NJAIS Application for Accreditation Thank you for your interest in NJAIS accreditation! A school wishing to undertake accreditation through NJAIS should first schedule a meeting with Dr. Pamela Fiander, NJAIS Director of Accreditation (pfiander@njais.org). Following the preliminary meeting, this form should be submitted to NJAIS. Please note that only NJAIS member schools qualify for accreditation through the Association. SECTION A: School Information Question Title * 1. Name of School: Question Title * 2. School Address Question Title * 3. Head of School: Question Title * 4. Head’s Telephone Number: Question Title * 5. Head’s Email: Question Title * 6. Current Total Enrollment: Early Childhood Lower School Middle School Upper School SECTION B: Calendar Question Title * 7. Date of Last Self-Study: Question Title * 8. Name of Accrediting Association: Question Title * 9. Guide/Protocol Used: Question Title * 10. Expiration Date For Last Accreditation: Question Title * 11. Dates for Upcoming Self-Study Process: Question Title * 12. List possible Dates for a Decennial Visit from an NJAIS Visiting Team. Options include:* Sunday-Wednesday OR Tuesday-Friday* (FALL) October through early December OR (SPRING) February through late AprilSelect your preferences: FALL: October through Early December SPRING: February through April Sunday to Wednesday Tuesday to Friday Question Title * 13. Is this to be a cooperative accreditation/visit with another agency. Yes No Question Title * 14. If "Yes," identify the cooperative agency: American Montessori Association (AMS) Association of Waldorf Schools of North America (AWSNA) Middle States Association (MSA) Other (e.g., Friends Council on Education, Society of the Sacred Heart) If "Other," please specify: SECTION C: Areas of Focus for the Self-Study and Decennial Visit Review the checklist below listing areas of school life on which a school might choose to focus during the self-study process. Please rate each area in terms of your school’s need for particular attention. This will help the NJAIS staff assemble a Visiting Team that includes the necessary expertise to address your school’s most important issues. Use the following ratings:5 = High Priority4 = Important3 = Needs to be covered2 = Low Priority1 = Not applicable Question Title * 15. STANDARD I. Mission & Philosophy 1 - Not Applicable 2 - Low Priority 3 - Needs to be Covered 4 - Important 5 - High Priority Mission/Philosophy Mission/Philosophy 1 - Not Applicable Mission/Philosophy 2 - Low Priority Mission/Philosophy 3 - Needs to be Covered Mission/Philosophy 4 - Important Mission/Philosophy 5 - High Priority School Climate & Culture School Climate & Culture 1 - Not Applicable School Climate & Culture 2 - Low Priority School Climate & Culture 3 - Needs to be Covered School Climate & Culture 4 - Important School Climate & Culture 5 - High Priority Community Relations Community Relations 1 - Not Applicable Community Relations 2 - Low Priority Community Relations 3 - Needs to be Covered Community Relations 4 - Important Community Relations 5 - High Priority Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Belonging (Community) Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Belonging (Community) 1 - Not Applicable Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Belonging (Community) 2 - Low Priority Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Belonging (Community) 3 - Needs to be Covered Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Belonging (Community) 4 - Important Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Belonging (Community) 5 - High Priority Global Awareness Global Awareness 1 - Not Applicable Global Awareness 2 - Low Priority Global Awareness 3 - Needs to be Covered Global Awareness 4 - Important Global Awareness 5 - High Priority Environmental Stewardship Environmental Stewardship 1 - Not Applicable Environmental Stewardship 2 - Low Priority Environmental Stewardship 3 - Needs to be Covered Environmental Stewardship 4 - Important Environmental Stewardship 5 - High Priority Other Other 1 - Not Applicable Other 2 - Low Priority Other 3 - Needs to be Covered Other 4 - Important Other 5 - High Priority Other (please specify) Question Title * 16. STANDARD II. Institutional Leadership 1 - Not Applicable 2 - Low Priority 3 - Needs to be Covered 4 - Important 5 - High Priority Governance Governance 1 - Not Applicable Governance 2 - Low Priority Governance 3 - Needs to be Covered Governance 4 - Important Governance 5 - High Priority Administration Administration 1 - Not Applicable Administration 2 - Low Priority Administration 3 - Needs to be Covered Administration 4 - Important Administration 5 - High Priority Human Resources Human Resources 1 - Not Applicable Human Resources 2 - Low Priority Human Resources 3 - Needs to be Covered Human Resources 4 - Important Human Resources 5 - High Priority Other (please specify) Question Title * 17. STANDARD III. Educational Program 1 - Not Applicable 2 - Low Priority 3 - Needs to be Covered 4 - Important 5 - High Priority English/Language Arts English/Language Arts 1 - Not Applicable English/Language Arts 2 - Low Priority English/Language Arts 3 - Needs to be Covered English/Language Arts 4 - Important English/Language Arts 5 - High Priority History/Social Studies History/Social Studies 1 - Not Applicable History/Social Studies 2 - Low Priority History/Social Studies 3 - Needs to be Covered History/Social Studies 4 - Important History/Social Studies 5 - High Priority Mathematics Mathematics 1 - Not Applicable Mathematics 2 - Low Priority Mathematics 3 - Needs to be Covered Mathematics 4 - Important Mathematics 5 - High Priority Science Science 1 - Not Applicable Science 2 - Low Priority Science 3 - Needs to be Covered Science 4 - Important Science 5 - High Priority World Languages World Languages 1 - Not Applicable World Languages 2 - Low Priority World Languages 3 - Needs to be Covered World Languages 4 - Important World Languages 5 - High Priority Dramatic Arts Dramatic Arts 1 - Not Applicable Dramatic Arts 2 - Low Priority Dramatic Arts 3 - Needs to be Covered Dramatic Arts 4 - Important Dramatic Arts 5 - High Priority Fine/Visual Arts Fine/Visual Arts 1 - Not Applicable Fine/Visual Arts 2 - Low Priority Fine/Visual Arts 3 - Needs to be Covered Fine/Visual Arts 4 - Important Fine/Visual Arts 5 - High Priority Physical Education Physical Education 1 - Not Applicable Physical Education 2 - Low Priority Physical Education 3 - Needs to be Covered Physical Education 4 - Important Physical Education 5 - High Priority Health/Wellness Health/Wellness 1 - Not Applicable Health/Wellness 2 - Low Priority Health/Wellness 3 - Needs to be Covered Health/Wellness 4 - Important Health/Wellness 5 - High Priority Other Other 1 - Not Applicable Other 2 - Low Priority Other 3 - Needs to be Covered Other 4 - Important Other 5 - High Priority Other (please specify) Question Title * 18. Student Services 1 - Not Applicable 2 - Low Priority 3 - Needs to be Covered 4 - Important 5 - High Priority Guidance and Counseling Guidance and Counseling 1 - Not Applicable Guidance and Counseling 2 - Low Priority Guidance and Counseling 3 - Needs to be Covered Guidance and Counseling 4 - Important Guidance and Counseling 5 - High Priority College Counseling College Counseling 1 - Not Applicable College Counseling 2 - Low Priority College Counseling 3 - Needs to be Covered College Counseling 4 - Important College Counseling 5 - High Priority Learning Support Learning Support 1 - Not Applicable Learning Support 2 - Low Priority Learning Support 3 - Needs to be Covered Learning Support 4 - Important Learning Support 5 - High Priority Health Services Health Services 1 - Not Applicable Health Services 2 - Low Priority Health Services 3 - Needs to be Covered Health Services 4 - Important Health Services 5 - High Priority Student Life/Student Activities Student Life/Student Activities 1 - Not Applicable Student Life/Student Activities 2 - Low Priority Student Life/Student Activities 3 - Needs to be Covered Student Life/Student Activities 4 - Important Student Life/Student Activities 5 - High Priority Other Other 1 - Not Applicable Other 2 - Low Priority Other 3 - Needs to be Covered Other 4 - Important Other 5 - High Priority Other (please specify) Question Title * 19. Elementary/Middle School Grade-Specific Areas 1 - Not Applicable 2 - Low Priority 3 - Needs to be Covered 4 - Important 5 - High Priority Preschool - Prekindergarten Preschool - Prekindergarten 1 - Not Applicable Preschool - Prekindergarten 2 - Low Priority Preschool - Prekindergarten 3 - Needs to be Covered Preschool - Prekindergarten 4 - Important Preschool - Prekindergarten 5 - High Priority 1-2 1-2 1 - Not Applicable 1-2 2 - Low Priority 1-2 3 - Needs to be Covered 1-2 4 - Important 1-2 5 - High Priority 3-4 3-4 1 - Not Applicable 3-4 2 - Low Priority 3-4 3 - Needs to be Covered 3-4 4 - Important 3-4 5 - High Priority 5-6 5-6 1 - Not Applicable 5-6 2 - Low Priority 5-6 3 - Needs to be Covered 5-6 4 - Important 5-6 5 - High Priority 7-8 7-8 1 - Not Applicable 7-8 2 - Low Priority 7-8 3 - Needs to be Covered 7-8 4 - Important 7-8 5 - High Priority Other Other 1 - Not Applicable Other 2 - Low Priority Other 3 - Needs to be Covered Other 4 - Important Other 5 - High Priority Other (please specify) Question Title * 20. STANDARD IV. Technology/Information Services 1 - Not Applicable 2 - Low Priority 3 - Needs to be Covered 4 - Important 5 - High Priority Information Technology Information Technology 1 - Not Applicable Information Technology 2 - Low Priority Information Technology 3 - Needs to be Covered Information Technology 4 - Important Information Technology 5 - High Priority Academic Technology/Library Media Services Academic Technology/Library Media Services 1 - Not Applicable Academic Technology/Library Media Services 2 - Low Priority Academic Technology/Library Media Services 3 - Needs to be Covered Academic Technology/Library Media Services 4 - Important Academic Technology/Library Media Services 5 - High Priority Academic Technology/Other Academic Technology/Other 1 - Not Applicable Academic Technology/Other 2 - Low Priority Academic Technology/Other 3 - Needs to be Covered Academic Technology/Other 4 - Important Academic Technology/Other 5 - High Priority Other (please specify) Question Title * 21. STANDARD V. Advancement 1 - Not Applicable 2 - Low Priority 3 - Needs to be Covered 4 - Important 5 - High Priority Enrollment Management Enrollment Management 1 - Not Applicable Enrollment Management 2 - Low Priority Enrollment Management 3 - Needs to be Covered Enrollment Management 4 - Important Enrollment Management 5 - High Priority Marketing & Communications Marketing & Communications 1 - Not Applicable Marketing & Communications 2 - Low Priority Marketing & Communications 3 - Needs to be Covered Marketing & Communications 4 - Important Marketing & Communications 5 - High Priority Development/Fundraising Development/Fundraising 1 - Not Applicable Development/Fundraising 2 - Low Priority Development/Fundraising 3 - Needs to be Covered Development/Fundraising 4 - Important Development/Fundraising 5 - High Priority Other Other 1 - Not Applicable Other 2 - Low Priority Other 3 - Needs to be Covered Other 4 - Important Other 5 - High Priority Other (please specify) Question Title * 22. STANDARD VI. Finance & Operations 1 - Not Applicable 2 - Low Priority 3 - Needs to be Covered 4 - Important 5 - High Priority School Finance & Financial Management School Finance & Financial Management 1 - Not Applicable School Finance & Financial Management 2 - Low Priority School Finance & Financial Management 3 - Needs to be Covered School Finance & Financial Management 4 - Important School Finance & Financial Management 5 - High Priority Facilities Facilities 1 - Not Applicable Facilities 2 - Low Priority Facilities 3 - Needs to be Covered Facilities 4 - Important Facilities 5 - High Priority Safety Safety 1 - Not Applicable Safety 2 - Low Priority Safety 3 - Needs to be Covered Safety 4 - Important Safety 5 - High Priority Record Keeping Record Keeping 1 - Not Applicable Record Keeping 2 - Low Priority Record Keeping 3 - Needs to be Covered Record Keeping 4 - Important Record Keeping 5 - High Priority Other Other 1 - Not Applicable Other 2 - Low Priority Other 3 - Needs to be Covered Other 4 - Important Other 5 - High Priority Other (please specify) Question Title * 23. STANDARD VII. Residential/Homestay Program 1 - Not Applicable 2 - Low Priority 3 - Needs to be Covered 4 - Important 5 - High Priority Boarding Program Boarding Program 1 - Not Applicable Boarding Program 2 - Low Priority Boarding Program 3 - Needs to be Covered Boarding Program 4 - Important Boarding Program 5 - High Priority Residential Student Services Residential Student Services 1 - Not Applicable Residential Student Services 2 - Low Priority Residential Student Services 3 - Needs to be Covered Residential Student Services 4 - Important Residential Student Services 5 - High Priority Other Other 1 - Not Applicable Other 2 - Low Priority Other 3 - Needs to be Covered Other 4 - Important Other 5 - High Priority Other (please specify) Question Title * 24. STANDARD VIII. Schools Affiliated with Religious Organization/Faith-Based Institutions 1 - Not Applicable 2 - Low Priority 3 - Needs to be Covered 4 - Important 5 - High Priority Religious Education Religious Education 1 - Not Applicable Religious Education 2 - Low Priority Religious Education 3 - Needs to be Covered Religious Education 4 - Important Religious Education 5 - High Priority Other Other 1 - Not Applicable Other 2 - Low Priority Other 3 - Needs to be Covered Other 4 - Important Other 5 - High Priority Other (please specify) SECTION D: Other Local Independent Schools Question Title * 25. Unless the school instructs otherwise, NJAIS will not select members of the Visiting Team from the immediate area in which the school is located. What towns/schools do you consider local? What competing or overlapping schools should NOT be on the Visiting Team? Question Title * 26. Name of Person Submitting Application Question Title * 27. Your Email Address Question Title * 28. Your Telephone Number Thank you for your interest in NJAIS accreditation. We look forward to partnering with you. Done
