Our Principal
Debbie Kelley has served as the Head of Brickton Montessori School since 1987. In her role as Principal/Executive Director, she is responsible for ensuring the quality of our Montessori programs and the day-to-day school operations. As Head of school and as a Board member, she works strategically with the Brickton Montessori Board of Directors to make sure that Brickton Montessori School is here for your children’s children.
Her vision of Montessori has inspired the faculty and administrative staff to model a climate of dynamic growth, courage, compassion and humor which has resulted in the school’s numerous accreditations. First introduced to Montessori in the mid 1970’s, she achieved her Montessori Preprimary Teacher Certification in 1978. She has been the lead teacher in both the preprimary classrooms (age 3-6) and 6-12 elementary classroom. Most recently she has enjoyed conducting a variety of classes with our Middle School students on drama, ethics and beading.
Debbie’s formal education was at Northeastern (BA) and National Louis (M Ed). Over the years she has taken a wide variety of continuing education and has presented seminars at both AMS and ASCD national conferences. This coming year, she will complete her class work at Kellogg School of Management, which will result in the distinction of being a “Kellogg Scholar.”
As our school principal, Debbie represents our school in the broader educational community. She has worked with both local and national Montessori organizations, serving as a teacher trainer, consultant, national conference co chair and workshop presenter. She completed her 5 year term as Commissioner on the AMS School Consultation and Accreditation Commission, serving as the Chair for her last 2 years of service.
Debbie has had the privilege of doing something she loves and being among great people for almost 40 years. She hopes that her 2 children, 2 grandchildren and the many, many children and families of Brickton will live a life of purpose, have the courage to reach for goodness, make glorious mistakes, and enjoy love.