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New Partnership to Support CharterStart Groups
Partnership to Support Charter School Groups Enrolled in MCPSA’s Charterstart Program As of December 1st, MCPSA is very excited to be partnering with EdOps to provide support to our CharterStart participants. EdOps is a Washington, DC based social venture that is committed to providing business management services to charter schools. Their Regional Director is located […]
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MCPSA Welcomes New Kansas City Professional Services Coordinator
The Missouri Charter Public School Association is very pleased to announce that on December 16th, Kelley Barnes will join our organization as our Kansas City Professional Services Coordinator! Kelley first received an undergraduate degree in Biology from Jackson State University in Jackson, MS. In 2006, Kelley moved to Kansas City, MO where she taught General […]
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Brown School Policy Forum Event
Charter Schools in Missouri: The Emergence of Reform Join us for Part One of the Child Well-Being series: The development of charter schools in Missouri includes a complex set of varying perspectives on the merits of school choice and education reform strategies. This discussion will examine Missouri charter school policy both past and present featuring […]
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OpEd – MASA Transfer Plan Falls Short of Quality Options for All Students
The Missouri Association of School Administrators (MASA) recently released a proposal, “A New Path To Excellence,” in an attempt to address unaccredited school districts and the laws governing student transfers once a district becomes unaccredited. In actuality this ‘plan’ simply asks for more time and more money to perpetuate the status quo. Though the Missouri […]
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Leadership Development Program Cohort Begins Work
The 2013-2014 cohort of MCPSA’s Leadership Development Program recently began work. The Leadership Development Program is a one-year, individualized training program offered to six charter schools at a time. The program is entirely grant funded by two donors: the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation and an Anonymous donor. Three schools are chosen in both St. Louis […]
About MCPSA
MCPSA was formed in 2005 by a dedicated group of volunteers and member schools. In 2006, the Association began to expand the portfolio of services offered to the charter school community and hired its first Executive Director. Our mission is to improve student achievement by increasing access to high quality charter public education options throughout […]
Missouri Charters
The charter school model is simply a different way of organizing and operating a public school. The charter school model is made up of two fundamental components: A charter school board that is responsible only for its individual school and functions independently of the traditional school district.The board of a charter school makes policies and […]
Advocacy
MCPSA will speak as the collective voice representing the best interests of Missouri’s charter school sector by advocating for accountable, fully funded, highly quality charter public schools in the state. We also work for charter schools to be a public education option in any community that is interested in having access to this form of school […]
News & Events
MCPSA Executive Director, Dr. Douglas Thaman, on Missouri Viewpoints
The Missouri Charter Public Association promotes the Association as the Missouri charter public school community’s leading advocate in the local, state and national media. We also highlight Missouri’s charter schools when they are prominently featured in the news. MCPSA is engaged in the media to assure our members, and the charter school community as a whole, are well represented.
Vendor Program
Program Overview The MCPSA Preferred Business Partners Network leverages the purchasing power of Missouri Charter Public Schools and expands access to high quality, cost-saving products and services. Participating in MCPSA’s vendor program will give you direct access to more than 45 charter school business and operations managers. Through our online market place, vendor directory, annual […]
Market Place Vendor
MCPSA’s Vendor Market place is the most basic level of the vendor program. Businesses will receive a listing on MCPSA’s website and a listing in our annual vendor directory. MCPSA staff does not screen Market Place vendors and therefore being a member of the Market Place is not an endorsement by MCPSA of any vendor. […]
Shared Services
Cooperative Purchasing & Shared Service Vendors have undergone MCPSA’s most advanced vendor evaluation. These companies are partners with the Missouri Charter Public School Association and have agreed to provide schools with economy of scale pricing. Along with the 5-point evaluation process, these companies have undergone an additional vetting process to ensure that they offer the […]
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