Montessori Information Evening Choice and Learning Slide 2
Enrollment - The #s 2008 English enrollment a low of 1 School
numbers upper 200s ; losing divisions Sustainability of more than 1
program ; school Solutions Slide 3 Implementation History
Montessori Locally ; Parents and Private Programs ; Pre-Schools
Survey and Meeting with Parents = EFI Parents 50% return with 70%
approval; English 95% return with over 90% approval 5 Year
Commitment ; Stop at Primary transition (Primary Program); Review
Slide 4 Culture Triple Track vs Dual Single Community Engaged and
Willing Staff = High Morale vs Change Confidence in sustainability
/ stability Continuous Improvement and Collaboration Slide 5
Staffing Extremely Limited Pool of Accredited Candidates Teacher
Training / Capacity = Learning Bumped Staff and Poor Morale Poor
Intermediate Interest Slide 6 Cost / Classroom Set Up Montessori
Materials - Procurement Specific Materials vs Existing Materials
$15 - $20 Thousand Above a Standard Class District Covered = No
Fees Slide 7 Review Process Staff Survey = 100% in Favour of
Primary Stop Informed Decision = Team Tour and Networking with
Vancouver ; Their Intermediate Model Local Accreditation = UBC
Pilot ? Who is Choosing Montessori ? Draw #s vs $s District
Commitment DG Parent Input Slide 8 Parents Survey Response 62% ;
Meeting Commitment 24% Program knowledge: 50% Neighbourhood school;
Websites and Pre-school/Previous Programming Attributes: Top 4 =
Choice, Independence, Interests, Staff (Best Practice) Bottom 4 =
Resources, Philosophy, Multi-Aged, Prepared Envt (Montessori) 70%
Want Intermediate Levels ; Do not want splits Parents want
opportunity to learn more about classroom Montessori programming
Slide 9 Years to Follow All about numbers; No Intermediate
Montessori Gr 4 spaces for most years ; Next Year 3/4 split
Establish class building protocol for Montessori 3/4 - parent
choice? - draw? - current model: likely - combinations? Better
promotion by school and district ; Parent exposure/involvement
