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HEADMASTER
How C.O.E. Academy came to be…
One day in 2019 a young man, one of my ESE students, arrived to class after being absent seven of the last 10 days. I asked him if "he was ok" and “where had he been?” He replied, “Coach I’m good, I’ve been laying tile with my dad and my uncle.” As I prepared myself to explain to him, how important it was for him to attend school regularly and earn his high school diploma, I stopped myself in mid-thought.
At that moment, I realized that this young man was working a job that he would probably be working for the rest of his life, and over the next three years, he would learn and master his trade in hopes of having a successful adulthood.
I was about to convince this young man to stop working and attend school, when I realized, over the next three years we were going to destroy his self esteem by telling him, “You're not going to graduate because you cannot pass the Algebra EOC exam nor the FSA.” Only to allow him to graduate once he attempted the tests twice.
I left that conversation knowing that this was not how I wanted to educate our leaders of tomorrow. I developed the concept for our school of C.O.E. Academy. “Provide an educational environment that students can grow into productive, successful young men, learn a trade, while earning their high school diploma.”
Brian T. Coe, Sr.
BAE in Exceptional Student Education
University of Florida
30+yrs in education
BOARD MEMBERS
Rheta Shaw-Smith
Bachelors of Science in Psychology
Florida A&M
Associate of Arts In Culinary
Lincoln Culinary Institute
Dr. Carl B.Gibbons
Bachelor of Applied Science in Business/Managerial Economics
Bethune-Cookman University
Master of Science Secondary Education and Teaching
Nova Southeastern University
Doctor of Education (Ed.D.)Mathematic and Technology
Nova Southeastern University
Educator and Principal for 30 years
Morton Manassaram
Bachelors in Finance
Florida Atlantic University
27 years experience in accounting, finance, risk management in real-estate/title insurance industry
Monika Pugh, ED S.
Bachelors in Organizational Management
Palm Beach Atlantic University
Masters in Counseling Psychology
Palm Beach Atlantic University
Educational Specialist
Nova Southeastern
Certified School Counselor for 18yrs
Dr. William Latson
Bachelors of Education
University of Florida
Master of Education, Cultural Foundations
Educational Specialist-Major in Educational Leadership
Florida Atlantic University
Doctor of Education-Educational Leadership
Lynn University
Educator and Principal for 29 yrs
Samantha Abbot
Studied at St. Andrews in Scotland
and San Francisco Art Institute
Worked at Edgewood Center for Children and Families
Realtor in PB County for 5yrs
Mathew Starr
BAE in Exceptional Student Education
Florida Atlantic University
Masters Educational Leadership American College of education
Assistant Principal
Willie Miller , Jr.
Bachelor of Criminal Justice
Florida A&M University
Master of Counselor Ed.
20 yr employee of the State and PB County Government
Anthony Davis, Sr.
Bachelors in Business Administration
University of Central Florida
Director of Operations, Boys and Girls Clubs of America for 13 years