People don’t rent movies anymore…but that doesn’t mean they don’t WATCH movies anymore. The same is true for religion. Just because people don’t attend like they used to doesn’t mean they don’t CARE like they used to. And this is especially true for young people.
Category: Operational Vitality
Catholic Schools Week: A Celebration of Faith and Community
Here are several guidelines to capture the essence of CSW and ensure your festivities remain distinctly Catholic, high-quality and dedicated to cherishing the heartbeat of our schools—the people!
Catholic School Growth in Florida Offers Hopeful Lessons for Other States
As choice expands, Catholic schools and systems should be ready to respond with gusto.
Emerging Forms of Governance at Catholic Universities
Written by Rev. Dennis H. Holtschneider, CM, president of the Association of Catholic Colleges and Universities. A new national study identifies new governance models emerging in Catholic higher education stemming from the downsizing and aging of founding religious congregations in the U.S. For Catholic schools who also depend upon religious congregations for their sponsorship, these […]
Catholic Schools: A Legacy for ALL
Written by Lincoln Snyder, President and CEO, NCEA, [email protected] By now you have heard or read that for the second year Catholic schools have grown. NCEA data shows Catholic school enrollment grew by 3.8 percent in 2021 – 2022 and rose again by .3 percent in 2022 – 2023. Catholic schools currently enroll 1,693,493 students […]
Marketing Essentials for Catholic Schools: Data, DCSW and Branding
The following blog was contributed by Beth Rucinski, NCEA Educational Content Coordinator. Our Catholic schools play a significant role in the education system, providing quality education that nurtures the whole person – academically, spiritually and socially. However, with the competition for enrollment increasing, it is essential to implement a strategic marketing plan to attract students […]
How Silos and Redundancies Impact Financial Sustainability in K-12 Private Schools
Redundancies and silos are some of the biggest threats to financial sustainability in private schools. Redundancy can take many forms, from software redundancy—when different departments are using different software for the same purpose—to the redundancy of efforts among people at the school. Silos are created when people or software work without consideration for other school […]
Navigating the Employee Retention Tax Credit
The following blog was contributed by Frank Clement, director of strategic partnerships at America’s Christian Credit Union. Virtually every school, parish and diocese in America was financially impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. Consider the now-familiar experience of schools like Trinity Academy1: students were scheduled to return from spring break on March 23, 2020, but never […]
FACTS^SPACE and the Importance of Community in Education
The following blog was contributed by Courtney Haindel, product marketing manager and FACTS^SPACE community manager at FACTS. Whether through their personal lives or careers, most people eventually realize that things are easier if you’re not doing them alone. We see this every year at our annual user conference, FACTS Elevate, as attendees start organizing casual […]
Catholic Schools Week 2023
St. (Pope) John Paul II said, “Catholic education is above all a question of communicating Christ, of helping to form Christ in the lives of others.” As Hallow seeks to help our community live a Christ-like life and grow closer to God, we are excited to celebrate Catholic Schools Week this year and support the […]
