Julie’s Credentials and Career in Education
Degrees:
Bachelor of Arts degree, Brown University
Master’s in Education degree, University of Connecticut
Certificate of Advanced Graduate Study (CAGS), Cambridge College
Julie Coles
Education Career Spanning 39 Years
Special Education Teacher
Classroom Support Specialist
Professional Development Specialist
School Administrator: Vice Principal, Headmaster
Julie Coles
Education Career Spanning 39 Years
Special Education Teacher
Classroom Support Specialist
Professional Development Specialist
School Administrator: Vice Principal, Headmaster
Honors & Achievements
- Phi Beta Kappa – University of Connecticut Chapter
- Massachusetts Teacher of the Year – Runner Up
- Mayor’s Citation, Cambridge, MA – for Massachusetts Teacher of the
Year –Runner Up - Edward Calesa Foundation Award – Massachusetts 50 Best Teachers
- Boston Private Industries Council Award
Special Honors
- Featured in, “Gains Are Measurable in This Special Education Class,” Boston Globe Sunday Magazine (Teaching Tools, Learning, Boston Sunday Globe)
- Greater Egleston High School (GEHS) Recognition, “Local Pilot School Excels,” Jamaica Plain Gazette
- Panelist, NECN Televised “Educators Perspectives,” hosted by the Boston Foundation
- GEHS Recognition, ABCD Boston Community Taking Action TV Show: Greater Egleston High School Segment 2015
- BPS & GEHS Featured in “Districts Embracing Online Credit Recovery Options,” Education Week
- Featured in Boston Public Schools District Hidden Gems Video Series
- Member, Superintendent’s Professional Development Advisory Committee
- Conference Panel Participant, Boston Area Resources for Youth
- National Endowments for the Arts Partnership Award: UMass Boston Big Read
- Panelist, “Forgotten Youth: Re-engaging Students through Dropout Recovery,” The Rennie Center Education Research & Policy
- BPS Representative, Pearson Urban Education Leadership Roundtable Symposium, Washington, DC
Community Partnerships
- Hosted Annual Senior Portfolio Presentations – Open to Public
- Co-hosted Bridging the Gap Conferences: High School and College Faculty – UMass Boston
- GEHS Career Internship Program Partnership with Boston Area Businesses
- GEHS College Prep Academy’s College Immersion Program at Colleges and Universities
- Big Foot 826 Boston (Student Authors Book Publication and Ceremony: We Looked Back to See Where We Came From)
- Annual Giving Thanks Luncheon for Families and Community Partners
- Boston Cares
- Diablo Glass: Geometric Shapes Class
Honorable Mentions
- Authored book: Before You Send Them to The Principal’s Office for Teachers and Principals.
- Cambridge Public Schools Superintendent Honors:
- Distributed Before You Send Them to the Principal’s Office to all schools
- Presenter at District Professional Development Conferences for Teachers
- Presenter at District Professional Development Conferences for Teachers (K–12)
- Authored and presented “Professional Development & Instructional Strategies for High School Teachers”