What are the responsibilities and job description for the PK-5 Instructional Coach/Interventionist position at Northwest Education Services?
To apply for this position, please send a letter of interest, current resume, and at least 2 references to:
Mrs. Kirsten Wooer
Principal
Fife Lake Elementary School
108 Pierce St.
Fife Lake, MI 49633
You may email your credentials to:
kwooer@forestarea.org
If you have any questions, please call the Fife Lake Elementary office at (231) 879-3362.
Title: PK-5 Instructional Coach/Interventionist, Non Affiliated
Location: Forest Area Elementary School
Reports to: Building Principal
Date: Posted 06/26/2026 - 7/10/2026; open until filled
Description:
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
To apply for this position, please send a letter of interest, current resume, and at least 2 references to:
Mrs. Kirsten Wooer, Principal
Fife Lake Elementary School
108 Pierce St.
Fife Lake, MI 49633
You may email your credentials to:
kwooer@forestarea.org