Q Comp Peer Coach

Coordinator | Q-Comp Peer Coach | District Wide | Post Date: 1/2/2026 | Available:
Aug 2026 | Closing: 02/02/2026

INTERNAL POSTING ONLY

Forest Lake Area School District is currently seeking applicants for the position of Q-Comp Peer Coach to serve 4 years beginning the 26/27 School Year– INTERNAL POSTING ONLY

POSITION:

LOCATION:

Forest Lake Area School District

STARTING SALARY FOR 1.0 FTE BA – MA+40 :/ PAY RANGE

$45,018 – $80,226

Licensed teaching experience considered for higher placement (Prorated based on FTE)

Q Comp Peer Coach is a TOSA position through our Forest Lake Area Schools Q Comp Plan. The TOSA positions, including a Q Comp Coordinator and Peer Coaches, offer teachers a limited time away from teaching duties with the intention that the teachers will return to a teacher/program assignment at the end of their service as a TOSA. Position is available August 2026.

Peer Coaches will provide leadership, resources, and support to teachers through observations and feedback to enhance their professional growth and to increase student achievement. An effort will be made to hire a proportionate number of Peer Coaches from the elementary and secondary levels. Peer Coaches will receive comprehensive training in the district’s evaluation model, based on Danielson’s Framework for Effective Teaching.

A combination of full-time (1.0 FTE) and half-time (0.5 FTE) coaches may be hired, depending on scheduling and staffing preferences, for a total equivalent of 5.0 FTE Peer Coaching positions. Half-time Peer Coaches remain in their current licensure area for the other 0.5 of their position. Peer Coaches will be assigned for a maximum of four years, with the option to reapply after serving at least one year in an assigned classroom/program area.

In the instance that a Peer Coach leaves their position before the end of their term, a new Peer Coach will be hired for a full four-year term in order to maintain the hiring rotation. Peer Coaches will office at sites throughout the district. A 1.0 FTE teacher/program assignment will be available in the district according to the transfer process outlined in Article XII of the master agreement (Agreement pg 24) when a Peer Coach’s term is done.

Every effort will be made to honor the teacher’s site of preference upon returning to a teacher/program assignment in the district following their service as a Peer Coach.

• Licensed, full-time (1.0 FTE) continuing contract teacher as defined in the master agreement between Forest Lake Education Association and ISD 831
• Demonstrated skills in the areas of effective teaching, leadership, and communications
• Clear understanding of data-driven decision‑making for instructional planning
• Broad knowledge of evidence‑based teaching practices and proven application of those practices in his or her role in the district (teacher, counselor, psychologist, etc.)
• Ability to work collaboratively and cooperatively with colleagues
• Excellent oral, written, interpersonal, and organizational skills
• Minimum of five years’ teaching experience in the Forest Lake School District preferred.
• Candidates must maintain current teaching licensure required for positions held prior to appointment.

• Conduct formal observations and provide ongoing instructional support, including pre‑ and post‑observation conferences, to help teachers improve instructional skills and increase student achievement.
• Research and field test instructional strategies to determine which new strategies will be most effective in improving instruction and increasing student achievement.
• Train teaching staff in the evaluation/observation process outlined in the Q Comp plan.
• Model best practice instructional strategies, and collaborate with PLC/Professional Development Site Facilitator and building/district administration to plan and/or facilitate professional development opportunities for all staff that will improve instruction and increase student achievement.
• Review teachers’ Professional Growth Plan during each observation cycle; meet with teachers regarding Individual Student Achievement Goal at the end of the year (to be verified by the building…