December 2023 Accreditation Decisions

Eagle Montessori Teaching Academy (AMS)
(Eagle, Idaho) Director: Kathryn Love
Full Accreditation Initial was granted for a term of seven years, until December 5, 2030, for its Early Childhood level

Montessori Teachers College (IND)
(Stoney Creek, Ontario) Director: Indu Balachandran
Full Accreditation Initial was granted for a term of seven years, until December 5, 2030, for its Elementary II level

Sarasota University
(Sarasota, Florida) Director: Dr. Doug Riedmiller
Full Accreditation Initial was granted for a term of seven years, until December 5, 2030, for its Institutional level

Chaminade University of Honolulu/Montessori Teacher Education Program (AMS)
(Honolulu, Hawaii) Director: Elizabeth Park
Full Accreditation was granted for a term of seven years, until November 6, 2028, for its Early Childhood level

Montessori Institute of Teacher Education (AMS)
(West Chester, Pennsylvania) Director: Raife Cebeci
Full Accreditation was granted for a term of seven years, until November 6, 2027, for its Infant and Toddler level

Full Accreditation was granted for a term of seven years, until November 6, 2027, for its Early Childhood level

Montessori Teacher Education Institute of Atlanta (AMS)
(Atlanta, Georgia) Director: Ashley Morris
Full Accreditation was granted for a term of seven years, until December 2, 2029, for its Infant and Toddler level

Full Accreditation was granted for a term of seven years, until December 2, 2029, for its Early Childhood level

Newborough Teacher Training Institute (IND)
(Richmond Hill, Ontario) Directors: Juntian Wang (Proposed), Sybil Taylor & Yang (Yoyo) Xu (Proposed)
Full Accreditation was extended for their Early Childhood (FA, August 1, 2025) level to include a Substantive Change 6: Change in Ownership/Control

Montessori Institute of Teacher Education (AMS)
(West Chester, Pennsylvania) Director: Raife Cebeci
The MACTE Board hereby extends the status of Full Accreditation Renewal for a term of seven years to Montessori Institute of Teacher Education for its Early Childhood (FA, November 6, 2027) level’s additional location at Montessori Institute for Teacher Education – Istanbul, Kazlıçeşme Mah. Kennedy Cad. No:52/KA , Zeytinburnu/Istanbul 34020, Turkey.

Montessori Teacher Preparation of Washington (IAPM)
(Kent, Washington) Director: Sharron Reece
Full Accreditation was extended for their Early Childhood (FA, April 29, 2026) level to include a Substantive Change 8: Additional Location at Walnut International Montessori School, 20781 Amar Rd., Unit 1, Walnut, California 91789, United States
*For more information on the stipulations, please contact the MACTE Office at info@macte.org

Beijing Heart & Mind Montessori Teacher Education Center (AMS)
(Beijing, China) Director: Jane Xiao
Full Accreditation was extended for their Infant and Toddler (IA, July 29, 2026) and Early Childhood (FA, November 29, 2024) levels to include a Substantive Change 3: Change in Director from Liz Du to Jane Xiao

Montessori Center of Minnesota (AMI)
(Saint Paul, Minnesota) Directors: Alison Awes, Liza Davis & Molly O’Shaughnessy
Full Accreditation was extended for their Early Childhood (FA, November 10, 2023) level to include a Substantive Change 3: Change in Director from Molly O’Shaughnessy to Liza Davis & Molly O’Shaughnessy

Shanghai Montessori Education Academy (AMS)
(Shanghai, China) Directors: Dr. Nancy Chang & Kimberly Stegmaier
Full Accreditation was extended for their Infant and Toddler (FA, January 17, 2025) and Early Childhood (FA, May 2, 2023) levels to include a Substantive Change 3: Change in Director from Dr. Nancy Chang to Dr. Nancy Chang & Kimberly Stegmaier