Professional Partnerships and Affiliations
The Barbara and Patrick Roche Center for Catholic Education
National Catholic Educational Association (NCEA)
The National Catholic Educational Association (NCEA) is the largest private, professional education association in the world. Founded in 1904, the association membership represents educators serving in Catholic education at all levels - from schools and parishes, to seminaries and colleges and universities.
Catholic Higher Education Supporting Catholic Schools (CHESCS)
The Catholic Higher Education Supporting Catholic Schools (CHESCS) group is housed within the National Catholic Educational Assocation (NCEA). Its membership is currently comprised of 23 Catholic colleges and universities that support Catholic elementary and secondary schools through degree programs, certificate/licensure programs, seminars and professional development experiences for Catholic school teachers and leaders, or related organizations that support CHESCS.
Catholic Higher Education Collaborative (CHEC)
The Catholic Higher Education Collaborative (CHEC) is a group of nine Catholic colleges and universities. Members of the CHEC come together annually in a series of six total conferences to explore the ways that Catholic institutions of higher education can collaborate in supporting Catholic elementary and secondary schools in the United States.
College and University Initiatives for Supporting Catholic Schools
The Center for Catholic School Effectiveness: Loyola University Chicago
The Center for Catholic School Effectiveness at Loyola Univeristy Chicago has served as a leading resource for Catholic Educators in the United States. Dr. Lorraine Ozar, Director of the Center for Catholic School Effectiveness, in collaboration with Dr. Patricia Weitzel-O'Neill of the Roche Center for Catholic Education, produced a landmark document entitled National Standards and Benchmarks for Effective Catholic Elementary and Secondary Schools (March 2012, Loyola University Chicago). The document provides a shared framework to be used for accountability in sustaining the excellence, rigor, faith and nurturance that have been the hallmark of Catholic education.
More information on the National Standards and Benchmarks for Effective Catholic Elementary and Secondary Schools can be found at http://catholicschoolstandards.org
Other Colleges and University Initiatives to Support Catholic Education
Fordham University: Center for Catholic School Leadership and Faith-Based Education
Loyola Marymount University: Center for Catholic Education
Mount St. Mary's University: Center for Catholic School Excellence
St. John's University: Institute for Catholic Schools
St. Joseph's University: Center for Catholic Urban Education
University of Dayton: Center for Catholic Education
University of Notre Dame: Alliance for Catholic Education
University of San Francisco: Institute for Catholic Education