Michelle Dulany
Educator, Founder, Owner, Executive Director of West Orange Montessori School, opened Fall 2007- present

2009-2011 Researched and wrote the Orange County Public School APPROVED Montessori K-8 Charter School Program Application for WOMCS.

Founder, Director and Head Teacher of Midcoast Montessori School in Bath, Maine from 1999 to 2007.

Education and Certification-

• M.A. in Education & K-12 School Administration, Oral Roberts Univ., Tulsa, OK, 1996.
• B.F.A. (minor in Literature), magna cum laude, Colby-Sawyer College, New London, N.H., 1984. Class Salutatorian. Only two-time recipient in school history of the Edith B. Long Art scholarship.
• Montessori Teacher Certification: Primary ( Birth - 6 yrs.), and Elementary ( 6 - 12 yrs.), American Montessori Society.

Michelle Dulany is the founder, Director and Head Teacher of West Orange Montessori School. Her credentials include a Master of Arts in Education and a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree. An experienced school administrator and teacher, she served as owner, director, and head teacher of Midcoast Montessori School from 1999-2007, and taught at the preschool, elementary and middle school levels. Michelle received Montessori Teacher Training and Certification for Primary (3-6 yr), and Elementary (6-12 yr), through the American Montessori Society.

Working passionately and diligently from 2009 through the late spring of 2011, Michelle envisioned, researched, and authored the Orange County Public School District Board APPROVED Montessori K-8 Charter School Program for the recently renamed, "Montessori of Winter Garden Charter School". Michelle is proud of her critically important contribution to making Montessori Education a Public School option for the families in our Winter Garden / Windermere / Ocoee Communities.



Kenneth Spidle
Founder, Teacher

Academic Credentials: Bachelor of Science, University of Massachusetts at Amherst.

Ken has been teaching in our (3-6) classroom for 8 years. Ken has Montessori Primary (3-6) certification and has completed his training for Montessori Elementary Teacher Certification* through the American Montessori Association.

In addition to teaching in both the Primary and Elementary classrooms at Midcoast Montessori from 2000- 2007, Ken has also been the Finance Director at Midcoast Montessori. He will enjoy continuing both to teach in our Primary classroom, as well as keep the books for West Orange Montessori School.