A nonpublic school voluntarily seeking Accreditation from the State Board of Education must request annual accreditation by direct application. The official request for State Board of Education accreditation must be signed by the chief school administrator and the local governing body. Completed applications must be received no later than October 1 of each school year. Any changes or revisions of data on the application form should be reported immediately to the Office of District Accreditation. The application form includes the areas listed below.
* Name, mailing address, and telephone number(s) of the school;
* Name of the chief school administrator; and
* Name, address, and phone number of the official designee of the local governing body.
* Number of students currently enrolled by grade, race, and gender; and
* Number of instructional staff members by grade level and total.
7 Miss. Code. R. 163-3.0-3.1