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ABOUT ARBORArbor Montessori currently has two heads of school: The Business Administrator and the Education Administrator. They work together to supervise and manage the daily operations of the school. The Arbor Board of Trustees delegates to the heads of the school the full responsibility of school management and implementation of the policies and directives of the Board of Trustees. The Board is not involved in the daily affairs of the school and is not a board of appeals. Board members refer parent questions or concerns to the appropriate Arbor Administrator or staff member.
Arbor’s volunteer Board of Trustees is responsible for the preservation of the vision and mission of the School which is delineated in the Statement of Purpose and Fostering Values. The Boards’ primary responsibility is to maintain the integrity of the school’s Montessori educational vision through time and to ensure that the school remains viable to serve future generations. Fiscal integrity, present and future, that is aligned with the Statement of Purpose and Fostering Values, is integral to the responsibility of preserving the vision. Arbor’s Board is composed of parents and AMI staff who put aside personal issues to focus on our common mission; the school’s policies and decisions support this mission. In the conduct of official business, the Board acts and speaks only as a whole. Because Arbor Montessori School is an AMI school, with the Montessori philosophy as its guiding directive, there is a majority of AMI staff on the Board. Click here to see our 2007-8 Board Members.
The standards of excellence for Arbor Montessori School are set by AMI (Association Montessori Internationale). AMI was founded in 1929 by Dr. Maria Montessori to further her life’s work in its original integrity and completeness and to guide its development and application in the interests of all children. AMI consultants visit AMI-recognized Montessori schools every three years as part of the accreditation process. Adherence to distinct philosophical and operational characteristics is necessary for a school to meet the AMI recognition criteria.
The AMI Team (AMI teachers, the Education Administrator, the Business Administrator and the Coordinators) makes all decisions regarding pedagogy, programs, and classrooms. Fundraising efforts, parent education, school activities, and long range plans are reviewed by the AMI Team to be sure they are in keeping with the Montessori philosophy and Arbor’s Statement of Purpose.
