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HILARY MEULENBERG

HILARY MEULENBERG

Grand Rapids,MI

Summary

Education leader with 25+ years across professional learning, instructional coaching, and educator preparation. Develops educator programs and builds strategic partnerships with schools and districts. Drives research-based systems to strengthen instructional practice and student learning outcomes.

Overview

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1
Certification
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25
years of professional experience

Work History

PROGRAM RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT MANAGER

K12 Coalition- Teaching Channel
Minneapolis, MN
11.2025 - Current
  • Support program offerings aligned to market demand and sales opportunities.
  • Collaborate across partnership teams to align plans and improve resource use.
  • Support partnership growth through on-site engagement and strategic conversations
  • Build partnerships with districts, state agencies, universities, and education organizations to support collaborative efforts.
  • Present updates with education leaders during conferences and district meetings.

K-5 INSTRUCTIONAL LITERACY COACH AND CONSULTANT

Kent City Community Schools & Regional School Districts
, MI
08.2016 - 08.2025
  • Cultivated collaborative relationships to foster equitable, inclusive learning environments
  • Designed and delivered research-based professional learning aligned with school improvement
  • Implemented structured coaching cycles to enhance educator growth through learning, application, reflection, and refinement
  • Led curriculum evaluation, piloting, and adoption processes
  • Facilitated leadership teams in developing building-wide professional learning systems
  • Partnered with administrators to drive data-informed decisions that strengthened teaching and learning
  • Analyzed multiple data sources to guide goal setting and instructional improvement

SEMINAR AND FIELD INSTRUCTOR

University of Michigan : Marsal Family School of Education M-ARC
Ann Arbor, MI
09.2021 - 06.2025
  • Designed curriculum for M-ARC seminar program, aligning content with best practices in educator training
  • Instruct virtual professional learning focused on research-supported instructional practices
  • Conducted field observations, delivering rubric-aligned feedback to facilitate targeted growth goals
  • Mentored and coached pre-certified educators, enhancing their professional development and instructional skills

FACILITATOR

High Impact Leadership Project - Western Michigan University
Kalamazoo, MI
08.2017 - 08.2021
  • Designed and facilitated professional development for educators and administrators
  • Cultivated trusting relationships with administrators, educators, and district leaders to strengthen collaborative efforts
  • Established shared leadership teams to drive continuous improvement initiatives
  • Led cohort schools in implementing high-impact literacy practices
  • Led instructional rounds to support improvement goals and school renewal
  • Developed continuous data collection and review process to assess project growth targets and enhance student achievement

LITERACY COACHES COMMUNITY FACILITATOR

Michigan Association of Intermediate School Administrators: MAISA
, MI
09.2016 - 09.2017
  • Led virtual leadership and coaches cohort meetings, fostering professional growth and alignment on literacy practices
  • Developed and organized learning threads to share resources, enhancing accessibility and collaboration among early literacy coaches
  • Facilitated statewide Early Literacy Coaches Online Community in reflective practice focused on the Essential Instructional Practices in Early Literacy: Grades K-3

ELEMENTARY CLASSROOM EDUCATOR

K-5 INSTRUCTIONAL COACH
Cedar Springs, MI
08.2001 - 06.2016
  • Delivered high-quality instruction based on state standards, student achievement data, and district curriculum
  • Fostered a positive, structured, and safe learning environment that honored all students' identities
  • Co-taught with support service providers to enhance inclusivity and accessibility in classroom practices
  • Collaborated with MTSS team to address academic, behavioral, and social-emotional needs of students
  • Coached, mentored, and collaborated with educators to support instructional growth and student achievement
  • Led professional learning communities and facilitated learning labs focused on instructional improvement
  • Conducted home visits to engage families in student learning and foster community support
  • Highly effective on annual educator evaluations

Education

Masters - The Art of Teaching

Marygrove College
01-2008

Bachelor of Arts - Elementary Education

Michigan State University
01-2000

Skills

  • Curriculum development and implementation
  • Program development and evaluation
  • Instructional coaching and professional learning
  • Literacy expertise and data analysis
  • Research application
  • Critical thinking and adaptability
  • Literacy expertise
  • Data analysis
  • Teacher induction and mentoring
  • Adult learning

TITLE

EDUCATIONAL COACH & CONSULTANT

Certification

  • Michigan Professional Teaching Certificate, Elementary - K-5 All Subjects
    (K-8 All Subjects in Self-Contained Classroom)

TRAINING

  • Adaptive Schools & Advanced Adaptive Schools
  • Bookworms & Differentiated Reading Instruction (Dr. Sharon Walpole)
  • Bridges Mathematics
  • Cognitive Coaching & Advanced Cognitive Coaching
  • Cultivating Genius & Unearthing Joy (Dr. Gholdy Muhammad)
  • Dyslexia Conference (Learning Ally)
  • Effective Literacy with Young Children (Dr. Nell K. Duke)
  • Essential Coaching Practices for Elementary Literacy
  • Essential Instructional Practices in Early and Elementary Literacy: Grades K-3 and 4-5
  • Essential School-Wide and Center-Wide Practices in Literacy and Mathematics
  • Language Essentials for Teachers of Reading and Spelling (LET RS)
  • Michigan Literacy Dyslexia Research Network
  • Multi-Tiered System of Supports
  • Orton Gillingham
  • The Pathway to Racial Literacy Development, Archaeology of Self and Equity (Dr. Yolanda Sealey-Ruiz)

PRESENTATIONS

  • Building Diverse Classroom Libraries
  • Creating Effective Coaching Cycles
  • Data Conversations
  • Effective Feedback for Educators
  • High Impact Leadership Project: School Renewal (Michigan Reading Association)
  • Instructional Learning Labs
  • Instructional Rounds Process
  • Interdependent vs Independent Reading
  • Leadership Teams: Creating a Shared Vision & Mission
  • Learning Targets & Success Criteria
  • Professional Learning Systems
  • Small Group Instruction
  • Supporting the Essential Instructional Practices in Early and Elementary Literacy: Grades K-3 and 4-5
  • Word Study in Grades 4 & 5: Morphology, Vocabulary & Word Knowledge

Timeline

PROGRAM RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT MANAGER

K12 Coalition- Teaching Channel
11.2025 - Current

SEMINAR AND FIELD INSTRUCTOR

University of Michigan : Marsal Family School of Education M-ARC
09.2021 - 06.2025

FACILITATOR

High Impact Leadership Project - Western Michigan University
08.2017 - 08.2021

LITERACY COACHES COMMUNITY FACILITATOR

Michigan Association of Intermediate School Administrators: MAISA
09.2016 - 09.2017

K-5 INSTRUCTIONAL LITERACY COACH AND CONSULTANT

Kent City Community Schools & Regional School Districts
08.2016 - 08.2025

ELEMENTARY CLASSROOM EDUCATOR

K-5 INSTRUCTIONAL COACH
08.2001 - 06.2016

Masters - The Art of Teaching

Marygrove College

Bachelor of Arts - Elementary Education

Michigan State University
HILARY MEULENBERG