Boyd School Founder named to VCPE Board

MaryAnn Boyd, Founder and President of The Boyd School has been named to serve as the Board Member representing American Montessori Society to the Virginia Council for Private Education. She will continue the work of former, longtime Board Member Susanne Gregory, the Head of School at Richmond Montessori School in representing Montessori pedagogy in private institutes of learning throughout the Commonwealth of Virginia.

MaryAnn Boyd has been a champion of the Montessori educational philosophy for over 30 years, first as a teacher and later as an educational director and school-owner. Under her guidance, The Boyd School has grown from a small, one-room school located in Reston, Virginia  to one of the largest Montessori school systems in Virginia with seven campuses located throughout Fairfax and Loudoun Counties. MaryAnn Boyd also serves on the development committee for American Montessori Society and as Leader for American Montessori Society Accreditation teams throughout the US.

The Virginia Council for Private Education (VCPE) oversees accreditation of nonpublic preschool, elementary and secondary schools in the Commonwealth. VCPE advocates for private schools in the states and facilitates a statewide framework for communication and cooperation among private schools, their public school counterparts, state and local governments, and other agencies and organizations.
 
The Virginia Board of Education has authorized the Virginia Council for Private Education to accredit private nursery, preschool, elementary, and secondary schools. (§22.1-19) State recognized accreditation comes through accreditation granted by any of the VCPE Approved State Recognized Accrediting Members.

For more information on The Boyd School, visit theboydschool.com. 

For more information on the Virginia Council for Private Education, visit vcpe.org.