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Toolbox Store

The full toolkit library.

Downloadable resources for school leaders — frameworks, handbooks, governance tools, and leadership systems. Built for Montessori schools.

Frameworks

Culture & organizational architecture

4 tools
Adult Culture Framework

Frameworks · Featured

Adult Culture Framework

A principled architecture for the adult culture of your school. Replaces informal norms and reactive conflict with coherent, Montessori-aligned structures for how adults lead, communicate, and hold one another accountable.

57-page field guide + supporting tools

Year-Long PD Planning Template

Year-Long PD Planning Template

Editable Excel workbook · 5 tabs

A full-year professional development planning workbook with suggested weekly topics, differentiated tracks for guides and assistants, and a Beginning of Year tab for in-service planning. Editable in Excel or Google Sheets.

Conflict & Feedback Protocol

Conflict & Feedback Protocol

7 tools + implementation guide

An equity-centered system for navigating conflict and delivering feedback in Montessori schools — tiered, documented, and built for the real complexity of adult professional relationships.

The Montessori Equity Audit: Toolbox Edition

The Montessori Equity Audit: Toolbox Edition

48-page PDF · 38 diagnostic questions across 4 domains

A self-guided diagnostic for leadership teams ready to audit whether their stated equity commitments are reflected in their actual systems. Includes a self-scoring guide, a four-round debrief protocol, and a next-steps framework.

Leadership Tools

Systems for how leaders work

9 tools
Montessori Leadership Operations Playbook

Leadership Tools · Featured

Montessori Leadership Operations Playbook

The operating infrastructure for a functioning Montessori leadership team. Meeting rhythms, decision protocols, delegation frameworks, and accountability systems built to reduce friction and bring clarity.

40+ documents

Montessori Hiring & Selection Toolkit

Montessori Hiring & Selection Toolkit

38+ documents

Equitable, philosophy-aligned hiring from job description through offer letter. Structured to find candidates who align with your mission and values — not just your credential list.

Leadership Transition & Succession Toolkit

Leadership Transition & Succession Toolkit

40 documents

When a leader leaves, schools lose more than a person. This toolkit structures the transition before, during, and after — protecting institutional memory and keeping the school stable through change.

Performance Concerns & Separation Toolkit

Performance Concerns & Separation Toolkit

33 documents

Structured, dignified, and legally sound processes for managing performance concerns through to separation when needed. For the conversations no one prepares you for.

Compensation Framework Toolkit

Compensation Framework Toolkit

8 documents + Excel workbook

A principled compensation system for Montessori schools — pay philosophy, salary banding, annual review cycle, and equity audit. Includes an Excel workbook for maintaining salary bands.

Enrollment Systems Toolkit

Enrollment Systems Toolkit

8 documents

End-to-end enrollment infrastructure — inquiry management, tour protocol, admissions decisions, waitlist management, and re-enrollment. Built for the operational complexity schools actually face.

New Leader Onboarding Toolkit

New Leader Onboarding Toolkit

7 documents

A structured first 90 days for incoming heads of school and directors — the relationships to build, the decisions that can't wait, and the institutional knowledge to absorb before acting.

Staff Retention Toolkit

Staff Retention Toolkit

7 documents

Stay interviews, working conditions assessment, exit analysis, and retention-centered culture practices. For schools that want to keep the people they worked hard to find.

Annual Cycle Planning Toolkit

Annual Cycle Planning Toolkit

6 documents

A full-year operational planning system — month-by-month leadership calendar, board calendar, enrollment rhythm map, staff cycle planning, and budget timeline. So the school year is mapped, not improvised.

Governance & Stewardship

Board and governance infrastructure

2 tools
Board Onboarding & Alignment Toolkit

Governance & Stewardship · Featured

Board Onboarding & Alignment Toolkit

Builds shared understanding of roles, culture, and expectations from the first board meeting. So new members can contribute from day one and governance stays strong over time.

21 documents

Financial Literacy for Montessori Leaders

Financial Literacy for Montessori Leaders

7 guides

A deep, actionable guide to school finance for leaders who didn't come from finance — budget construction, reading financial statements, cash flow management, reserve strategy, and board finance conversations.

Handbooks

Editable handbooks for your community

2 tools
Montessori Family Handbook

Handbooks · Featured

Montessori Family Handbook

A comprehensive, editable family handbook built specifically for Montessori schools. Reflects your philosophy and community — not a generic school district template adapted to fit.

58-page editable template

Montessori Staff Handbook Toolkit

Montessori Staff Handbook Toolkit

124-page editable template

A full editable staff handbook covering policies, culture, expectations, and procedures — written with Montessori adult culture in mind. Ready to adapt and implement.

Free Downloads

No purchase required.

Three free guides built with the same rigor behind every paid tool.

Growing Your Montessori School

Enrollment growth strategy, expansion planning, staffing for scale, and the organizational questions schools often skip in the rush to grow.

For: Heads of school, boards, and leadership teams

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Fundraising for Montessori Schools

Build a fundraising culture that reflects Montessori values — case for support, donor communication, annual fund strategy, and mission-aligned development.

For: Development leads, heads of school, and boards

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Creating Strong Financial Structures

Budget development, financial reporting, reserve policy, and cash flow planning. Practical and non-jargon — designed for leaders who didn't come from finance.

For: Heads of school, business managers, and boards

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Questions

Common questions about Toolbox.

Are these templates or finished documents?

These are editable, implementation-ready templates — not locked PDFs. Every product comes with a Word or Google Docs editable version designed to be adapted to your school's voice and context.

Do I need to be working with MMG Advisory to use these?

No. Each tool is designed to stand alone. That said, schools working with Advisory often use these as implementation resources during engagements.

Are these appropriate for all Montessori schools?

Yes — public, independent, and charter. The tools are built around Montessori organizational values, not a specific AMI or AMS framework.

What format do the files come in?

Products are delivered as PDF + editable Word/Google Docs files. You receive download access immediately after purchase.

Is there a refund policy?

Because these are digital downloads, all sales are final. If you have questions about whether a product is right for your school, reach out before purchasing.

Not sure which tool fits?

Start with a conversation. Advisory can help identify which tools support the work your school is doing.