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Board of Directors

President

Alan Freeman

Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod

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Treasurer

Dr. Erin Vader

Jefferson City Catholic Schools

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Rabbi Shlomo Sokora

Agudath Israel Schools 

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Danny Maggart

Great Plains Alliance of Christian Schools

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Dr. Daniel Peters

Kansas City - St. Joseph Catholic Schools

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Suzanne McCanles

Kansas City Independent Schools 

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Rob Huff

Springfield - Cape Girardeau Catholic Schools

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Maureen DePriest 

St. Louis Catholic Schools

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Jamie Driver 

St. Louis Independent Schools

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Executive Director

Nicolette Gibson

The Missouri Council for American Private Education was formed in 1981. It was the first of the 33 state-level affiliates of the Council for American Private Education.

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MoCAPE seeks to promote the vitality of Missouri's private and religious schools by:

  • providing a framework for communication and cooperation among members fostering sound public policy regarding private and religious schools

  • encouraging diversity in education

  • striving to provide families with a choice of schools for their children

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MoCAPE serves its member schools by:

  • Communicating with partner schools to inform them about state and federal programs and how to participate in them.

  • Offering monthly trainings to members on relevant and meaningful topics.

  • Coordinating efforts regionally and across the state in response to legislation that will impact member schools. 

  • Working with Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE) officials to enhance cooperation and facilitate participation of private schools in state and federal education programs.

  • Monitoring proposed state education legislation that could impact private and religious schools and advocating on behalf of member schools. 

  • Working with CAPE and State CAPE Network to engage legislators at the national level and advocate on behalf of member schools.

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