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Go to Conference siteAnnouncing Our 2019 Living Legacy
Community / Global Initiatives / School Quality / Public Policy
Marta Donahoe, the AMS 2019 Living Legacy, has been an integral part of the Montessori community for 4 decades. Among her many accomplishments is the founding of the nation’s first public Montessori high school—now a thriving community of 700 students.
AMS Annual Fund
Public Policy / Public Montessori
Give a gift to the American Montessori Society and see your investments have an exponential impact in advancing the advocacy, standards, research, teacher education, and public policy that will enrich Montessori students, families, and communities for generations.
AMS Community Impact – 2024
Public Policy / Public Montessori
View the AMS Community Impact Report for 2024.
Montessori Public Policy Initiative
Public Policy / Community
The American Montessori Society works diligently to influence public policy that concerns education, children, and families.
Southwest Region of the Regional Action Commission
Public Policy
Learn more about the Southwest Region of the Regional Action Commission.
Rocky Mountains Region of the Regional Action Commission
Public Policy
Learn more about the Rocky Mountains Region of the Regional Action Commission.
Non-Contiguous Region of the Regional Action Commission
Public Policy
The small, but mighty, Non Contiguous Region is led by Laura Roark. These states are eager to start regional Montessori groups and encourage the development of teacher education programs. This region covers Alaska and Hawaii and includes 11 AMS member schools.
Southeast Region of the Regional Action Commission
Public Policy
Learn more about the Southeast Region of the Regional Action Commission.
AMS Regional Action Commission
Public Policy / Community
The AMS Regional Action Commission (RAC) is a group of experienced, dedicated peers who encourage and facilitate relationships and volunteer opportunities for regional groups to promote participation of and growth of AMS membership and to work to fulfill the needs of AMS members by providing services and professional development to groups across the United States and other regions.
Pacific West Region of the Regional Action Commission
Public Policy
Learn more about the Pacific West Region of the AMS Regional Action Commission.
Northeast Region of the Regional Action Commission
Public Policy
Regional Action Commission chair and Northeast commissioner, Saloni Mathur, leads the Northeast region which covers Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Delaware, Rhode Island, and Vermont, which is dense with 268 AMS member schools and 10 teacher education programs.
Midwest Region of the AMS Regional Action Commission
Public Policy / Community
Led by Maggie Bischoff and Carol Martorano, the Midwest boasts states with many Montessori schools and other states with few, it is our second largest region for AMS member schools (including 29 public Montessori schools) and teacher education programs. This region covers Iowa, Montana, Nebraska, Kansas, North Dakota, South Dakota, Michigan, Minnesota, Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, and Wisconsin.
AMS Teacher Education Action Commission
Public Policy / Community
The American Montessori Society works diligently to influence public policy that concerns education, children, and families.
Applications Sought for 2025 AMS Board of Directors
Board Of Directors / Committee / Faculty Staff / Public Policy / News / Member Benefit
August 1, 2024—If you are an energetic and engaged member of the AMS community and would like to deepen your commitment and involvement, we invite you to apply for our board of directors. As a director, you would be part of a working board that devotes substantial time to seeing through projects and policies for the betterment of AMS and the global Montessori community. You would also be helping to chart the course of AMS—the world’s largest and most influential Montessori organization.