Application Process

To begin the National Lutheran School Accreditation (NLSA) process, schools must submit an NLSA Application using the new NLSA Online Accreditation platform powered by Jetpack! You will have to

If you have questions, please contact the School Ministry Office (school.ministry@lcms.org).

NLSA Extension Process

Schools facing extenuating circumstances may request to be granted an Accreditation Extension for their NLSA application period or term of accreditation. Applications for extension must be presented in writing to the District Education Executive and include a complete description of the extenuating circumstances that result in the request. Applications must be endorsed in writing by the District Education Executive or District Accreditation Commissioner and submitted to the NLSA Director. The NLSA Executive Committee will consider all extension requests and its decision is final.

To begin the extension process, District accreditation officials will submit the school’s extension application and documentation, their endorsement of the request, and a $200 check to the NLSA National office. All Extension Applications must be submitted to the District no later than March 1 of the year of your Accreditation expiration. Extensions will be granted for a period of one year after the expiration of a school’s accreditation application. The school must continue to pay its annual fee during its extension year, and the school’s accreditation status will not lapse but will identified as “in process” with an extended application.