We would like to welcome Ali Dubois to our Central Office team as our new Assistant Area Superintendent! Ali comes to us from Muskegon Montessori Academy for Environmental Change where she served as the School Principal for 6 years. Ali…
Meet Chris Slater – Choice’s New CFO
Choice Schools Associates welcomes Mr. Chris Slater as our new Chief Financial Officer. He joins the company as Adam Holcomb, Choice’s long-time CFO, leaves the company to embark on a new journey. Chris Slater comes to us from Catholic Charities…
The time has come to wish him farewell
As many of you have heard, Adam Holcomb has decided to go out on his own and live out his dream of owning his own financial services company. Adam has served the boards of Choice Schools Associates for the past…
2020 Best and Brightest Companies to Work For
We received good news last week that further confirmed how truly exceptional our Choice family is. Because of our staff’s amazing commitment to building culture, relationships with one another and passion for their work, Choice Schools has once again been…
Best and Brightest Companies to Work for in the Nation 2019
Congratulations, Choice Schools employees! We received word that Choice Schools has been named a Best and Brightest Companies to Work for in the Nation. You may recall receiving this award previously for Michigan, but we are now on the Best…
Helping Everyone Thrive in Schools – School Interventionists
If a student seems disengaged or even presenting behavioral problems in class, a teacher may call on the help of an interventionist or literacy coach. Specialized knowledge about external and cognitive variables that impact a student makes a school interventionist…
Third Year of Being Named a Detroit Free Press Top Workplace
Choice Schools is proud to announce it has been awarded a Top Workplaces 2019 distinction by Detroit Free Press. The honor is based on anonymous employee feedback gathered through a third-party survey administered by Energage, LLC, that measures multiple aspects…
Student Focused Office Managers Create a Welcoming Environment for All
Office managers play a vital role in a school’s daily success. The work they do varies day-to-day and looks different from school-to-school. Because an office manager’s job is so diverse, it’s often misunderstood or regarded simply as clerical. In reality,…
Sixth-Grader on a Mission to Change the World
“It’s more than just raising money, it’s about changing the world,” Preston Wood, a sixth-grader at Creative Montessori Academy, said. Preston has developed a heart for changing people’s lives and he is on a mission to do so. So, when…
International Day of Peace
Today we recognize the eleventh annual United Nations International Peace Day. This historical event first took place on September 21, 2009, when the Montessori world came together to celebrate peace. Peace Education is at the heart of who we are…