2020-2021 probably wasn’t the best year to launch a new Montessori school, yet at least four new programs opened their doors this year. As of this spring, the Montessori Census lists 559 public Montessori schools in the U.S., up from 500 just a few years ago.

This article appears in the Spring 2021 issue of MontessoriPublic — Print Edition. Download PDF How one district opened six schools over 24 years Editor’s note: From time to time, the National Center for Montessori in the Public Sector gets […]

In January, our board of directors set a big goal: to double the number of Georgia school districts offering public Montessori over the next five years

Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports (PBIS) is a systemic, evidence- based approach to addressing classroom behavior teachers find challenging. While PBIS gets implemented in a variety of ways, most approaches share two main conceptual improvements over more traditional responses to challenging behavior:

This article appears in the Spring 2021 issue of MontessoriPublic — Print Edition. Download PDF Communication with the district, trust in the teachers Carroll Creek Montessori Public Charter School (CCMPCS), opened in Frederick, Maryland in 2012, offers Montessori education and […]