The Kansas City, MO school district is losing its accredidation on Jan. 1, 2012.
This isn’t the first time the disrtict has lost accredidation. Interim superintendent Dr. R. Stephen Green believes the school can overcome this obstacle.
“Our district now faces a critical test of one of the most important lessons in life — a test of our resilience and persistence,” Green said in a news release. “We can, and we will, bounce back from this setback.”
Accredidation is the state’s way of judging the effectiveness of a school district. The Kansas City school district meets three of the 14 requirements for accredidation, while at least six must be met.
“While we are disappointed with this decision, we understand the basis upon which it was made,” Green said. “Student achievement remains our top priority and we will couple with this, a focus on restoration and recovery of our accreditation status.”
