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Application for NJAIS Membership

PROCEDURES FOR APPLYING FOR MEMBERSHIP

1. The prospective school submits the membership application form, a $750 application fee, and provides the supplementary data requested. Upon completion of this form, please send membership application fee to: NJAIS, Carole Everett, Executive Director, NJAIS, 78 Washington Street, Morristown, NJ 07960

2. The Executive Director and a member of the NJAIS Membership Committee will make a site visit to the school ( to include meetings with the Head of School, a few Trustees, some administrators, a few faculty members, a few parents, and some students, as well as a tour of the facility).

3. Upon completion of the visit, a report will be given to the full Membership Committee, which, in turn, will make a recommendation to the NJAIS Board of Trustees.

4. The NJAIS Executive Director will notify the prospective school of the decision of the NJAIS Board of Trustees.

NJAIS MEMBERSHIP CRITERIA

A Candidate Member School

Demonstrates the ability to meet all NJAIS major standards with the aim of becoming an accredited member.
If a school is NOT accredited at the time of the membership application, it has up to three years to initiate the accreditation process. Until the school is accredited, it is potentially admitted to NJAIS as a "provisional member."
NJAIS schools are all nonprofit, holding a 501(c)3 IRS designation.

DUES

NJAIS charges annual membership dues to all its member schools. Dues are based on the size of the school. Please ask the Executive Director for specific information.

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Head of School, Name and Contact Details (if different from person completing this form):

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Assistant/Associate Head Name and Email Address

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Director of Admissions Name and Email Address

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Business Manager Name and Email Address

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Director of Development Name and Email Address

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Chair of the Board of Trustees Name and Email Address

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Reasons for Applying for Membership (May be submitted in cover letter)

School Information:

School Name

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City

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Year Founded (mm/dd/yyyy)

Opening Date (mm/dd/yyyy)

Date Incorporated as Non-Profit (mm/dd/yyyy)

Religious Affiliation (if any)

Coed/Single Sex

If Single Sex School

Grades Covered

Day or Boarding

Tuition in the Highest Grade (Day/Boarding)

Number of Faculty (Full Time/Part Time)

Is your school accredited by other organization(s)?

Yes No

Date of Last Self-Study (if previously accredited) (mm/dd/yyyy)

Name of Accrediting Organization(s)

Guide/Protocol Used

Accreditation Expiration Date (mm/dd/yyyy)

Enrollment

Total Enrollment (Current)

Early Childhood Enrollment

Lower School Grades

Lower School Enrollment

Middle School Grades

Middle School Enrollment

Upper School Grades

Upper School Enrollment

Supporting Documents

Cover Letter

Max file size: 10 MB

A copy of the school’s mission statement

Max file size: 10 MB

A copy of the school’s 501(c)3 tax exemption letter

Max file size: 10 MB

The last two year’s audited financial statements

Max file size: 10 MB

A list of faculty including their teaching fields, degrees, years of experience. (If this is on the school’s website, please include the link.)

Max file size: 10 MB

A copy of the school’s curriculum guide or curriculum maps

Max file size: 10 MB

A listing about the school’s facilities (such as number of classrooms, gyms, science labs, visual and performing arts facilities, etc.)

Max file size: 10 MB

A list of names of current trustees, their terms of service, their relationship to the school

(e.g. current parent, grandparent, past parent, alumnus/a, etc.), and their current profession Documentation of non-discriminatory policy in hiring and admissions.

Max file size: 10 MB

If you continue to use a printed Viewbook for Admissions and Marketing, Please mail a copy to:

NJAIS

Attn: Carole Everett, Executive Director

78 Washington Street

Morristown, NJ 07960

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