April 2019 Accreditation Decisions

Accreditation Decisions

Renewals

Instituto Nueva Escuela (AMS)
(Río Piedras, PR, Puerto Rico) Director: Annabel Martinez
Full Accreditation was granted for a term of seven years, until March 2, 2026, for its Early Childhood, Elementary I & Elementary I-II levels

Montessori Teachers College (IND)
(Toronto, Ontario) Directors: Catherine (Katie) Lannaman & Helen Traicus
Full Accreditation was granted for a term of seven years, until March 22, 2025, for its Infant and Toddler level

Substantive Change 7: Change in Location

Shanghai Montessori Education Academy (AMS)
(Shanghai, China) Director: Nancy Chang
Full Accreditation was extended for their Early Childhood (FA, May 2, 2023) level to include a Substantive Change 7: Change in Permanent Site from Room 2202-2204 No. 167 Jiangning Road, Jing’an District, Shanghai, 200041, China to Room #418, No. 68, Changping Rd., Jing’An District, Shanghai, China

Substantive Change 8: Additional Location

Gulf Coast Montessori Teacher Education Center (AMS)
(Houston, Texas) Director: Erika Ohlhaver
Full Accreditation was extended for their Elementary I-II (IA, November 30, 2023) level to include a Substantive Change 8: Additional Location at James Simons Elementary School, 741 King Street, Charleston, South Carolina 29403

Seacoast Center for Education (AMS)
(Mount Pleasant, South Carolina) Director: Gary Davidson
Full Accreditation was extended for their Elementary I (FA, November 6, 2020) level to include a Substantive Change 8: Additional Location (Contract Site) at Shanghai Montessori Elementary Institute, Room 2202-2204 No. 167 Jiangning Rd. Jing An District Rd., Shanghai, 200041, China

Administrative Decisions

Voluntary Withdrawals of Accreditation

Montessori Educational Institute of North America (AMS)
(Jackson, Mississippi ) Director: Joyce Moxley
Withdrawal of their Early Childhood and Elementary I levels at The Montessori Academy of Jackson, 1525 Lelia Drive, Jackson, Mississippi 39216 effective February 21, 2019

Voluntary Lapses of Accreditation

Nightingale Montessori Institute of Teacher Education (IND)
(Springfield, Ohio) Director: Nancy Schwab
Voluntary Lapse of Accreditation of their Early Childhood level’s accreditation, effective March 2, 2019