PLAINS STATES REGION
AMS AFFILIATED TEACHER EDUCATION PROGRAMS

Schools are listed in alphabetical order by city.

ARIZONA    |   COLORADO    |   NEBRASKA 
NEW MEXICO    |   OKLAHOMA    |   TEXAS 

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ARIZONA

SOUTH MOUNTAIN COMMUNITY COLLEGE
Early Childhood (2011)
7050 South 24th Street
Phoenix, AZ 85042
602-305-5601 Fax: 602-243-8203
E-mail: billie.larime@smcmail.maricopa.edu
Web Site: http://teacher.southmountaincc.edu/Programs/Montessori/
Director: Billie K. Larime
Credits Offered: 21 Undergraduate Credits
Source of Credits: South Mountain Community College
Starting Date: Fall

COLORADO

MONTESSORI EDUCATION CENTER OF THE ROCKIES
Infant & Toddler, Early Childhood, Elementary I, Elementary I-II (2012)
4745 Walnut Street
Boulder, CO   80301
303-494-3002 Fax:  303-494-6104
E-mail: dt@mecr.edu
Web Site: www.mecr.edu
Director:  Dorothy E. Thompson    
Credits Offered: 9+ Undergraduate, 9+ Graduate
Source of Credits: University of Colorado at Denver
Starting Date:  June

NEBRASKA

MID-AMERICA MONTESSORI TEACHERS TRAINING INSTITUTE
Infant and Toddler (2015), Early Childhood, (2015), Elementary I - II (2015)
12344 Pacific Street
Omaha, NE 68154
402-393-1311 Fax: 402-397-4958
E-mail: MECOFFICE@aol.com
          midamericamontessori@yahoo.com
Web Site: www.omahamontessori.com
Director: LaVonne Plambeck, PH.D
Credits Offered: Undergraduate/Graduate
Source of Credits: Metro-Community College, Plymouth State University
State Teaching License: State of Nebraska (Pending)
Starting Date: June, September

NEW MEXICO

NEW MEXICO CENTER FOR MONTESSORI EDUCATION
Early Childhood (2012)
304 Rover Boulevard
Los Alamos, NM 87544-3537
Phone: 505-672-9211, FAX: 505-672-9218
Email: ellardj@msn.com
Director: Joan Ellard
Web Site: www.ponderosamontessori.com
State Teaching License: New Mexico Higher Education Dept.

OKLAHOMA

OKLAHOMA CITY UNIVERSITY MONTESSORI TEACHER EDUCATION PROGRAM
Early Childhood, Elementary I (2013)
2501 North Blackwelder
Oklahoma City, OK 73106
405-208-5372 Fax: 405-208-6012
E-mailbpape@okcu.edu
Web Site: www.okcu.edu
Directors: Bee Pape
Credits Offered: EC Undergraduate, EC & EI Graduate
Degrees Offered: M.E.D., B.A..
Source of Credits: Oklahoma City University
State Teaching License Offered with Additional Hours
Starting Date: June

TEXAS

DALLAS MONTESSORI TEACHER PROGRAMS
Early Childhood, Elementary I and II (2012)
5705 Winding Woods
Dallas, TX 75227
214-388-0091 Fax: 214-388-3415
E-mail: dinapaulick@yahoo.com
Web Site: dallasmontessori.com/dmtep.htm
Directors: Dina Paulik, James Paulik
Starting Date: June, October

SHELTON MONTESSORI TEACHER EDUCATION CENTER
Elementary I
15720 Hillcrest Rd.
Dallas, TX 75248
972-744-1772 Fax: 972-386-7104
E-mail: jpickering@shelton.org
Director: Dr. Joyce Pickering
Web Site: www.shelton.org

HOUSTON MONTESSORI CENTER
Early Childhood (2015), Elementary I and II (2015)
Secondary I-II (2015), Administrator (2015)
7807 Long Point Rd.
Houston, TX 77055
713-465-7670 Fax: 713-465-8577
E-mail drbcoe@aol.com
Web Site: www.houstonmontessoricenter.org
Director: Betsy Coe, Ph.D.
Credits Offered: 19 graduate credits
Source of Credits: Endicott - TIES  program
Starting Date: June

NCME/HOUSTON
Early Childhood (2016)
5812 Maple
Houston, TX  77074
713-774-6952 Fax: 713-774-6952
E-mail: vo_myle@hotmail.com
Web Site: www.ncme-houston.com
Director:  MyLe Vo