Julie J.

Cain
320 Sinclair Ave. SE ~ Cedar Rapids, Iowa 52043 ~ julie@albercainty.com
Home (319) 362-8107 ~ Cell (319) 651-8511 ~ cainican.weebly.com/

INSTRUCTIONAL LEADER

2015-2019 Instructional Design Strategist – Washington High School, Cedar Rapids

Community School District
2017-present Intercultural Development Inventory – Qualified Administrator for district
2017-2018 Building-level Tier 1 Leader
2016-2018 CRCSD PBIS Leadership Team
2011-2016 Department Chair for World Languages Department at Washington High School
2014-2015 District PLC Leader – Cedar Rapids Schools
1998-2016 Cooperating Teacher for nine bachelors and graduate students seeking
Japanese Licensure

EVIDENCE OF LEADERSHIP
• PBIS System Implementation
Brought together a team to develop and implement PBIS systems in the building. Secured staff
buy-in to the program. We saw a decrease in student behaviors and an improved hallway
climate.
• RTI System Development
Led a committee of staff members through a process to revamp our struggling RTI system. Built
schedules, responded to staff concerns, and led the quality improvement process. Currently
resulting in a decrease in struggling grades across two of the three cohorts we are tracking.

EDUCATION and CREDENTIALS

Drake University, Educational Specialist in Educational Leadership with PK-12 Principal

Licensure (2017)

University of Iowa, Masters of Arts in Teaching with Teacher Licensure – Foreign Languages
and Technology (1998)

Grinnell College, Bachelor of Arts in Japanese Studies (1994)

Des Moines North High School (1990)

Core Competencies include:

• Instructional Coaching
• Professional Development Planning
and Facilitation
• Standards Development
• Curriculum Development
• Learner Centered Assessment (SBG)
• Budget Management
• Teaching and Mentoring
• Student Teacher Supervision
• Program Management and Coordination
• Crisis Counseling
• Systems Thinking and Quality Improvement

Related Continuing Education

2017 Safe and Civil Schools Program Implementation Training
2017 Marzano New Art and Science of Teaching 2-Day Seminar
2017 Student Centered Coaching Seminars
2017 Intercultural Development Inventory Qualified Administrator
2016 Drake University Symposium on Standards Based Grading
2016 TIES program – Specific Positive Attention Training
2015-2016 New Teacher Center Instructional Coaching Seminars
2015 Iowa DOE Family Engagement Symposium
 2015 PLC at Work Institute – Lincolnshire, Illinois
2015 Iowa ASCD Summer Institute – Des Moines, Iowa
2014 Drake University Education Leadership Symposium: Dr. Thomas Gusky –
Standards Based Grading – Des Moines, Iowa
2004 Drug Awareness Training for Educators
2003-2004 Drake University, Des Moines, Iowa; Contemporary School Leadership
2001-2003 Langford Teams Training with student teams
1999 Portland State University; Systems Thinking Workshop

TEACHING AND ADVISING EXPERIENCE

2011-2017 Advisor for Washington High School’s chapter of National Honor Society
1998-present Japanese Teacher, Washington High School, Cedar Rapids, Iowa
1998-present Exchange Program/Sister School Coordinator High in Okinawa, Japan
1998—2008 Advisor for Student Government and leadership programs coordinator
2000 Credit Teacher, Concordia Language Villages Japan Abroad Program

EXTERNAL LEADERSHIP ROLES and AWARDS

2017 National Japanese Teacher Award – American Assoc. of Japanese Teachers
2017 KCRG A+ for Education – Excellent Educator Award
2009-2012 Editorial Board for Foreign Language Annals, term 2009-2012
2012 ACTFL, Co-Presenter: Thematic Units Across the Japanese Curriculum co-
presented with Dan Carolin and Rachel Henkelmann
2010 AP Annual Conference Presenter: Designing Instruction in AP Japanese
Classroom.
2009 ACTFL, Presenter: Designing instruction for the AP Japanese Classroom co-
presented with Dr. Yoshiko Saito-Abbott
2009 AP Annual Conference, Presenter: Vertical Teams Guide for AP Japanese, and
Designing Instruction in the AP Japanese Classroom, co-presented with
Tomoko Graham
2008-2011 National Council of Japanese Language Teachers: Board Member Term
Director of Student Contests
1999 NCLCTL, Co-Presenter: Advocating for Successful Less Commonly Taught
Languages, Washington, D.C.
1998 ACTFL, Presenter: Harnessing the Hurricane: Internet in the Foreign Language
Classroom, Chicago, Illinois
RELATED EXPERIENCE
2010,’12,’15 Sister State Japanese Baseball Exchange Visit – coordinated host families
2010 Textbook reviewer for Princeton Review
2008 Contributing author – College Board Vertical Teams Guide for World Languages
2008-2011 College Board AP Japanese Curriculum Development and Assessment
Committee
2007-2008 College Board World Language Test Redesign Commission Member
2007, 2008 ETS - AP Japanese Exam Reader – Scoring Leader, Content Leader
2000-2003 Crisis Phone Counselor at Foundation 2 Crisis Center, Cedar Rapids, Iowa

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS
SAI School Administrators of Iowa
ASCD Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development
AATJ Association of Teachers of Japanese
NCJLT National Council of Japanese Language Teachers: Board Member Term: 2008-2010
Director of Student Contests
ACTFL American Council of Teachers of Foreign Language
JLCTIA Japanese Language and Culture Teachers of Iowa – Past President