Hyatt Regency Indianapolis, Indianapolis, IN
July 14-17, 2019

CALL OPEN: Wednesday, November 14, 2018
CALL CLOSE: Thursday, January 3, 2019
PROPOSAL STATUS NOTIFICATION: February, 2019

Welcome to the NCEA Institute for Catholic School Leaders (ICSL) Call for Proposals site. With this system, you can submit a proposal for a session at ICSL 2019. The information below has been developed to assist you in crafting a proposal for ICSL 2019.

The 2019 NCEA Institute for Catholic School Leaders is the foremost annual gathering dedicated to serving current elementary and secondary principals, presidents, pastors, and school board leadership in Catholic schools. Additionally, ICSL 2019 is an excellent opportunity for professional development in the preparation of the next generation of leaders in these positions desiring to serve in Catholic schools. All program proposals should reflect innovative, informative, scalable, and applicable learning opportunities for all attendees.

The selection process involves a review of every complete proposal submitted prior to the deadline. Completed submissions include each speaker's name, title, contact information as well as actionable learning objectives, session description, narrative responses, and short answer questions. Incomplete submissions will not be considered. For additional information, please refer to the resources and questions section located at the bottom of this page.

Breakout Session Selection Process

• Proposals must be submitted via this proposal site prior to Thursday, January 3, 2019. 
• The selection process involves a review of every completed proposal by both external and internal committees.

Criteria for Proposals

• Proposal is completed and submitted by Thursday, January 3, 2019 
• Proposal identifies two well-written actionable learning objectives 
• Proposal clearly explains the narrative background and the description of the session, including multiple interactive strategies to engage participants, such as peer-to-peer components, large and small group discussions, brainstorming, and case study analysis.
• Proposal has innovative, informative, scalable, and/or practical content.
• Proposal has an appropriate learning level for the audience and topic.
• Completed proposals include speaker's(s') contact information, session title, actionable learning objectives, narrative background, and session description.
• Completed proposals include, but are not limited to, other required questions and fields found throughout the submission form.

Tips for Writing a Proposal

• Topics should appeal to Catholic school leaders. 
• Please select a title that clearly and concisely describes your session. 
• Use action verbs to describe exactly what will occur during the session.
• Describe specific presentation techniques that will be utilized during the session, such as lecture, small or large group discussion, case study analysis, etc.
• Describe the key concepts that will be presented in the session.
• Describe what best practices will be shared with the participants.
• Align the proposal with the National Standards and Benchmarks for Effective Catholic Elementary and Secondary Schools (NSBECS).

Domains & Areas of Focus

Proposals may be submitted within the below listed Domains and Focus Areas. Within your proposal, you will be asked to select one Domain for your proposal to fall under and one corresponding Area of Focus; selection is mandatory.

Room Setup Types

In the proposal you will be asked to select a preferred room set-up if you have one. Descriptions and details of each option are listed below for reference. 

• Theater Set: Seating arrangement in which seats are in rows facing the stage area. Presenter Focused/Low Interaction. This set-up will allow the largest amount of individuals to fit in a room.
• Classroom Set: Seating arrangement in which rows of tables with chairs face the front of a room and each person has a space for writing. Presenter Focused/Low Interaction. This set-up will allow the least amount of individuals to fit within a room.
• Banquet Rounds:  Seating arrangement where typically a grouping of rounds is set in such a way that encourages discussion.  Presenter/Participant Focused/Partial Interaction. This set-up will allow the second most individuals to fit in a room.

Session Types

You will be asked to categorize your proposal as one of the below session types. 

• Listen and Learn: One-way interaction between the speakers and the audience. Typically a lecture or panel.
• Participate and Share: Moderate interaction between the speaker(s) and audience and among participants. Typically an interactive lecture featuring audience participation and interaction with the speakers during the session.

Additional Information & Resources

• Each selected speaker, and if applicable, one co-speaker, will receive a reduced registration for the 2019 NCEA Institute for Catholic School Leaders.
• Emails regarding the selection decision of your proposal will be sent from events@ncea.org. Please add this email address to your accepted senders list so that it does not get caught in spam folders. 
• NCEA reserves the right to edit all proposal information if necessary. 
• Selected sessions may be listed in the preliminary program, final program or other NCEA mediums. 
• Selected speakers will be requested to upload their PowerPoint, handouts and biography to the ICSL 2019 mobile app, and if requested, the NCEA Resource Library.  
• Please send questions regarding submission of a proposal to Annette Jones at ajones@ncea.org
• Please send questions regarding submission site technical issues to Thomas Pigg at tpigg@ncea.org
• Please visit www.NCEA.org for details of member benefits or how to become a member of NCEA.