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.

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.

Renaissance, a valuable INPEA business partner, has graciously coordinated one of our February PD Thursday webinars, “Student Performance: Turning COVID Learning Gaps into Growth.” We’ll host this on Thursday, February 11, 2021 at 4:00 PM EST / 3:00 PM CST. As the second half of the academic year begins, how can educators in Indiana’s non-public […]

John Elcesser breaks down week 3 of the 2021 Indiana General Assembly and highlights bills that could affect our non-public schools and families.

John Elcesser breaks down week 2 of the 2021 Indiana General Assembly and highlights bills that could affect our non-public schools and families.

John Elcesser welcomes in 2021 with the Statehouse Express season 2! This is the first episode of the official start of session and there is so much to look forward to these next few months. Come take a listen!

FACTS Educational Solutions has graciously coordinated our January PD Thursday webinar, “Social Emotional Learning: Making Critical Connections with Students During the COVID Pandemic.” Join us for this webcast featuring Dr. Greg Wolcott, Director of the Learner FIRST Center for Social Emotional Learning on Thursday, January 21, 2021 at 4:00 PM EST / 3:00 PM CST. So much has […]

John Elcesser welcomes you back aboard the Statehouse Express for season 2! This first episode is precursor to the 2021 legislative session to start in January. We hope you’ll come along for the ride!

The Heartland International Film Festival in Indianapolis has announced Generation Growth, a documentary film focused on health and educational outcomes in low-income areas across America, has been selected for ‘Documentary Features’ and is a nominee for the ‘Indiana Spotlight Award’ for its upcoming film festival from October 8 – 18, 2020. Generation Growth takes a […]

It was Mr. Fred Rogers who famously said that when he was younger and saw, “scary things in the news,” his mother would say, ‘Look for the helpers. You will always find people who are helping.’” For the past three years, Holy Angels Catholic School, in downtown Indianapolis, has teamed up with Christ the King Catholic School, […]

A lot of schools started implementing e-learning days over the past few years mainly to deal with a bad weather day here and there, never knowing they’d have to use them for three months straight due to a pandemic. We reached out to our INPEA member schools to see how they’ve been coping with their […]

John Elcesser breaks down what happened at the Statehouse during the ninth week of the Indiana legislative session and addresses bills that could affect our non-public schools. One more week to go!

John Elcesser breaks down what happened at the Statehouse during the eighth week of the Indiana legislative session and addresses bills that could affect our non-public schools. Almost to the finish line of this session!

John Elcesser breaks down what happened at the Statehouse during the seventh week of the Indiana legislative session and addresses bills that could affect our non-public schools. Only a couple weeks left to go!

John Elcesser breaks down what happened at the Statehouse during the fifth week of the Indiana legislative session and addresses bills that could affect our non-public schools. With about a month left to go in this session, there’s still A LOT to keep our eyes on!

Welcome to the fifth episode of the Statehouse Express! In this episode of our podcast, John Elcesser talks about the fourth week of the 2020 legislative session here in Indiana and runs through the bills and activity that could potentially affect non-public schools. He also touches on some of the fun events hosted in Indianapolis […]

Welcome to the fourth episode of the Statehouse Express! In this episode of our new podcast, John Elcesser talks about the third week of the 2020 legislative session here in Indiana and runs through the bills and activity that could potentially affect non-public schools.

Welcome to the second episode of the Statehouse Express! In this episode of our new podcast, John Elcesser talks about the first week of the 2020 legislative session here in Indiana and run through the bills and activity that could potentially affect non-public schools.

This article originally published on Bishop Noll Institute’s website. Bishop Noll secured its place as a leader in STEM on November 8 when it unveiled its $1.45 million STREAM Lab. During the grand opening event, administrators, faculty, staff and friends of Bishop Noll explored the new spaces where current and future Warriors will study science, […]

Families choose to send their children to non-public schools because of a myriad of reasons. Some choose faith-based schools for their practicing religion. Others choose independent college preparatory schools so their child can get into an elite post-secondary program. Many, however, choose a non-public school because their district school just wasn’t working for them. That’s […]

This post originally appeared in The Criterion on March 29, 2019. John Elcesser was a school superintendent in West Virginia on the day that changed everything. He doesn’t recall locked doors in his school facilities prior to April 20, 1999, and he certainly never dreamed of the need for active shooter drills. But the Columbine High […]

This originally appeared as a “Letter to the Editor” in the Sunday edition of the Indianapolis Star. St. Roch Catholic School is an INPEA member school. — I am a single mother of three whose children attend St. Roch Catholic School on state vouchers (known as the Indiana Choice Scholarship program). I am troubled by […]

Every spring, Bishop Chatard High School hosts its New Play Festival, an event where students can submit plays they have written, around ten minutes long, to be featured along with five or six others chosen for the event. This past spring, Tommy Hartley, a senior at the time, enthusiastically submitted “Four Puzzles”, a play he […]

The following includes John Elcesser’s remarks at the NCEA Convention in April while accepting the Leonard F. DeFiore Parental Choice Advocate Award. If you know anything about school choice, you know its success is not contingent upon just one person or even a handful of people. It’s driven by a movement. I was blessed to […]

John Elcesser, executive director of the Indiana Non-Public Education Association, will be recognized with the Leonard F. DeFiore Parental Choice Advocate Award at the National Catholic Educational Association (NCEA) Convention in April. This award honors a person or organization that has demonstrated outstanding leadership in promoting full and fair parental choice in education. The right […]

The Indy Star came out with an opinion piece on Friday, March 16, from State Superintendent Jennifer McCormick. She shared her thoughts about the need for all schools to adopt state-mandated safety regulations after a stream of horrendous school shootings across the country. We appreciate Dr. McCormick championing school safety for all students in all […]

  Originally published February 22, 2018 by the Indianapolis Star.  Paige Moore knows what she wants. The 16-year-old Roncalli student wants to go to an Ivy League school after she finishes high school in two years, hence the advanced classes she takes at the private, Catholic college prep high school on Indianapolis’ south side. Like every […]