October 2026 Accreditation Decisions

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The Institute of Montessori Training (IND)
(Livingston, Montana) Director: Suzanne Tipton
Full Accreditation Initial was granted for a term of seven years, until October 20, 2033, for its Elementary II level

University of Delaware Montessori Teacher Residency (NCMPS)
(Newark, Delaware) Director: Dr. Linda Zankowsky
Full Accreditation Initial was granted for a term of seven years, until October 20, 2033, for its Early Childhood level

Full Accreditation Initial was granted for a term of seven years, until October 20, 2033, for its Elementary II level

Washington Montessori Institute (AMI)
(Riverdale Park, Maryland) Director: Grace Lee
Full Accreditation Initial with Stipulations * was granted for a term of seven years, until October 20, 2033, for its Infant and Toddler level provided the stipulations are resolved by October 20, 2028.

*For more information on the stipulations, please contact the MACTE Office at info@macte.org

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Palmetto Montessori Institute (IND)
(Florence, South Carolina) Director: Amy F. Williams
Full Accreditation was granted for a term of seven years, until March 2, 2033, for its Early Childhood level

Full Accreditation was granted for a term of seven years, until March 2, 2033, for its Elementary I-II level

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Canadian Montessori Teacher Education Institute (MEPI)
(Ottawa, Ontario) Director: Dr. Daniel Jutras
Full Accreditation was extended for their Infant and Toddler (FA, September 23, 2026) level to include a Substantive Change 8: Additional Location at Little SOL Montessori PreSchool, 1st floor, building 21B4 Green Stars, Exchange city, 234 Pham Van Dong, Co Nhue, Tu Liem, Hanoi, Vietnam

Montessori Institute for Teacher Education at Spring Valley (IND)
(Federal Way, Washington) Director: Amber Chen (Former) & Bogdan Sydoruk (Proposed)
Full Accreditation with Stipulations* was extended for their Early Childhood (FA, December 4, 2027) level to include a Substantive Change 8: Additional Location at Cornelia Montessori Philippines–Kawit, Lot 2, Blk 2A Grand Centennial Homes, Magdalo Putol, Kawit, Cavite 4104, Philippines provided the stipulations are resolved by January 20, 2027.

*For more information on the stipulations, please contact the MACTE Office at info@macte.org

Montessori Teachers College (IND)
(Stoney Creek, Ontario) Director: Indu Balachandran
Full Accreditation was extended for their Infant and Toddler (FA, March 22, 2032) level to include a Substantive Change 8: Additional Location at Oaks and Acorns Montessori School, 4963 Front Street SE, Calgary, Alberta T3M 2M3, Canada

The Institute of Montessori Training (IND)
(Livingston, Montana) Director: Suzanne Tipton
Full Accreditation was extended for their Elementary II (IA, October 20, 2033) level to include a Substantive Change 8: Additional Location at Headwaters School, Creek Campus, 9607 Brodie Lane, Austin, Texas 78748, United States

Washington Montessori Institute (AMI)
(Riverdale Park, Maryland) Director: Grace Lee
Full Accreditation with Stipulations* was extended for their Infant and Toddler (IA, October 20, 2033) level to include a Substantive Change 8: Additional Location at 1970 Cliff Valley Way NE, Atlanta, Georgia 30329, United States provided the stipulations are resolved by October 20, 2028.

*For more information on the stipulations, please contact the MACTE Office at info@macte.org

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The National Center Montessori Teacher Residency (NCMPS)
(West Hartford, Connecticut) Directors: Angela Morris (Proposed) & Sandra Wyner Andrew
Full Accreditation was extended for their Early Childhood (IA, April 24, 2030), Elementary I and Elementary I-II (IA, December 1, 2028) levels to include a Substantive Change 3: Change in Director from Laure Fleming & Sandra Wyner Andrew to Angela Morris & Sandra Wyner Andrew

Xavier University Montessori Teacher Education Program (AMS)
(Cincinnati, Ohio) Director: Kathy (Kathleen) Farfsing (Proposed)
Full Accreditation was extended for their Early Childhood (FA, December 4, 2027), Elementary I and Elementary I-II (FA, December 4, 2027) levels to include a Substantive Change 3: Change in Director from Dr. Vanessa M. Rigaud to Kathy (Kathleen) Farfsing

Modern Montessori Teacher Education College (AMS)
(Sacramento, California) Directors: Katey Dodd & Melanie Brown
Full Accreditation was extended for their Elementary I and Elementary I-II (IA, July 25, 2030) levels to include a Substantive Change 5C: Addition of EL I to EL I-II

Southwest Institute of Montessori Studies (AMI)
(Mesa, Arizona) Director: Tiffany Liddell (Interim Director)
Full Accreditation was extended for their Early Childhood (FA, November 29, 2024) level to include a Substantive Change 7: Change in Primary Site from 207 North Mesa Drive, Mesa, Arizona 85201, United States to 305 E Main Street, Suite 200, Mesa, Arizona 85201, United States

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European Montessori College (IND)
(Oslo, Norway) Director: Sarah Kennedy-Berge
Removal of stipulations* approved for their Secondary I-II (FA, December 3, 2032) level
*For more information on the stipulations, please contact the MACTE Office at info@macte.org

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Cincinnati Montessori Secondary Teacher Education Program (AMS)
(Cincinnati, Ohio) Director: Dr. Katie Keller Wood
Withdrawal of their Secondary I-II level’s additional location at Gunston Middle School, 2700 S. Lang Street, Arlington, Virginia 22206, United States effective July 28, 2026

Eagle Montessori Teaching Academy (AMS)
(Boise, Idaho) Director: Kathryn (Kat) Love
Withdrawal of accreditation for the program and its Infant & Toddler and Early Childhood levels at 649 E. Parkcenter Blvd., Boise, Idaho 83706, United States effective September 30, 2026

European Montessori College (IND)
(Oslo, Norway) Director: Sarah Kennedy-Berge
Withdrawal of their Early Childhood level’s additional location at Montessori Plus Center, No. 91/ 400 UN Close Road, UN Cresent Road, Gigiri, Next to Swedish Embassy, Nairobi, Nairobi 0000, Kenya effective December 31, 2025

Southwest Institute of Montessori Studies (AMI)
(Mesa, Arizona) Director: Tiffany Liddell (Interim Director)
Withdrawal of accreditation for the program and its Infant & Toddler, Early Childhood and Elementary I-II levels at 305 E Main Street, Suite 200, Mesa, Arizona 85201, United States effective September 29, 2026