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U.S. State Codes
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Mississippi
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Title 37 - Education
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Chapter 17 - Accreditation of Schools
Chapter 17 - Accreditation of Schools
§ 37-17-1. Authority of state board of education with respect to accreditation of noncharter and charter public schools
§ 37-17-3. Creation of Commission on School Accreditation; composition; qualifications, appointment, terms of office and compensation of members; expenses of commission
§ 37-17-5. General duties of commission; appeals; executive secretary
§ 37-17-6. Establishment and implementation of permanent performance-based accreditation system; particular accreditation requirements; accreditation audits and reviews; development program for schools failing to meet standards; establishment of a Mississippi Recovery School District; declaration of state of emergency in school district
§ 37-17-7. Accreditation of nonpublic schools
§ 37-17-8. Comprehensive in-service staff development plans; exemption of certain school districts
§ 37-17-9. Accreditation of schools by other agencies
§ 37-17-11. Exemption of school districts from compulsory standards of accreditation
§ 37-17-12. Exemption of administrators at certain schools from certain statutory requirements; exemption of certain school districts from certain statutory requirements and process standards; State Department of Education to provide report of exempted and nonexempted process standards
§ 37-17-13. Abolition of school districts declared to be in state of emergency; powers of board of education with regard to such school districts; reconstitution, etc., of districts; alternative procedures for appointment of new local school board for district
§ 37-17-15. Withdrawal of accreditation of certain school districts for reasons other than failure to meet student academic standards or comply with financial accountability requirements does not limit district schools’ participation in extracurricular or athletic activities
§ 37-17-17. Statewide Mississippi Achievement School District created; criteria for transferring schools to district; administration of transferred schools; return to local school district governance under certain circumstances; funding