A consortium of pre-collegiate, independent, and religious school organizations striving to promote excellence in education and to preserve philosophical and religious values as well as the spiritual dimensions of life. Learn more…
CAPSO
The California Association of Private School Organizations is the voice of K-12 private education in California. Its primary mission is to preserve the independence of California’s private schools and to uphold parental choice in education.
Members
CAPSO members exemplify the great diversity of private education in the United States. The organizations represent schools, both sectarian and non-sectarian, serving approximately 80% of California’s children from preschool through twelfth grade who are enrolled in the state’s private schools. Learn about our members…
Legislative Action Center
Learn about the issues, current legislation, judicial proceedings and administrative actions that impact California’s K-12 private schools. Go there…
CAPSO's ESSA Guide for Private School Educators (in progress)
Looking for a user-friendly, easy-to-understand introduction to the provisions of the federal Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) that are most relevant to private schools? You’ve come to the right place! Check out CAPSO’s online ESSA guide.
Mid-Week E-Mailer
CAPSO publishes a monthly newsletter during the course of the school year containing timely information, links to resources, and commentary from a private school perspective.
Support CAPSO
You can help protect and champion the independence, diversity, and excellence that are hallmarks of California’s K-12 private schools.
Your tax-deductible contribution supports California’s oldest, largest, most respected and most inclusive consortium of private school organizations. Maintaining a strong and vital statewide coalition is in the best interest of every private school. Donate now…
ESSER: What Your Private School Needs to Know
The federal CARES Act Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief Fund provides an array of emergency relief benefits to private schools. (Learn more.)
Latest Posts
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President Joe Biden wasted no time in signaling to the nation’s teachers unions that better times were at hand. On his first full day in...
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On May 12, 2021, private schools throughout California received word, via an email sent from the California Department of Education, that their applications for federal...
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The California Association of Private School Organizations has registered support for AB 762, a bill currently pending in the California Legislature. Authored by Assemblymember Alex...
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According to the most recent data provided by the National Center for Education Statistics, the 5.9 million students enrolled in America’s private schools account for...
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