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NNWM Policies
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Explore our official governance documents, school handbooks, and operational guidelines designed to foster a safe, equitable, and supportive learning community.

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English Language Learners

Northern Nevada Wildflower Montessori (NNWM) is committed to ensuring that all students, including English Language Learners (ELLs), are provided equitable access to a high-quality, standards-aligned public education. In alignment with NNWM’s Montessori philosophy, language development is viewed as an integral part of the whole child’s academic, social-emotional, and cultural growth.

 

Consistent with the Montessori approach, NNWM recognizes that students acquire language through meaningful interaction, purposeful work, and immersion in a language-rich environment. English language development at NNWM is embedded within authentic academic experiences and supported through individualized instruction, respectful of and valuing students’ home languages and cultural identities.

McKinney-Vento Policy

Policy to support unhoused youth with their school of choice and best interests. 

Educational Rights Poster (Youth) from NCHE: English 🌱 Spanish

 

Educational Rights Poster (Parent) from NCHE:

English 🌱 Spanish

 

Higher Education Poster from NCHE

English 🌱 Spanish

 

Support for Students Whose Families Have Lost Their Homes to Foreclosure poster from NCHE:

English

 

NCHE Brochure:

English 🌱 Spanish

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Foster Care Policy

Policy to ensure that students in Foster Care receive all available support in line with their school of choice and best interests.

Special Education Policy

Northern Nevada Wildflower Montessori (NNWM) is committed to providing students with disabilities meaningful access to a high-quality, standards-aligned public education. Rooted in Montessori principles, the school honors each child’s individuality and supports learning through personalized, developmentally responsive practices.

 

Special education services are thoughtfully integrated within inclusive classroom environments whenever appropriate, with supports tailored to each student’s needs through their Individualized Education Program (IEP). Instruction emphasizes independence, hands-on learning, and collaboration, while fostering a strong sense of belonging.

 

NNWM adheres to the requirements of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act and Nevada regulations, partnering closely with families to support students’ academic growth and overall development.

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Family, Student, & Caregiver Handbook

A comprehensive guide to our school's operations for families, students and caregivers.

Restorative Progressive Discipline Plan

Positive Discipline in the Montessori Classroom and

Conscious Discipline are the framework, grounded in 

emotional intelligence practices.

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Children engage in child-led work with Montessori materials on floor rugs in a bright classroom.

FERPA Student Privacy Policy 

Confidentiality requirements concerning student education records under the Family Education Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA).

Gender Diverse Student Policy

NNWM is committed to fostering a safe and respectful learning environment for all students enrolled, including those with diverse gender identities or expressions, in every classroom, hallway, locker room, cafeteria, restroom, gymnasium, playground, athletic field, school bus, parking lot, and other areas on the premises of the school. This policy contains the requirements and methods for addressing the rights and needs of persons with diverse gender identities or expressions in alignment with NRS 388.132 and NRS 388.133(2)(b).

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The child who has felt a strong love for his surroundings and for all living creatures, who has discovered joy and enthusiasm in work, gives us reason to hope that humanity can develop in a new direction.
 
- Dr. Maria Montessori

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Location

We are thoughtfully moving toward securing our school site, with several well-situated location options under consideration, all within 20 minutes of downtown Reno. We are focused on selecting the site that will ensure the best possible environment for our future students and families.

Nonprofit Status

Northern Nevada Wildflower Montessori is a non-profit organization and does not discriminate by race, color, national or ethnic origin, creed, religion, sex, disability, age, marital status, sexual orientation, or status with regard to public assistance. 

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Non-Discrimination Policy

Northern Nevada Wildflower Montessori admits students of any race, color, national origin, and ethnic origin to all the rights, privileges, programs, and activities generally accorded or made available to students at the school. It does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, or ethnic origin in the administration of its educational policies, admissions policies, scholarship and loan programs, and athletic and other school-administered programs.

Northern Nevada Wildflower Montessori is a non-profit 501(c)(3) organization

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