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Sample Financial Aid Policy Shared With Parents

by | Administrative Team, Finances, Montessori Administrators

Financial aid is defined as a reduction in tuition granted to families who have demonstrated eligibility through an objective assessment of their financial position. The Financial Aid Committee The Board of Trustees has established a Financial Aid Committee consisting of three members. The members of the 2011 Financial Aid Committee are: • ____, Trustee and […]

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Refining your Marketing Message: Points to Ponder

Refining your Marketing Message: Points to Ponder

by | Administrative Team, Educational Program Coordination, Effective Boards, Montessori Administrators, Parent Education, Re-enrollment, Recruitment & Admissions, School Identity, School Leadership, The International Montessori Council

Refining your Marketing Message: Points to Ponder was published in the June 2006 issue of Montessori Leadership By Jake Mortensen Marketing your school can seem like an immense undertaking, but it does not have to be. Even a little marketing can go a long way if you approach it correctly, with a good strategy being […]

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How to Use Attrition Charts to track your enrollment

by | Administrative Team, Finances, Montessori Administrators, Re-enrollment, Recruitment & Admissions, School Leadership, The International Montessori Council

Independent schools normally depend on tuition to cover their operating expenses, which means that accurate up-to-date information is essential. Despite this fact, too often, administrators rely on their memory or sense of what feels right when considering whether the current enrollment trend is normal or something to celebrate or fret over. One thing is certain: […]

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The Blueprint Process Condensed

by | Montessori Administrators, School Identity, The International Montessori Council, Uncategorized

The Montessori Foundation encourages schools to clearly set down their core philosophy and beliefs into a very specific formal written document, The Blueprint, and thereafter to use it as a road map in making decisions, setting new policy, and evaluating the educational program. This document explains the process of initially developing the Blueprint for the […]

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Toward Best Practice: The Exercises of Practical Life

Toward Best Practice: The Exercises of Practical Life

by | Early Adolescence (12-15), Educational Program Coordination, Empowerment, Kindergarten, Later Adolescence (15-18), Lower Elementary (6-9), Mixed Ages, Montessori Administrators, Montessori Curriculum, Montessori Education, Montessori Middle School, Montessori Secondary / High School, Montessori Teachers, Practical Life, Primary (3-6), The International Montessori Council, Upper Elementary (9-12)

Montessori, Darwin and Telling The New Story Of Evolution

by | Administrative Team, Discipline, Educational Program Coordination, Emotional Intelligence (EQ), Emotionally Healthy Children, Empowerment, Executive Functioning, Family Resources, MFA, Montessori Curriculum, Montessori Education, Montessori Family Life, Montessori Grandparenting, Montessori Middle School, Montessori Parenting, Montessori Secondary / High School, Montessori Teachers, Parent Education, Peace Education, Psychology, School Leadership, The International Montessori Council, Upper Elementary (9-12)

by David Loye In the beginning there was the Domination System and the Organism. Then the Love System entered life and meaningful Evolution began… This is the disarming and I hope engaging way my telling of the new story of the new story of evolution begins....

Sample Blueprint of a Montessori School’s Core Values

by | Administrative Team, Boards, Educational Program Coordination, Effective Boards, Faculty, MFA, Montessori Administrators, Montessori Education, Parent Education, School Identity, School Leadership, School Resources, The International Montessori Council

The Sample Montessori School A Blueprint of Our Fundamental Values and Beliefs Our Vision  Our broadest vision is of a world that lives in peace, a world community based on interdependence and respect for all life and all people. Our vision for our school is a...