Whole School Montessori Handbook

Based on their experiences both as successful school administrators and as four-time presenters of an administrators' seminar at NAMTA's annual Montessori Academy, Sharon Dubble and David Kahn emphasise a philosophical as well as operational view of administration of a Montessori school. The handbook incorporates both private- and public-sector operations into one comprehensive book, including a wealth of model forms, policies, and other tools actually used by Montessori schools throughout the US and Canada.
Beginning with an overview of the school as a living, growing organism, the handbook presents comprehensive practical advice on every area of school operations. More than 700 pages on these topics and more:
- Starting a new school: incorporation options, finances, legal issues, board of directors, mission statement
- Site plans and environment descriptions
- Furnishings and materials lists
- School promotion: advertising, brochures, recruitment, admissions<
- Finances: budget, tuition, salaries, fundraising
- Parent communications: newsletter, forms, events, open houses
- Staff: job descriptions, employee handbook, evaluation, contracts, staff meetings
- Guidelines on transitions, computers, 'going out,' specialists, toilet training, discipline policies
- Medical and emergency procedures and forms
- Student evaluation: progress reports, teacher and student diaries, parent conferences
- Long-range planning: enrolment, tuition, and staffing projections
- School expansion and capital campaigns