That translates well both to higher education and the workplace. This is a big plus for business. Add that to the academic achievements of most Montessorians and it's easy to see why it's gaining popularity. Their strong skills enable them to have options. Montessori may go public in the county Next month, the state Board of Education will vote whether to approve an application for a charter Montessori school which would open in September 1999 as the state's first public Montessori facility.
Supporters are guardedly optimistic.
The Montessori Community School, one of three sister organizations with the Elementary Workshop and the Montessori Resource Center, originally applied to close the Elementary Workshop on Wilmington's East Side and reopen it as a charter school in Evan G. Shortlidge Elementary. The new plan will let the Workshop remain where it is and seek additional space for the charter school. The accountability review committee established by the Secretary of Education has presented written questions to the MCS board, which will meet with the committee February 10. The Montessori school is one of four applications under consideration. If approved, MCS would have 18 months from the time of application last December to open its school.