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Jackson school board approves corrective action plan to clear accreditation records deficiencies
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The Jackson Public School Board approved the district's corrective action plan for the 2024'25 school year to address remaining Mississippi Department of Education accreditation deficiencies tied to student records, residency verification and immunization documentation.
The Jackson Public School Board approved the district's corrective action plan for the 2024'25 school year to address outstanding accreditation deficiencies tied largely to student records, residency verification and immunization documentation.
The plan was presented to the board by Doctor Merritt, who told trustees the district has cleared 39 accreditation standards and sub-standards since the 2016 investigative audit and is now working to clear the three remaining deficiencies before the end of the school year. "We are continuing to make progress in clearing the standards," Merritt said during the presentation.
The corrective-action work focuses on three remaining areas assigned to the chief of…
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