PK-5 Instructional Coach/Interventionist

PK-5 Instructional Coach/Interventionist, Non Affiliated

Forest Area Community Schools is seeking an instructional coach. Forest Area Community Schools is a small district in northern Michigan which serves around 500 students, PreK-12, in the communities of Fife Lake and South Boardman.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Design and deliver job-embedded and research based professional learning on high yield instructional practices, and classroom integration
• Ensure high-quality Tier 1 instruction through support of adopted curricula (CKLA, Math Expressions) with attention to fidelity and appropriate adaptation
• Build educator capacity in proactive classroom management frameworks, including routines, expectations, co-regulation strategies, and relationship-centered practices
• Lead coaching cycles (modeling, observation, feedback, and reflection) to improve adult instructional practice, classroom management, and student learning outcomes
• Support FLE in administering and interpreting assessments
• Guide educators in using academic data to inform instruction
• Facilitate data review protocols with district and building teams
• Conduct 1-2 daily targeted intervention sessions in ELA for students
• Implement a coaching model that supports the multi tiered system of supports framework

Qualifications:

• Master's degree in Education preferred; must hold a valid Michigan teaching certificate or state licensure as a School Psychologist or School Social Worker.
• Minimum 5 years of successful experience in education
• Experience with CKLA and Math Expressions curriculum implementation and coaching preferred
• Knowledge of Science of Reading
• Experience facilitating adult learning and professional learning/development preferred