DOCUMENT RESUME ED 327 286 PS 0.L.9 238 AUTHOR Kahn, David, Ed. TITLE Implementing Montessori Education in the Public Sector. INSTITUTION North American Montessori Teachers Association, Cleveland Heights, OH. SPONS AGENCY Cleveland Foundation, Ohio.; Nienhuis Group, Inc., Mountain View, CA. PUB DATE 90 NOTE 620p.; Appended material, often using small type, photographs, or a pastel background, may not reproduce clearly. AVAILABLE FROM Montessori Public School Consortium, Cleveland State University, Rhodes Tower, Room 1319, E.22 Chester, Cleveland, OH 44115 ($35.00, plus $3.50 shipping and handling). PUB TYPE Guides - m-Classroom Use (055) -- EDRS PRICE MF03/PC25 Plus Postage. DESCRIPTORS Admission (School); *Early Childhood Education; Educational Development; Elementary Education; *Elementary School Curriculum; *Language Arts; *Montessori Method; Parent Participation; Preschool Education; Program Evaluation; Program Implementation; *Public Schools; Resource Materials; School Districts; *Special Education ABSTRACT This book on implementing Montessori education in tae public sector begins w±th a historical and social overview that reveals the usefulnes.s of Montessori pedagogy as a means of national public school refo. m. The second chapter discusses equipment needed for Montessori schools, the scope and sequence of curriculum used, and minimal expectations for what should be included in a Montessori classroom. Chapter Three provides a view of Montessori language arts in light of current trends, including bilingual education. Chapter Four outlines a number of implementation approaches. -hapter Five discusses ways to integrate different funding sources so that early childhood Montessori can be supported in school districts that usually do not provide prekindergarten services. Chapter Six concerns Montessori education in relation to the disabled child and special education. Chapter Seven discusses the process of starting a school in terms of development of a Proposal, common misconceptions, magnet school funding, and task force development. Cost audits from two established Montessori schools in Cincinnati are included. Chapter Eight covers admissions and recruitment, nonselective admissions, magnet school recruitment, promotions, and admission application proredures. Chapter Nine concerns parent involvement; Chapter Ten, program expansion; and Chapter Eleven, program evaluation. Numerous references are cited throughout; supportive materials are appended to some chapters. (RH)