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Welcome to NAPCIS

An accreditation,
teacher certification,
and support organization
for independent Roman Catholic schools.

Accreditation

NAPCIS applies our trusted rigorous standards of excellence in academics and Catholic identity to accredit private Catholic and independent schools schools. 

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Membership

Membership in NAPCIS brings invaluable networking and resources, and communicates your school’s strong Catholic identity to parents, teachers and students.

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Teacher Certification

NAPCIS offers Catholic educators in member schools a two-year in-house program of study, mentor-based apprenticeship, practice and evaluation.

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Job Bank

NAPCIS provides networking for open teaching and administrative positions at NAPCIS member schools.

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Ecclesiastical Advisor

Cardinal Raymond Leo Burke, D.D., J.C.D.
Patron of the Sovereign Military Order of Malta

Council of Scholars

Dominic Aquila, D.Lit. & Phil.

Louise Desilets

Rev. Joseph Fessio, S.J.

John Galten

James Gaston

Alice von Hildebrand, Ph.D.

Arthur M. Hippler, Ph.D.

Ann Malone

Rev. Anthony Mastroeni

James Merkel, Ph.D.

Roberta Noonan, Ph.D.

Patrick D. O’Meara

Robert Spencer

Rev. Joseph Terra, F.S.S.P.

Board of Trustees

Eileen Cubanski
Sacramento, CA
Dan Guernsey, Ed.D.
Rhodora J. Donahue Academy, Ave Maria, FL
Denise Donohue, Ed.D.
Ave Maria University, Ave Maria, FL
Arthur Kunath, M.D.
St. Edmund Campion Academy, Cincinnati, OH
Joseph Norton
Holy Angels Academy, Louisville, KY

Make A Gift to NAPCIS

Your contribution to NAPCIS helps schools, is deeply appreciated and fully tax-deductible! Thank you for your support.

50th Anniversary Celebration of Independent Schools

Employees and board members of independent Catholic schools and the institutions that support them are invited to join Holy Angels Academy in Louisville, KY celebrate their 50th Anniversary and that of independent schools. The gathering begins on Tuesday, June 13, at 6:00 pm and ends Thursday, June 15, at 12:00 noon. Wednesday evening is the […]

Celebrating the Life of Dianne Muth: Co-founder of NAPCIS

Dianne Muth, co-founder of NAPCIS with her husband Jerry, and Fran and Margie Crotty from Kolbe Academy, along with the independent school founders from Manressa Academy, St. Maria Goretti Academy, and Thomas Aquinas School, has passed away at the age of 88. From the Kolbe Academy website With deep sorrow, Kolbe Academy announces the passing […]

Catholic Education Honor Roll

Numerous NAPCIS schools are recognized on the Catholic Education Honor Roll, a national program recognizing schools committed to strong Catholic identity.