Admission of Special Needs Children
Montessori education is appropriate for many children with special
needs; however, each case must be evaluated individually. In some situations where extensive staff,
materials or alterations to the physical plant would be required to meet a
child’s needs; that child would not be admitted to the school. Montessori teachers are not specialists in teaching
children with special needs. Costs of
any services the regular staff cannot provide are not included in tuition. Arrangements for such additional services
during school hours must be made through the school. When needed services are not readily
available or cannot effectively be accommodated within the MOMI structure,
parents will be informed of the need for a comprehensive Individualized
Educational Plan to be formulated via the State Department of Health and
Department of Education in the public school district in which the child
resides.