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Whole-School Montessori Handbook Supplement 2007
by David Kahn and Renee Pendleton

In this first supplement to our 1999 Whole-School Montessori Handbook (see below), we look at new developments in the issues schools encounter every day. Again based on real documentation from Montessori schools throughout the U.S. and Canada, the supplement offers 300+ pages of nuts-and-bolts advice and model practices in these areas and more:

• Special Needs: screening, accommodations, working with specialists
• Green Building practices and success stories
• Adolescent Programs: curriculum models, site design, adolescents and the whole school, the Montessori high school
• Privacy Practices: admissions, enrollment, financial aid, etc.
• Safety and Security: background checks, building and grounds security, emergency plans, etc.
• Computers and the Internet: Internet use policies for students and staff, e-mail communications, Internet use for development, admissions, etc.
• Administration: the administrative team, administrative job descriptions, succession plans
• Funds Development: annual drive, capital campaign, solicitation approaches
• Supporting Training Centers
• Student Outcomes for each plane of development
• Parent Education: new approaches

The Whole-School Montessori Handbook
for Teachers and Administrators
by David Kahn, Sharon L. Dubble, and D. Renee Pendleton

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 emphasize a philosophical as well as operational view of administration. 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 U.S. 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. Published in 1999, 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: enrollment, tuition, and staffing projections
• School expansion and capital campaigns

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The 2005 NAMTA Montessori School Salary Survey
interpretation and analysis by David Kahn, John McNamara, and Kristin Sasaki

This special issue of The NAMTA Journal (vol. 30, no. 3, Summer, 2005) presents the results of a survey sent in the spring of 2005 to all North American schools in the NAMTA database. Salaries of teachers and administrators are analyzed by age level taught and by years of experience. Data on school size, tuition, benefits, etc., are included.

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