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Task force debates accreditation pathways, standalone Montessori certificate and options for validating 'Montessori' schools
Summary
Members discussed accepting AMI, AMS or MACD accreditation for teacher pathways, the need for a Montessori-specific pedagogy exam to align with statutory content/pedagogy requirements, and concerns about centralizing power to deem a school 'not Montessori.'
The task force spent substantial time comparing other states' approaches to recognizing Montessori teacher preparation and debated technical and policy implications of a standalone Montessori certification.
Speaker 4 summarized outreach to national resources and said Maryland and Virginia were flagged as inclusive models; members discussed listing AMI, AMS or MACD accreditation explicitly to ensure programs are covered. "The recommendation is to say AMI, AMS, or MACD, and that should cover everybody," Speaker 4 said. Staff and members noted complications…
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