Virginia Council for Private Education

The Voice of Private Education in the Commonwealth of Virginia

Member Organizations

2006-07 VCPE Board of Directors
State Recognized Accrediting Member Associations

American Montessori Society
Joan Marie Parasine, Headmistress
Montessori School of McLean
(703) 790-1049

Association of Christian Schools International
Cliff Williams
Fredericksburg Christian Schools
(540) 373-5355

Association of Christian Teachers and Schools (ACTS)
R. Jay Nelson, Ph.D., Executive Director
Association of Christian Teachers and Schools - Christian School Services
(417) 862-2781 x4025

International Christian Accrediting Association
Clarinda Cole , Administrator
Heritage Christian Academy
(804) 745-2387

North American Christian School Accrediting Agency
Wayne Scott, Director of Records and Admission
Virginia Baptist College
(540) 786-4953 x328

Southern Association of Colleges and Schools - Council on Accreditation and School Improvement
Dr. Edward Krenson, Associate Executive Director
SACS-CASI
(404) 679-4500 x558

Seventh-day Adventist Schools of the Potomac Conference
Robert N. Smith III, N. B. C. T., Associate Superintendent of Education
Seventh-day Adventist Schools of the Potomac Conference
(800) 732-1844 and (540) 886-0771

Southeastern District, Lutheran Church - Missouri Synod
Sally Hiller, Mission and Ministry Executive
Southeastern District, Lutheran Church - Missouri Synod
(703) 971-9371

Virginia Association of Independent Schools
Dr. Sally K. Boese, Executive Director
Virginia Association of Independent Schools
(804) 282-3592

Virginia Association of Independent Specialized Education Facilities
Michael C. Farley
Elk Hill Farm, Inc.
(804) 457-4866

Virginia Catholic Education Association
Francine P. Conway , Superintendent
Catholic Diocese of Richmond
Catholic Diocese of Arlington
(804) 359-5661

Virginia Independent Schools Association
Benjamin Vaughan, Headmaster
Isle of Wight Academy
(757) 357-3866

Other Member Associations
These organizations do not accredit or may have an accrediting process that is not yet approved.

Association of Military Colleges and Schools of the United States
Col. (R) Roy F. Zinser, President
Massanutten Military Academy
(540) 459-2167

Church Schools in the Episcopal Diocese of Virginia
Dr. David Charlton, President
Church Schools in the Diocese of Virginia, Inc. (Episcopal)
(804) 435-0665

Member-at-Large

J. David Yoder, Ed. D.
Chair, VCPE Board of Directors
(941) 806-9175


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School information on this site is as current as provided by each VCPE member school or association.
Some of the schools listed are also members of associations that are not members of VCPE.
The Commonwealth of Virginia only recognizes those associations with VCPE approved
accrediting processes; therefore, these affiliations are not listed on our website.