Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 7 - Education K-12 › Part 24 - Mississippi Public School Accountability Standards 2023 › ACCREDITATION POLICIES OF THE STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION › Sec2 7-24-2.0 - DISTRICT ACCREDITATION POLICY › Section 7-24-2.0-2.8 - CORRECTIVE ACTION PLAN (CAP) AND WITHDRAWAL OF ACCREDITATION

Current through June 25, 2024
2.8.1
Corrective Action Plan (CAP) with
				  Definitive Timelines
When a school district has been assigned a PROBATION or
					 WITHDRAWN accreditation status, the school district shall develop a Corrective
					 Action Plan (CAP) with defined timelines in which to correct the district's
					 deficiencies.
The school district is required to submit a CAP within
					 sixty (60) calendar days of notification. The plan shall stipulate what will be
					 done to remove the deficiencies and the timeline required in accordance with
					 Miss. Code Ann. §
											37-17-6(11)(b).
					 The plan shall be approved by the local school board as documented by official
					 minutes and bear the signatures of the school board chairperson/president and
					 district superintendent. The SBE has final approval on the CAP and the
					 timelines. When corrective action has been implemented to remove a citation,
					 the school district shall submit documentary evidence confirming such to the
					 Office of Accreditation. Assigned MDE staff may conduct follow-up visits as
					 necessary to verify corrective action and compliance.
2.8.2
Withdrawal of
				  Accreditation
If the district fails to correct the deficiencies during
					 the time specified in the CAP, the school district may have its accreditation
					 withdrawn by the CSA in accordance with Miss. Code Ann. §
											37-17-6(12)(a).
					 The status of the district will be listed as WITHDRAWN NOT ACCREDITED, and the
					 record of that district will continue to be maintained.
2.8.2.1 Hearings
Before requesting approval from the SBE to withdraw the
					 accredited status of a district, the CSA shall conduct a hearing to allow the
					 officials of the affected district to present evidence or other reasons why its
					 accreditation should not be withdrawn.
See
Miss. Code Ann.
					 §
												37-17-6(12)(a)
					 and Policy 6.0.
2.8.2.2
				  Results of Hearings
Upon consideration of the transcribed record and
					 recommendation of the CSA's representative, the CSA shall meet, make a
					 decision, and notify all parties in writing by certified mail. Within forty-
					 five (45) calendar days of the conclusion of the hearing and after
					 consideration of the results of the hearing, the CSA shall be authorized, with
					 the approval of the SBE, to withdraw the accreditation of the district and may
					 issue a request to the Governor that a state of emergency be declared in that
					 district in accordance with Miss. Code Ann. §
												37-17-6(12)(a).
					 If the decision is made not to withdraw the accredited status of the district,
					 a new timeline is established in the district's Corrective Action Plan
					 (CAP).
2.8.2.3 Public
				  Notice
If a state of emergency has been declared, the CSA files a
					 public notice at least once a week for at least three (3) consecutive weeks in
					 a newspaper published within the immediate or general vicinity of the affected
					 school district in accordance with Miss. Code Ann. §
												37-17-6(13).
2.8.2.4 Access to School District
				  Records
School districts are required to produce necessary reports,
					 correspondence, financial statements, and any other documents necessary for the
					 CSA to implement this section on withdrawal of accreditation and District of
					 Transformation.
2.8.2.5
				  Reinstatement of an Accredited Status
Based on the recommendation from the Office of
					 Accreditation or the State Superintendent of Public Education, the
					 superintendent and school board chairperson/president of a school district
					 whose accreditation has been withdrawn may file a petition with the CSA on
					 School Accreditation for reinstatement of accreditation to be effective on
					 January 1 or July 1. The CSA shall require all school districts that petition
					 for reinstatement of accreditation to appear before the CSA to furnish evidence
					 satisfactory to the CSA that the school district is compliant with all
					 accreditation standards prior to the reinstatement of
					 accreditation.