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    Fast Facts

    • Co-Chairperson, Parent Action Committee
    • Year started at MDS: 2009
    • Email: mtsparents@mdpsc.org
    • Favorite quote: If you are neutral in situations of injustice, you have chosen the side of the oppressor. – Archbishop Desmond Tutu

    Veronica Rice

    I grew up in Texas and Arizona, and moved to Philadelphia to attend university and then law school. After 12.5 years in Philadelphia, I returned to Phoenix, to be closer to family, as my husband and I began a family of our own. My family, and time with them, is my number one priority; my favorite activities are travel/exploration, volunteering, practicing law, taking and teaching Zumba, and reading.

    When it was time for our first child to begin school, we discovered Montessori Day School (MDS). We wanted school to be a second home for our children, and that is exactly what MDS has been for our family, for over 16 years. From our first day at MDS, in 2009, my husband and I wanted to be intimately involved in our school community. We began volunteering in various capacities, both in the classroom and as part of the Parent Action Committee (Parent Committee). The Parent Committee is comprised of administrators, teachers, staff and volunteer parents (and other family members) who work together to assess and make decisions about all aspects of our school and the experiences of our children.

    In 2013, I became co-chairperson of the Parent Committee. The MDS community is a very special one; it is diverse and welcoming, with a collective commitment to fostering the best learning environment for our children and bettering our world.  I can’t imagine a better community for my family.