About Lessi LinkedIn profile
Co-founder, Product
Patrick Marcotte
Patrick Marcotte is co-founder of Lessi, where he focuses on product strategy and special-education workflows. He began his career as a paraprofessional and has spent 15 years designing and implementing education technology. Before Lessi, Patrick held leadership roles across Cambium Learning Group, including president of Learning A-Z, Voyager Sopris Learning, and Kurzweil Education. He also served as COO of Really Great Reading and advises the Global Schools Foundation. Patrick holds an MA in Behavior Analysis from The Chicago School and studied Psychology at Hofstra University.
Education
- MA, Behavior Analysis, The Chicago School
- Psychology, Hofstra University
From the Lessi team
Articles by Patrick Marcotte
- Beyond the Chat Window: What Deeper AI Integration Could Do for Special Education Chatbots start every prompt from zero. AI built around IEP goals, student context, and instructional practice could support coherent plans instead of one-off outputs.
- Six Pillar Practices for Special Education—and Why Most Edtech Misses Them The 2024 High-Leverage Practices update identifies six practices that organize the rest. They set clear requirements for classrooms, teams, and technology.
- AI in Special Education: Uses, Risks, and Guardrails AI can reduce paperwork and support instructional planning, but privacy, accuracy, and educator oversight determine whether it helps.