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Sheila D. Stolov  isan accomplished educator, founder and principal of Hermosa Montessori Schoolbased in Tucson, Arizona. She has an extensive background and expertise inearly childhood education, K-8 education, professional development, buildingeffective teams, school administration, school building design and constructionand oversight of kindergarten through middle school instruction programs usingauthentic Montessori methods aligned with Arizona Academic Standards. 

Education andTraining:

Sheila has a BA in Education from Avila University(1973)  and postgraduate  Montessori certification from Avila College,Kansas City MO with Association Montessori International (AMI) certification(1973) and Elementary Teaching Certification. It is noteworthy that Ms. Stolov was trained by Lena Wikramaratne, whowas an associate of Maria Montessori during the period of time in which the elementaryMontessori curriculum was being developed.

Ms. Stolov receivedthe Cross Categorical Special Education Certificate 2001-2002  from the Arizona State Board of Education.

During Ms. Stolov’s career, she participated in numerousattendance hours of professional development from the American MontessoriSociety (AMS), and the Association Montessori International (AMI), in theUnited States. She was a presenter for the annual AMS conference in Florida.

Ms.Stolov attended professional development with Dr. StevenHughes entitled School 2.0, and Prove It. She also attended specialized leadership training from the American Montessori Society during theHeads of School retreats in various locations worldwide, and the internationalAssociation Montessori International (AMI) leadership conference in Oregon.

Other training includes:

●       Color Me HealthyCurriculum Training Pima County

●       Level 1 and 2 CriminalJustice Security Awareness Training Certification

●       The SpecialEducation Policies and Procedures Certification of Completion ArizonaDepartment of Education

●       CompassionateCommunication

●       TechnologyLiteracy Challenge Fund Certificate of Achievement from the Tucson RegionalTraining Center

●       Certificate ofAchievement  Grant Writing  Tucson Regional Training Center

●       Positive Discipline from the Tucson Psychiatric Institute

●      The Child’s Quest for Discipline  TucsonRegional Training Center

●       Directors Communicable Diseases, Conference on Early Childhood Education forAdministrators Pima County Health Department

●       Get Children Moving Pima County Health Department

●       The ArtsConnection University of Arizona,

●       Relationshipswith Siblings University of Arizona,

●       IdentifyingSpecial Needs Tucson Child Care Association

●       InfectiousDiseases Pima County Health Department,Kathy Ford

●       Understandingthe Characteristics and Meeting the Educational Needs of the the Gifted StudentArizona Department of Education-ESSSupport Cadre 

●       About theA’s: Assets, Assessment and Analysis Behavior and Management after BI PimaCommunity College and Neuro-Insult

Most recently Ms. Stolov completed the Leadership 100 training on March 27, 2024.

 Professional accomplishments

Ms. Stolov has been the principal of Hermosa MontessoriSchool since its founding in 1979. At present the school system includes both aprivate preschool program and public charter kindergarten through middle schoolprogram. Ms. Stolov wrote the Charter for Hermosa School and was awarded theCharter Contract from the State Board for Charter Schools in 1995. At presentSheila leads a staff of approximately 50 individuals including teachers,teaching assistants, administrative personnel and various support  staff. Approximately 300 students arecurrently enrolled. 

Hermosa Montessori School is located on a 16 acre campus inthe Northeast area of Tucson Arizona with over 40,000 square feet of classroomand administrative space. With the assistance of a noted Tucson architect, RonFridlind, Ms. Stolov designed and constructed exceptional classroom buildingsspecially adapted for the Montessori learning environment. The campus designguided by Ms. Stolov includes remarkable outdoor classroom environments,gardens, expansive playgrounds, nature trails, sport courts, and swimming pool.Under Ms. Stolov’s  continuous 46 yearsof leadership, Hermosa has consistently achieved the highest academic ratingsfrom the Arizona Department of Education first rated as an “excelling” school,and currently as a continuously “A” rated school.   

Awards andRecognition

Among Ms. Stolov’s long tenure leading Hermosa, she has beenrecognized as one of the top Arizona principals including being awarded thecoveted Circle of honor award presented by Tom Horne, Superintendent of PublicInstruction. As a Circle of Honor winner, Ms. Stolov was recognized as an“Exemplary Educational Leader” in 2007, and served as a mentor to educationalleaders for the following two years. See

For more informationabout Ms. Stolov and Hermosa Montessori School, see www.HermosaSchool.org

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