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About Us 

The Executive Committee
Executive Committee Guide for Regional Representatives
 
  

History

The NCEA Department of Elementary Schools has its roots in the Parish School Conference founded in 1902. With the Educational Conference of Seminary Faculties (1898) and the Association of Catholic Colleges (1899), the three organizations formed the Catholic Educational Association in 1904 and added the word "National" in 1927. The department is the largest department within NCEA serving over 5,500 schools with over 110,000 educators and their 1.5 million students.

Practices

   
 
We will enhance the Catholic identity of Catholic school communities by:
 
  • Providing publications on this topic
  • Including sessions on Catholic identity in all conferences   
  • Developing programs on the spiritual formation of teachers
  • Assisting teachers to integrate Christian values into their lessons  

 

 

We will foster effective Catholic educational leadership by:

  • Conducting sessions on ways to foster educational leadership at NCEA Conventions
  • Publishing materials on the cultivation of leadership 

 

     

       

     

 

We will improve leadership practices by:

  • Conducting academies for new and experienced principals
  • Holding the Catholic School Principals Forum each fall 
  • Publishing materials on leadership topics
  • Offering practical suggestions for administrators on the department’s Web site

 

 

 

 

 

       

We will address current and future educational needs by:

  • Providing a yearly conference on meeting the needs of the special child
  • Issuing reflection/guidance statements on key issues affecting Catholic schools
  • Emphasizing curriculum renewal in all programs and publications
  • Offering a curriculum strand at the NCEA Conventions
  • Focusing on the integration of technology for communication and learning
  • Challenging school/parish communities to provide wages to Catholic educators that reflect the principles enunciated in Economic Justice for All

  

       

       

       

We will enable Catholic schools to attain greater human and financial support by:

  • Offering a development strand at NCEA Conventions
  • Producing practical publications on financing Catholic schools
  • Developing materials so school communities can effectively educate parents and parishioners regarding full and fair parental choice in education
  • Publishing a biennial report on school finances
  • Providing a Catholic educational newsletters to pastors

 

 

 

Membership

All Catholic elementary/middle schools are eligible for membership. Once a school is enrolled as an institution in the NCEA Department of Elementary Schools all those in that school community are members of the department. Individuals who are interested in the work of Catholic elementary/middle schools may have individual membership in the department. Diocesan Superintendents of Schools and school supervisors of religious communities who are members of the association and whose duties include supervision of elementary/middle school education possess the same rights and privileges as all other members of the department.

Membership E-Mailing Lists

Catholic Elementary Department Members Mailing List ELEMEMBR is a message list for institutions, comprehensive members and general individuals recorded as department members in the membership office at NCEA. Enrollment is automatic when you join or renew your membership with NCEA. It is imperative that your email address be kept current with NCEA for you to continue receiving the electronic newsletters. The sole source of mail list addresses is the department membership rolls. Department members may update their records, or see what we have recorded about you through the Membership menu [Go There Now].

Staff

The day-to-day activities of the department are carried out by: