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The Mental Health Team at LAMB works to promote a positive school environment that supports healthy social-emotional and behavioral development for all students. Tier 1 services provide classroom-based social-emotional learning opportunities, ad hoc check-ins or lunch bunches, and consultation with parents and teachers about social-emotional/behavioral concerns, plus referrals to community-based mental health providers when needed. Tier 2 services offer targeted supports, including short-term small-group counseling for students with similar needs, classroom-based supports such as a daily Check-In/Check-Out, and Montessori-aligned behavior contracts, with ongoing teacher collaboration. Tier 3 services are available to students with IEPs and/or 504 Plans and include long-term individual or group counseling outside the classroom, in-class behavioral support, and continued teacher consultation. The school integrates social-emotional learning as part of its overall supports to meet universal and individual student needs.
The Special Education Team provides individualized special education services and related supports in accordance with IDEA. To obtain an IEP, a child must have one or more disabilities listed in IDEA and the disability must affect educational performance and require specialized instruction. The IEP sets learning goals and describes the services the school will provide, including accommodations, modifications, and inclusion in general education classes and activities. A 504 Plan outlines how the school will remove barriers for a student with a disability and includes specific accommodations, supports, or services and the person responsible for providing them. A 504 Plan requires the presence of a disability and its impact on learning in a general education setting.
An English Language Learner (ELL) is someone who does not speak English fluently or is still learning English. LAMB's dual-language program provides English-language instruction while developing proficiency in the student's home language. All English language learners are screened when they enroll, and results identify the right level of support for each student. Support may include pull-out, push-in, collaboration with classroom teachers, and accommodations to classroom and state assessments. Best practices include daily English practice, using pictures to connect new words to the home language, and introducing English terms with cognates.
The Mental Health Team promotes a positive school environment that supports healthy social-emotional and behavioral development for all students. Tier 1 services include classroom-based SEL opportunities, ad hoc check-ins, and consultation with parents and teachers about concerns, plus referrals to community-based mental health providers when needed. Tier 2 facilities targeted supports such as short-term counseling for students with similar needs, a daily Check-In/Check-Out system, and Montessori-aligned behavior contracts, with ongoing teacher collaboration. Tier 3 services provide long-term individual or group counseling outside the classroom and in-class behavioral support for students with IEPs or 504 Plans, along with continued teacher consultation. The framework aims to sustain students' mental wellbeing and coordinate with families as appropriate.
LAMB implements campus-safety policies for arrival and dismissal on a high-traffic street. The campus enforces a 10 mph speed limit, asks drivers to avoid phone use, and to be aware of students. A crossing guard assists at the intersection of 14th Street and Farragut, and students use designated crosswalks and sidewalks. Vehicles enter only through the 14th Street entrance and exit via the southeast alley or Piney Branch Road exits; safe and legal parking is required. Early-release procedures require prior notification to the front desk; signing out without supervision may incur a $25 fee, and elementary students may not return after 1:00 p.m. unless signed back in before 1:00 p.m.; late pickups incur a $25 fee.
Latin American Montessori Bilingual Public Charter School is a public charter in the District of Columbia offering Montessori education in English and Spanish for students ages 3 to 12. It operates in multi‑age Primary (PK3–Kindergarten) and Elementary (Lower and Upper Elementary, 1st–5th) communities, with the goal of achieving fluency in both languages by fifth grade. PK3 is Spanish‑only; PK4 and Kindergarten are bilingual, with one language taught in the morning and the other in the afternoon and a language‑specific guide in each session. Lower and Upper Elementary provide instruction in both languages, supported by two teachers per classroom. The Montessori Cosmic Curriculum, guided by the Great Lessons, spans history, geography, anthropology, biology, chemistry, physics, astronomy, botany, and ecology, and aligns with the Common Core in DC. The school honors Latin American heritage, with staff from Latin American countries or descendants of Latino families, and its mission is a bilingual Montessori community rooted in Latin American culture. Community involvement is central through the Neighborhood Community Committee, PAZ values, and an active Board of Directors with broad family engagement.
