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Home Recent Accreditation Decisions December 2019 Accreditation Decisions

December 2019 Accreditation Decisions

Initials

Cadalin Global Education (AMS)
(Hsinchu City, Taiwan, Province of China) Director: Jui-Chin (Karren) Wan
Full Accreditation Initial was granted for a term of seven years, until December 3, 2026, for its Infant and Toddler level

Infinity Montessori Academy of Hong Kong (AMS)
(Kowloon Tong, Kowloon, China) Director: Yau (Ralph) Chun Ming
Full Accreditation Initial was granted for a term of seven years, until December 3, 2026, for its Infant and Toddler and Early Childhood levels

International Montessori Education Institute (AMS)
(Taichung City, Taiwan, Province of China) Director: Chia Hsun (Johnson) Chang
Full Accreditation Initial was granted for a term of seven years, until December 3, 2026, for its Elementary I & Elementary I-II levels

Michigan Montessori Teacher Education Center (AMS)
(Waterford, Michigan) Directors: Shawn Gasiorowski & Theo Papatheodoropoulos
Full Accreditation Initial was granted for a term of seven years, until December 3, 2026, for its Elementary II level

Montessori Training Center of Brentwood (AMS)
(Brentwood, Tennessee) Director: Emily Breaux
Full Accreditation Initial was granted for a term of seven years, until December 3, 2026, for its Infant and Toddler level

Renewals

Hope Montessori Educational Institute (AMS)
(Lake Saint Louis, Missouri) Director: Cate Epperson
Full Accreditation was granted for a term of seven years, until September 24, 2026, for its Infant & Toddler and Early Childhood levels

International Montessori Teaching Institute (AMS)
(Beijing, China) Director: Jessie Zhang
Full Accreditation was granted for a term of seven years, until October 17, 2025, for its Early Childhood level

Summit Montessori Teacher Training Institute (AMS)
(Davie, Florida) Directors: Jeanne Hudlett & Judy Dempsy
Full Accreditation was granted for a term of seven years, until July 30, 2025, for its Elementary I level

College of Modern Montessori (IAPM)
(Sandton, South Africa) Director: Olivia Darby
Full Accreditation was granted for a term of seven years, until September 12, 2025, for its Early Childhood level

The MACTE Board hereby extends the status of Full Accreditation Renewal for a term of seven years to College of Modern Montessori for its Early Childhood (FA, September 12, 2025) level’s additional location at Durban, KwaZulu Natal, 9 Anthony Drive, Chemsfordville, Gillitis, Durban, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa.

Substantive Changes not Requiring an Onsite Visit

Montessori Education Center of the Rockies (AMS)
(Boulder, Colorado) Director: Laura Alexander
Full Accreditation was extended for their Infant and Toddler (FA, September 24, 2026), Early Childhood (FA, September 24, 2026), Elementary I (FA, September 24, 2026)and Elementary I-II (FA, September 24, 2026) levels to include a Substantive Change 3: Change in Director from Merrie King to Laura Alexander

Montessori Western Teacher Training Program (AMS)
(Garden Grove, California) Director: Michelle Light Baker
Full Accreditation was extended for their Early Childhood (FA, January 9, 2019) and Elementary I (FA, January 9, 2019) levels to include a Substantive Change 3: Change in Director from Cathy Smythe to Michelle Light Baker

Princeton Center for Teacher Education (AMS)
(Princeton, New Jersey) Director: Dorothy Paul
Full Accreditation was extended for their Infant and Toddler (FA, March 8, 2020), Early Childhood (FA, March 8, 2020), Elementary I (FA, March 8, 2020)and Elementary I-II (FA, March 8, 2020) levels to include a Substantive Change 3: Change in Director from Gwen Shangle to Dorothy Paul

Montessori Teacher Education Institute of Atlanta (AMS)
(Atlanta, Georgia) Director: Ashley Darcy
Full Accreditation was extended for their Early Childhood (IA, December 2, 2022) level to include a Substantive Change 3: Change in >50% of Faculty

Mid-America Montessori Teacher Training Institute (AMS)
(Omaha, Nebraska) Director: Dr. LaVonne Plambeck
Full Accreditation was extended for their Elementary I-II (FA, November 4, 2022) level to include a Substantive Change 5B: Addition of Distance Education

Montessori Institute of North Texas (AMI)
(Dallas, Texas) Director: Mary Caroline Parker
Full Accreditation was extended for their Early Childhood (IA, November 30, 2023) level to include a Substantive Change 5B: Addition of Distance Education

Montessori Western Teacher Training Program (AMS)
(Garden Grove, California) Director: Michelle Light Baker
Full Accreditation was extended for their Early Childhood (FA, January 9, 2019) and Elementary I (FA, January 9, 2019) levels to include a Substantive Change 6: Change in Ownership/Control

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