A Vibrant Celebration Leads to an Important Revelation
John Staud, Executive Director for the Alliance for Catholic Education (ACE) at the University of Notre Dame, likes to tell a story about the moment he knew that a great...
The Gifts We Didn't Know We Were Missing
The Latino Enrollment Institute (LEI), as implied by the very name of the program, began as an enrollment-based initiative. As Catholic schools around the country were seeing their numbers diminish...
In First Year at the LEI, Arkansas Catholic Schools Off to a Strong Start
As the geographic footprint of the Latino Enrollment Institute (LEI) expands, many Catholic schools in never-before-represented dioceses now serve as models of transformation and growth with regards to Latino outreach...
What is Higher-Powered Learning? - Part 2
So now you have met the team behind Higher-Powered Learning (HPL), but you may still be wondering, “what is Higher-Powered Learning?” If you’re reading this post, you probably understand the...
What is Higher-Powered Learning? - Part 1
You may recognize this picture from ACE's 2016 Annual Appeal Video: As Fr. Scully says in the video, Nelvin had struggled in Language Arts, and this photo was taken after...
A Handshake and A Rose
When Patrick Jefferies became principal at St. Andrew Catholic School outside of Salt Lake City, Utah, he made a commitment to foster a hospitable school environment for all who set...
Divine Intervention and a Principal's Passion Save School
Twelve years ago, it took a miracle to keep the doors of Mt. Carmel-Holy Rosary School in East Harlem open. But the school’s providential reprieve from its impending closure was...
First "LEI on the Road" Gathers Catholic Schools from Across Mid-Atlantic Region
For the first time in the program’s five-year history, the Latino Enrollment Institute (LEI) was held off-site of Notre Dame’s campus. In partnership with the Diocese of Allentown and the...
Speaking to the Heart of What Parents Want for their Children
Know your audience. This age-old wisdom for public speaking is something we’ve all probably heard at one point or another. It often serves as a guiding principle for any successful...