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Our mission

Give special educators the time to focus on students.

Special education teachers and support staff carry an extraordinary load — IEPs, compliance, data collection, and the complex daily work of individualized instruction. Lessi handles the creation and documentation work so they can focus on students.

Our vision

Individualization should not depend on teacher overtime.

Every student should receive support that reflects who they are. The people serving them should have a sustainable way to plan, adapt, and document that support.

How we work

Protect teacher judgment

Lessi drafts and organizes the work. Educators review, adapt, and decide what reaches students.

Design for the whole workflow

Goals, instruction, supports, and progress evidence should stay connected—not live in separate tools.

Make responsible use practical

Privacy and accessibility are part of the product architecture, not claims added after launch.

Meet the founders

Lessi brings together product leadership, real classroom experience, and the technical depth required for secure education systems.

Co-founder, Product

Patrick Marcotte

Patrick Marcotte is co-founder of Lessi, where he leads product strategy and special-education workflows. He began as a paraprofessional and has spent 15 years building education technology, including leadership roles at Learning A-Z, Voyager Sopris Learning, Kurzweil Education, and Really Great Reading.

MA, Behavior Analysis, The Chicago School · Psychology, Hofstra University

Co-founder, technology

Greg Brewer

Greg has more than 20 years of experience building secure, scalable systems. Before Lessi, he led software teams that helped Learning A-Z serve more than 10 million students in 175 countries. His work also includes complex technical integrations in medical diagnostics, research, and treatment.

BS, Computer Science, University of Michigan