WEEKLY ROUND UP 3/9/2018

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… Upcoming NCEA Webinars Monk Exchange Program Diocese of Owensboro Catholic Schools Gather for Diocesan Mass Catholic School […]

Upcoming NCEA Webinars

  NCEA webinars cover trending and need-to-know topics relevant to your career in Catholic education.  All participants will receive the recorded webinar and presentation files for reference and inclusion among other professional learning resources.  For inquiries regarding webinars, contact Andrea Chavez-Kopp, Assistant Director for Educational and Formation Programs at [email protected]. Click here to view a complete list […]

Monk Exchange Program

The following article was contributed by Annette Jones, Ed.S., Assistant Director for School Leadership at NCEA. Two years ago, the NCEA Board of Directors approved a plan to find and recognize those young people- in our Catholic elementary and secondary schools who, through their faith, service, and vision, were changing their local communities. We knew that inspirational young […]

Catholic School Matters Top Five

For decades, Catholic schools have seen dropping enrollments in the face of demographic challenges—namely, smaller Catholic families and shifting populations.  When confronted with new realities, some schools double down on their past practices (looking for a new group of teaching sisters, for example, or making more presentations at their parish Masses).  Often, those efforts fail […]

WEEKLY ROUND UP 3/2/2018

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… Live It Out! The Vision of “The Joy of Adolescent Catechesis” President’s Education Awards Program Catholic School […]

Live It Out!

The following article was contributed by Annette Jones, Ed.S., Assistant Director for School Leadership at NCEA. Two years ago, the NCEA Board of Directors approved a plan to find and recognize those young people – in our Catholic elementary and secondary schools who, through their faith, service and vision were changing their local communities. We knew […]

The Vision of “The Joy of Adolescent Catechesis”

The Partnership for Adolescent Catechesis (NFCYM, NCEA, NCCL), in collaboration with pastoral and catechetical leaders from around the country, wrote The Joy of Adolescent Catechesis (JAC). The document describes itself as an “invitation to examine, thoroughly and honestly, current assumptions and systems in order to encourage the creation of new relationships and patterns of ministry” […]

President’s Education Awards Program

The President’s Education Awards Program (PEAP) honors graduating elementary, middle and high school students for their achievement and hard work. The program provides individual recognition from the President and the U.S. Secretary of Education to those students whose outstanding efforts have enabled them to meet challenging standards of excellence. Each year, thousands of elementary, middle, […]

Catholic School Matters Top Five

This is the third week of New School podcasts.  I’ll highlight these podcasts but I’ve also included a lot of great articles on school communication in this issue.  Last week, I highlighted Frassati Catholic Academy in Denver on Monday.  On Tuesday, I focused on Pope Francis HS in Springfield, Massachusetts.  Wednesday, it was the new […]