Julie Cook teaches middle school students at the Souderton Charter School Collaborative. SCSC is a K-8 school in Souderton, Pennsylvania. Julie joined SCSC in 2002 and has been instrumental in designing and sustaining a teacher-powered school with her colleagues. She currently co-teaches in the school’s award-winning middle school program, which has been recognized as a “PA Don Eichorn School To Watch.” SCSC’s mission to change the environment of education through individualized, experiential, and community-based learning is supported by the school’s innovative organizational processes and systems that empower teachers.
Julie holds a B.S. degree in Secondary Education & English from Penn State University, an M.S. in Educational Strategies and Leadership from Wilkes University; she is currently pursuing a doctoral degree at Northeastern University. Julie is actively involved in the PA Association for Middle Level Education. She is passionate about middle school, writing, reading, and her three boys.