NAES Releases Statement on Inclusion and Episcopal Identity
NAES has released the following statement, affirmed and endorsed by the NAES Governing Board, September 2021.
New Heads Institute
This year, the NAES New Heads Institute takes the form of four in-depth webinars held throughout the year. Join us in exploring headship through the lens of the myriad relationships a new head of school must navigate and sustain.
Urgent Support Needed in Haiti
At 8:29 a.m. EDT on August 14, 2021, a magnitude 7.2 earthquake struck Petit-Trou-de-Nippes on Haiti’s southern peninsula, about 90 miles west of Port-au-Prince. Here’s how to help.
Episcopal Schools Celebration
Episcopal Schools Celebration is October 3–9, 2021! View suggested hymns and readings, download graphics, and hear from the Presiding Bishop and our Executive Director.
“Then your light shall break forth like the dawn, and your healing shall spring up speedily.”
— Isaiah 58:8
School Stories
Read the latest goings-on at NAES member schools, or submit a story from your own school!
Featured Items
“Then your light shall break forth like the dawn, and your healing shall spring up speedily.” Celebrate Episcopal school communities throughout The Episcopal Church each October.
Episcopal Schools Celebration »The Career Center can be used to browse a variety of currently-open positions. Members can use the career center to reach thousands of prospective employees.
Post a Job »This color brochure from NAES features a discussion of the principal qualities and characteristics that distinguish Episcopal schools, and includes facts, figures, and other information.
Order Now »This mentoring program provides a unique opportunity for new Episcopal school chaplains to work one-on-one with an experienced mentor, both in-person and via video chat.
Learn More »NAES membership helps schools dive deeper into what it means to be Episcopal. Membership also provides access to a resource library, specific to Episcopal schools.
View All Services »Timely, sometimes tough, questions and insights from NAES and Episcopal school leaders on leadership, governance, Episcopal identity, community life, and other issues. Read more below.
Read Blog Posts »What’s New
This official statement from NAES was affirmed and endorsed by the NAES Governing Board on September 16, 2021.
At 8:29 a.m. EDT on August 14, 2021, a magnitude 7.2 earthquake struck Petit-Trou-de-Nippes on Haiti’s southern peninsula, about 90 miles west of Port-au-Prince. Here’s how to help.
The National Association of Episcopal Schools (NAES) is pleased to welcome the Rev. David A. Madison, D.Min. to the NAES staff as Executive Director-Elect.
The Annual Fund provides support for the NAES’s annual operations, with 10% of the annual goal set aside for distribution to member schools and schools organizations in the form of Outreach Fund Grants.
At its April 2021 meeting, the NAES Governing Board approved the dues schedule for the 2021-2022 membership year.
NAES looks forward to the added perspectics and wealth of experience that both new members bring to the board.
This week, NAES paid tribute to outgoing Associate Director, Ann Mellow, who is retiring after decades of faithful service to NAES and Episcopal & independent schools. The recording of this event is available here.
Congress authorized two pieces of federal legislation to provide financial assistance to schools. The EEOC has also issued guidelines on the topic of vaccine requirements.
Character, truth, equality, and democracy itself are all at stake. Fortunately, we, in Episcopal schools, are in a prime place to begin to speak truth, build community, and humbly help repair the breach.
Upcoming Events
Weekly Meditation
A regular, Monday-morning email message from the Rev. Daniel R. Heischman, our executive director, to NAES member heads, rectors, and chaplains.
The Commons: Our Blog
Timely, sometimes tough, questions and insights from NAES and Episcopal school leaders on leadership, governance, Episcopal identity, community life, and other issues.
Excellence depends upon association. No important enterprise can flourish without the strength that comes from moral support, from the exchange of ideas, from mutual encouragement and criticism.
Canon for Academic Ministries
The Episcopal Diocese of Washington
Who We Are
The National Association of Episcopal Schools (NAES) is an independent, 501(c)(3), voluntary membership organization that supports, serves, and advocates for the vital work and ministry of nearly 1,200 Episcopal schools, early childhood education programs, and school establishment efforts throughout The Episcopal Church.
Chartered in 1965, with historic roots dating to the 1930s, NAES is the only pre-collegiate educational association that is both national in scope and Episcopal in character.
NAES advances Episcopal education and strengthens Episcopal schools through essential services, resources, conferences, and networking opportunities on Episcopal school identity, leadership, and governance, and on the spiritual and professional development of school leaders.