Kostache_Layout_Base.php

<?php

class Kostache_Layout_Base extends Kostache_Layout
{
	protected $_options_title_selected	= null;

	/**
	 * Returns an options list of titles.
	 *
	 * @return array
	 */
	public function options_title()
	{
		return array(
			array(
				'value' => 'Dr',
				'option' => 'Dr',
				'selected' => ($this->_options_title_selected == 'Dr'),
			),
			array(
				'value' => 'Mr',
				'option' => 'Mr',
				'selected' => ($this->_options_title_selected == 'Mr'),
			),
			array(
				'value' => 'Miss',
				'option' => 'Miss',
				'selected' => ($this->_options_title_selected == 'Miss'),
			),
			array(
				'value' => 'Ms',
				'option' => 'Ms',
				'selected' => ($this->_options_title_selected == 'Ms'),
			),
			array(
				'value' => 'Mrs',
				'option' => 'Mrs',
				'selected' => ($this->_options_title_selected == 'Mrs'),
			),
		);
	}
}

title.mustache

<option></option>
{{#options_title}}
	<option value="{{value}}" {{#selected}}selected="selected"{{/selected}}>{{option}}</option>
{{/options_title}}

View_Signup.php

<?php

class View_Signup extends View_Signup_Base
{
	protected $_partials = array(
		'title'	 => 'layouts/partials/person/title',
	);

	public function __construct($template = NULL, array $partials = NULL)
	{
		parent::__construct($template, $partials);

		$this->_account = $this->_get_account();
	}

	protected function _get_account()
	{
		$session_account = Arr::get(Session::instance()->get('signup', array()), 'account');

		// ...

		$this->_options_title_selected	= Arr::get($session_account, 'title');

		// ...
	}
}

View_Signup_Base.php

<?php

class View_Signup_Base extends Kostache_Layout_Base
{
	// ...
}