From the Associations

MACTE Actions

At its Nov 6-8, 2005 meeting, the MACTE Commission took the following accreditation actions:

Grant of Full Accreditation Status

Belmont University Montessori Teacher Education

1900 Belmont Av., Nashville, TN 37212.
Early Childhood (initial).
Director: Merrie King.
Term: 4 years (2009).

Canadian Montessori Academy Teacher Education Program

70 Fieldrow St., Nepean, Ontario, K2G 1G7, Canada.
Elementary I-II (initial).
Directors: Lester de Mel and Sabena de Mel.
Term: 4 years (2009 [pending receipt of specified documentation no later than December 21, 2005]).

Maria Montessori Teacher Training Center

5331 Dent Av., San Jose, CA 95118 .
Early Childhood, (initial). Directors: Rebecca Keith and Susan Cohn.
Term: 4 years (2009).

Memphis Montessori Institute

8563 Fay Road, Cordova, TN 38018.
Early Childhood (initial).
Director: Terrie Sampson.
Term: 4 years (2009 [pending receipt of specified documentation no later than December 17, 2005]).

Midwest Montessori Teacher Training Center

926 Noyes St., Evanston, IL 60201. Secondary I (initial).
Directors: Michael and Louise Kunert.
Term: 4 years (2009).

Montessori Opportunities, Inc.

2381 Plymouth Lane, Cuyahoga Falls, OH 4422..
Early Childhood (initial).

Directors: Peter and Rosann Larrow.
Term: 4 years (2009).

South Florida Montessori Education Center

606 S. Palmway, Lake Worth, FL 33460.
Infant & Toddler and Early Childhood (initial).
Director: Victoria deLilla.
Term: 4 years (2009 [pending receipt of specified documentation no later than Jan. 17, 2006].).

Toronto Montessori Institute

8569 Bayview Av., Richmond Hill, Ontario, L4B 3M7, Canada.
Infant & Toddler (initial). Directors: Judith Cunningham and Nancy Coyle.
Term: 4 years (2009).

Trillium Montessori Teacher Education Institute of Taiwan

67, Lane 270, Chuing Yang Road, Chang Hua, Taiwan, R.O.C.
Elementary I-II (initial).
Director: Hsiang-Lan-Wu Chang.
Term: 4 years (2009).

Canadian Montessori Academy Teacher Education Program

70 Fieldrow St., Nepean, Ontario, K2G 1G7, Canada.
Early Childhood (renewal).
Directors: Lester de Mel and Sabena de Mel.
Term: 7 years (2012).

Chestnut Hill College Montessori Teacher Education Program

9601 Germantown Av., Philadelphia, PA 19118.
Early Childhood (renewal).
Director: Michelle Burns.
Term: 7 years (2012).

Contra Costa College Montessori Teacher Education Program

2600 Mission Bell Drive, San Pablo, CA 94806.
Early Childhood (renewal).
Director: Dr. Barbara Grillo.
Term: 7 years (2012).

Dallas Montessori Teacher Education

5757 Samuell Blvd., Dallas, TX 75228.
Early Childhood and Elementary I-II (renewal).
Directors: James and Dina Paulik.
Term: 7 years (2012 [pending receipt of specified documentation no later than Jan. 17, 2006]).

Institute for Guided Studies - A Course of Study for the Montessori Guide, Kansas City, Missouri

190 Battleship Road, Camden, SC 29020.
Elementary I (renewal).
Director: Beti Wyn Holcombe.
Term: 7 years (2012 [pending receipt of specified documentation no later than Jan. 17, 2006]).

Montessori Institute of Milwaukee

3195 S. Superior St., Ste. L428, Milwaukee, WI 53207.
Elementary I-II (renewal).
Director: Allyn Travis.
Term: 7 years (2012).

Santa Monica Montessori Institute

1909 Colorado Av., Santa Monica, CA 90404.
Early Childhood and Elementary I-II (restoration of full accreditation status).
Director: Pamela J. Crisman.

Extension of Accreditation to Additional Locations

Canadian Montessori Teacher Education Institute

4427 Bath Rd., Unit 4, Amherstview, Ontario, K7N 1A1, Canada.
Early Childhood additional location at Royal Montessori School, Mississauga, Ontario.
Director: Dr. Daniel Jutras.
Term: for the term of accreditation (December 31, 2007 [pending receipt of specified documentation no later than Jan. 17, 2006]).

Canadian Montessori Teacher Education Institute

4427 Bath Rd., Unit 4, Amherstview, Ontario, K7N 1A1, Canada.
Early Childhood additional location at Abacus Montessori Learning Center

Toronto (North York), Ontario.
Director: Dr. Daniel Jutras.
Term: for the term of accreditation (until December 31, 2007).

Center for Contemporary Montessori, College of St. Catherine

2004 Randolph Av., Mail #4100, St. Paul, MN 55105.
Early Childhood and Elementary I-II, additional location in Kansas City, MO.
Director: Michael Dorer.
Term: for the term of the contract (until December 31, 2007).

Center for Montessori Teacher Education New York

785 Mamaroneck Av., White Plains, NY 10605.
Early Childhood and Elementary I, additional location in Puerto Rico.
Director: Carole Wolfe Korngold.
Term: for the term of the contract (until December 31, 2007).

Maria Montessori Teacher Training Center

5331 Dent Av., San Jose, CA 95118.
Early Childhood, additional location in Santa Rosa. Directors: Rebecca Keith and Susan Cohn.
Term: for the term of accreditation (until December 31, 2009).

Montessori Opportunities, Inc.

2381 Plymouth Lane, Cuyahoga Falls, OH 44221.

Elementary I, additional mobile location in Charlotte, North Carolina. Directors: Peter and Rosann Larrow.
Term: for the term of the contract (until December 31, 2006).

Montessori Opportunities, Inc

2381 Plymouth Lane, Cuyahoga Falls, OH 44221.

Elementary I, additional mobile location in New Hartford, New York. Directors: Peter and Rosann Larrow.
Term: for the term of the contract (until December 31, 2006).

Montessori Teacher Education Center - San Francisco Bay Area

16492 Foothill Blvd., San Leandro, CA 94578.
Elementary I, additional location in Taipei, Taiwan.
Director: Dr. Pamela Zell Rigg.
Term: for the term of the contract (until December 31, 2006).

Saint Mary's College Montessori Teacher Education Program

1928 St. Mary's Road, Moraga, CA 94556,
Early Childhood and Elementary I-II, additional location in Berkeley, CA.
Director: Patricia Chambers.
Term: for the current term of accreditation (until December 31, 2008).

Extension of Accreditation for Substantive Change

Institute for Guided Studies

190 Battleship Road, Camden, SC 29020 (Kansas City location)
Curriculum change: addition of age range component,
Elementary II.
Director: Beti Wyn Holcombe.

Canadian Montessori Academy Teacher Education Program

70 Fieldrow St., Nepean, Ontario, K2G 1G7, Canada,
Early Childhood, change in director from Sabena de Mel and Norman Lorenz to Lester de Mel and Sabena de Mel.

Lehigh Carbon Community College Montessori -Early Childhood Specialist

4525 Education Park Dr., Schnecksville, PA 18078.
Early Childhood
Change in director from Marjorie Horton to Debika Demazumder.

Liberties College School of Montessori and Childcare

Bull Alley St., Patrick St., Dublin 8 Ireland.
Early Childhood, change in director from Damien Wedge to Bernadette Townley.

Montessori Teacher Academy/Indiana University

1700 Mishawaka Av., PO Box 7111, South Bend, IN 46634.
Early Childhood, change in director from Paciencia Gregorio to Julie Gabrielse.

Vancouver ECE & Montessori College

#600-1788 W. Broadway, Vancouver, BC, V6J 1Y1, Canada.
Early Childhood, change in legal name from Century College to Vancouver ECE & Montessori College.

Seacoast Center for Education

Elementary I-II,
Relocation of permanent site from 400 S. Main St., Andover, MA 01401 to 146 High St., Stratham, NH 03885.

Toronto Montessori Institute

8569 Bayview Av., Richmond Hill, Ontario, L4B 3M7, Canada,
Elementary I-II, change in time structure.

Mid-America Montessori Teacher Training

10730 Pacific St.,Ste. 234, Omaha, NE 68114.
Infant & Toddler,
Early Childhood, and Elementary I-II
Change in curriculum, alternate delivery.

Accreditation With Stipulations/Probation

St. Mary's College of California Montessori Teacher Education Program

School of Education, PO Box 4350, Moraga, CA 94575.
Early Childhood.
Director: Patricia Chambers.
Term: until May 26, 2006 (pending receipt of specified documentation no later than Feb. 17, 2006).

Center for Montessori Teacher Education/North Carolina

4817 Johnson Pond Rd., Apex, NC 27502.
Elementary I-II.
Director: Ceres Schroer York.
Term: until Oct. 1, 2006.

Voluntary Withdrawal

Montessori Teacher Education Institute of Bowling Green

515 Sand Ridge Rd., Bowling Green, OH 43402.
Early Childhood.

Montessori Teacher Preparation of Spokane

1904 W. Glass Av., Spokane, WA 99205.
Early Childhood.
Director: Hope Caprye-Boos.

Providence Montessori Teacher Education

1209 Texaco Rd., Lexington, KY 40508.
Early Childhood and Elementary I-II.
Director: Sister Mary Cletus Hehman.

Revocation of Accreditation

Centro de Capacitacion Montessori

Carbonel #4110, Chihuahua, Chihuahua, Mexico.
Elementary I-II.
Directors: Zulema Ruiz and Josephina Espino.