Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 7 - Education K-12 › Part 24 - Mississippi Public School Accountability Standards 2023 › ACCREDITATION POLICIES OF THE STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION › Appendix 7-24-H

Current through June 25, 2024
CONSEQUENCES FOR NONCOMPLIANCE WITH FINANCIAL
				  ACCOUNTABILITY REQUIREMENTS
STANDARDS 4 AND 5
The Office of Internal Accountability will review the
				  accreditation standards to determine if there is a violation. The following
				  consequences will be implemented for violations of the financial accountability
				  requirements and accreditation standards.
A. LETTER OF WARNING: MINOR ACCOUNTING OR AUDIT
				  VIOLATION
If a violation of financial accountability requirements has
				  been verified, then the Office of Internal Accountability will notify the
				  Office of Accreditation. The Office of Accreditation will issue a letter of
				  warning to the school district and place the letter of warning in the district
				  file. Four (4) consecutive violations of the same process standard reported to
				  the Office of Accreditation will result in a citation placed on the district's
				  Accreditation Record Summary. (See Section B below.)
B. CITATION OF NONCOMPLIANCE ON RECORD WITH NO
				  IMMEDIATE ACTION TO DOWNGRADE THE ACCREDITATION STATUS
When four (4) consecutive violations of the same process
				  standard have been verified, then the Office of Internal Accountability will
				  notify the Office of Accreditation. A citation of noncompliance will be placed
				  on the district's Accreditation Record Summary, and the Office of Accreditation
				  will notify the district superintendent and school board chairperson of this
				  action. No immediate action to downgrade the district's accreditation status
				  will be recommended. The deficiencies will remain on record until the district
				  has successfully demonstrated compliance with all financial accountability
				  requirements and accreditation standards. If the deficiencies remain on record
				  at the time annual accreditation statuses are assigned, the district's
				  accreditation status will be downgraded, and the district will be required to
				  develop a corrective action plan to address the deficiencies.
Note: Districts that missed the March 31, 2023, deadline for
				  FY2022 audits, will be held harmless for the SY22-23 violation. Any previous
				  violations on record for failure to meet the deadlines established by the
				  Office of the State Auditor will continue to apply and accumulate toward the
				  district's cumulative record until cleared by the Office of the State
				  Auditor.
C. CITATION OF NONCOMPLIANCE ON RECORD WITH A
				  RECOMMENDATION TO IMMEDIATELY DOWNGRADE THE ACCREDITATION STATUS
Any verified violations of financial accountability
				  requirements that are considered to be a serious financial condition as defined
				  by the Office of the State Auditor will result in a recommendation to
				  immediately downgrade the district's accreditation status. When the Office of
				  Internal Accountability has determined that a verified violation of financial
				  accountability requirements is of such serious nature that immediate action is
				  warranted, the Office of Accreditation will be notified. The Office of
				  Accreditation will note the citation of noncompliance on the District's
				  Accreditation Record Summary and notify the district superintendent and school
				  board chairperson of this action. The citation of noncompliance will be
				  presented to the Commission on School Accreditation with a recommendation to
				  immediately downgrade the District's accreditation status.
Commission Takes Action to Immediately
				  Downgrade the Status
.
If the Commission takes action to
				  immediately downgrade the accreditation status, the district will be required
				  to develop a corrective action plan to address the deficiencies. The
				  deficiencies will remain on record until the district has successfully
				  demonstrated compliance with all financial accountability requirements and
				  accreditation standards.
Commission Does Not Take Action to
				  Downgrade the Status
.
If the Commission does not take
				  immediate action to downgrade the accreditation status, the deficiencies will
				  remain on the District's Accreditation Record Summary until the district has
				  successfully demonstrated compliance with all financial accountability
				  requirements and accreditation standards. If the deficiencies remain on record
				  at the time annual accreditation statuses are assigned, the district's
				  accreditation status will be downgraded, and the District will be required to
				  develop a corrective action plan to address the deficiencies.