The district has tried but failed to increase local taxes to better support the schools in recent years.

If the district fails to improve, it will lose accreditation.

Twice, the district has failed to come up with a convincing plan to improve its schools.

The officials also said the district often failed to seek their approval ahead of time for expenditures over $25,000, another requirement of state oversight.

It found that the district has failed to take corrective action on teacher certifications.

It is not that the district and the history-conscious community have failed to care for the art.

The district failed each of 11 performance indicators, including test scores, dropout rate and attendance.

In 2011, the district was sued by a family which claimed the district failed to provide their child with an appropriate educational program.

He said the district still failed to meet one-third of state monitoring standards.

Through three levels of investigation since 1984, the district has failed to gain certification.