Plans & Notices

Maria Montessori Academy will be using the ESSER III funds awarded by the state in the following ways:

• 20% of the funds may be used to address student learning and accelerate student achievement to regain ground lost in learning.

• 80% of the funds may be used to upgrade wireless technology, technology devices, equipment, and services to ensure the health and safety of students.

In accordance with R-277-477 Maria Montessori Academy has established a Charter Trust Land Council which meets the two-parent majority rule. The Charter Trust Land Council shall: 

  1. Meet annually to review and adopt a data-driven, evidence-base Land Trust plan that contains: 
    • academic goals; 
      • specific steps to meet the academic goals 
      • measurements to assess improvement; and 
      • specific expenditures focused on student academic improvement needed to implement plan goals.
  2. Report annually on the expenditures and goals of the previous year.
  3. Monitor the use of funds and ensure that funds are spent according to approved plans and in accordance with School Land Trust guidelines. 
  4. Amend plans as needed through appropriate procedures created by the USBE.
  5. Participate in required training provided by the USBE. 
  6. Work with school administration to meet principal assurance and meeting deadlines as outlined by the USBE and School Land Trust.

If you would like to know more about the School Land Trust Program please visit the School LAND Trust website.

For more information or to attend a meeting, email Kacee Weaver or call the school at 801-827-0150

24-25 Charter Trust Land Council

Committee MemberContact EmailRole
Candice Cipulloccipullo@mmatah.orgParent
David Ganioganio.david@gmail.comParent
Nekane Welchnwelch@mmautah.orgParent
Kacee Weaverkweaver@mmautah.orgPrincipal


We are grateful to the members of the Charter Trust Land Council for their service. We advertise openings in this committee through our weekly family newsletters. To apply submit a formal intent via email to Kacee Weaver and the school will follow the LAND Trust Council Membership and Election Procedures.

Plans and Reports

Meetings

24-25 TSSA Plan

Carson Smith Scholarship Notice

If you are the parent of a child with an IEP enrolled in a public school, we are required by Utah Code Section 53A-1a-704(10) to inform you of the availability of a scholarship to attend a private school through the Carson Smith Scholarship Program.

Child Find Notice

The Maria Montessori Academy’s Special Education Department is attempting to identify all children with disabilities who are currently enrolled at the school.

If a child is having significant difficulty with vision, hearing, speech and/or behavior or is experiencing slow development atypical for his/her age, physical impairments or learning difficulty then he/she may be a child with a disability. Disabilities that could interfere with education include: autism, deaf-blindness, deafness, emotional disturbance, hearing impairment, intellectual disabilities, multiple disabilities, orthopedic impairment, specific learning disabilities, communication disorders, traumatic brain injury and visual impairment. Federal law mandates the provision of free educational programs and/or services for such persons.

If you know of a current Maria Montessori Academy student who might qualify for Special Education services, including a student suspected of having a disability even though he/she is advancing from grade to grade, please contact Maria Montessori Academy’s Special Education Department.


Maria Montessori Academy participates in the Utah Student Data Privacy Alliance (USPA). The USPA is a collaboration of the Utah State Board of Education and Local Education Agencies (Maria Montessori Academy) that share the common concerns regarding student privacy. The goal of the USPA is to set standards of both practice and expectations around student privacy such that all parties involved have a common understanding of expectations.

To access the list of the applications that we use here at MMA and to see how those applications follow the COPPA (The Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act) standards click on the following link.  

Maria Montessori Academy SDPA

The Teacher and Student Success Act plan is designed to improve the school’s performance under the state’s accountability system.

Parents of registered and attending students have the right to request information regarding the professional qualifications of their student’s classroom teacher(s). Maria Montessori Academy will provide, upon request, information regarding state qualification and licensing criteria, licensing status, degree and certification held, and other relevant qualifications and in a timely manner. Maria Montessori Academy may employ individuals holding LEA-specific educator licenses, license areas, or endorsements in accordance with Utah Administrative Code R277-301-7. Additional information on educator licensing can be found on the USBE website. If you would like to view Maria Montessori Academy's Licensing statistics you can click here. Please contact the administrative team if you would like more information.

Please follow this link to see the school reports provided by the Utah State Board of Education.

USBE Data Gateway

Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 (20 USC §1681)

No person in the United States shall, on the basis of sex, be excluded from participation in, be denied the benefits of, or be subjected to discrimination under any educational program or activity receiving Federal financial assistance.  

Maria Montessori Academy

Title IX Coordinator : Shauna Garner, titleix@mmautah.org

Non-Discrimination Statement

Maria Montessori Academy does not discriminate on the basis of sex in its programs and activities and is required by Title IX and 34 CFR Part 106 not to discriminate on the basis of sex, including but not limited to such discrimination in employment and in admission.

Notice of this policy shall be given to all applicants for employment, to all employees, and to all employee associations and shall be included in any employee handbooks. Questions about rights under Title IX and about the application of Title IX to the District can be directed to the Title IX Coordinator identified in this policy or to the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights of the U.S. Department of Education, or both.

34 CFR § 106.8(b)(1)

20 U.S.C. § 1701-21

Maria Montessori Academy encourages all victims of sex discrimination and persons with knowledge of sex discrimination to immediately report that to the Title IX Coordinator or an administrator. All complainants have the right to be free from retaliation of any kind. Complaints relating to sexual harassment (one form of sex discrimination) are addressed under Policy DKB and Policy FHAB. Complaints regarding other types of sex discrimination may be addressed through the grievance procedures set out in Policy DHC (for employees) and Policy FGE (for students).

Title IX Training Resource