About Our Schools
Teacher Leaders in Minnesota that wish to open as a public school, are invited to explore the option of becoming part of the MWMS charter. Minnesota Wildflower Montessori School is both a public charter school and a member of the Wildflower network of schools–an innovative, open-source approach to Montessori learning. To more fully live our Principles and cultivate the natural evolutionary growth of the Wildflower network, we are supporting those who would like to offer a Wildflower Montessori education in a public setting.
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Our Teacher Leaders
Susana Rodriguez
Founding Teacher Leader
Amanda Jakowich
Founding Teacher Leader
Edward Kramer
Teacher Leader
Laura Cefalu
Teacher Leader Cosmos Montessori
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Elizabeth Badillo-Moorman
Teacher Leader Cosmos Montessori
Christina Willow
Teacher Leader Cosmos Montessori
Our Staff
Mariel Culhane
Charter Operations
Greetings Minnesota Wildflower Montessori Charter School students and families! I am so excited to partner with our Teacher Leaders, you and your families as we navigate the 2023-2024 school year. A little background about me. I am a career educator with most of my experience teaching multilingual children grades 4th-8th. I am a licensed K-12 Principal in the state of Minnesota. I hold a Master Degree in Educational Equity and Cultural Diversity from the University of Colorado, Boulder, and an post-graduate certificate in Executive Leadership for Successful Schools from the University of Denver, CO.
I am married to my spouse Kelly. We have a an 8 year old daughter, two dogs and a crested gecko. We live in Saint Paul and I am thrilled to be serving in schools that are a part of the Twin Cities diverse communities.
Our Board
Officers
Keith Waxelman
Board Chair
Ongoing Board Term length: May 2022-25