September 2022 Accreditation Decisions

Age of Montessori (IND)
(Bozeman, Montana) Director: Mary Ellen Maunz
Full Accreditation Initial was granted for a term of seven years, until September 12, 2029, for its Infant and Toddler level

Centro de Guías AMI Montessori Stoppani (AMI)
(Tijuana, Baja California, Mexico) Director: Alejandra Rosas
Full Accreditation Initial was granted for a term of seven years, until September 12, 2029, for its Infant and Toddler level

Cross Timbers Montessori Training (AMS)
(Tulsa, Oklahoma) Director: Diane Beckham
Full Accreditation Initial was granted for a term of seven years, until September 12, 2029, for its Elementary I level

Montessori Academy Training Institute (AMS)
(Pembroke Pines, Florida) Director: Monica Gargiulo-Benitez
Full Accreditation Initial was granted for a term of seven years, until September 12, 2029, for its Infant and Toddler level

Montessori Live (IND)
(Sarasota, Florida) Director: Dr. Kym Elder
Full Accreditation Initial was granted for a term of seven years, until September 12, 2029, for its Administrator 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 September 12, 2029, for its Administrator level

West Side Montessori School’s Teacher Education Program (AMS)
(New York, New York) Director: Lisanne Pinciotti
Full Accreditation Initial was granted for a term of seven years, until September 12, 2029, for its Elementary II level

Cincinnati Montessori Secondary Teacher Education Program (AMS)
(Cincinnati, Ohio) Director: Dr. Katie Keller Wood
Full Accreditation was granted for a term of seven years, until December 4, 2027, for its Secondary I-II level

LMS Montessori Teacher Education Program (AMS)
(Windsor, Ontario) Director: Janice Mayhew
Full Accreditation was granted for a term of seven years, until May 4, 2028, for its Early Childhood level

Montessori Academy Training Institute (AMS)
(Pembroke Pines, Florida) Director: Monica Gargiulo-Benitez
Full Accreditation was granted for a term of seven years, until November 6, 2027, for its Early Childhood level

Montessori Education Center of the Rockies (AMS)
(Denver, 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 and Elementary I-II (FA, September 24, 2026) levels to include a Substantive Change 7: Change in Primary Site from 4745 Walnut Street, Boulder, Colorado 80301, United States to 3975 Martin Luther King Jr Blvd., Denver, Colorado 80205, United States

The Center for Guided Montessori Studies (IMC)
(Tampa, Florida) Director: Kitty Bravo
Full Accreditation was extended for their Elementary I, Elementary I-II (FA, September 28, 2025) and Elementary II (IA, September 28, 2025) levels to include a Substantive Change 7: Change in Additional Location from Stepping Stones Montessori School, 1110 College Avenue Northeast, Grand Rapids, Michigan 49503, United States to Ridgemoor Park Montessori School, 2555 Inverness Road Southeast, Grand Rapids, Michigan 49546, United States

Cincinnati Montessori Secondary Teacher Education Program (AMS)
(Cincinnati, Ohio) Director: Dr. Katie Keller Wood
Full Accreditation was extended for their Secondary I-II (FA, December 4, 2027) level to include a Substantive Change 8: Additional Location (Contract Site) at MacDowell Montessori School, 6415 W. Mount Vernon Ave., Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53213, United States

Montessori Live (IND)
(Sarasota, Florida) Director: Dr. Kym Elder
Full Accreditation was extended for their Elementary I (FA, July 21, 2025) level to include a Substantive Change 8: Additional Location at Joseph Bruno Montessori, 5509 Timber Hill Road, Birmingham, Alabama 35242, United States

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), Early Childhood (FA, November 1, 2022), Elementary I, Elementary I-II (FA, September 28, 2025) and Elementary II (IA, September 28, 2025) levels to include a Substantive Change 8: Additional Location at Soaring Wings International Montessori, 1580 Old Ranch Road, Park City, Utah 84098, United States

Full Accreditation was extended for their Elementary I, Elementary I-II (FA, September 28, 2025) and Elementary II (IA, September 28, 2025) levels to include a Substantive Change 8: Additional Location (Contract Site) at New Leaf Prep Academy, 360 Ams Court, Green Bay, Wisconsin 54313, United States

Full Accreditation was extended for their Secondary I-II (IA, July 23, 2025) level to include a Substantive Change 8: Additional Location at 1644 N. Lakewood Ave., Ocoee, Florida 34761, United States

LMS Montessori Teacher Education Program (AMS)
(Windsor, Ontario) Director: Janice Mayhew
The MACTE Board hereby extends the status of Full Accreditation Renewal for a term of seven years to LMS Montessori Teacher Education Program for its Early Childhood (FA, May 4, 2028) level’s additional location at Guiyang Preschool Education College, No. 1 Jin Qing Road, Vocational Education Town, Qingzhen District, Guiyang, Guizhou 551400, China.*

*Additional location recently accredited June 21, 2021, no separate review/on-site visit required for renewal.

Montessori Center for Teacher Education (AMS)
(Poway, California) Director: Adela Corrales
Full Accreditation was extended for their Early Childhood (FA, September 22, 2028), Elementary I, Elementary I-II (FA, September 22, 2028) and Elementary II (FA, September 22, 2028) levels to include a Substantive Change 3: Change in Director from Debra (Debbie) Sheehan to Adela Corrales and >50% of Faculty

Montgomery Montessori Institute (AMS)
(Rockville, Maryland) Director: Aline Pawlak Feledy
Full Accreditation was extended for their Infant and Toddler (FA, September 12, 2025) and Early Childhood (FA, November 4, 2022) levels to include a Substantive Change 3: Change in Director from Pamela Trumble to Aline Pawlak Feledy

Gulf Coast Montessori Teacher Education Center (AMS)
(Houston, Texas) Director: Erika Ohlhaver
Full Accreditation was extended for their Early Childhood (IA, April 23, 2027) and Elementary I-II (IA, November 30, 2023) levels to include a Substantive Change 5B: Addition of Online Education (Permanent)

Cambridge Montessori Institute (AMS)
(Cambridge, Massachusetts) Director: Charles Terranova
Withdrawal of accreditation for the program and its Infant & Toddler level at 161 Garden Street, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02138, United States effective June 17, 2022

Institute for Guided Studies (MEPI)
(Newton, North Carolina) Director: Mary Helen Cline
Withdrawal of accreditation for the program and its Infant & Toddler, Early Childhood, Elementary I, Elementary I-II and Secondary I levels at Sandy Ford, 2943 Sandy Ford Road, Newton, North Carolina 28658, United States effective July 1, 2022

Montessori Institute of San Diego (AMI)
(La Jolla, California) Director: Dr. Silvia Dubovoy
Withdrawal of their Elementary I-II level at 8660 Gilman Drive, Suite D, La Jolla, California 92037, United States effective June 17, 2022