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July 2018 Accreditation Decisions

Accreditation Decisions


Initials

Arizona Montessori Teacher Education Program (AMS)
(Chandler, Arizona) Director: Jane Lemon
Full Accreditation Initial was granted for a term of seven years, until July 23, 2025, for its Elementary I & Elementary I-II levels

East Bay Montessori Training (AMS)
(Fremont, California) Director: Jaskiran Grewal (Former) & Medha Nevasekar (Proposed)
Full Accreditation Initial was granted for a term of seven years, until July 23, 2025, for its Early Childhood level

Institute for Montessori Innovation at Westminster College (AMS)
(Salt Lake City, Utah) Director: Nancy Lindeman
Full Accreditation Initial was granted for a term of seven years, until July 23, 2025, for its Infant and Toddler level

Libertas Urban Montessori Institute and Residency (IND)
(Memphis, Tennessee) Director: Elizabeth Slade
Full Accreditation Initial was granted for a term of seven years, until July 23, 2025, for its Elementary I-II level

The Center for Guided Montessori Studies (IMC)
(Tampa, Florida) Director: Kitty Bravo
Full Accreditation Initial was granted for a term of seven years, until July 23, 2025, for its Secondary I-II level

Renewals

Montessori Northwest (AMI)
(Portland, Oregon) Director: Sarah Werner Andrews
Full Accreditation was granted for a term of seven years, until November 1, 2024, for its Early Childhood level

Substantive Change 7: Change in Location

Center for Montessori Education/NY (AMS)
(New Rochelle, New York) Director: Patricia Coffey
Full Accreditation was extended for their Infant and Toddler (FA, December 4, 2021) level to include a Substantive Change 7: Change in Permanent Site from 785 Mamaroneck Avenue, White Plains, New York 10605 to 1 Radisson Plaza, Suite 904, New Rochelle, New York 10801

The Center for Guided Montessori Studies (IMC)
(Tampa, Florida) Director: Kitty Bravo
Full Accreditation was extended for their Infant and Toddler (IA, September 19, 2023) level to include a Substantive Change 7: Change in Additional Location from New Gate Field School, 5237 Ashton Road, Sarasota, Florida 34233 to Garden Montessori School, 6845 Boyette Road, Wesley Chapel, Florida 33545

Substantive Change 8: Additional Location

Age of Montessori (IND)
(Bozeman, Montana) Director: Mary Ellen Maunz
Full Accreditation was extended for their Elementary I (IA, September 19, 2023) level to include a Substantive Change 8: Additional Location at Abintra Montessori School, 914 Davidson Drive, Nashville, Tennessee 37205

Institute for Guided Studies (MEPI)
(Camden, South Carolina) Director: Mary Helen Cline
Full Accreditation was extended for their Early Childhood (FA, December 4, 2021) level to include a Substantive Change 8: Additional Location at Wôpanâak Language Reclamation Project, 483 Great Neck Road South, Mashpee, Massachusetts 02649

Montessori Live (IND)
(Venice, Florida) Director: Kym Elder
Full Accreditation was extended for their Elementary I (FA, July 21, 2018) and Elementary I-II (FA, July 21, 2018) levels to include a Substantive Change 8: Additional Location at Treasure Village Montessori School, 86731 Overseas Hwy, Islamorada, Florida 33036

Palm Harbor Montessori Teacher Education Center (AMS)
(Tarpon Springs, Florida) Director: Catherine Varkas
Full Accreditation was extended for their Early Childhood (FA, November 4, 2022) level to include a Substantive Change 8: Additional Location at Area A 309 of Tan Bo Art Center, Xingshikou Road No.30, Beijing, Haidian District, China

The Center for Guided Montessori Studies (IMC)
(Tampa, Florida) Director: Kitty Bravo
Full Accreditation was extended for their Early Childhood (FA, November 1, 2022) level to include a Substantive Change 8: Additional Location at Montessori Education Center, 4209 N Bolton Ave, Alexandria, Louisiana 71303

Full Accreditation was extended for their Early Childhood (FA, November 1, 2022) level to include a Substantive Change 8: Additional Location at Iberville Elementary School, 58650 Iron Farm Road, Plaquemine, Louisiana 70764

Full Accreditation was extended for their Secondary I-II (IA, July 23, 2025) level to include a Substantive Change 8: Additional Location at Community Montessori, 4102 Saint Joe Road, New Albany, Indiana 47150

Buffalo Montessori Teacher Education Program (AMS)
(Clarence, New York) Director: Eileen Buermann
Full Accreditation was extended for their Early Childhood (FA, June 19, 2019) level to include a Substantive Change 8: Additional Location (Contract Site) at LeMoyne Elementary School, 1528 Lemoyne Avenue, Syracuse, New York 13208

Cincinnati Montessori Secondary Teacher Education Program (AMS)
(Cincinnati, Ohio) Director: Katie Keller Wood
Full Accreditation was extended for their Secondary I-II (FA, December 4, 2020) level to include a Substantive Change 8: Additional Location (Contract Site) at Lexington School District 4, 607 E 5th St, Swansea, South Carolina 29160

Seacoast Center for Education (AMS)
(Mount Pleasant, South Carolina) Director: Gary Davidson
Full Accreditation was extended for their Elementary I-II (FA, November 6, 2020) level to include a Substantive Change 8: Additional Location (Contract Site) at Charles Ellis Montessori Academy, 220 East 49th Street, Savannah, Georgia 31405

Administrative Decisions


Substantive Changes not Requiring an Onsite Visit

Korean Montessori College (AMS)
(Seoul, Korea, Republic of) Director: Sunghi Kong
Full Accreditation was extended for their Early Childhood (FA, April 23, 2024) level to include a Substantive Change 3: Change in Director from Dr. Jung Mo Kim to Sunghi Kong

Cottage Montessori Teacher Education Program (AMS)
(Fresno, California) Director: Bridget McGuire
Full Accreditation was extended for their Early Childhood (IA, December 4, 2021) level to include a Substantive Change 4: Change in Time Structure

Voluntary Withdrawals of Accreditation

Capital College, Inc. (AMS)
(Richmond, British Columbia) Director: Jackie Hsieh
Withdrawal of their Early Childhood level’s additional location at Westwood Montessori School, 1438 Pine Tree Way, Coquitlam, B.C. V3E 2T6, Canada effective June 7, 2018

Change in Affiliation

Montessori Oman Training Center (MEPI)
(Muscat, Oman) Director: Zuhoor Al-Saleh
Change in Affiliation from Independents not in a Consortium (IND) to Montessori Educational Programs International (MEPI)

Removal of Stipulations Approved

Barry University Montessori Teacher Education (AMS)
(Miami Shores, Florida) Director: Alan Koesten
Removal of Stipulations* approved for their Elementary I-II (FA, November 6, 2021) and Early Childhood (FA, November 6, 2021) levels
*For more information on the stipulations, please contact the MACTE Office at info@macte.org

Montessori of Alameda Teacher Education Program (AMS)
(Portland, Oregon) Director: Padmini Alphonse & Tammy Kennedy
Removal of Stipulations* approved for their Infant and Toddler (FA, November 10, 2023) and Early Childhood (FA, November 10, 2023) levels
*For more information on the stipulations, please contact the MACTE Office at info@macte.org