Patricia Marquis, Ed.S.

Patty led CIJS  to accomplish many milestones throughout the years including becoming one of the few testing sites in the country for educational learning products at Lakeshore Learning.  In addition, Patty was afforded the opportunity through invitation to be a guest speaker at the Orlando Disney Convention for the National Association of Gifted Students in November of 2016.

As the CEO, Patty has held many positions such as the Director of Marketing, Human Resources and Enrollment, Curriculum Development, Fundraising/Events, Staff Development & Training, Behavior Management and Parent/Student/Staff Liaison in both the private and charter sector. 

Patty’s success over the years has largely been attributed to her enthusiasm, drive, dedication, passion and desire to continue understanding the values of the Reggio Emilia approach that display excellence in education through critical thinking, problem solving and experiential methods of learning, and that integrate so well with the traditional approaches here in the United States.  Patty has traveled to schools all over the world including Reggio Emilia to experience firsthand the educational practices that she empowers and collaborates with educators to implement within their own classrooms. 

Accomplishments

• Invited (and presented) as a speaker at the National Association of Gifted Children Convention in November of 2016 at Disney World in Orlando (Presenter for quality educational Reggio & PBL approach)

• Managed, operated and founded schools where we….

  • Partnered with UCF to accept student interns from the College of Education

  • Partnered with Seminole County Public Schools (high school intern program)

    • Advisory Board for Early Childhood Program

    • Site for High School Interns

  • Became a testing site for educational products for Lakeshore Learning.

  • Hosted professional development tours (UCF and Seminole State) 

  • Became a grant recipient for onsite Food Forest programs

  • Received the Best of Osceola Charter Schools Award for 2 years in a row 

  • Received annual Golden School Award winner awards for 5 years in a row

  • Featured in articles (Educational Issue) in Playground magazine for 3 years in a row

  • Honored with Family Choice Awards

Educational Degrees & Certifications 

• Ed.S. Educational Leadership at Nova Southeastern University

• M.S.  Elementary Literacy and Reading (Reading Endorsement) at Walden University

• B.S. Early Childhood Education at Wright State University

• Pre-Kindergarten/Primary (Age 3 Grade 3) Education Certificate

• Educational Leadership (K-12)

• Reading Endorsement

• Directors Certification

Education Industry Experiences-34 years

• CEO & Founder of Revolant, Management and Consulting- Founded in 2024, FL

• CEO & Founder of IPS school management company 2016-2024

  • Founder and management of CIJS of St. Cloud Charter School, FL

  • CEO, Founder and Director of CIJS Early Childhood private school (Infants- 1st grade) 2014-2018, FL

• Executive Director, Marketing Director, Human Resources Director, Curriculum Director and Food Services Director, Operations Director, Orginazational Leadership

• Parent/student/staff liaison, Fundraising/events Coordinator, marketing, staff development and training, building design/acquisition, and curriculum development, website development, and talent acquisition

• Administrative Intern, Galileo School For Gifted Learning- A rated Charter School, Seminole County FL

• Teacher and reading specialist (Pre-k through 2nd grade) Ohio & FL

• Owner/Director/Teacher (6 wks-5 yrs.), Child Care Center, Kettering, OH