The Jesuit Schools Network of North America (JSN) is the membership association for secondary and pre-secondary schools run by the

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in North America. It is affiliated with the

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and is a member of the Jesuit Global Network of Schools. Based in

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, JSN serves 55,000 students in 91 Jesuit schools throughout

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and the

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, and in

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and the

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. The three models of Jesuit education in North America are Nativity schools, Cristo Rey high schools, and Jesuit middle and high schools.

History

The Network’s predecessor, the Jesuit Educational Association (JEA), was founded in 1936 to serve the

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of secondary and postsecondary schools in the United States. In 1970, the JEA split into the

Association of Jesuit Colleges and Universities The Association of Jesuit Colleges and Universities (AJCU) is a consortium of the 28 Jesuit colleges and universities and three theological centers in the United States, Canada, and Belize committed to advancing academic excellence by promoting an ...

and the Jesuit Secondary Education Association (JSEA). In 2015, the JSEA was restructured under the

and renamed to the Jesuit Schools Network of North America.

Leadership

Seven Jesuits led the JSEA as president: Edwin J. McDermott, S.J., Vincent J. Duminuco, S.J., Charles P. Costello, S.J., Carl E. Meirose, S.J., Joseph F. O’Connell, S.J., Ralph E. Metts, S.J. and James A. Stoeger, S.J. William H. Muller, S.J., served as the first executive director of JSN, and Robert E. Reiser, S.J., has served as executive director since 2021.

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* {{Jesuit Secondary Education Association 1970 establishments in the United States Non-profit organizations based in Washington, D.C. Private and independent school organizations in the United States Christian organizations established in 1970