April 2020 Accreditation Decisions

Initials

Gulf Coast Montessori Teacher Education Center (AMS)
(Houston, Texas) Director: Erika Ohlhaver
Full Accreditation Initial was granted for a term of seven years, until April 23, 2027, for its Early Childhood level

The National Montessori Training Center in New Orleans (AMS)
(New Orleans, Louisiana) Director: Monique Butler
Full Accreditation Initial was granted for a term of seven years, until April 23, 2027, for its Early Childhood level

Full Accreditation Initial was granted for a term of seven years, until April 23, 2027, for its Elementary I level

Renewals

Institute for Guided Studies (MEPI)
(Camden, South Carolina) Director: Mary Helen Cline
Full Accreditation was granted for a term of seven years, until July 30, 2026, for its Secondary I level

Montessori Teacher Education Center – San Francisco Bay Area (AMS)
(Sunnyvale, California) Director: Dr. Pamela Rigg
Full Accreditation was granted for a term of seven years, until March 22, 2025, for its Infant and Toddler level

Substantive Change 6: Change in Ownership/Control

Greater Cincinnati Center for Montessori Education (AMS)
(Crescent Springs, Kentucky) Director: Lisa Dieso
Full Accreditation was extended for their Infant and Toddler (FA, November 6, 2021) and Early Childhood (FA, May 4, 2022) levels to include a Substantive Change 6: Change in Ownership/Control

Montessori of Alameda Teacher Education Program (AMS)
(Portland, Oregon) Director: Lee Lanou
Full Accreditation was extended for their Infant and Toddler (FA, November 10, 2023) and Early Childhood (FA, November 10, 2023) levels to include a Substantive Change 6: Change in Ownership/Control

Substantive Change 7: Change in Location

Substantive Changes Not Requiring an Onsite Visit

Voluntary Withdrawals of Accreditation

Montessori Teacher Education Center – San Francisco Bay Area (AMS)
(Sunnyvale, California) Director: Dr. Pamela Rigg
Withdrawal of their Early Childhood level’s additional location at Montessori School of West Covina, 1030 East Merced Avenue, West Covina, California 91790 effective March 18, 2020

Montessori Teacher Education Center – San Francisco Bay Area (AMS)
(Sunnyvale, California) Director: Dr. Pamela Rigg
Withdrawal of their Early Childhood level’s additional location at 080 La Selva Street, San Mateo, California 94404 effective March 18, 2020

Change in Affiliation

Vietnam Montessori Advisory and Training Centre (IMC)
(Hanoi, Vietnam) Director: Jana Morgan Herman (Proposed)
Change in Affiliation / Early Childhood