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General Information
Downtown Montessori at Ida Wells Academy
MISSION STATEMENT
Our mission is to foster emotional, intellectual, physical, and social development of the whole child by addressing the uniqueness of each in an authentic Montessori environment within public school diverse educational community.
Principal: Tabitha PrestonAssistant Principal: Diana GonzalezOffice Manager: Abel Salazar
Grade Levels: PK 3, PK 4, K, 1, 2, 3, 4 (2022-2023) Adding a grade level each year, up to 8th grade
Trustee District: District 5 - Maxie Johnson
Executive Director: Dr. Nancy Bernardino
School Division/Feeder Pattern: The Office of Transformation and Innovation (OTI)
Vision
The foremost goal of the school is to provide an authentic Montessori environment in accredited Public Montessori School to meet the needs of the child through commitment to the principles of Montessori education and full accountability to the public education standards.
Motto
Non scholae, sed vitae discimus.
Not for school, but for life do we learn.
From Seneca.
Core Values
Love You, Love Others, Love Our World
School Colors: Yellow, Blue, Red
Mascot: Giraffe
School Hours: 8:00am-3:00pm (The school opens its doors from 7:15am)
Lunch Times: TBA