Charter schools usually don’t appeal to Montgomery County Board of Education President Christopher S. Barclay.
But Monday night, he supported Community Montessori Public Charter School’s application, because he believes it might help the school system consider education from a holistic perspective.
“I’m hopeful that what we haven’t done is given way too much focus on test scores,” said Barclay (Dist. 4) of Takoma Park.
Community Montessori, which will serve students in pre-kindergarten through the third grade in Kensington, was approved in a 6-2 vote Monday evening by the Board of Education. Judith Docca (Dist. 1) of Montgomery Village and Michael A. Durso (Dist. 5) of Silver Spring were opposed.
The school will be run by Crossway Community, a nonprofit organization that serves low-income women and children and already operates a Montessori school for children. Crossway has operated as a nonprofit since 1990. It listed $2.42 million in total revenue according to its tax information from 2009.
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