Blackstone Valley Prep Mayoral Academy
Chabely Cortico is a dedicated educator with extensive experience in special education and classroom teaching. Currently serving as a Special Education Teacher at Blackstone Valley Prep Mayoral Academy since August 2020, Chabely has previously held roles as a Graduate Student Assistant at Snowden Dinning and as a Classroom Teacher at St. Dominic Primary School. Additionally, Chabely served as Vice President of the St. Maarten Carnival Development Foundation and worked as an Education Assistant at St. Joseph Primary School. Chabely holds a Master of Arts in Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages from Westcliff University, a Master of Arts in Special Education from Johnson & Wales University, and a Bachelor of Arts in Elementary Education from the University of St. Martin.
Blackstone Valley Prep Mayoral Academy
Blackstone Valley Prep (BVP) is an intentionally diverse network of tuition-free public schools chartered by the Rhode Island Department of Education. BVP offers a high-quality public school choice to the families of Central Falls, Cumberland, Lincoln, and Pawtucket, and currently serves 2,300 scholars, ages 5-22, across six schools. A member of the Rhode Island Mayoral Academies network, BVP’s mission is to prepare every scholar to achieve their goals for college and the world beyond.