The Harvest Best Academy
Emily Peterson has extensive work experience in the education sector. Emily began their career at AFSA High School as an Assistant Director/Special Education Director from 2008 to 2013. Emily then joined Harvest Network of Schools, where they served as the Chief Operating Officer/Director of Student Support Services from 2013 to 2019. Following this, they worked at The Mastery School as the Executive Director for a year. Emily then joined The Harvest-Best Academy as the Director of School Operations/Director of Special Education from 2020 to 2021. Currently, they hold the position of Chief Administrative Officer at The Harvest Best Academy since 2022.
Emily Peterson has a Bachelor of Science (BS) degree in Education from Bemidji State University. Emily also has a Master's Degree in Special Education and Teaching from Bemidji State University. Furthermore, they hold an Educational Specialist (Ed.S) degree in Educational Leadership and Administration, General from St. Cloud State University. Additionally, Emily has certifications in ACES and Crisis Prevention Intervention.
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The Harvest Best Academy
OUR MISSION At Harvest Best Academy our mission is to instruct, empower, enable, and guide children to achieve superior academic, social, and moral development. OUR VISION Harvest Best Academy’s vision is for every child to be college and career ready. OUR HISTORY Harvest Preparatory School was established as a private school in 1992. In 1999, Harvest Preparatory School became a tuition-free charter school. The Best Academy was established in 2008 as a single-gender school to address the unique educational needs of African American boys. The same year that the Best boys program was created, Sister Academy (a program for girls) was developed within the Harvest Preparatory School. Best Academy East was established in 2010 after members of the East African Somali community in Minneapolis approached Harvest Preparatory School and Best Academy founders, Eric and Ella Mahmoud, and asked them to consider starting a program to meet the unique cultural and academic needs of their burgeoning English Language Learner (ELL) community. In 2018, Harvest Preparatory School and Best Academy merged and became Harvest Best Academy, a free kindergarten through 8th grade school serving students in 3 programs: Harvest Prep (K-4), Best East (K-4), and Best Middle School (5-8).