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Instructional coaches: district seeks literacy coach while keeping math coach in place

Manistee Area Public Schools Board of Education · September 24, 2025
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Summary

Instructional coach Amber Kowatch said the district currently has a math coach and is seeking to fill a literacy coach position; she described coaches as supporting interventionists, academic specialists and teachers and called hiring a priority.

Amber Kowatch reported to the board that the district currently employs one math coach and is actively seeking to hire a literacy coach.

Kowatch described the coaches' role as supporting interventionists, academic specialists and classroom teachers, and said hiring is a priority due to the position's role in supporting student interventions and instruction. The meeting record does not list a timetable or salary for the open literacy-coach position; board follow-up was requested on hiring timelines.