Excel Academy Charter Schools
Mardi Loeterman has extensive experience in education, currently serving as a Reading Specialist at Excel Academy Charter Schools since August 2016, where rules-based reading interventions are provided to students in grades 5 to 8. Prior to this role, Mardi worked as a Special Education Teacher at Boston Public Schools from August 2005 to August 2016 and as a Reading Teacher at North Central Charter Essential School from August 2003 to June 2004. Mardi's career in education began at WGBH Educational Foundation, where a significant role as Director of Research at the National Center for Accessible Media was held from July 1979 to August 2003. Mardi holds a Master of Education in Language and Literacy, with a Reading License from Harvard Graduate School of Education (2004-2005) and a Bachelor of Arts in Linguistics from UCLA. Additional training was completed at the New Teachers Collaborative in 2003-2004.
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Excel Academy Charter Schools
Excel Academy was founded in 2003 with the mission to provide a high-quality education to students in East Boston and Chelsea Massachusetts, communities that are predominantly low-income and Latinx and historically have faced significant social and educational barriers. Our success in Massachusetts is proof that the opportunity gap can be closed. At Excel Academy Charter Schools, we believe that when a student has the support and tools to pursue a productive post-secondary pathway aligned to their personal identity and values, it can fundamentally change their life trajectory. Over the years, we have grown from one middle school to a network of four schools with 1,400 students in grades 5 to 12. In the fall of 2022 we will welcome a founding class of 5th graders to help us launch Excel Academy Rhode Island. By 2032, Excel Rhode Island will run 4 schools serving over 2,100 students from Providence, Central Falls, and North Providence. We present our students with educational experiences that allow them to grow and discover their best selves so that when they leave our halls, they can successfully navigate all of the post-secondary options available to them. At Excel Academy we learn from our students, families, and staff and make improvements. We have increasingly adapted to provide a holistic education that values our community as collaborators in the learning process, social-emotional support, equity for diverse learners, and fosters identity development. We prioritize an approach that is both rigorous and inclusive. Our team of passionate, intelligent, driven, and loving staff are at the core of the work we do. Growth Happens Here.