Full disclosure: I am a colleague and friend of Elizabeth Slade， but I'm the kind of friend who would tell it to her straight if needed。Luckily， in this case， it is not needed， because this book is amazing。 As someone who has worked in multiple public Montessori schools as a teacher and administrator， I am very aware that public Montessori education is necessary， but rife with challenges。 Montessori in Action outlines the One School Montessori Method， a template for how to build and maintain a Full disclosure: I am a colleague and friend of Elizabeth Slade， but I'm the kind of friend who would tell it to her straight if needed。Luckily， in this case， it is not needed， because this book is amazing。 As someone who has worked in multiple public Montessori schools as a teacher and administrator， I am very aware that public Montessori education is necessary， but rife with challenges。 Montessori in Action outlines the One School Montessori Method， a template for how to build and maintain a cohesive， resilient public Montessori school。 The book moves quickly from the theoretical to the practical， and gives concrete tips - and documents - that help practitioners to establish a one school culture， engage in honest talk with all stakeholders， and build strong systems to support the important work that is going on at the school。Elizabeth has the experience needed to write this book - she has managed， coached， and turned around public Montessori schools serving historically disenfranchised students， all while shaping classrooms into thriving Montessori environments。 I am familiar with an have implemented much of the content of the book as I have received and given training in some of the areas covered， and yet there were elements of the book that served as an aha moment to me， and made me realize that there is a better way to do some of the things that we have been doing。 Some examples are student transitions and student portfolios - the book helpfully gives a step by step process for each。I would highly recommend this book to anyone who is involved in the leadership of a Montessori school， teaching at a Montessori school， or interested in either。 Public Montessori schools tend to build their systems， policies and procedures from scratch， and there is no need when there is such a wealth of existing knowledge to benefit from。 This is a solidly written， very practical book that I hope gets into the hands of many schools！ 。。。more