Quick Facts

General Information

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Downtown Montessori at Ida Wells Academy 

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 Live Downtown, Work Downtown, Learn Downtown     

 

VISION 

To provide an authentic Montessori learning environment to meet the needs of the whole child in a public school setting.

 

MISSION STATEMENT

Our mission is to foster the emotional, intellectual, physical, and social development of the whole child by addressing the uniqueness of each in an authentic Montessori environment within public school diverse educational community.

Office Manager: Abel Salazar

Grade Levels: PK 3, PK 4, K, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 (2024-2025) Adding a grade level each year, up to 8th grade

Trustee District: District 5 - Maxie Johnson

Executive Director: Dr. Jameile Choice 

School Division/Feeder Pattern: The Office of Transformation and Innovation (OTI)

Motto Core Values

Love You, Love Others, Love Our World

School Colors: Yellow, Blue, Red

Mascot: Giraffe

School Hours: 8:00 am - 3:20 pm  (The school doors open @ 7:30 am)