NCEA welcomes proposals for sessions at the
2019 NCEA Catholic Leadership Summit

Newport Marriott, Newport, Rhode Island
October 19-23, 2019

OPEN: April 15, 2019
CLOSE: May 29, 2019
NOTIFICATION: July, 2019

Welcome to the 2019 Catholic Leadership Summit (CLS 2019) Call for Proposals platform. With this system, you may submit a proposal for a session to take place at CLS 2019 (Monday, October 21 - Wednesday, October 23). The information below has been developed to assist you in crafting a dynamic proposal for CLS 2019.

The Catholic Leadership Summit provides a professional development framework for diocesan, system, and network leadership. All program proposals should reflect innovative, informative, and actionable 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 descriptions, 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.

CLS 2019 Selection Process

• Proposals must be submitted via this proposal site prior to Wednesday, May 29, 2019. 
• The selection process involves a review of every completed proposal by both external and internal committees.

CLS 2019 Proposals Criteria

• Proposal is completed and submitted by Wednesday, May 29, 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 and actionable 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 on the proposal, which may include tracks, topic area, subtopics, target audiences, internet usage, and session format.

Tips for Writing a Proposal

• Topics should appeal to a wide range of interests in Catholic education. 
• Align the proposal with the National Standards and Benchmarks for Effective Catholic Elementary and Secondary Schools (NESBECS). 
• 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.

Session Formats

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: 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/Medium 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 a moderate-high number of individuals in the room.

Additional Information & Resources

• 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. 
• NCEA reserves the right to edit all proposal information if necessary. 
• Sessions may be listed in the preliminary program, final program, Momentum, and other NCEA publications or social media. 
• Selected speakers will be requested to upload their PowerPoint, handouts and biography to the CLS 2019 mobile app, and if requested, the NCEA Resource Library.  
• Please send questions regarding submission of a proposal to Thomas Pigg at tpigg@ncea.org or Jennifer Stewart at jstewart@ncea.org.
• Please visit www.NCEA.org for details of member benefits or how to become a member of NCEA.