PACAPE
(Pennsylvania Chapter of the Council on American Private Education)
Position Statements and Information
Member Associations
American Montessori Society Schools of PA
Association of Christian Schools International, Northeast Region www.acsipa.org network info
Christian Schools International
Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod Schools of PA
Agudath Israel-Mid-Atlantic Region
Find out more about specific advocacy
information at www.pacatholic.org or www.acsipa.org
Research about School
Choice Impact
Find your Legislator in PA http://www.legis.state.pa.us/cfdocs/legis/home/find.cfm
Locate
Senate District on Map (use to locate districts, names not
current)
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PACAPE Mission
PA CAPE supports and advocates quality nonpublic education for its affiliated schools.
STATEMENT OF
PURPOSE
Through its common commitment to quality education, the PA CAPE serves to unify its member jurisdictions and schools while respecting their diversity. The association is organized to provide a framework for communication and cooperation among nonpublic jurisdictions and schools in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, preschool through secondary. In addition, PA CAPE strives to maintain productive relationships with the Pennsylvania Department of Education, the Pennsylvania Board of Education, the state and federal government, and other agencies which impact quality education.
In
education and their significant contributions to
educating
the public and promoting the common good;
2. Encourages excellence and pluralism in education and
promotes the right of private schools to fulfill their
unique missions;
3. Promotes the rights of parents to educate their children
in the schools of their choice;
4. Fosters the participation of the private school community
in shaping Pennsylvania's education agenda and
develops/promotes positions on education policy;
5. Advocates the equitable opportunity of private school
students to participate in appropriate state and federal
education programs;
6. Monitors and analyzes legislation and regulations
affecting
private schools;
7. Provides information about private education to
policy makers and the public;
8. Keeps the private school community informed on issues
and programs.
Contact: D. Merle Skinner PACAPE 724-455-2122 x 103 for more information or email info@champion.org