In the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, a crisis has deepened among U.S. teenagers, with negative mental health outcomes and thoughts of suicide increasing significantly over the past decade. The contributing factors of loneliness and isolation are counterintuitive to many of our first impressions of young people. If I were to ask you to picture […]
FACTS Elevate Conference 2023 Preview
The following blog was contributed by Amanda Bohlmann, FACTS Marketing Manager. We’re ready to make some magic! Join FACTS this July 24-27 in Lake Buena Vista, Florida for Elevate 2023. This year’s conference is set to be bigger and better than ever, especially with our magical location at the Walt Disney World Swan and Dolphin […]
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 […]
Box of Joy – How Your Classroom Can Transform a Child’s Life
The following blog was contributed by Cross Catholic Outreach. To add this service project to your school’s outreach program, please click here. How It Feels to Open a Box of Joy Sadly, Christmas morning often arrives very differently in developing nations. There, impoverished children in remote communities may rise early like their U.S. brothers and […]
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 […]
10 Tips to Get Your Students Praying
The following blog was contributed by Emma Dodson from the Community Partnership Team at Hallow. You’ve spent time planning a great lesson, looked up resources, and you’re ready to start praying. Then…your students are distracted and have an energy that derails everything. We’ve all been there, and it’s frustrating, especially when the subject at hand […]
Co-regulation: seeking grace together at the still point
Modern neuroscience has emphasized the fundamental importance of relational safety in all aspects of childhood development. This notion fully supports our calling as Christians: to love and provide safety for all young ones. As parents and teachers, it can be common to try to control problematic behaviors by using suppression. In a classroom setting this […]
Five Steps to Renewing Your Convention Vows
The following blog was contributed by Laura MacDonald, NCEA Director of Professional Learning. I take copious pages of notes, snap several pictures, and obtain ideas for Monday, the upcoming semester and the next three years! Conventions are a time for new thinking, reviewing the latest resources and to be recharged, so why is my head […]
Fostering Care and Belonging
The following blog was contributed by Julie Emory-Johnson, national partnership director at Friendzy. Schools are places of great care. You don’t have to look hard to see examples of service, love, compassion, consideration and kindness–care. Children require it. That kindergartner’s shoe is not going to tie itself. As educators, we naturally pour into the students […]
