7 Miss. Code. R. § 163-2.0-2.1 - Assignment of Accreditation Statuses
Accreditation of a nonpublic school will be determined by the extent to which the school complies with each of the applicable requirements contained in this document. Information concerning the school's compliance with accreditation requirements and standards will be reported to the State Board of Education on an annual basis.
The local governing body and school administration are responsible for ensuring that all data reported to the Mississippi Department of Education are true and accurate as verified by supporting documentation on file in the school. Reporting false information is a violation of the accreditation requirements set forth by the State Board of Education and may result in the downgrading of the school's accreditation status.
After the State Board of Education takes action on accreditation records presented, the school's local governing body and school administration are notified of the status assigned. The decision of the State Board of Education is final unless appealed by the local governing body of the school to the State Board of Education in accordance with the appeal procedures in Policy 6.0 of this document.
Annual accreditation statuses are assigned in December each school year and are determined by information verified during the previous school year. An assigned accreditation status remains in effect during that school year unless (a) the correction of deficiencies in meeting accreditation standards upgrades a status or (b) a verified report of noncompliance with accreditation requirements and/or standards is of such a nature that special State Board of Education action to downgrade a status is warranted.
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