WRCCS Team

Sarah Hackett is the Director of the Wisconsin Resource Center for Charter Schools at CESA 9. She earned a PhD from the University of Wisconsin – Madison in Curriculum and Instruction. She is a graduate of the rural public school system in Wautoma, Wisconsin, and the Wisconsin liberal arts institution, Lawrence University. Sarah worked with a local team in Montello, Wisconsin to establish a community-based, environmental, student-interest, and project-based high school. Following that, Sarah is proud to have been a core member of the Innovative Schools Network, helping to build momentum around public school change in Wisconsin. Most recently, she has been central to a UW School of Education research study of Personalized Learning, focused on alternative models of assessment. Sarah also celebrates and is influenced greatly by her two children. 

Nick is the Associate Director of Wisconsin Resource Center for Charter Schools at CESA 9.  Nick brings a wide-range of knowledge and experiences related to special education, school culture, experiential education, and school governance. He has worked as a school leader, teacher, and as a board member in several charter schools in Minnesota and Wisconsin. He is passionate and intentional about getting better every day to ensure ALL students learn. When he is not working you will find him in the outdoors with his family.

Angie Platek is a Wisconsin Resource Center for Charter Schools Program Assistant at CESA 9. She has over 17 years of experience in office support roles, and is excited to provide technical support and resources that will help strengthen the charter school system and improve student learning. Angie is also a student and attends Nicolet College part-time, so education is very important to her personally. In her free time she loves spending time with her husband, daughters, and extended family. Angie enjoys fishing, camping, long walks, and all that the beautiful Northwoods has to offer.