ABOUT NJAIS ACCREDITATION
NJAIS has been accrediting member schools since 1997 as the sole accrediting agency, or cooperatively with the American Montessori Society (AMS), the Association of Waldorf Schools of North America (AWSNA), or the Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools (MSA-CESS). As an association, NJAIS schools are either accredited or, as provisional members, on a path to becoming accredited.
Similar to member schools who are reviewed on a given cycle, NJAIS participates in a rigorous and impartial review of its accreditation program and demonstrates adherence to the Criteria for Effective Independent School Accreditation Practices set forth by the International Council Advancing Independent School Accreditation (ICAISA). In 2001, the NJAIS accreditation program was granted recognition by the Commission on Accreditation at the National Association of Independent Schools (NAIS) and, in 2013, certified by an international review panel from the NAIS Commission on Accreditation, prior to the commission becoming ICAISA. Today, NJAIS is a member in good standing of ICAISA, and is reviewed every 10 years, with the most recent review having taken place in 2023.