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MNSAA Missouri Nonpublic
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A Chapter of the National Federation of Nonpublic School State Accrediting Associations
"Assuring Excellence in Education in Missouri's Nonpublic Schools"
Accreditation Categories
The extent to which deficiencies affect the quality of the overall program determines the Status of Accreditation. A school can be granted the status of:
- Initially Accredited : In applying for accreditation for the first time, the school is granted "initial" accreditation status when it has completed a school improvement process, has a plan of action in place, has met all the membership standards of the accrediting association, and has a plan in place to address deficiencies in regard to the improvement standards.
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Accredited: After a school is initially accredited, it re-applies for accreditation each year. A school is granted "accredited" status when it continues to meet all membership standards and continues to show progress in its efforts to meet improvement standards.
- Accredited with First Warning : An accredited school does not satisfactorily meet the membership standards or the policies of the sponsoring agency, and does not demonstrate progress towards addressing improvement standards. These resulting deficiencies detract from the total educational program.
- Accredited with Second Warning : A school has received a first warning and yet consistently fails to make substantial progress toward removing deficiencies or consistently violates policies of the sponsoring agency.
- Loss of Accreditation : A school finds it impossible to meet the membership standards and improvement standards or refuses to do so. A school’s accreditation shall not be dropped without two warnings. To apply for re-admission to the Association after losing accreditation a school must follow the admission process outlined in this manual.
- Voluntary Withdrawal : A school voluntarily requests to withdraw or the school is discontinued. Failure to submit the Annual Report Form will be interpreted as a request to withdraw from accreditation. To apply for re-admission in the Association after voluntarily withdrawing, a school must follow the admission process outlined in this manual.