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  • July

    2025-2026 Parent Checklist

    Dear Parents,
     
    It’s time to get ready for the 2025–2026 school year—please take a few moments to complete your parent checklist.
     
    A highlighted message at the top of the page will alert you to complete the checklist. You will be prompted to complete the following:
    • UPDATE YOUR PERSONAL and FAMILY CONTACT INFO and PRIVACY SETTINGS
      • Please review and update your address, email address, and contact information as needed. 
      • Review and update the option for other parents to view contact information for you.
    • VIEW THE BULLETIN BOARD FOR YOUR CHILD’S COMMUNITY
      • Each community has a Bulletin Board where important information is made available, such as:
        • Contact information for your child's guide
        • Class Roster
    • REVIEW THE 2025-2026 CALENDAR
      • The school calendar is available by clicking the Calendar tab on the school's website.
     
    QUESTIONS ABOUT YOUR BLACKBAUD TUITION MANAGEMENT BILL?
     
    If you have any questions regarding your Blackbaud Tuition Management bill, please contact Sandy Bartholome (sandyb@austinmontessori.org, 512-892-0253 ext 104) in the Business Office. She will be your point of contact throughout the summer and next school year.
     
    QUESTIONS ABOUT myAMS? Contact info@austinmontessori.org.
     
    Have a wonderful summer!

    Warm regards,
     
    Dawn Michal
    Director of Operations

  • May

    Main Office Summer Hours: June 2 - July 31

    Monday - Thursday: 9 am - 2 pm 
    Fridays: 9 am - noon

  • Upcoming School Holidays

    Thursday, June 19 (Juneteenth): All School Holiday
    Thursday, July 3 & Friday, July 4: All School Holiday
  • Amber Miller

    Forty-Year Journey: Amber Miller Retires from Austin Montessori School

    Fabiana Shelpuk
    Born and raised in Texas, Amber Miller first came to Austin Montessori School in 1979. Not as a staff member, but as a young mother looking for the right educational environment for her three year-old son. Her decision was rooted in an admiration for what founder Donna Bryant Goertz was building and, as she admits with a smile, in the wholesome snacks she saw being served. She didn’t know it then, but that moment would shape the next four decades of her life. At the time, Austin Montessori was a small, close-knit community with just a handful of classrooms. “It felt like a hidden gem,” Amber recalls.

  • Pre-Order Your 2024-25 AMS Yearbook Today!

    The yearbook is now available for pre-order and is available in both hardcover ($48.50) and softcover ($41). Yearbooks will be delivered to AMS, so there are no shipping costs if ordered by Wednesday, May 21.
     
    The 114-page yearbook includes
    • Individual student photos by school photographer Emily Hines
    • Candid photos for all 16 communities
    • Photos from Fall Festival, Gala, Passage to Adolescence & Commencement
    As in previous years, you may pick up your yearbook from the main office this summer or at the start of the 2025-26 school year. You will receive an email when the yearbooks are available for distribution. 
     
    Place your order by May 21 through the Weekly Bulletin or the email you received. After that date, the only option will be ship-to-home with an additional $10/book for shipping & sales tax.

Austin Montessori School

5006 Sunset Trail, Austin, TX 78745
(512) 892-0253
info@austinmontessori.org
Austin Montessori School is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization and does not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, sex or gender, disability, or age in providing educational services, activities, and programs. The school adheres to all applicable state and federal non-discrimination laws for private, non-profit educational institutions.