On November 6th, 2014, Jackie Cossentino and Elizabeth Slade from The National Center for Montessori in the Public Sectors; Josie Zinninger, Founder and Director of Lakeland Montessori Charter Schools; and Robin Howe and Tim Seldin of The Montessori Foundation met to discuss How Successful Montessori Schools Introduce and Work With Students Age 5 and Older. There is no question that best practice in Montessori is for most, if not all children, to enter our program at age 3 or younger. At the same time, most Montessori schools either choose, or feel compelled, to allow children to enter the program later. We will focus on the admission of children age five and older, and consider the somewhat different challenges faced by independent, public, and charter Montessori schools. Among the topics that we considered were working with parents to help them consider if our school(s) would be a good fit for their children, pre-admission parent and student orientation/education, and support during crucial first year. We also considered the questions of how children who enter at five or older affect Montessori classes and how the seem to do in the long run.