Oh, The Places You'll Go.....

Two of MCPSA's employees are leaving to pursue new career opportunities!

Bailey Geist has served the Association and the charter community for the past five years in a variety of ways, from managing our social media to coordinating the annual conference and Charter MarketPlace.

Christy Moreno joined us last year as the Bilingual Director of Advocacy where she quickly went to work establishing relationships with families across the State. Her work helped us move closer to achieving Funding Equity for charter public school students.

While we are sad to see them go, we wish them both the best as you move into your new careers. You have been an indispensable part of our team!

Join the MCPSA Team & Support Great Charter Public Schools for Missouri's Students

Interested in a career dedicated to quality education for all public school children? MCPSA is hiring! Check out our new career openings for Director of Advocacy & Director of Operations. Spread the word! MCPSA seeks the best to bring our member schools the best!

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It is NOT too late to sign-up for the

Trick or Trot 5K & Fun Run

Join MCPSA, St. Louis charter schools, and fellow community members on October 31st in Forest Park for a 5K & Fun Run! All proceeds go to supporting the St. Louis Charter Athletics League. Costumes are optional but encouraged!

MCPSA's 2021 Leadership Conference Wrap Up

THANK YOU for attending MCPSA's First Annual Missouri Charter Schools Leadership Conference! We hope you found the sessions informative and helpful and had a great time networking with your peers once again. We value your feedback! Please take a few minutes to complete the survey so we can make each conference better than the last!

Changing the Narrative

We are working to highlight stories that paint a more accurate picture of the charter school community. Do you have a teacher, a student, an alumn, or a project you would like to highlight? Send your story ideas!

COVID-19 school re-entry resources

School re-entry information

Children’s Mercy has a dedicated team of professionals who provide current informantion and advice for schools and community leaders on returning to school and related activities during the COVID-19 pandemic. Get the latest updates on best practices for schools during COVID-19 by visiting our Returning to School and the Community Safely page.

Families Vote with Their Feet on Education

A new report, “Voting with Their Feet,” shows hundreds of thousands of families switched to charter schools during the first full school year of the COVID pandemic. According to data compiled by the National Alliance for Public Charter Schools, during the 2020-21 school year, charter school enrollment grew 7%, the largest increase in half a decade. Nearly 240,000 new students enrolled in these innovative, student-centered public schools, despite a sharp decrease in overall public school enrollment during the same period. 

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 Social Justice in Education Graduate Certificate

The College of Education Certificate in Social Justice is organized to support the understanding, knowledge, and skills needed to create a just and equitable society. The curriculum focuses on institutional and personal processes, values, attitudes, and behaviors that sustain injustice while encouraging the development of positive educational, familial, community-centric, and social group advocacy and action.

Learn more from our UMSL COE Podcast episode with Dr. Thomasina Hassler, the Matthew D. Davis Racial and Social Justice Institute director. 

To learn more about the UMSL College of Education, please contact:

David A. Stofer, Ed.S.

Recruitment Coordinator

UMSL College of Education

314-243-0773

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The Charter Marketplace serves as a free tool for our member schools to search, find and review vetted companies by the Missouri Charter Public School Association.