Accreditation

Saint James School is fully accredited by AdvancED/Cognia, and our curricula is aligned with the Diocese of Metuchen's guidelines and the both New Jersey State and National standards.

Throughout the 2018-19 and 2019-2020 school year, the faculty and staff of Saint James School prepared for reaccreditation with Cognia.  Parents, students, teachers, and staff were surveyed to determine our climate and culture, Catholic identity, and our academic and support programs.  Once reviewing the results of the surveys, the faculty, staff, and administration collaborated to determine where our strengths and weaknesses lie and what we could do to strengthen those weaknesses.  Next, our faculty and staff worked to complete the diagnostic tools supplied by Cognia to further determine where we could improve our program.  Out of all of this analysis and diagnosing was born our school's Improvement Plan that focuses on the following areas:

• Mission - ensuring that our mission truly reflects the expectations and aspirtations of the school community and ensuring that all members of our community know and support the mission.
• Finance and budgeting - ensuring that we are more transparent in regard to the school's budget and financial well-being; providing opportunities for the faculty and staff to provide information in developing various aspects of the budget.
• Facilities planning - ensuring that the facilities plan addresses the needs of the community, is supported by the budget, and includes environmentally friendly practices.
• Financial aid - develop a formal financial aid process to support families in need.
• Technology and Advancement planning - provide documented plans to the community of stakeholders.
• Academic programs:
  • Project-based learning and STREAM (Science, Technology, Religion, Engineering, Arts, Mathematics) principles instilled across the curriculum
  • Developing a portfolio system for each student
  • Learning opportunities from our local government and community
• Evangelization:
  • Faith formation opportunities for parents and families

We are also a proud member of the National Catholic Education Association (NCEA).