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Overview of Programs & Services

The following is an overview of ACE's academic programs, professional services and outreach.

Academic Programs

Service through Teaching (STT)
The foundational program of the Alliance for Catholic Education, ACE Service through Teaching is the nation's largest program forming talent specifically for Catholic elementary and secondary schools. It combines an intensive schedule of academic classes, held during the summer at Notre Dame, with two years of applied learning teaching in classrooms in under-resourced Catholic schools, especially in the South. Excellent academics preparation combined with community-building and spiritual growth form the foundation that supports approximately 180 teachers in more than 100 elementary and secondary Catholic schools in over 30 cities each year. Those selected through the highly competitive application process can earn a cost-free Master of Education degree, preparation for teaching licensure, and a stipend toward living expenses. ACE teachers, who live in ACE community houses in their apprenticeship areas, represent a diverse set of backgrounds, experiences, and undergraduate academic disciplines.

Mary Ann Remick Leadership Program (RLP)
In response to the critical need for transformative school leaders in Catholic schools across the country, and supported by a generous endowment from Mary Ann Remick, the Leadership Program develops aspiring Catholic school principals through a 26-month formation program in the context of community and spirituality. An academic internship offers valuable leadership experience, supplementing classroom and online learning, and the program culminates in a Master of Arts degree in Educational Administration. The Remick Leadership Program has become the largest of its kind in the United States and has prepared over 230 educators who now lead Catholic schools in 41 states and 65 dioceses.

English as a New Language (ENL)
A one-year, 18 credit hour certification program at the University of Notre Dame, the English as a New Language program seeks to answer Christ's call to welcome the strangers among us by increasing the number of Catholic school teachers with expertise in teaching students who speak a language other than English at home. Combining on-campus and online learning and culminating in a specialized endorsement from the State of Indiana, the ENL program prepares Catholic school teachers to support English language learners by promoting cultural inclusion, implementing innovative teaching strategies, and making lesson and assessment modifications, all while retaining their positions during the academic year.

Teaching Exceptional Children (TEC)
Recognizing the need for Catholic schools to serve the needs of all children, the Alliance for Catholic Education developed Teaching Exceptional Children, a one-year certification program for teachers who wish to develop skills to meet the needs of children with mild to moderate disabilities in an inclusionary classroom. TEC provides teachers with an additional license from the State of Indiana as a teacher of students with exceptional needs: mild interventions, combining classroom learning during the summer and online coursework during the school year while teachers retain their current positions.

Professional Services

ACE Consulting
Through research-based consulting, professional education, and strategic professional services, ACE Consulting creates new possibilities for schools. It enhances the viability and vitality of Catholic schools by addressing areas critical to school success and offering strategies to benefit from public and private resources to promote institutional advancement. Services are custom-designed to enhance the capacity and accelerate the strategic goals of the leaders and institutions that it serves with a special focus on enabling children attending Catholic schools to receive access to federally funded benefits to which they are entitled. These services include viability assessments, strategic planning initiatives, development of new school models, and evaluation of equitable participation of schools in federal grant programs.

Notre Dame ACE Academies
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