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COUNCIL FOR
AMERICAN
PRIVATE
EDUCATION
1726 M Street, N.W., Suite 1102, Washington, D.C. 20036
(202) 659-0016
FAX (202) 659-0018
Joyce G. McCray
Executive Director
January 22, 1993
Mr. Eli Segal
Assistant to the President and
Director of the Office of National Service
The White House
Washington, DC 20500
Dear Mr. Segal:
On behalf of the Council for American Private Education I want to
congratulate you on your appointment as Assistant to the President and
Director of the Office of National Service. We look forward to working
closely with you in the coming years.
CAPE was founded in 1971 to provide a coherent private school voice in
the educational community. Today, the members are 14 national
educational organizations serving private elementary and secondary
schools. There are 29 state affiliates which strengthen the coalition
concept throughout the country. The CAPE member organizations
represent about 70 percent of the 5,200,000 children enrolled and
384,000 teachers in private schools. One out of every four schools in
America is a private school.
We are very interested in concepts of service and programs which provide
children the opportunities to experience helping others. Many private
schools, elementary and secondary, provide such opportunities for their
students. Before coming to Washington, I was the principal of Friends
Seminary, a Quaker independent day school in New York City. Community
service is a requirement for graduation at that school.
Members: American Montessori Society
Association of Military Colleges and Schools of the U.S.
Christian Schools International
Evangelical Lutheran Church in America
Friends Council on Education
Lutheran Church Missouri Synod
National Association of
Episcopal Schools
National Association of
Independent Schools
National
Association of Private Schools for Exceptional Children
National
Catholic Educational Association
National Society for Hebrew Day Schools
Seventh-day Adventist Board
of
Education, K-12
Solomon Schechter Day School Association
U.S. Catholic Conference, Associated state organizations in Arizona, California, Connecticut, Delaware, District of
Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, New Mexico, New York, North Dakota, Oregon, Puerto
Rico, Rhode Island, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, Washington, and Wisconsin.
We are eager to help you in any way. We ask that as you begin your new
work you consider including private school educators in your meetings and
your planning. We are eager to participate and share our experience.
We look forward to hearing from and again, we are eager to work with you.
Sincerely,
Jance Joyce G. McCray If Hue way
Executive Director
To receive more information, please complete this form and return to CAPE.
Legislative Conference
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NAME
State CAPE Network
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National Diffusion Network
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TITLE
Blue Ribbon Schools Recognition Program
-
Drug-Free School Recognition Program
ORGANIZATION
-
Outlook
-
STREET ADDRESS
Private Schools of the United States
-
"Facts about Private Schools as Background
SUITE NUMBER
-
for the Debate on Parental Choice"
CITY
STATE ZIP + 4
Choice Statement
-
PHONE
FAX
COUNCIL FOR AMERICAN
PRIVATE EDUCATION
1726 M Street, N.W.
Suite 1102
Washington, D.C. 20036-4502
Board of Directors
Drug-Free School Recognition Program
Dr. Robert Abramson
which identifies schools which are doing
Solomon Schecter Day School Association of the United
exceptionally good work to counter alcohol,
Synagogue of Conservative Judaism
tobacco and other drug abuse,
Mr. Michael Eanes
American Montessori Society
Private School Facilitator Project which
Ms. Kay Edstene
encourages schools to take advantage of the
Friends Council on Education
National Diffusion Network enrichment
Rabbi Joshua Fishman
curriculum units;
National Society for Hebrew Day Schools
cape
Mrs. Ann Gordon
Publications
National Association of Episcopal Schools
circulating a monthly newsletter, Outlook, to
Mrs. Sheri Haan
Christian Schools International
Members of Congress, educators, libraries, and
Ms. Sherry L. Kolbe
subscribers;
National Association of Private Schools for Exceptional
distributing Private Schools of the United
Children
States (1992 edition), a directory of CAPE's
Sr. Catherine T. McNamee
"Voice of the Nation's
15,000 member schools which is published by
National Catholic Educational Association
Private Schools"
Market Data Retrieval; and,
Dr. Carl Moser
The Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod
developing special papers addressing current
Mrs. Billie Navarro
issues such as a pamphlet entitled "Facts about
Evangelical Lutheran Church in America
Private Schools as Background for the Debate
Dr. Gilbert L. Plubell
on Parental Choice".
Seventh-day Adventist Board of Education, K-12
Dr. Peter D. Relic
National Association of Independent Schools
Lieutenant General Willard W. Scott
Association of Military Colleges and Schools of the
United States
Sr. Lourdes Sheehan
United States Catholic Conference
Mr. Henry Strong
Washington, DC
Ms. Billie Kops Wimmer
State CAPE Network Representative
Council for American Private Education
Council for American Private Education
Mrs. Joyce G. McCray
Executive Director
1726 M Street, NW, Suite 1102
1726 M Street, NW, Suite 1102
Washington, DC
Affiliated State Organizations
Washington, DC
20036-4502
Arizona, California, Connecticut, Delaware, District of
20036-4502
Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, lowa, Kansas,
Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska,
Telephone: (202)659-0016
New Mexico, New York. North Dakota, Oregon, Puerto Rico,
Telephone: (202)659-0016
Fax: (202)659-0018
Rhode Island, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia,
Fax: (202)659-0018
Washington, Wisconsin
© 1992 by Council for American Private Education
12-22-92-JM
Council for American
the debate on the future of education in America
providing input and testimony on legislation of
Private Education
and are ready to share the benefit of their expertise
interest and concern to private schools on
and experience.
issues including: tax policy to protect and
History and Mission
strengthen charitable support of non-profit
The CAPE member organizations are themselves
The Council for American Private
institutions; school safety with regard to
diverse: religious and non-religious, urban and
Education (CAPE) is a Washing-
hazards such as radon, lead and asbestos; and
rural, small and large. The CAPE board of
ton-based coalition of 14 national
education legislation so that private schools are
directors deliberates extensively, listens to each
organizations serving private elementary and
appropriately included;
other carefully, and strives to reach agreement on
secondary schools. Member organizations are
important public policy issues. They are primarily
interacting with the Administration and with
non-profit and subscribe to a policy of non-
motivated by the concept of opportunity, choice
the U.S. Department of Education to develop
discrimination in their admission policies. There
and excellence in the education of all of America's
public policy, particularly with the Office of
are currently 29 state affiliates which strengthen
children.
Educational Research and Improvement and
the coalition throughout the country.
the Office of Private Education;
The significant numbers of students and teachers in
CAPE was founded in 1971 to provide a coherent
working as a member of the Committee for
private schools, the concept of pluralism, and the
private school voice in the educational community.
Education Funding to support the passage of
diversity of the private school organizations
The U.S. Department of Education's National
appropriations for education and of Indepen-
require a strong advocacy and where possible a
Center for Education Statistics estimates that in
dent Sector, a coalition of non-profit organiza-
common voice on behalf of all private schools.
tions concerned with tax issues;
Fall 1991, 11% (5,193,000) of the nation's
The purposes of CAPE, then, are to assist and
children were enrolled in private schools and 13%
Communications
strengthen the efforts of its member organizations
(355,000) of the nation's elementary and second-
and the private schools they represent and to serve
sharing information with other education
ary school educators were teaching in private
effectively the free society from which they derive
associations, as well as the National Assess-
schools. The CAPE member organizations
their independence.
ment Governing Board (NAGB) and National
represent about 70% of this total private school
Board for Professional Teaching Standards
membership.
Activities
(NBPTS), to ensure a private school voice and
Private schools, by definition, help fulfill the
CAPE advocates the role of private schools in
presence;
American ideal of pluralism in education.
education, develops positions on national public
strengthening the relationship between the
America's first schools were private schools,
policy, and is dedicated to working cooperatively
national CAPE office and the State CAPE
established in the early 17th century, often church-
with the public sector to improve the quality of
network.;
related. It is also true that some of the very
education for all of the nation's children. Among
Special Programs
founders of these early private schools were
CAPE's specific activities to promote the interests
administering for private schools on behalf of
instrumental in establishing the first free schools
of private schools are:
the U.S. Department of Education the-
that later became the foundation for the public
Legislative/Government
school system. Private schools have produced
Blue Ribbon Schools Recognition Program
sponsoring an annual legislative conference
many of this country's great leaders and have often
which promotes excellence and calls national
attended by representatives of all CAPE
led the way in curricular innovation. Private school
attention to unusually successful public and
member organizations to communicate with
educators are vitally interested in being included in
private schools,
Members of Congress;