Presentation Details
Public Montessori schools are asked to fulfill a special promise: to deliver a high-quality Montessori program while meeting all of the performance expectations required of the neighboring schools in the district. The weight of external accountability, and fear of the consequences of students not performing well on year-end testing, can contribute to public Montessori schools focusing heavily on the metrics they will be reporting to their district or authorizer - metrics that likely don’t align with what public Montessori schools hold and treasure, including independence, focus and concentration, passion and joy - in short, human flourishing.
Designing a quality Montessori program with these outcomes in mind, and sustaining the implementation of aligned best practices through the push and pull from external stakeholders, are critical factors in determining a school’s overall success. The Essential Elements for Public Montessori and the accompanying Implementation Rubric support public schools to succeed and thrive.
In this session, attendees will receive an orientation to the Essential Elements for Public Montessori, and leave ready to use the Implementation Rubric as a self-study tool in their own settings.