The Monument View Montessori Charter School Board of Directors will be comprised of five to seven members, and it will always include a majority of parents. The Board will be elected by the parents/guardians of the students attending Monument View Montessori Charter School and will operate according to the by-laws laid out by the school’s operating committee.

The MVMCS Board of Directors meets ten times a year, usually on the fourth Thursday of each month, at 5:30 pm. Contact our Office Manager at 970-858-3798 for details. We use virtual meetings for the majority of our meetings. Here is a list of the meeting dates for the 2024-25 School Year:

• 8/22, 9/26, 10/25, 12/5, 1/23, 2/27, 3/27, 4/24, 5/22, and 6/19

Board of Directors

Scott Ingram (President, Treasurer)

September 2022 – September 2024

Scott Ingram is the marketing director for a student travel and education company that takes students to communities in countries around the world. He previously was a field instructor for gap year programs and taught English in a high school in Nagasaki, Japan. He and his wife, Liesel, moved from Ridgway, CO, to Grand Junction in 2017 for the warmer winters and larger community. They welcomed their daughter, Juniper, in 2017 and their son, Ren, in 2019. They are excited to continue a Montessori education for their children in the Grand Valley.

Contact: s.ingram@mvmcharter.org

Stephanie Stelljes (School Accountability Committee)

October 2022 – October 2024

Stephanie Stelljes has her Master’s of Education with an emphasis in Early Childhood Education and Inclusive Classroom.  She has been involved in the early childhood profession for over 25 years. She owned and operated a licensed childcare facility for 13 years and currently teaches for the Early Childhood Department at Western Colorado Community College/Colorado Mesa University and provides coaching and training in her community. Stephanie is a Grand Junction native and enjoys hiking and camping in the beautiful mountains and monuments that surround the Grand Valley.

Kiley Poole

August 2024 – August 2026

Kiley Poole works at Project Healing Waters, a Nationwide non-profit that focuses on the health and well-being of our Disabled Veterans through the art of Fly Fishing.  Prior to PHW, she served 15 years in the United States Air Force.  Her roles included medical logistician for a Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear, and high-yield Explosive Enhanced Response Force Package (CERFP) medical team.  Within this role, she coordinated local, national, and international medical events, as well as local humanitarian missions serving Colorado, Texas, and the state of Washington.  Her last years were served with Colorado’s F-16 fighter squadron as their Unit Training Manager.  Before the military, she worked in early childhood education. She chose to end her career in the military to be more present with my family and raise our son.

Kiley is a Colorado native and currently resides on the Western Slope with my husband, Adam, and son, Jack. Adam is also a veteran of the United States Air Force, and both Adam and I are participants of Project Healing Waters and give back to the community as part of our servitude to others.  Together as a family, we enjoy fly fishing, camping, hiking, and good food next to a campfire.