Districts are assigned an annual accreditation status based on compliance with Process Standards and Accreditation Policies.
ACCREDITED is assigned to a district that complies with Accreditation Policies and 100% of the Process Standards. (See exceptions in Appendices F and H.)
PROBATION is assigned to a district that fails to comply with 100% of the Accreditation Policies and Process Standards. The district will be required to develop and implement a Corrective Action Plan (CAP) with defined timelines to address the deficiencies. See Policy 2.8.
WITHDRAWN is assigned to a district that has previously been assigned a PROBATION status and has failed to comply with its CAP within the approved timelines. It may also be assigned to a district found in violation of any Process Standards contained in Policy 2.5.2. Any school district placed in a District of Transformation may have its accreditation withdrawn. The district will be required to develop and implement a CAP with defined timelines to address the deficiencies. See Policy 2.8.
7 Miss. Code. R. 24-2.0-2.3