Julieanne Gentz

Education:

• MA Educational Admin. PK-12; The University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa, 1998
• BA Elementary Education; Wartburg College, Waverly, Iowa, 1972

Teaching Experience:

• 2001 – Present: Special Services Coordinator 10-12 (Talented and Gifted Education/At-Risk Program), Washington High School, Washington, Iowa 2000-2001: Substitute teacher K-12 for Washington and Mid-Prairie districts
• 1999 - 2002: The Learning Advantage--Owner/Operator of private tutoring business
• 1994-2000: Columbus Community Schools, Columbus Junction, Iowa K-12 Talented and Gifted, student technology classes, 8th grade language arts
• 1991-1994: Preston Community Schools, Preston, Iowa K-12 Talented and Gifted, At-Risk, technology classes
• 1990-1991:St. Joseph’s Catholic School, Bellevue, Iowa First Grade Teacher, Talented and Gifted Education Coordinator
• 8 Years Elementary Classroom Teaching in the Following Districts: Bellevue Community, Bellevue, Iowa (6th grade); Kimberly Schools, Combined Locks, WI (combined 3&4, 4&5 grades); East Central Community Schools, Miles, Iowa (Kndg)
• 3 Years as Summer College for Kids Instructor in the Following Districts: Muscatine, Iowa; Dubuque, Iowa

Related experience, recognition, awards, etc.:

• Coordinator for annual Mini Dance Marathon to raise money for U of IA Dance Marathon benefiting children’s oncology unit UIHC (raise over $4,000 yearly)
• SADD Advisor
• Facilitator for College Prep Book Group
• Organizer/Leader “Free Spirit Puppets” Ministry Team
• Trainer of Evaluators for Invent, Iowa! University of Iowa
• Planner and parade marshal for Washington HS Homecoming Parade
• Evaluator: Regional and State Invent, Iowa! Conventions
• Board Member and Presenter at CONTAG (Conference On Talented and Gifted)
• Belin Fellow, Connie Belin and Jacquelin M. Blank International Center for Gifted Education, University of Iowa
• Coach and IHSSA Certified Speech Judge
• Mock Trial, Quiz Bowl, Model UN Coach
• Summer Drama Director, Washington Community Youth Theater Group
• Team captain for local Relay For Life team
• Rural Ministry Team Member, Easter Iowa Synod, ELCA
• Washington Community Theater Board Member
• Member, Washington Choral Society
• Coordinator of “Saturday Night Live!” program, Washington Community YM/YWCA
• Initiated SADD, DARE, and “Save for America” banking program
• Serving or have served on the following school committees: technology, alternative teacher evaluation, book study, middle school program implementation, language curriculum, school improvement, NCLB building goal planning team, SAT
• Co-author for Iowa Arts Council Artist in Residency Grant
• Past and/or present member of ISEA, NEA, ITAG, IHSSA, Phi Delta Kappa, ASCD
• Feature article, “Surviving the Storm,” Successful Farming, March 2000
• Poem, “The Difference,” Challenge Magazine, 1988
• Independent Educational Consultant for Performance Learning Systems: "Learning to Read" and "Reading to Learn."
• Graduate of Citizen’s Police Academy, local law-enforcement private citizen training course
• Gifted Education: Bertie Kingore Portfolio Assessment, Talents Unlimited, Comprehensive Programming for Able Learners, GOTCHA (gifted minority student identification and services)
• At Risk Programs; YES (Youth Employment Systems), Kansas Teaching Strategies, Quest, Study Skills Across the Curriculum, Collaborative Teaching, Renewed Service Delivery System, Teacher Assistance Teams, Anger Management
• Technology: Multi-media programs, instructor grades 7-12, HyperStudio, technology instructor for faculty classes, Kid Pics instructor at College for Kids
• Educational Endorsements: Special Reading, Gifted Education K-12, Educational Administration PK-12 (have taken the Data Driven Leadership portion of Evaluator Training but waiting for an opening to take the final portion needed for certification)