President's Message
Friends in Education,
The Minnesota Independent School Forum (MISF) is the trusted voice for private and independent education. Since 1976, MISF has raised over $20 million to deliver scholarships to low-income students, technology improvements in the classroom, and programs and services that guide administrators and educators in their day-to-day operations and future planning. We are proud of the service we provide to our 32 member schools and the state-wide network of K-12 nonpublic schools in Minnesota.
We provide service to 530+ schools, serving 7,300 educators and 84,000 students. Our school system is the largest in the state. In fact, we represent over 10% of Minnesota's K-12 schools.
We provide support and interpretation for a complicated system of state and federal regulatory information, and we advocate for the needs of our private and independent school community.
Did you know that our system graduates ninety-nine percent (99%) of all students and that over ninety-five percent (95%) of these students advance to higher education?
We are committed to creating access to a strong education by facilitating scholarship and fundraising programs that support low-income students and fund programs that place our schools on the cutting edge of classroom delivery trends.
Please take a moment to get to know MISF. We invite you to become a partner in our mission to develop the world's future leaders, innovators and urgently-needed problem solvers.
With respect,
James B. Field, President, MISF
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Chris Heiderscheidt
St. Mary's, Sleepy Eye
"I recently took advantage of the opportunity to attend the Development Director's meeting at Austin Pacelli School offered by MISF. I traveled two hours from Sleepy Eye, and it was worth every minute. What a wonderful meeting with an excellent exchange of information that served very worthwhile. I look forward to the next meeting. Keep up the great work! "








