Director of Instructional Services

Deadline: April 27, 2026
District/Organization: Charlevoix Emmet Intermediate School District
Position/Type: Central Office – 1st Line Admin, full time

Position Details

POSITION:
Director of Instructional Services

• Valid MI teaching certificate and valid MI School Administrator Certificate (or the ability to enroll in an approved program within 6 months)

• A minimum of five (5) years teaching experience

• A minimum of three (3) years of proven leadership experience at an ISD or local school district

• Demonstrated experience implementing MTSS systems for academic and behavioral support.

• Experience delivering professional development and/or coaching for educators.

• Provide expert leadership in K–12 instructional strategy, evidence-based practice, and educational systems design.

• Maintain deep, current knowledge of MTSS frameworks (academic and behavioral, Tiers 1–3) and support ISD-wide efforts to build, expand, and sustain MTSS implementation.

• Understand and align instructional supports across general education, special education, career and technical education, and early childhood contexts.

• Connect instructional priorities to student outcome data and drive improvement at the classroom, building, district, and ISD levels.

• Develop relationships with Michigan Department of Education (MDE) staff and advocate with our current legislators for high-quality education programs and services for students.

• Represent CEISD at regional and state level association meetings, including participation/leadership in relevant association committees.

• Provide leadership, facilitation, and assistance to LEAs and CEISD programs for annual reports in coordination with local and state assessments.

• Implement and sustain a robust coaching model that reaches educators and leaders across all districts, content areas, grade levels (PK–12), and tiers of support.

• Work alongside ISD coaches and building leaders to demonstrate and model instructional practices as well as support coaches in building adult learning capacity at every level: classroom teachers, instructional coaches, building principals, and district administrators.

• Co-create a meaningful learning community with building administrators to help them understand their unique role in supporting implementation of instructional practices

• Plan and facilitate professional learning that is responsive, productive, and meaningfully connected to district-identified needs.

• Support Char-Em ISD’s current Early Literacy Coaching partnerships with local districts.

• Collaborate around a shared vision for MTSS implementation across the ISD while honoring the unique funding, demographics, size, and capacity of each LEA.

• Support local continuous improvement teams as an active ISD representative.

• Regularly solicit feedback from local districts to evaluate the effectiveness of ISD supports and adjust accordingly.

• Communicate clearly and effectively with all stakeholder groups, including ISD staff, district administrators, building leaders, teachers, families, and community members.

• Build knowledge and capacity in data use and data based decision making across all levels (i.e. screening, mastery and fidelity measures).

• Use data — alongside anecdotal and qualitative information — to align ISD supports with district leadership priorities and classroom needs.

• Support the development of systematic, team-based data review processes that are sustainable over time.

• Advocate for district needs within the ISD and advocate for ISD initiatives within districts — serve both sides with integrity.

• Develop building and district leaders — including new principals, emerging teacher leaders, and young administrators — through coaching and structured support.

• Maintain and support a comprehensive program for new teacher/staff induction, orientation, and mentoring for teachers across the ISD.

• Collaborate with local districts to create conditions for implementation: prepare leaders for change, build connected support structures, and use data as a lever for continuous improvement.

• Coordinate regularly with district and building leadership to align coaching and professional learning at all levels.

• Manage the department budget(s) and collaborate with the Chief Financial Officer to prepare a budget.

• Supervise department operations, services, and support in compliance with all Board policies, State and Federal regulations, and reporting requirements (such as FERPA).

• Perform appropriate human resource functions necessary for hiring, coaching, supervising, and evaluating staff in accordance with established policies and procedures.

REPORTS TO:
Superintendent

APPLICATION DEADLINE:
April 27, 2026

CONTRACT LENGTH:
260 days annually

COMPENSATION:
Per the Administrative Scale

BEGINNING DATE OF

EMPLOYMENT:
July 2026

DIRECT INQUIRIES TO:
www.charemisd.org/aboutus/jobs/

DATE POSTED:
April 10, 2025

The Charlevoix-Emmet Intermediate School District is an equal opportunity employer. It does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, creed, age, religion, sex, height, weight, marital status, or disabling condition in employment. No person shall be denied employment solely because of any disability which is unrelated to the individual’s ability to do the essential functions and duties of the job or without accommodation. Under state law, a person with a disability condition may not allege a failure to accommodate a disabling condition unless the employer knew or reasonably should have known that an accommodation was needed.

E-mail: koziols@charemisd.org