Andres Manuel Dones Grade: 12 Age: 17 Belen Jesuit Preparatory School, Miami, FL Archdiocese of Miami “It is most likely that one of your sons will have the disease and one will not.” That’s what I overheard the hematologist tell my mother as my brother and I were having our blood drawn. I watched […]
Bully, Victim, and Bystander in light of the Woman Caught in Adultery
“Again, He bent down and wrote on the ground” (John 8:8). I often view Jesus in this story as not just bending down to write on the ground, but perhaps even sitting on the ground. With the angry mob in front of him accusing a woman of adultery, Jesus sits and writes. These strategies are […]
How this prep school is teaching its students to work their way out of poverty
The following article is a re-post of Diane Smith’s article, How this prep school is teaching its students to work their way out of poverty. Classes already started for about 80 freshmen attending the Cristo Rey Fort Worth High School at Our Mother of Mercy — a campus tucked in a southeast Fort Worth neighborhood that focuses on […]
Nominations Open for #NCEA19 Social Media Influencer Contest!
Are you a teacher who is committed to Catholic school education and eager to grow your social media network? Are you already or have the desire to become an established social media influencer? If you answered yes to either of those questions, make sure to fill out the application form today! NCEA is pleased to continue […]
WEEKLY ROUND UP 7/20/2018
Didn’t have the chance to check in with NCEA Talk each day? We’ve got you covered. Each Friday NCEA Talk will post a roundup of Catholic education news and resources from the week. In case you missed it… Faith helps Florida Catholic schools draw students Do You Know How to Get Your Board Members to […]
Education Savings Accounts
The following article is taken from Al DiLascia’s article, Education Savings Accounts, published by Journal Inquirer. There are 31,345 Catholic students in the state [of Connecticut], a number that is rapidly declining. The average cost of a public school student is $16,592. Catholic schools currently save taxpayers more than $520 million. If all these schools were […]
Faith helps Florida Catholic schools draw students
The following article is a re-post of Faith helps Florida Catholic schools draw students by LIVI STANFORD. Like many Catholic schools, Cardinal Newman High School has worked to reinvent itself over the years to draw students. In 2005, it became the first Catholic school in Florida to offer an International Baccalaureate program. It’s added college prep courses […]
Do You Know How to Get Your Board Members to Become Fundraising Ambassadors for Your School?
Since not all Board members are major gift officers for the school, they can certainly help make significant fundraising advances if appropriately trained to conduct strategic conversations with prospective donors, families and alumni. In her #NCEAICSL session “Turn Your Board into Fundraising Stars,” Mary Foley of Catholic School Management and Christian Brothers Services, provided some […]
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Catholic education leaders are facing tough decisions about the future of their schools. Whether you are grappling with the strategic planning process, need to evaluate current programs or develop new initiatives, cultivate effective school boards, improve school culture, increase advancement efforts, institute staff evaluation and growth processes, access technology priorities or learn to use analytics […]
WEEKLY ROUND UP 7/13/2018
Didn’t have the chance to check in with NCEA Talk each day? We’ve got you covered. Each Friday NCEA Talk will post a roundup of Catholic education news and resources from the week. In case you missed it… Providing sacrament prep for special needs students The Most Rev. Gerald Kicanas, to speak at ACE Commencement […]
