that I am making a difference?

Help!