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Guide 01
Progressive People Policies for Montessori Schools
Most employment policies in schools were written to protect the institution — not to reflect its values. This guide offers fifteen progressive HR policies designed for Montessori schools that take their adult culture seriously: compassionate separation processes, mutual accountability frameworks, flexible work structures, and employment practices that extend the same dignity to adults that Montessori extends to children.
For:
Heads of school, directors, and HR leads building or revising employment policies
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Shareable resource
Guide 02
The Resident Guide Model
Coverage anxiety is a retention crisis in slow motion. The Resident Guide model — a shared guide who floats across all classrooms, knows every child, and covers for permanent guides who need real rest — is one structural answer. This framework covers the rationale for the role, what implementation looks like across program levels, how to communicate it to families, and what to look for when hiring someone into this unique position.
For:
Heads of school and leadership teams exploring staffing and wellness structures
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Shareable resource
Guide 03
Growing Your Montessori School
Growth changes everything — and most schools discover that only after they've started. This guide covers enrollment growth strategy, expansion planning, staffing for scale, community communication during growth phases, and the organizational questions schools often skip in the rush to grow. It treats growth not as a marketing challenge but as a leadership and systems challenge: how do you scale a Montessori community without losing what makes it work?
For:
Heads of school, boards, and leadership teams navigating enrollment increases, program expansion, or new campus development
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Free PDF download
Guide 04
Fundraising for Montessori Schools
Fundraising in a Montessori school isn't just a revenue challenge — it's a culture challenge. This guide covers how to build a fundraising culture that reflects Montessori values, case for support development, donor communication, annual fund strategy, and the specific challenges of fundraising in mission-rich, resource-constrained schools. It is practical, honest about what is hard, and built for schools that want fundraising to feel like an extension of their mission — not a departure from it.
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Development leads, heads of school, and boards
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Free PDF download
Guide 05
Creating Strong Financial Structures
Financial health doesn't happen by accident — and in most Montessori schools, the people responsible for the finances didn't come from finance backgrounds. This guide covers budget development, financial reporting, reserve policy, cash flow planning, and how to build board financial literacy. It is practical, non-jargon, and designed for school leaders who need to understand and lead their financial systems without becoming accountants.
For:
Heads of school, business managers, and boards
Format:
Free PDF download
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