Sage Alliance

What Sage Alliance does

Sage Alliance, formerly Sage Day Schools, is a private therapeutic day school network serving students in grades 4-12 challenged by anxiety, depression, ADHD, school refusal, and other emotional issues. Founded in 1997 and headquartered in Rochelle Park, New Jersey, the organization operates four campuses across New Jersey (Mahwah, Paramus, Rochelle Park) and New York City (opened September 2025). The core offering is an integrated therapeutic-academic model that combines state-aligned, college-preparatory coursework (STEM, humanities, arts, honors-level courses) with clinical support including individual therapy, group therapy, and weekly family therapy delivered by supervised licensed clinicians. A 30:1 student-to-counselor ratio and small class sizes are central to the pedagogical approach.

The organization is part of the New Story Schools network managed by Salisbury Management LLC and holds accreditation from the Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools, a prerequisite for New Jersey Naples Act placements. Go-to-market is sales-led and district-driven: school districts place students under IEP mandates through Child Study Team referrals, with Sage Alliance serving as an out-of-district therapeutic placement. The company also reaches families through campus open houses, community resource fairs, a content-driven blog, and social channels. Documented outcomes include a 90%+ college enrollment rate for graduates, students scoring 30%+ above the national SAT average, and 85-90% postsecondary continuation.

Revenue is generated primarily through tuition payments from sending school districts under IEP-mandated placements, reimbursed at state-approved rates; individual family tuition is not publicly disclosed. Supplementary partnerships with Bergen Community College (dual enrollment), Job Corps, and the New Jersey Division of Vocational Rehabilitation Services extend the offering into college credit, vocational training, and work-based learning. Sage Alliance has worked with more than 80 school districts across its history. Pricing is annual and subscription-like in structure, tied to per-pupil placement contracts rather than consumer tuition transactions.

Name

Sage Alliance

Legal name

Salisbury Management LLC DBA New Story Management

Website

https://sagealliance.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1997

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Sage Alliance is a private therapeutic day school network serving grades 4-12 students with anxiety, depression, ADHD, and school refusal across four New Jersey and New York City campuses, funded primarily through IEP-mandated school district placements.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Special Education / Therapeutic Day School Services

NAICS

Educational Support Services (6117)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Charter Special Education & Inclusive Programs (EDAJACAF)

akta.pro secondary industries

Charter Alternative & At-Risk Schools (Continuation, Credit Recovery, Juvenile) (EDAJACAE), Special Education Vocational & Transition Programs (18–22) (EDAKAAAG)

Keywords

• Therapeutic education
• Special education
• College preparatory
• Mental health school
• K-12 academics

Headquarters

HQ city

Rochelle Park

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices4 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Private School Tuition (District-Funded): Sage Alliance is a private, accredited school serving students through out-of-district placements funded by school districts under IEP mandates. Under the Naples Act (N.J.S.A. 18A:46-14), districts can place special education students at accredited private schools, with reimbursement rates identical to state-approved placements. Revenue is derived from tuition payments from sending school districts, not directly from families.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Sage Alliance is a private, accredited therapeutic day school network that delivers college-preparatory academics integrated with clinical mental health support for students in grades 4-12 with social, emotional, and behavioral challenges. The school operates multiple campuses in New Jersey (Boonton, Rochelle Park, Princeton) and New York (Suffern) and is funded primarily through out-of-district placements paid by public school districts under IEP mandates.

Product overview

Sage Alliance operates as a therapeutic day school network offering an integrated educational model that combines rigorous college-preparatory academics with therapeutic support services. The organization serves students grades 4-12 in New Jersey and New York who are challenged by anxiety, depression, ADHD, and emotional issues including school refusal. The core product portfolio includes the Therapeutic Education Program (the foundational integrated model), the Academic Program (college-prep curriculum), College and Career Readiness services, Therapeutic Services (clinical support), and specialized programs such as Arts Academy and School Refusal Program. The organization operates across multiple campuses including Mahwah, Paramus, Rochelle Park (NJ), and New York City, with recent expansion through the NYC campus opening in September 2025. Supplementary offerings include Work-Based Learning, Dual Enrollment with Bergen Community College, and career exploration tools.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Sage Day Boonton (Therapeutic Day School) Therapeutic day school serving grades 4-12 students with emotional, social, and behavioral challenges; combines college-preparatory academics with on-site clinical mental health support funded by school district placements under IEPs.
• Sage Day Rochelle Park Therapeutic day school campus in Rochelle Park, NJ serving grades 4-12 students through district-funded placements under IEP mandates, integrating academics and clinical support.
• Sage Day Princeton Therapeutic day school campus in Princeton, NJ providing integrated academic and clinical mental health programming for students in grades 4-12 placed by school districts.
• Sage Day Upper School (Mahwah) Upper School campus in Mahwah, NJ serving high-school-age students with college-preparatory coursework and integrated therapeutic services funded through district placements.
• Sage Day Suffern Therapeutic day school campus in Suffern, NY extending the Sage Alliance model across state lines for New York school district placements under IEPs.
• Sage Thrive (Satellite Therapeutic Program) Satellite therapeutic program that embeds Sage Alliance clinical and academic support into partner public school districts to help students remain in their home schools.
• SageQuest (Consultation Program) Consultation program providing clinical and academic guidance to districts, schools, and families seeking expertise on adolescent mental health and therapeutic education.
• Sage Project SEARCH (Transitional Program) Transitional program preparing students for post-secondary employment through vocational training, internships, and job-readiness coaching.
• Sage Summer Programs Summer academic and therapeutic programming that extends the Sage Alliance model to maintain student progress over the summer break.
• SAGE at Work Career-readiness and post-secondary pathway program supporting students' transition from Sage Alliance into college, vocational tracks, or employment.

Quantifiable outcome

• 90%+ college enrollment rate among graduates
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers8 records

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Bergen Community CollegecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerDual enrollment partnership allowing eligible seniors at Sage Alliance to earn college credits through Bergen Community College while still in high school, giving them a head start on their degree.
• Job CorpsminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerWork-based learning collaboration providing students with hands-on training, apprenticeships, and part-time job opportunities through Job Corps partnerships as part of career readiness programming.
• Division of Vocational Rehabilitation Services (DVRS)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration with the NJ Division of Vocational Rehabilitation Services for hands-on training, apprenticeships, and part-time job opportunities for students as part of work-based learning (WBL) program.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Melmark: Multi-state nonprofit provider of special education, therapeutic, and clinical services for children and adults with autism and other developmental/behavioral needs. Comparable integrated special-education-and-clinical model.
• KidsPeace: National nonprofit operating special education schools, residential treatment, and mental health programs for children and adolescents. Comparable in serving students with emotional and behavioral needs through integrated educational-clinical models.
• Devereux Advanced Behavioral Health: Large national nonprofit provider of behavioral health and special education services operating schools, residential, and outpatient programs. Comparable in serving students with emotional and behavioral disorders but at significantly greater scale and geographic breadth.

Direct peers

• Green Chimneys: Special education school and therapeutic program combining academics with mental health, animal-assisted, and nature-based interventions. Comparable therapeutic-academic integration model serving students with emotional and behavioral challenges.
• New Story Schools: Sister network of special education schools managed alongside Sage Alliance by Salisbury Management LLC. Operates therapeutic and academic programs for students with special needs under a similar district-referred, IEP-funded model.
• Winston Preparatory School: Private day school network serving students with language-based learning differences, ADHD, and executive function challenges. Comparable integrated academic-support model with individualized instruction and college-prep outcomes.
• The Deron School: New Jersey private school serving students with special needs through individualized academic and therapeutic programs. Closely comparable to Sage Alliance in serving emotionally and learning-challenged students in NJ.
• Y.A.L.E. School: New Jersey-based private special education school serving students with autism, social-emotional, and behavioral needs. Operates a similar out-of-district placement model with district-funded tuition across multiple NJ campuses.
• The McCarton School: Private NYC school serving children with developmental disabilities including autism through individualized academic and therapeutic programming. Comparable therapeutic-academic day school serving special education populations in the same NYC metro.

Regional players

• Princeton Child Development Institute: New Jersey-based special education provider serving students with autism and developmental disabilities through school and adult programs. Comparable NJ-anchored special education operator, though with narrower developmental rather than emotional focus.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/SageAlliance1
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/sage-alliance-1
• Instagraminstagram.com/sageallianceschools

Compliance3 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles12 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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