An assigned accreditation status may remain unchanged during that school year except in those cases where verified noncompliance of accreditation standards may downgrade an accreditation status immediately, in accordance with Policy 2.5.1 or 2.5.2.
Districts in violation of any of the following standards may be presented to the CSA for action, that may include downgrading the district's accreditation status to Probation:
* Accreditation Policy 2.1, reporting false information,
* Standard 1.1 and 1.3, failure to implement appropriate standards of governance,
* Standard 1.2, failure to comply with school board policies that meet state and federal statutes, rules, and regulations,
* Standards 4 and 5, failure to comply with financial accountability requirements,
* Standard 14, failure to comply with graduation requirements,
* Standard 16, failure to comply with test security procedures required by the Mississippi Statewide Assessment System,
* Standards 17.1-17.8, failure to comply with state/federal regulations,
* Standard 20, failure to comply with Instructional Practices, or
* Standards 29, 30, and 31, failure to comply with standards that sustain a safe school climate.
Districts in violation of any of the following standards may be presented to the CSA for action, that may include withdrawal of the district's accreditation:
* Accreditation Policy 2.1, reporting false information,
* Standard 1.1 and 1.3, failure to implement appropriate standards of governance,
* Standard 1.2, failure to comply with school board policies that meet state and federal statutes, rules, and regulations,
* Standards 4 and 5, failure to comply with financial accountability requirements of a serious nature,
* Standard 14, failure to comply with graduation requirements specified in Standards 14.1,14.2, and 14.5,
* Standard 16, failure to comply with test security procedures required by the Mississippi Statewide Assessment System in Appendix F, numbers 8 and 9,
* Standards 17.4-17.6, federal programs whose regulations call for strong sanctions for continued patterns of noncompliance,
* Standard 20, failure to comply with Instructional Practices, or
* Standards 29, 30, and 31, failure to comply with standards that pose life-threatening conditions for students and staff.
7 Miss. Code. R. 24-2.0-2.5