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Momentum
The Official Journal of the National Catholic Educational Association

September-November 2010
Theme: Visionary Leadership

 

A special edition on Visionary Leadership Table of Contents
Below you will find a table of contents, along with additional information and references for selected articles. The complete issue can be ordered by contacting communications@ncea.org. 

Editorials
Letter to the Editor - Joe Hoban
Looking Beyond Our Globe 
Mr. Hoban reflects on the possibility of sentient life elsewhere in the universe, and the implications for redemption

Impulse: About Visionary Leadership - Karen Ristau
Dr. Ristau writes that a vision for the future emerges when people join as a team and imagine together.

Special Theme: Visionary Leadership
In Search of the Entrepreneurial Leader - Carol Cimino, SSJ
Catholic schools today need a new type of leader, one who has creative talent, a gritty determination about the rightness of Catholic schools and a whole new way of promoting Catholic education.

Diocese of Brooklyn Takes Steps to "Preserve the Vision" - Mary Ellen Freeley
St. John's College provides advice and encouragement.

Creating Meaningful Leadership in Catholic Secondary Schools - Joseph F. Marino
Presidents and principals need to recognize the common purpsose they serve and dispense with any "status" issues that creep into their relationship.

Modeling Spiritual Leadership in the Classroom - Rick Moreno and F. Irene Waggoner
How does a Catholic school principal ensure that a Catholic environment exists in each classroom on campus and how can spiritual leadership be developed in the faculty?

Preserving K-12 Performing Arts Education in Catholic Schools - Bonnie J. Schotz 
Milwaukee High School provides performing arts experiences for Catholic grade school students who otherwise would not have access to such enrichment programs.

There Will Never Be a Housing Crisis at Our Lady of Mercy High School - Andy Nixon, Cynthia Launay-Fallasse and Nathan Watts
Implementation of the house system leads to higher enrollment and better school climate.

Assessing the Impact and Influence of the "High School Doctrinal Framework" - Diana Dudoit Raiche
Dr. Dudoit Raiche explains the bishops' intent to develop a four-year, eight semester course of catechetical instruction for Catholic high schools

From the Field
School Leadership Goes Beyond the Administrative Offices - Amy Summers Melvin

 St. Louis Catholic Schools Continue to Express the Good News in Education - Sue Brown

 Bishops' Conference Offers 10 Points for Protecting Children
Child sexual abuse can be prevented, warning signs of abuse can be spotted.

General Section
Are Community Service Requirements a Threat to a School’s Catholic Identity?

Richard M. Jacobs, OSA

Idaho Middle School Youth Rally Unites School & Parish Youth 

Mary and Katy Stewart


Environmental Education is Centerpiece of School Sustainability Effort

Beth Dotson Brown


High Hopes for Haiti

Christopher Gaul


SchoolTube Takes Catholic School Television to the Internet

Chris Landinguin


Katrina Five Years Later: New Orleans Leaders Find Redemption from DevastationBarbara Keebler


Are Students Piling on Pounds with Unhealthy Foods at School?

Alice M. Roberts, Courtney N. Mooney, James G. Ross and Mirna Moloney

Vocations
Led by the Spirit: Mother Margaret Mary Healy-Murphy - Lou Ella Hickman, IWBS

Departments
Association News
NCEA is pleased to welcome two new executive directors. Phillip Robey now heads the Secondary Schools Department, replacing Sr. Mary Frances Taymans, SND. Msgr. Jeremiah McCarthy is at the helm of the Seminary Department, replacing Bro. Bernard F. Stratman, SM. Robert Brancatelli, associate executive director of the Religious Education Department, left in August to teach at Fordham University, and Christiane Connors, director of special projects for the Secondary Schools Department, left in June to pursue a doctoral degree. Elizabeth Ludvik, project assistant for the Secondary Schools Department, left to begin studies for a master's degree in education.

On August 23, Tim Dwyer, associate executive director of the Department of Chief Administrators of Catholic Education (CACE), died of cancer in his hometown of Gaylord, Michigan. He was 56 years old, and worked for NCEA for nine years.

DRE Directions
Visioning For the Future of Catechesis- Mary Jo Witt
Societal trends are shaping the way catechetical leaders must engage in faith formation.

Capitol Info
The Race is On! - Dale McDonald, PVBM
But the question is whether private schools will even be at the starting gate.

Technology Trends
How Will Catholic Education Respond to Digital Cultural Issues and Questions? - Angela Ann Zukowski, MHSH  
Can we begin to see the moral and ethical questions that Catholic educators must be willing to entertain with students who are the cyber citizens of the new cyber world order?

Book Reviews
Building a Spiritual Community Among Faculty: Staff Development Processes for Educators in Catholic Schools - Gini Shimabjuro and Marcy Fox
Before developing spirituality in students, it must first happen among faculty. The book asssists in creating a community of trust so that teachers develop a more purposeful sense of vacation, explore their inner selves and engage in meaningful dialog with other staff members.

The Sacraments We Celebrate: A Catholic Guide to the Seven Mysteries of Faith - Msgr. Peter J. Vaghi
Focusing on sacraments as transforming encounters with Christ, the author positions the sacred mysteries within the context of the Paschal Mystery. This book is the second in a series looking at the four pillars from the Catechism of the Catholic Church.