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• VCPE is the umbrella association representing private elementary and secondary schools in the Commonwealth.
  
• VCPE is the only organization that has recognition from the Virginia Board of Education to oversee the accreditation of private elementary and secondary schools in Virginia.
  
• VCPE approves the accrediting processes of thirteen accrediting associations and has two additional memberships of associations.
  
• VCPE has a strong voice in the General Assembly and is often consulted in matters concerning private education.
  
• VCPE's direct link at the national level is the Council for American Private Education (CAPE). VCPE acts as the state voice for accredited private schools and collaborates on efforts initiated by CAPE to support private education on the national level.
  
• VCPE is the private education organization that is approached by state agencies for nominations from its member schools to advisory boards and committees. Currently, VCPE has representatives serving on the Virginia Education and Technology Advisory Committee (VETAC), the Child Day Care Council, and the Advisory Board for Teacher Education and Licensure (ABTEL).
  
• VCPE is the principal resource for the Virginia Department of Education for public information on private education.
  
• VCPE provides regular attendance by representatives at State Board of Education meetings and legislative hearings.
  
• VCPE maintains a website with the largest listing of private schools in Virginia.
  
• VCPE informs its member associations of regulatory and/or code changes that may affect private schools in Virginia.
  
• VCPE acts as a sounding board for complaints regarding individual schools and, where necessary, follows through on complaints with the representative associations.
  
• VCPE handles questions, concerns and complaints regarding various state regulations and/or policy issues.
  
• VCPE is recognized as the organization to contact for information on private schools. Our directory of schools is available to members of the public, including parents, realtors, and such, as well as contacts at public school divisions around the state and other professional educational organizations.
  
• VCPE staff members are available to speak at any state gathering.
  
• VCPE administers the criminal fingerprinting process for private school employees through an agreement with the Virginia State Police Central Criminal Records Exchange.

Revised July 2003