The Course For Leading Schools
AMS Administrator's Credential
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Three Models Offered Depending Upon Previous Experience:
Course components requirements
Model 1: Montessori Focus
Bachelors Degree and Administrators course work or certificate*
Component 1: Understanding Montessori Education/Philosophy and Curriculum
Component 2: The Nature of Leadership
Component 3: Leading the Montessori Way
Component 4: School Operations
Component 5: Practicum

* If Administrator does not have this documentation, course components will be determined after a review of experiences.

Model 2: Administrative Focus
Bachelors Degree and Montessori Credential
Component 2: The Nature of Leadership
Component 3: Leading the Montessori Way
Component 4: School Operations
Component 5: Practicum

Model 3: Montessori and Administrative Focus
Bachelors Degree and Administrators course work or certificate*
Component 1: Understanding Montessori Education/Philosophy and Curriculum
Component 2: The Nature of Leadership
Component 3: Leading the Montessori Way
Component 4: School Operations
Component 5: Practicum

Practicum phase during the school year:
• 9 months with minimum of 6 hours a day or 3 hours a day for two school years.
• Complete at least 60% of academic phase
• Work with a mentor teacher or self-directed
• Practicum site must meet AMS and HMC standards*

*Under certain conditions, students may have a self-directed practicum. Schools must be an AMS Accredited, Affiliate, Subscriber School unless special arrangements are made.

ADMINISTRATORS
Summer 2011
July 7 - 10                Montessori Philosophy (models 1, 3)
July 11 1PM - July 15 noon Nature of Leadership A (models 1, 2, 3)
July 16 - 19              Leadership the Montessori Way A (models 1, 2, 3)
July 20 1pm- July 24 noon  School Operations A (models 2, 3)

Seminars in November 3-6, 2011 and February 10-12, 2012

Summer 2012
July 5 - 8                Understanding Montessori Curriculum (models 1, 3)
July 9 1PM - July 13 noon Nature of Leadership Topics B (models 1, 2, 3)
July 14 - 17              Leadership the Montessori Way B (models 1, 2, 3)
July 18 1pm - July 22 noon School Operations B (models 2, 3)

Practicum November 2011 - November 2012

Modules for those seeking Montessori Credential

Model 1:Montessori Focus
Components: 1, 2, 3
Component: 5

Model 2: Administrative Focus
Components: 2, 3, 4
Component: 5

Model 3: Montessori and Administrative Focus
Components: 1, 2, 3, 4
Component: 5

Non-credential auditing options
All course components can be audited at the costs listed.


Scholarships based on need and personal qualifications are available from AMS and HMC. Information about scholarships is on the Houston Montessori website. AMS scholarships applications are due by May 1 on www.amshq.org.

ADMISSION/ENROLLMENT POLICIES
Applicants must have at least a US Bachelor's degree or equivalent, submit three letters of recommendation, submit one original transcript, have an interview with the director or a staff member, and complete an essay and survey.

Applicants, who learned English as a foreign language, will be required to take the computer-based Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL). A total score of 100 (25 in each area) or better will be required for acceptance. The applicant is responsible for registering, taking and the cost of the TOEFL.

Houston Montessori Center does not deny admission on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, handicap, age or veteran status, except where age, sex, or handicap constitutes a bona fide occupational qualification necessary to proper and efficient administration.

FEES & TUITION
2011-2012
(For Session Beginning June 2011)
TUITION
Administrators $4500
(includes $500 for each course component up to 6 course components
and seminars and practicum $1500)
FEES
Books and Handouts - Administrators $ 400
Administrators AMS fees only $200
TOTAL PROGRAM COST
Administrators $5100

Faculty Experienced in Leadership, Montessori Education,
School Operations, and Adult Education

Betsy Coe, Ph.D.
Betsy Coe holds a B.S. in Elementary Education, M.Ed. in Curriculum and Instruction, and Ph.D. in Developmental Psychology and Adolescence. She also holds state teaching certificates in early childhood, elementary, and special education. She has AMS credentials in Early Childhood, Elementary I/II, and Secondary I /II (2.5 - 18 years). A practicing Montessori teacher for 35 years, Betsy is currently principal of School of the Woods middle and high school, executive director of the Houston Montessori Teacher Education Center, past-president of AMS, and frequent presenter, consultant, and keynote speaker.

Marge Ellison

Connie Guiberson

Amy Henderson

Sherry Herron

Kathryn Miller

Nahla Nasser