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Westfield Charter Academy

27201 West Chicago Rd Redford Charter Twp, MI 48239
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OUR TEAM AT WESTFIELD CHARTER ACADEMY

We expect our Specialists to develop relationships with their students and their families, to promote a safe and nurturing environment and to foster a supportive partnership with the parents or guardians in the role of caring for each student.
Site leader

MS. Star

Star Edison is a Clinical Social Worker with over 12 years of clinical experience and 19 years in the social work field. Star received her Bachelors from Oakland University and her Master’s from Wayne State University. She has been part of the M and M team since 2019 starting as an Enrichment Specialist. Through hard work and dedication she was promoted to Site Leader. Star is passionate about helping young people build resilience, strengthen family connections, and thrive. She especially enjoys doing crafts and building meaningful relationships with the kids she works with. Her favorite children’s book is Goodnight Moon. Outside of work she loves reading, traveling, and binge-watching her favorite shows like Grey’s Anatomy and A Different World.
ENRICHMENT SPECIALIST - Kindergarten

Ms. Nialah

Ms. Nialah loves working with kids at M&M and getting creative with DIY projects. This year she will be working with Kinder and is excited to build relationships with students and families. This year she plans on graduating high school! She likes working with the kids because introduces her to a lot of new perspectives and personalities that come with children. When she's not teaching, you can find her binge-watching anime or catching some Z's!
ENRICHMENT SPECIALIST - 1st Grade

Ms. Kaila

Ms. Kaila enjoys traveling, and relaxing with a good book or show. She is starting year 2 in her school's medical skills program and have previously taken child development. She's excited to grow in this role and contribute to the team with her kind heart and open mind. This year she will be with 1st grade so she will get to continue to bond with all her kinders from last year! Her guilty pleasure is rewatching Greys Anatomy, and her favorite childhood book was Tuck everlasting.
ENRICHMENT SPECIALIST - 2nd Grade 

Ms. Laila

Ms. Layla has always been passionate about the culinary arts and is pursuing it at Schoolcraft Community College! In her free time, she loves swimming, going to fairs and amusement parks, and of course, baking. For the past two years, she's been with M&M, and enjoys building relationships with her students. She started with 2nd and 3rd graders and later moved to kindergarten and first grade. It’s been a rewarding journey getting to know so many amazing kids and learning what makes each of them unique. This year, she's excited to focus more on creating fun crafts for the kids to take home. Her go-to show is Grey’s Anatomy, and my favorite movie is Sinners (She's seen it at least eight times!). One of her favorite childhood memories is going on her very first cruise for her birthday with family. It was unforgettable and she can’t wait to go on another one someday!
ENRICHMENT SPECIALIST - 3rd Grade

Ms. Jayla

Ms. Jayla loves to cook, sing, draw, paint, travel, as well as many other adventurous things. She went to high school at Communication and Media Arts high school. She did two years at Saginaw Valley and currently attends Oakland Community College with a major in education. She has worked with children since 14 years old, where she worked at a summer camp every summer. There, she helped mentor children and teach them new things each day. This year, she's excited to work with the 3rd graders. Her guilty pleasure show is Grey’s Anatomy. Her favorite book when she was little was Blue’s Clues, and as she got older, loved the Junie B Jones and Dork Diaries series.
ENRICHMENT SPECIALIST - 4th-6th Grade

Ms. Jai

Ms. Jai has had the joy of being part of M&M for 10 years now. This is her second year working with curious, creative, and endlessly energetic 4th–6th graders. Whether they're diving into hands-on projects, solving mysteries (academic or otherwise), or just figuring out how to clean up glitter without it becoming a permanent part of the classroom—every day brings something new. She loves creating a space where students can explore, express themselves, and unwind after a long school day… and maybe learn a little along the way, too.
4th Grade ENRICHMENT SPECIALIST 

Mrs. Cobb

Mrs. Cobb's name is Kenyatta but her family calls her Yatta for short. She's a child at heart! Mrs. Cobb is a grandmother of two beautiful girls and a newlywed. She loves to color in adult coloring books, enjoys enhancing the beauty of any and everything (adding beading and stones to mugs, shoes, shirts). She loves to travel! She's been in the Education field for 25 years. She loves working with children because they have  potential and interest, and sometimes it takes a special person to help them unleash or reveal skills and interests. She adores children, their little personalities, and their voices that want to be heard, and respected. She started my career in education at Inkster Public Schools, from there she worked for M&M (2014-2020) and at Westfield Charter Academy 2019 till Present. She's here to help every child she can.
Before Care ENRICHMENT SPECIALIST

Mr. Dan

Dan has worked with M and M for 2 years helping with Before Care. Mr. Dan likes reading, Star Wars, and taking family trips. He is currently in a masters level program for special education. He is passionate about trying to get kids excited about learning, whatever it may be. His guilty pleasure is video games. His favorite childhood books are Dr. Seuss books because they was always fun and weird!
Operations Manager

Tara Ball

Tara has been with M & M since 2009 and also began as an Enrichment Specialist. But with Tara’s extensive experience and expertise in School-Age programming, it was clear her role was to include so much more. Tara is instrumental in providing high quality care at M&M. Tara is a valuable coach and leader to all Specialists, Site Leaders and even the Administrative Team. Tara will often step into a classroom to cover a shift, to help train a new specialist, or even just because she LOVES working with the kids! Tara’s greatest love—planning and working summer camp!

Owner

Madonna Mrocca

As the owner of M&M Daycare, Inc., Madonna has been providing care for children since 1995. As a parent of two children who attended NHA Schools, Madonna understands the important role that M&M Plays in providing a quality school-age program. She understands that strong partnerships with families, co-workers and school-day teachers will aid in the growth and development of each child. Her team of professionals are provided with an equally safe and cooperative workplace where honesty, integrity, trust, respect, and ongoing professional education is their primary responsibility. Although Madonna now operates primarily in the administration of the program, she believes in her team and relies on them to provide the best before and afterschool program available!