Letter from MDE to Chandler and Cotton

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Anyway, here is the letter.

                   

 

; MISSISSIPPI
I DEPARTMENT OF
; ED"CCATION

 

June 30, 2015

 

VIA HAND DELIVERY

 

Mr. Bernard Stephen Chandler, Superintendent
Tunica County School District (7200)

744 School Street

Tunica, Mississippi 38676

 

Mrs. Tameka Cotton, Board Chair
Tunica County School District (7200)
744 School Street

Tunica, Mississippi 38676

 

Dear Mr. Chandler and Mrs. Cotton:

 

Office of Accreditation
Paula A. Vanderford, Ph.D.

Executive Director

 

Enclosed is the Mississippi Department of Education's Final Report addressing the deficiencies
outlined in the May 13, 2015, Preliminary Report of On-Site Findings for the Tunica County
School District (Attachment B) conducted February 10,2015 through March 20, 2015.

 

Based on responses received from the District on June 12, 2015 (Attachment C), and additional
documentary evidence provided by the District, the following citations of noncompliance have
been cleared: 15,16,17.5, 17.5.1,29,29.1, and 29.2. The District remains in violation of the
following Accreditation Standards: 1,1.1,1.2,1.3,2,2.1,2.3,3,6,6.1,6.2,8,9,10,11,12,12.1,
12.2,13,13.1,13.2,13.5,14,14.1,14.2,14.3,14.4. 14.5, 17.1, 17.2, 17.3, 17.4, 17.6, 17.8, 18,
18.1, 18.2, 19, 19.1, 19.2,20,21,22,23,26,27,30, and 31. In addition to violations noted above,
the District remains noncompliant with Accreditation Policy 2.1 .

 

Also enclosed is a Supplemental Report (Attachment A) of additional citations to the findings of
the on-site evaluation conducted in the Tunica County School District February 10,2015, through
March 20, 2015. The additional citations for standards 8 and 17.4 outlined in the Supplemental
Report are consolidated into the Final Report of On-Site Audit Findings ..

 

In accordance with Section 37-17-6(12)(b) of the Mississippi Code oj 1972, as amended, and the
Accreditation Policies published in the Mississippi Public School Accountability Standards, 2014,
a report will be made to the Commission on School Accreditation in a special-called meeting on
Wednesday, July 8,2015. The Commission meeting will begin at 10:00 a.m. in the 4th Floor

 

 

Central High School Building
359 North West Street

P.O. Box 771

Jackson, MS 39205-0771

Phone (601) 359-3764
Fax (601) 359-1979

 

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