New Bloomfield schools get "accredited' rating

The state Board of Education continued Callaway County's New Bloomfield R-3 School District's "accredited" status at Tuesday's day-long board meeting in Jefferson City.

Missouri's public schools are rated at one of three levels - accredited, provisionally accredited and unaccredited.

New Bloomfield and the seven other districts receiving full accreditation Tuesday have had their troubles, said Margie Vandeven, assistant commissioner in the Office of Quality Schools.