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Montessori Move Update for 2025-26 School Year

Montessori Move Update for 2025-26 School Year

Dear J.J. Hill Montessori School Families,

I hope you and your family are having a great school year so far. As you are aware, our Montessori program will be moving to the former Barack and Michelle Obama Elementary School building (707 Holly Ave.) in fall 2025. This building will also house a new middle school, which will begin with sixth grade only in the 2025-26 school year, adding a grade level each year. Both the elementary and middle school will have their own principal. As previously announced in 2023, the name of our school will be Barack and Michelle Obama Montessori Elementary School.

As part of this exciting next step for our school, the schedule for all grades will be 9:30 a.m.-4 p.m. starting in the 2025-26 school year to align with the majority of the district’s other PreK-8 schools. This schedule will allow the elementary and middle school to share buses and transportation routes. All areas currently served by our Montessori program will continue to be eligible to ride the school bus to Obama. Discovery Club will provide before and after school programming on-site for PreK-5 students. 

While this is a big change, I hope that letting you know about the new schedule now will help you plan for next year. We are developing a comprehensive transition plan to support families, students and staff as we navigate this change. I will continue to keep you informed as more information about our move becomes available. 

If you know other families who are interested in checking out our school, especially families with children entering sixth grade next year, please encourage them to visit our booth at the School Choice Fair on Dec. 14 at the Saint Paul RiverCentre.

Thank you,

Elizabeth Diemer, Principal

J.J. Hill Montessori School