Friday, June 5, 2026 9:00 a.m.- 4:00 p.m. ET St. Theodore Guerin High School, Noblesville   Join INPEA on June 5 for a summer special education summit at St. Theodore Guerin High School. Our keynote will be Dr. Martin Scanlan, professor in the Department of Educational Leadership and Higher Education in the Lynch School of […]

The Indiana Non-Public Education Association is pleased to announce that the Board of Directors has selected James McNeany as its next executive director. He will begin his new role in June and will assume full responsibility upon the retirement of John Elcesser in July. John has served as INPEA’s executive director since January of 2008. […]

INPEA kicked off our 50th anniversary celebration year at INPAC in September. We look forward to celebrating with our non-pub friends in the coming months! At INPAC, we unveiled our new logo and the first installment of our anniversary video.   Save the Date for these Events: INPEA Day at the Statehouse Monday, January 27, […]

We encourage our INPEA schools to consider participating in three upcoming teacher recognition programs sponsored by the Indiana Department of Education. Let’s nominate our outstanding teachers for these programs!  2024 Educational Excellence Awards Nomination – Individual Educator Awards Award nominations are open for the third annual Educational Excellence Awards Gala on Friday, September 6. The […]

May is coming and that means the return of the Indianapolis 500! INPEA and IQE are gearing up for the 2025 legislative session and we will be racing toward the finish line for universal vouchers for ALL Hoosiers. To do this, we must have engagement from our non-pub stakeholders in every corner of our state.  […]

Reading is Fundamental: SEA 1 brings many new reading requirements for State Accredited Non-Public Schools and Choice (eligible) schools. Is your school taking advantage of all the resources currently available?  Literacy Endorsement Professional Development Indiana educators with an existing pre-kindergarten through grade six or special education license are invited to register for a Keys to […]

Join the INPEA team for a virtual training to learn about priorities for the 2024 legislative session and how you can best advocate for non-public schools. The same content will be covered at each session so you only need to attend once.  These sessions are ideal for school leaders, board members, parents, school Legislative Liaisons, […]

With the new school year comes new leadership in INPEA! We are excited to welcome Chris Brunson to the INPEA team as our Associate Executive Director! In his new role, Chris will oversee INPEA’s fund development efforts and will also support our schools in our advocacy and professional efforts. Chris brings a wealth of experience […]

Have you registered your team for INPEC yet? What are you waiting for?! INPEA Executive Director John Elcesser has developed his annual conference top 10 list… The sessions this year are outstanding and he couldn’t pick just 10 so he made it a baker’s dozen!  John’s Top 10 List (Baker’s Dozen Edition) 13. Dan Elsener’s […]

INPEA and IQE have prepared a toolkit to assist you and your families with communicating the new changes to the Choice Scholarship Program, Tax Credit Scholarship Program, and the ESA Program. Here are some helpful links from the rollout webinar from June 27.  June 27 Choice Rollout Webinar Choice Rollout Toolkit Order Print Marketing Materials

Have questions about the latest Choice Scholarship program expansions? Join INPEA Executive Director John Elcesser and IQE President and CEO Betsy Wiley for a webinar to discuss the changes passed in the 2023 Legislative Session. Register for one of two webinars:  May 9, 2:00 p.m. ET: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZAoce2rqz8pGtaaJLS-0rVTZ_Y2JFFQpEp_ May 11, 10:00 a.m. ET: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZUtdO-grDkpHdCzHMsq-TxyanJvl2aSGwNF

Last week was an exciting one for school choice as HB 1001 and HB 1591 passed the House. If they pass in the Senate, both would expand access to the Choice Scholarship and Tax Credit Scholarship Programs for more Hoosier families. HB 1001, the House Budget, contained the choice expansions including eliminating pathways and increasing […]

Catch up on what’s happening at the the Indiana General Assembly! INPEA Executive Director John Elcesser provides a weekly review of bills that INPEA is following in less than 10 minutes. Listen to Season 4, Episode 7 Listen to Season 4, Episode 6 Listen to Season 4, Episode 5 Listen to Season 4, Episode 4 […]

INPEC 2023 Call for Presentations Deadline Extended!  Continuous learning and professional development are extremely important for educators in non-public schools to ensure that our students receive the highest quality education possible.Have you experienced recent success with an idea or process that would help educators? Weneed you to help us provide exciting, informative and motivating programming […]

It might only be October but INPEA is gearing up for the 2023 legislative session! Since it will be a budget year, we need to prepare our stakeholders to protect and defend the gains we’ve made for school choice. In November and December, INPEA will host legislative training sessions across the state for school leaders […]

Are you a leader trying to sort through the onslaught of information about the “science of reading?” Marian University’s Center for Vibrant Schools invites leaders to discuss recent Science of Reading Research. These virtual meetings will occur monthly and involve a chance to discuss popular (and short) podcasts, articles, and videos about recent research that […]

It’s been three years since our last INPAC and we are excited to be able to gather again this September 22-23! We hope you will join us as we recommit to Leading with Passion and Purpose.  Engaging and Informative Sessions Since December, our planning committee has been hard at work designing a conference that will […]

Join INPEA Executive Director John Elcesser for a recap of the 2022 legislative session!

As we head into the final week of the 2022 legislative session, tune for an overview of the current status of education-related bills impacting non-public schools.  

  INPEA Executive Director reviews what happened this week during the legislation and outlines the next steps for the bills we are following.

Happy Valentine’s Day and #LoveTeachingWeek! In this latest episode, INPEA Executive Director John Elcesser reviews what happened in the Indiana General Assembly last week and what we are anticipating this week.

The latest episode of John’s podcast provides updates as we come out Crossover, which marks the halfway point of the 2022 Legislative Session, where any bills that passed out of one chamber now move to the second chamber and start the process all over again. John provides an overview of the 14 bills we are […]

On the latest episode of the Statehouse Express, Executive Director John Elcesser provides updates as the House and Senate committees wrap up their hearings for the first half of the legislative session. More information on SB 331 and how you can advocate for non-public schools is covered.   

Hear INPEA Executive Director John Elcesser’s update on what’s happened so far in the 2022 legislative session and what we’re watching.     

INPEC 2021 is quickly approaching on October 4 -5 this year! John Elcesser highlights some of the items attendees can look forward to at this year’s conference.

John Elcesser breaks down the last week of activity during the 2021 Indiana General Assembly and highlights bills that could affect our non-public schools and families.

John Elcesser breaks down this past week of activity during the 2021 Indiana General Assembly and highlights bills that could affect our non-public schools and families.

John Elcesser breaks down this past week of activity during the 2021 Indiana General Assembly and highlights bills that could affect our non-public schools and families.

John Elcesser breaks down this past week of activity during the 2021 Indiana General Assembly and highlights bills that could affect our non-public schools and families.