Additional Strategic Planning Resources

NCEA Offerings:
Almost every NCEA department offers services, convention workshops, and publications to assist with planning efforts. Here are some of those services/publications:

 Department of Boards and Councils of Catholic Education (BCCE):

Brown, Ph.D., Camille L. (2005). A Recipe for Change. Washington, DC: National Catholic Educational Association.

Onsite Board Training Workshops can be arranged with BCCE. Strategic Planning as it relates to Boards is one of numerous topics offered.

Department of Elementary Schools:

Bimonte, FSC, Robert. (2006) Financing the Mission: A Profile of Catholic Elementary Schools in the United States 2005. Washington, DC: National Catholic Educational Association. 

Kealey, Ed.D., Robert J., Editor. (1997). Opening a New Catholic School: A Series of Case Studies. Washington, DC: National Catholic Educational Association.

Reck, SSND, Carleen and Judith Coreil, MSC. (1984). Verifying the Vision: A Self-Evaluation Instrument for the Catholic Elementary School. Washington, DC: National Catholic Educational Association.

Wincek, CSJ, Ed.D., Jean and Colleen O’Malley, CSJ, Ed.S. (1995). Taking Hold of the Future: The ABC’s of Strategic Planning. Washington, DC: National Catholic Educational Association.

Department of Religious Education:

Duggan, S.T.D., Robert D. Creating a Catechetical Plan: A How-To-Do-It Resource. (2006). Washington, DC: National Catholic Educational Association. 

 Department of Secondary Schools:

Morrill, Justin. (2000). Comprehensive Planning in the Catholic School. Washington, DC: National Catholic Educational Association.

Scalise, Christopher and Mary Frances Taymans, SND, Ed.D. (2007). Dollars & Sense: Catholic High Schools and Their Finances Executive Summary Report 2007. Washington, DC: National Catholic Educational Association.

Taymans, SND, Ed.D., Mary Frances. (1999). Validating the Vision: An Assessment Protocol for Mission Effectiveness, Institutional Accreditation, and Strategic Planning in the Catholic High School. Washington, DC: National Catholic Educational Association.

Office of Leadership Development:

‘In-Depth Look at Strategic Planning’ is one of the ten half-day workshops in the series of NCEA Financial Management Workshops. Click here for the Financial Managnement Workshop website.

Helm, Claire M.- "Taking the Future Into Account", Momentum, Nov/Dec 2004
_________ - "Why we Need To Plan and Why We Don't", Momentum, Sept/Oct 2005

If interested in NCEA’s strategic planning services, contact Claire M. Helm at (202) 337-6232 or e-mail helm@ncea.org for more information.