Team Profiles

Roxy Vazquez

4th-Grade Teacher & Teacher Leader Fellow, Bronzeville Lighthouse Charter School
Lighthouse Academies has high expectations for students in high-needs communities.

I think what makes Lighthouse Academies amazing and transformational is the high expectations we have for our scholars. We demand nothing less than excellence, and our scholars enthusiastically rise to the occasion! In my classroom, our mantra is "why be acceptable, when you can be exceptional and make our community and the world a better place.” It is truly inspiring to see our scholars bloom into the leaders of tomorrow.

Kenneth McCants

Principal, West Gary Lighthouse Charter School
Lighthouse Academies focuses on students’ social development.

One of the things that I am always impressed with is the above and beyond interest all of the adults at our school take in our scholars. They work to develop strong relationships with scholars and their families, and it feels more like an extended family than a school. Every adult in the school takes responsibility for teaching scholars social skills and caring for them so that they feel connected and loved every time they come to school.

Angela Valentine

Family Coordinator, Bronx Lighthouse Charter School
Lighthouse Academies’ team members benefit from being a part of a national network.

I am so thankful to be part of a network that shares the same views as I do in education. I strongly believe in and stand by LHA’s core values and mission as an educator and a parent. I’m also very thankful to be able to go to other states and meet people who share the same feelings as I do about their job. I love my job! I love changing lives one hug at a time. Thank you Lighthouse for this opportunity.