This post was contributed by Jennifer Ryan, Admissions at Saint Bridget School in Framingham, MA. Monday – Celebrating our Community. Saint Bridget School had an all-school service day. Here is what we did: PreK & K – invited the 9:00am Mass parishioners to come over after mass for breakfast and coffee baked that morning by […]
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Catholic School Faculty Meetings: 7 Effective Practices for a Successful Meeting
This post was contributed by Dr. Daryl Hagan, Superintendent of Schools, Diocese of Evansville. Faculty meetings – for better or worse – are universal features of the professional culture of schools. While research on faculty meetings is limited, existing literature suggests that meetings could be an arena where schools can address their common challenges (Hagan, […]
NCEA Staff Visits San Diego Schools as We Gear Up for NCEA 2016!
This post was contributed by Shannon Andrea, Director of Marketing Communications at NCEA. As the Director of Marketing Communications, many of my days are spent working behind the scenes in the office to ensure our programs and services are promoted, that we are connecting and engaging with our members, and proclaiming the great news stories […]
NCEA Lenten Resource Calendar Now Available
Pope Francis is asking us to live this Lenten period as a time for conversion during the Extraordinary Jubilee of Mercy. In his message for Lent 2016 entitled ‘I desire mercy, and not sacrifice’: The works of mercy on the Jubilee path, the Pope reiterates the importance of the corporal and spiritual works of mercy. […]
Monthly Message From NCEA Interim President – February 2016
The following video message is an update from Dr. Thomas Burnford, NCEA’s Interim President.
School Finance Study
This post was contributed by Dale McDonald, PBVM, PhD, NCEA Director of Public Policy. Currently NCEA and CARA are conducting the biennial finance study known previously in elementary schools as Financing the Mission and as Dollars & Sense for secondary schools. The data collected and reported are the only sources of information about Catholic school […]
E-Rate Reminder
This post was contributed by Dale McDonald, PBVM, PhD, NCEA Director of Public Policy. The 2016 E-Rate Application period opened on February 3 and will close on April 29. Since almost 4 billion dollars will be available for discounted services, this is an opportunity to acquire or enhance broadband connectivity for classrooms. Every school should […]
WEEKLY ROUND UP 02/05/16
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… Generations of Catholic Education Saint Matthias Catholic schools week: Theme of the Week is Service Effective Use […]
Generations of Catholic Education
This post was contributed by Danielle Kinnamont. As a child, a Catholic school education was all I knew, attending Catholic school from the ages of 3-23. I grew up surrounded by religious sisters and priests, knowing that First Friday meant Mass and Lent meant lots of grilled cheese and pizza in the cafeteria. However, there […]
Saint Matthias Catholic schools week: Theme of the Week is Service
This post was contributed by Heather Gossart, NCEA Consultant. They come from across the street and from across the world…they are children who create a rainbow of colors and cultures and musical languages. Yet, above all in this small Catholic school tucked away in a Maryland community in the Archdiocese of Washington, they call themselves […]
