ACCU

Association of Catholic Colleges and Universities

ACRE

Assessment of Catechesis / Religious Education

AGPIM

Association of Graduate Programs in Ministry

ASAE

American Society for Association Executives

ASCD

(formerly) Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development

ATS

Association of Theological Schools

CACE

Chief Administrators of Catholic Education

CAPE

Council for American Private Education

CARA

Center for Applied Research in the Apostolate

CCCII

Common Core Catholic Identity Initiative

CCLV

Clergy, Consecrated Life and Vocations Committee (of the USCCB)

CECC

Catholic Education Capital Corporation

CETE

Center for Educational Testing and Evaluation

CFF

Coordinator of Faith Formation

CHESCS

Catholic Higher Education Serving Catholic Schools

CLA

Catholic Library Association

Databank

Common name used for the annual survey of Catholic schools conducted by NCEA (i.e. United States Catholic Elementary and Secondary Schools 2004-2005: The Annual  Statistical Report on Schools, Enrollment, and Staffing)

DESEC

Department of Elementary Schools Executive Committee

DRE

Director of Religious Education

ED

U.S. Department of Education

EdLiNC

Education and Library Networks Coalition

E-Rate

Telecommunication discount program for schools and libraries regulated by the Federal Communications Commission.

FDLC

Federation of Diocesan Liturgical Commissions

Ganley’s

NCEA/Ganley’s Catholic Schools in America. Directory of Catholic schools, universities,  and seminaries by diocese.

GDC

General Directory for Catechesis

GIRM

General Instruction of the Roman Missal

IFG

Information for Growth

IFOTM

In Fulfillment of Their Mission

Job Bank

Catholic education job and resumé posting.

Kenedy Directory

The Official Catholic Directory®, published by PJ Kenedy, Inc.

MSC

Member Service Center. The NCEA service department that addresses membership  records, publications, shipping, and receiving.

NAACYM

National African American Catholic Youth Ministry Network

NACFLM

National Association of Catholic Family Life Ministers

NACPA

National Association of Church Personnel Administrators

NAESP

National Association of Elementary School Principals

NAIS

National Association of Independent Schools

NALM

National Association for Lay Ministry

NASSP

National Association of Secondary School Principals

NCCL

National Conference for Catechetical Leadership

NCCYM

National Conference on Catholic Youth Ministry

NCEA

National Catholic Educational Association

NCPD

National Catholic Partnership on Disability

NCYAMA

National Catholic Young Adult Ministry Association

NCYC

National Catholic Youth Conference

NDC

National Directory for Catechesis

NFCYM

National Federation for Catholic Youth Ministry

NIAC

National Initiative on Adolescent Catechesis

NPCD

National Association of Parish Catechetical Directors

NPM

National Association of Pastoral Musicians

ONPE

Office of Non-Public Education (U.S. Department of Education)

PAC

Partnership for Adolescent Catechesis

PCL

Parish Catechetical Leader

PPF

Program for Priestly Formation

RCIA

Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults

REA

Religious Education Association

SDEC

Seminary Department Executive Committee

SOS

Standing Order Service: NCEA ships SOS subscribers all new publications priced at $25 or less as soon as they are published, and shipping fees are waived. Subscribers may return unwanted publications and cancel at any time.

TAC

Transforming Adolescent Catechesis

USCCB

United States Conference of Catholic Bishops

YM

Youth minister or youth ministry