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
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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
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Jamie Driver
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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:
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providing a framework for communication and cooperation among members fostering sound public policy regarding private and religious schools
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encouraging diversity in education
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striving to provide families with a choice of schools for their children
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MoCAPE serves its member schools by:
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Communicating with partner schools to inform them about state and federal programs and how to participate in them.
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Offering monthly trainings to members on relevant and meaningful topics.
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Coordinating efforts regionally and across the state in response to legislation that will impact member schools.
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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.
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Monitoring proposed state education legislation that could impact private and religious schools and advocating on behalf of member schools.
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Working with CAPE and State CAPE Network to engage legislators at the national level and advocate on behalf of member schools.