NCEA Podcast

Telling Your Story with Captivating Design (Bonus: NCEA Member Benefits!)

This week, NCEA's Laura MacDonald sits down with Alyssa Luciani from Canva to discuss the importance of capturing your school's story with inviting design and how the Canva platform makes it easy. They also share how NCEA Premier Members get access to a FREE Enterprise account!

Reaching Your School’s Advancement Goals with Andrew Robison (BONUS: NCEA Member Benefits!)

Andrew Robison, Owner and President of Petrus Development, joins NCEA's Member Relationship Manager Laura MacDonald on this week's podcast. Andrew shares his story and expertise in the advancement field and also highlights a new NCEA Premier Member benefit: BOAT (Basic Online Advancement Training). If you are a NCEA Premier Member, you have access to a robust digital library to receive the training you need to jumpstart your fundraising.

Technology and Federal Funds with Sr. Dale McDonald and Archangel Tablets

Lincoln Snyder is joined by NCEA's Sr. Dale McDonald as well as Josh Weinberg and Massimo Miliano from Archangel Tablets. They discuss a great opportunity for Catholic schools to meet their technology and connectivity needs through a new program from the Federal Communications Commission. Josh and Massimo also share their personal stories in Catholic education that inspire their work today.

Vocation and Disaffiliation with CLS Keynote Speaker Timothy O’Malley, Ph.D.

Dr. Timothy O'Malley shares his journey to the McGrath Institute for Church Life and gives us a preview of his keynote coming up at CLS 2021, which will be in Salt Lake City October 24-26. Go to https://2021.ncea.org/cls-2021/ to learn more. This episode is sponsored by FACTS.

Cultivating Excellence with the National Catholic Academic Junior High Decathlon

NCEA President/CEO Lincoln Snyder is joined by Laurie Power, Associate Superintendent in the Diocese of Sacramento. Laurie shares how students and school communities have been transformed through the National Catholic Academic Junior High Decathlon. Learn more at https://www.catholicajhd.org/

Sustaining the Legacy: The Future of Urban Catholic Education

Charles Cownie, J.D., Ph.D., Andrew Miller, Ph.D., and Annie Smith join Kathy Mears this week on the podcast to discuss the importance of urban Catholic schools and how understanding data can ensure a sustainable future.

Building the Builders: Forming Leaders in the Faith with Sr. Mary Patricia Earl, IHM, PhD

Sr. Mary Patricia Earl, IHM, PhD joins Kathy Mears on the podcast this week to explore her book, Building the Builders, which not only provides insight on the spiritual care of students, but also focuses on the faith formation and prayer life of school leaders.

Forming Catholic School Leaders with Project LEAD

As demographics in churches and schools continue to change, the Alliance for Catholic Education seeks to empower teachers and leaders through the Latino Educator and Administrator Development (LEAD) program. Itzxul Moreno and Dr. Katy Walter Lichon join Kathy Mears on the podcast to discuss the program, which is offered in partnership with NCEA.

Exploring Faith: A Guide to Retreat Ministry with Young People

Dan Masterton joins the podcast this week to discuss his book, Exploring Faith: A Guide to Retreat Ministry with Young People. Drawing from his robust experience in Catholic schools, Dan shares best practices for effective campus ministry so you can spend less time planning and more time connecting with your students.

Finding Operational Vitality with John James, Ed.D.

Kathy Mears sits down with Dr. John James, Professor of Educational Leadership at Saint Louis University to discuss operational vitality and the sustainability of Catholic schools. His new book, Operational Vitality: A Sourcebook for Practitioners, provides a wealth of resources and facilitates this critical conversation that is taking place in schools, churches and dioceses.