1. Eduardo Mata ES A MONTESSORI School of Choice
Information Session, December 13, 2016

2. Housekeeping Notes & Agenda
´ Please be courteous of others
Silence Cell Phones, Take Calls Outside, Minimize Distractions for others
´ 5:30 – 6:10 General Meeting
´ 6:10 – 6:30 Classroom Preview/Tour

3. Vision Statement: To provide an academic foundation which allows our students to be successful on their educational journey.
Mission Statement: To empower self- motivated students as they strive for excellence and success in their education

8. Public Schools in Texas
Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS)
Common Assessments (Every 6 Weeks)
Academic Checkpoints
ACP (Fall Semester) Terra Nova/STAAR (Spring Semester)
K-4 (Reading, Math) 4th (Writing)

9. The TEKS: An Opportunity for Montessori to SHINE
Realized many aspects of what Dr. Montessori discovered so many years ago
Research-based developers of the TEKS

11. What to Expect At the Primary level
Pre-K3, Pre-K4, and Kindergarten

12. What to expect in Lower Elementary
1stgrade, 2nd Grade, 3rd Grade

13. What to expect in Upper Elementary
4th Grade and 5th Grade

14. Is Montessori Right for My Child?

15. Ask yourself these questions:
Does my child adjust to new situations easily?
Is my child …
• Able to concentrate on independent work?
• Show a sense of initiative in following his/her interests?
• Show a love of learning about the world and others?
• Able to accept guidance from adults and other children?
• Able collaborate with their teacher to develop academic goals and independently follow through on that plan?

16. Program Overview
Specials ´ Physical Education & Wellness ´ Visual Arts ´ Music Enrichment ´ Talented & Gifted ´ Special Education Inclusion ´ Instrumental Music

17. Dual Language Enrichment Program
Limited Availability 
§ Bilingual Learning Centers
§ Practical Life & Sensorial
§ Native English speakers will be grouped together for English reading instruction
§ Based on the Language of the Day
§ Native Spanish speakers will be grouped together for Spanish reading instruction
* 2nd graders begin to receive reading instruction in both languages
§ Math (English)
§ Science & Social Studies (Spanish)
§ Coupled with specialized vocabulary enrichment (30-45 minutes daily)

18. Montessori Teaching Team (16/17)
´ 7 Primary Teachers (2 to 22 ratio)
´ 5 Upper Elementary (1 to 22 ratio)
´ 3 Dual Language
´ 2 Dual Language
´ 4 General Education
´ 73General Education
´ 12 Lower Elementary (1 to 22 ratio)
4 Dual Language
´ 7 General Education

19. Projected Slots 43 Slots PK3 - Kinder
These are predicted and subject to change
Dual Language classes must have a 50/50 split of Native English & Native Spanish Students

20. Selection Levels
Priority 1: Student lives in the Mt. Auburn Attendance Zone
Priority 2: Student lives in the Woodrow Wilson feeder pattern
General: Student lives in District
2/3 of seats are Priority 1, 1/6 are Priority 2, and 1/6 are General.
Applications not selected in priority lottery will be entered in the general lottery.
Applications not chosen during the lottery will be placed on the wait list.
Sibling Preference – 25% of incoming PK3, PK4, and Kindergarten seats will be reserved for siblings. This policy is enacted starting with new students for the school year.

21. PK Requirements
´ To be eligible for the district Pre-Kindergarten Program, a child must be 3 or 4 years old on or before Sept. 1 of the upcoming school year. The child is eligible for enrollment in the Pre-K program if he/she meets any of the following criteria: ´ be unable to speak and comprehend the English language; or ´ be educationally disadvantaged (eligible to participate in the National School Lunch Program [NSLP]) Income Eligibility Guidelines (USDA); or ´ be homeless; or ´ be the child of an active duty member of the armed forces of the United States, including the state military forces or a reserved component of the armed forces, whose ordered to active duty by proper authority; or ´ be the child of a member of the armed forces of the United States, including the state military forces or a reserved component of the armed forces, who was injured or killed while serving on active duty; or ´ have ever been in the conservatorship of the Texas Department of Family and Protective Services (DFPS) (foster care) following an adversary hearing.

22. Accepting Applications
November 28 – January 31st for students entering PK 3, PK 4, and K in August 2017.
Online Applications are being accepted at
Students entering 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th and 5th grades may call (972) to be added to the waitlist.
Families will be notified via Mail/ the Week of February 13th
The acceptance deadline is March 20, 2017

23. Transportation
Transportation will be provided for students who live more than two miles from the school within Dallas ISD boundaries. Pick-up locations are identified Dallas ISD schools. Families are responsible for their own transportation to nearby pick-up locations.

24. Please follow the guide with your agenda color.
Campus Tour
Please follow the guide with your agenda color.