Serving On A Visiting Team

Serving on an accreditation team is one of the most powerful professional development experiences you can have as an educator. It's also an important responsibility and a service to your peer schools.

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What to Expect

Durving A Visit

During a visit, team members spend 3.5 intense days:

  • Assessing a school's alignment with NJAIS Standards for Accreditation.
  • Determining the congruence between the school's Self-Study Report and what the Visiting Team observes during its days on campus, when it has the opportunity to view the school in full operation.
  • Evaluating the school's programs and practices through the lens of the school's Mission Statement.
  • Developing commendations and recommendations to guide the school's continuous improvement.

Team Member Compostion

The Visiting Team includes experienced faculty and administrators, including a business manager from another independent school with which the school undertaking accreditation does not compete or overlap. Team members are selected to represent different academic and co-curricular disciplines, grade levels, and administrative expertise. All team members are required to sign a confidentiality and conflict of interest statement.

Visiting team size varies according to the size of the school being evaluated.

School's Enrollment Team Size
50-100 4-5 Members
101-200 4-6 Members
201-300 6-8 Members
301-400 6-8 Members
401-500 8-10 Members
501+ 8-12 Members
501+ or multiple campuses 10-15 Members

Team Member Qualifications

Qualifications for Visiting Team members include an ability to uphold confidentiality, think analytically, work well with others, write clearly and quickly, and have a sense of humor.

Interested in Serving on a Visiting Team?

If you are interested in serving on a Visiting Team, please let your Head of School know of your interest, and encourage them to contact NJAIS Director of Accreditation, Dr. Pamela Fiander.