Ed Board Votes In Support Of Elm City Montessori’s Charter Renewal

After hearing an hour of public testimony about Elm City Montessori School’s inclusive community, rigorous hands-on curriculum, and “life-saving” social and emotional development, New Haven’s school board unanimously voted in support of the school’s charter renewal. That local vote was the first step in a charter-renewal process that now heads to the Connecticut Board of Education for review. Elm City Montessori School (ECMS) is the state’s only local charter school. That means that the PreK-8 school receives funding from and requires certain approvals from the city’s Board of Education, while still operating with a certain level of independence from the city’s public school district. Dozens of speakers testified Monday evening during the Board of Education’s meeting at King/Robinson School with at least 80 people filling the room. The duration of the charter renewal is ultimately up to the state Board of Education, which is scheduled to take a vote on this matter in March.

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