Mission

The Georgia Association of Private Schools for Exceptional Children (GAPSEC) serves as a coordinating organization of independent and private schools that have a primary mission or have within their mission a distinct special program that focuses on students with learning disabilities, issues, and differences.  Meeting at least annually, members gather to discuss common professional issues, to establish and help maintain a code of ethics, and to share information regarding programs in member schools.  As a recognized affiliate of GISA (Georgia Independent School Association), the recognized special education organization for the Georgia Private Education Council (GPEC which is the Georgia organization for the Council on Private Education at the national level) and the state affiliate of the National Association of Private Schools for Exceptional Children (NAPSEC), GAPSEC also serves as a spokes group with the State Department of Education regarding the Georgia Special Needs Scholarship and other special education issues in Georgia.