Julie Young

Young was raised in Lexington, Kentucky.[1] She completed a B.A. in elementary education at the University of Kentucky.[2] Young moved to Florida at the age of 21 and earned a M.Ed. in administration and supervision from the University of South Florida.[1][2]

Young began teaching at San Carlos Park Elementary School in San Carlos Park, Florida.[1] In 1989, Young was an elementary school teacher in Fort Myers, Florida.[3] She led a technological initiative between the school district and IBM.[3] For two years, Young worked as a teacher on assignment for IBM where she trained teachers throughout the school district. In 1996, she was hired as an assistant principal at Tildenville Elementary in Tildenville, Florida.[3] Before that school year began, Bob Williams, the associate superintendent, hired Young to lead a technology grant to develop an online high school.[3] The $200,000 "Beak the Mold Grant" from the Florida Department of Education was awarded to Orange County and Alachua County, Florida.[4] Young founded the Florida Virtual School in 1997 and served as its president and chief executive officer until 2014.[5]

In 2006, Young was a board member of the United States Distance Learning Association.[4] She was a pioneer in the field of virtual schools.[4]

In 2017, Young joined Arizona State University (ASU) to assist with the launch of ASU Prep Digital.[1] She is the managing director of the Arizona State University Preparatory Academy.[1] Young is also the ASU vice president of education outreach and student services.[2]

Young is a recipient of the Harold W. McGraw Prize in Education.[2]

Young is married and has two sons.[3][1]

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• Appearances on C-SPAN