Annual Convention and Exposition
Every year the NCEA Annual Convention & Exposition for all Catholic educators is held the week after Easter Sunday.  Informatn is ioavailable here about the Secondary School Department’s and the Association’s convention program.

SUMMER INSTITUTE FOR DEPARTMENT CHAIRS:  Vision Collaboration Results  July 13-16, 2010  Loyola ’s Water Tower Campus, Chicago , IL

NCEA Partner-The Center for Catholic School Effectiveness at Loyola University-offers this institute to deepen the knowledge base and skill set needed for department chairs to function effectively as learning leaders within their schools, supporting school mission and student achievement

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The Sixth Annual Instructional Leadership Conference: Leading Mission-Driven Schools  Loyola's Water Tower Campus, Chicago, IL November 11- 13, 2010  REGISTRATION OPENS AUGUST 11, 2010

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Due to several large conventions in Chicago, the hotel rooms will ONLY be available until October 11, 2010.

This conference, held annually in November at Loyola University Chicago, Water Tower Campus, is co-sponsored by CCSE and NCEA for principals, assistant principals, department chairs, curriculum leaders, assistant superintendents, and teacher leaders. Through workshop and networking sessions, nationally recognized educators connect theory and research-based practices to Catholic school instructional leadership needs and experiences. Participants gain knowledge, resources, and tools, and have the opportunity to network with other Catholic educational leaders.

Fifth Annual NCEA Special Needs Conference TBA (January or February, 2011)

The Elementary and Secondary Schools Department co-host this increasingly popular conference designed to assist those who work with special needs learners.  Breakout sessions feature experts in the field of special needs learners and Catholic education.  Last year, the conference attracted 160 elementary and secondary school educators and administrators

2009-2010 Conferences

The Fifth Annual Instructional Leadership Conference: Improving Outcomes and Containing Cost Conference Loyola's Water Tower Campus, Chicago, IL November 12 - 14, 2009

This national instructional leadership confernce is co-sponsored by the Center for Catholic School Effectiveness and NCEA and held at Loyola University Chicago. For principals, assistant principals, department chairs, curriculum leaders, assistant superintendents, and teacher leaders. Nationally recognized educators connect theory and practice to Catholic school instructional leadership needs. Participants gain knowledge, resources, and tools, and have the opportunity to network with other Catholic educational leaders. (More Information)  (Schedule) (Hotel)

Fourth Annual NCEA Special Needs Conference Sunday, January 17, 2010  to  Tuesday, January 19, 2010 Anaheim, CA, Hyatt Regency Orange County

The Elementary and Secondary Schools Department co-host this increasingly popular conference designed to assist those who work with special needs learners.  Breakout sessions feature experts in the field of special needs learners and Catholic education.  Last year, the conference attracted 160 elementary and secondary school educators and administrators.

Winter Leadership Conference, February 3-5, 2010, New Orleans, LA

This conference will explore how leadership affects school culture, student achievement, financial viability, and mission effectiveness and how to link these components with first-rate leadership. Catholic high school leaders need to make smart choices and design bold action plans that meet both the routine and unanticipated challenges. This conference will focus on the systems and relationships that make our schools time-tested centers of moral, academic, and spiritual exploration and growth. (DRAFT-More Information)