NCEA’s Traveling Bookstore is a Hit at the Institute for Catholic School Leaders

This article was contributed by Margaret Kaplow, NCEA Marketing Manager. Catholic school principals, presidents, pastors and board members attending NCEA’s Institute for Catholic School Leaders (ICSL) are exploring the many publications at the NCEA traveling bookstore. In between sessions focused on enrollment, capital campaigns, public policy, teacher recruitment and more, attendees shop for titles they […]

Bearing Witness

This article was contributed by Andrea Kopp, NCEA Manager of Educational Resources. 41 Catholic educators representing 24 states came together for an intensive week-long professional development opportunity about Holocaust Studies and teaching students about the dangers of bias, prejudice and its continuing effects on the world today.  The Eileen Ludwig Greenland National Bearing Witness Summer […]

Spiritual Leadership Retreat at the Institute for Catholic School Leaders

This article was contributed by Margaret Kaplow, NCEA Public Relations Manager. Attendees at the Institute for Catholic School Leaders (ICSL) participated in an opening retreat led by the Leadership and Professional Development teams. The Spiritual Leadership Retreat is designed to help principals, pastors, presidents and board members build trust, encourage unity and increase productivity in […]

WEEKLY ROUND UP 07/15/2016

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… Webinar: Emergency Preparedness Training Options for Houses of Worship University of Dayton Center for Catholic Education Celebrates […]

Webinar: Emergency Preparedness Training Options for Houses of Worship

This article was contributed by the Office on Non-Public Education, Liaison to the nonpublic school community for the U.S. Department of Education. The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) is hosting a webinar July 19 focused on ways houses of worship and emergency managers can collaborate and use training programs like Community Emergency Response Teams (CERT) to increase community […]

Bridging the Gap

The following post is contributed by Ronald D. Fussell, Ed.D, Associate Superintendent of the Diocese of Manchester, NH. Dr. Fussell is a frequent presenter on the topic of lay education formation and preparing lay educators for ministry in Catholic education. The formula was simple. Catholic schools flourished in the United States over the span of centuries […]

The Gateway Catholic School Leadership Academy

The following post is contributed by Dr. John T. James, Associate Professor, Education Department and Director of the Institute for Catholic Education at St. Louis University. In 1999, when I assumed the presidency of Saint Albert Catholic Schools, a consolidated PreK-12 Catholic school system, I had a fairly clear understanding of the role. I had […]