Escuela Avancemos Public Charter School has named veteran charter administrator Dr. Marquez Elem as Superintendent. A native of Chicago with more than 25 years of experience in public education, Elem has previously served as a teacher, principal, school chief, and regional director supervising a portfolio of elementary charter schools. Prior to his arrival in Detroit, Elem recently served as the Head of Schools at one of the top performing public schools in Colorado, and recently received the John Irwin Award for outstanding academic performance in English Language Arts and Mathematics. Elem holds a doctorate in educational leadership and community organizations from the American College of Education and previously helped evaluate charter applications for the first 100 public charter schools in Chicago. He has also recently helped open the only public charter high school in the state of Mississippi.
