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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 

Lirio Montessori

Amanda Jakowich

Founding Teacher Leader

Water Lily Montessori

Edward Kramer

Teacher Leader

Water Lily Montessori

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

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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

Laura Cefalu

Board Secretary

Ongoing Board Term length: May 2023-26

Daniel  Glass

Board Treasurer

Ongoing Board Term length: 

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Our Board  
Members

Antwan Cork

Community Member

Ongoing Board Term length: May2024-2027

Caroline Cruise

Parent Member

Ongoing Board Term length: May 2022-25

Duke Fukuo

Community Member

Ongoing Board Term length: May 2023-26

Taylor Rub

Parent Member

Ongoing Board Term length: May 2022-25

Jennie 
Houghton

Non-voting Member

Holacracy Facilitator

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