FIRSTREGULARSESSION
HOUSEBILLNO.1123
103RDGENERALASSEMBLY
INTRODUCEDBYREPRESENTATIVEKELLEY.
2498H.01I JOSEPHENGLER,ChiefClerk
ANACT
Torepealsections135.714,160.410,160.518,160.526,160.570,160.720,161.855,
161.1085,161.1090,161.1100,162.1300,163.023,167.905,168.749,and170.017,
RSMo,andtoenactinlieuthereoffifteennewsectionsrelatingtothestatewide
assessmentsystem,withacontingenteffectivedateforcertainsections.
BeitenactedbytheGeneralAssemblyofthestateofMissouri,asfollows:
SectionA.Sections135.714,160.410,160.518,160.526,160.570,160.720,161.855,
2161.1085,161.1090,161.1100,162.1300,163.023,167.905,168.749,and170.017,RSMo,
3arerepealedandfifteennewsectionsenactedinlieuthereof,tobeknownassections135.714,
4160.410,160.518,160.526,160.570,160.720,161.855,161.1085,161.1090,161.1100,
5162.1300,163.023,167.905,168.749,and170.017,toreadasfollows:
135.714.1.Eacheducationalassistanceorganizationshall:
2 (1)Notifythestatetreasurerofsuchorganization'sintenttoprovidescholarship
3accountstoqualifiedstudents;
4 (2)Demonstratetothestatetreasurerthatsuchorganizationisexemptfromfederal
5incometaxunderSection501(c)(3)oftheInternalRevenueCodeof1986,asamended;
6 (3)Provideastatetreasurer-approvedreceipttotaxpayersforcontributionsmadeto
7theorganization;
8 (4)Ensurethatgrantsaredistributedtoscholarshipaccountsofqualifiedstudentsin
9thefollowingorder:
10 (a)Qualifiedstudentswhoreceivedascholarshipgrantinthepreviousschoolyear;
11 (b)Qualifiedstudentswhoaresiblingsofqualifiedstudentswhowillreceivea
12scholarshipgrantinthecurrentschoolyear;
EXPLANATION—Matterenclosedinbold-facedbrackets[thus] intheabovebillisnotenactedandis
intendedtobeomittedfromthelaw.Matterinbold-facetypeintheabovebillisproposedlanguage. 13 (c)Qualifiedstudentsthathaveanapproved"individualizededucation[plan]
14program" (IEP)developedunderthefederalIndividualswithDisabilitiesEducationAct
15(IDEA),20U.S.C.Section1400,etseq.,asamended,orwhohavebeendiagnosedwith
16dyslexia,astheterm"dyslexia"isdefinedinsection633.420;
17 (d)Qualifiedstudentswhoareeligibleforfreelunchasapprovedbythedepartment
18ofelementaryandsecondaryeducationinaccordancewithfederalregulationsandwhoreside
19inanunaccreditedorprovisionallyaccreditedschooldistrict;
20 (e)Qualifiedstudentswhoareeligibleforreducedpricelunchasapprovedbythe
21departmentofelementaryandsecondaryeducationinaccordancewithfederalregulationsand
22whoresideinanunaccreditedorprovisionallyaccreditedschooldistrict;
23 (f)Qualifiedstudentswhoareeligibleforfreelunchasapprovedbythedepartment
24ofelementaryandsecondaryeducationinaccordancewithfederalregulations;
25 (g)Qualifiedstudentswhoareeligibleforreducedpricelunchasapprovedbythe
26departmentofelementaryandsecondaryeducationinaccordancewithfederalregulations;
27 (h)Qualifiedstudentswhoareactivedutymilitarydependentswhohaverelocatedto
28Missouriandareenrollinginaschoolinthestateforthefirsttime;and
29 (i)Allotherqualifiedstudents;
30 (5)Ensurethat:
31 (a)Onehundredpercentofsuchorganization'srevenuesfrominterestorinvestments
32isspentonscholarshipaccounts;
33 (b)Atleastninetypercentofsuchorganization'srevenuesfromqualifying
34contributionsisspentonscholarshipaccounts;and
35 (c)Marketingandadministrativeexpensesdonotexceedthefollowinglimitsofsuch
36organization'sremainingrevenuefromcontributions:
37 a.Tenpercentforthefirsttwohundredfiftythousanddollars;
38 b.Eightpercentforthenextfivehundredthousanddollars;and
39 c.Threepercentthereafter;
40 (6)(a)Distributescholarshipaccountpaymentseitherfourtimesperyearorina
41singlelumpsumatthebeginningoftheyearasrequestedbytheparentofaqualifiedstudent,
42basedonthestateadequacytargetasdefinedinsection163.011andcalculatedbythe
43departmentofelementaryandsecondaryeducation,subjecttothefollowingtotalgrant
44amountlimits:
45 a.Foraqualifiedstudentwhomeetsthecriteriatobeincludedinaschooldistrict's
46limitedEnglishproficiencypupilcountassetforthinsubdivision(8)ofsection163.011,not
47morethanonehundredsixtypercentofthestateadequacytarget;
HB1123 2 48 b.Foraqualifiedstudentwhoiseligibleforfreeorreducedpricelunchasapproved
49bythedepartmentofelementaryandsecondaryeducationinaccordancewithfederal
50regulations,notmorethanonehundredtwenty-fivepercentofthestateadequacytarget;
51 c.Foraqualifiedstudentwhohasanapprovedindividualizededucation[plan]
52programdevelopedunderthefederalIndividualswithDisabilitiesEducationAct(IDEA),20
53U.S.C.Section1400,etseq.,asamended,notmorethanonehundredseventy-fivepercentof
54thestateadequacytarget;and
55 d.Forallotherqualifiedstudents,notmorethanthestateadequacytarget;
56 (b)Scholarshipaccountpaymentsdistributedunderthissubdivisionshallbeinthe
57formofadepositintothescholarshipaccountofthequalifiedstudent;
58 (7)Providethestatetreasurer,uponrequest,withcriminalbackgroundchecksonall
59suchorganization'semployeesandboardmembersandexcludefromemploymentor
60governanceanyindividualwhomightreasonablyposearisktotheappropriateuseof
61contributedfunds;
62 (8)Demonstratesuchorganization'sfinancialaccountabilityby:
63 (a)Submittingtothestatetreasurerannualauditfinancialstatementsbyacertified
64publicaccountantwithinsixmonthsoftheendoftheeducationalassistanceorganization's
65fiscalyear;and
66 (b)Havinganauditorcertifythatthereportisfreeofmaterialmisstatements;and
67 (9)Ensurethatparticipatingstudentstake[thestateachievementtestsor]nationally
68norm-referencedteststhatmeasurelearninggainsinmathandEnglishlanguagearts[,and
69provideforvalue-addedassessment,ingradesthatrequiretestingunderthestatewide
70assessmentsystemsetforthinsection160.518];
71 (10)Allowcostsofthetestingrequirementstobecoveredbythescholarships
72distributedbytheeducationalassistanceorganization;
73 (11)Providetheparentsofeachstudentwhowastestedwithacopyoftheresultsof
74thetestsonanannualbasis,beginningwiththefirstyearoftesting;
75 (12)Providethetestresultstothestatetreasurer,thedepartmentofelementaryand
76secondaryeducation,andtheboardestablishedinsection135.715onanannualbasis,
77beginningwiththefirstyearoftesting;
78 (13)Reportstudentinformationthatwouldallowthestatetreasurer,thedepartment
79ofelementaryandsecondaryeducation,andtheboardestablishedinsection135.715to
80aggregatedatabygradelevel,gender,familyincomelevel,andrace;
81 (14)Provideratesofhighschoolgraduation,collegeattendance,andcollege
82graduationforparticipatingstudentstothestatetreasurer,thedepartmentofelementaryand
83secondaryeducation,andtheboardestablishedinsection135.715inamannerconsistentwith
84nationallyrecognizedstandards;
HB1123 3 85 (15)Providetothestatetreasurer,thedepartmentofelementaryandsecondary
86education,andtheboardestablishedinsection135.715theresultsfromanannualparental
87satisfactionsurvey,includinginformationaboutthenumberofyearsthattheparent'schild
88hasparticipatedinthescholarshipprogram.Theannualsatisfactionsurveyshallaskparents
89ofscholarshipstudentstoexpress:
90 (a)Theirlevelofsatisfactionwiththechild'sacademicachievement,including
91academicachievementattheschoolsthechildattendsthroughthescholarshipprogramversus
92academicachievementattheschoolpreviouslyattended;
93 (b)Theirlevelofsatisfactionwithschoolsafetyattheschoolsthechildattends
94throughthescholarshipprogramversussafetyattheschoolspreviouslyattended;
95 (16)Demonstratesuchorganization'sfinancialviability,ifsuchorganizationisto
96receivedonationsoffiftythousanddollarsormoreduringtheschoolyear,byfilingwiththe
97statetreasurerbeforethestartoftheschoolyearasuretybondpayabletothestateinan
98amountequaltotheaggregateamountofcontributionsexpectedtobereceivedduringthe
99schoolyearorotherfinancialinformationthatdemonstratesthefinancialviabilityofthe
100educationalassistanceorganization.
101 2.Theannualauditrequiredunderthissectionshallinclude:
102 (1)Thenameandaddressoftheeducationalassistanceorganization;
103 (2)Thenameandaddressofeachqualifiedstudentforwhomaparentopeneda
104scholarshipaccountwiththeorganization;
105 (3)Thetotalnumberandtotaldollaramountofcontributionsreceivedduringthe
106previouscalendaryear;and
107 (4)Thetotalnumberandtotaldollaramountofscholarshipaccountsopenedduring
108thepreviouscalendaryear.
109 3.Thestatetreasurershall:
110 (1)Ensurecompliancewithallstudentprivacylawsfordatainthestatetreasurer's
111possession;
112 (2)Collectalltestresults;
113 (3)Providethetestresultsandassociatedlearninggainstothepublicviaastate
114websiteafterthethirdyearoftestandtest-relateddatacollection.Thefindingsshallbe
115aggregatedbythestudents'gradelevel,gender,familyincomelevel,numberofyearsof
116participationinthescholarshipprogram,andrace;and
117 (4)Providegraduationratestothepublicviaastatewebsiteafterthethirdyearoftest
118andtest-relateddatacollection.
119 4.Thestatetreasurershallcausethefollowinginformationtobepostedonthestate
120treasurer'swebsiteannually,providedthatnopersonallyidentifiableinformationofany
121studentisreleased:
HB1123 4 122 (1)Thenumberofstudentswhohavebeenawardedascholarshiptodateandthe
123numberofstudentswhohavebeenawardedascholarshipinthecurrentschoolyear;
124 (2)Thenumberofscholarshiprecipientsenrolledineachqualifiedschool,alongwith
125thenumberofrecipientswhoqualifyforfreeandreducedpricelunchandthenumberof
126recipientswhoreceivespecialeducationservicesandthetypeofspecialeducationservices
127received.Suchinformationshallbebrokendownbyschoolyearandthetotaltodate;
128 (3)Thetotalnumberofscholarshiprecipientswhoareeligibleforfreeandreduced
129pricelunchasapprovedbythedepartmentofelementaryandsecondaryeducationin
130accordancewithfederalguidelines,brokendownbyschoolyearandthetotaltodate;
131 (4)Thetotalnumberofscholarshiprecipientswhohaveanindividualizededucation
132[plan] program(IEP)developedunderthefederalIndividualswithDisabilitiesEducation
133Act,20U.S.C.Section1400,etseq.,asamended,brokendownbyschoolyearandthetotalto
134date;
135 (5)Thenumberofscholarshiprecipientswhohavereceivedagrantfromeach
136educationalassistanceorganization,brokendownbyschoolyearandthetotaltodate;
137 (6)Thestudenttestscoresrequiredtobepostedonlinepursuanttosubdivision(3)of
138subsection3ofthissection;
139 (7)Theresultsoftheparentsatisfactionsurveyrequiredannuallypursuantto
140subdivision(15)ofsubsection1ofthissection;
141 (8)Theaveragedollaramountofascholarshipgrantforallstudentswhoparticipate
142intheprogram;
143 (9)Theaveragedollaramountofascholarshipgrantforallstudentswhoparticipate
144intheprogramandwhohaveanIEP;
145 (10)Theaveragedurationofastudent'sparticipationintheprogram;
146 (11)Thenumberofstudentswhoareintheirfirstyearofparticipationinthe
147program;
148 (12)Alistoftheeducationalassistanceorganizationsthatmakecontributionstothe
149empowermentscholarshipaccountsofstudentsenrolledineachqualifiedschool;and
150 (13)Thetotalamountofmoneythathasbeenremittedfromqualifiedstudents'
151empowermentscholarshipaccountstoeachqualifiedschool,brokendownbyschoolyearand
152thetotalaggregateamount.
153 5.Aneducationalassistanceorganizationmaycontractwithprivatefinancial
154managementfirmstomanagescholarshipaccountswiththesupervisionofthestatetreasurer,
155providedthatalllawsandregulationsthatapplytoemployeesofsucheducationalassistance
156organizationshallalsoapplytotheactionsofanyemployeesofthemanagementfirmwhile
157theyareconductingworkrelatingtothedirectdecision-makingoftheoperationofsuch
158educationalassistanceorganization.
HB1123 5 160.410.1.Acharterschoolshallenroll:
2 (1)Allpupilsresidentinthedistrictinwhichitoperates;
3 (2)Nonresidentpupilseligibletoattendadistrict'sschoolunderanurbanvoluntary
4transferprogram;
5 (3)Nonresidentpupilswhotransferfromanunaccrediteddistrictundersection
6167.895,providedthatthecharterschoolisanapprovedcharterschool,asdefinedinsection
7167.895,andsubjecttoallotherprovisionsofsection167.895;
8 (4)Inthecaseofacharterschoolwhosemissionincludesstudentdrop-outprevention
9orrecovery,anynonresidentpupilfromthesameoranadjacentcountywhoresidesina
10residentialcarefacility,atransitionallivinggrouphome,oranindependentlivingprogram
11whoselastschoolofenrollmentisintheschooldistrictwherethecharterschoolis
12established,whosubmitsatimelyapplication;and
13 (5)Inthecaseofaworkplacecharterschool,anystudenteligibletoattendunder
14subdivision(1)or(2)ofthissubsectionwhoseparentisemployedinthebusinessdistrict,
15whosubmitsatimelyapplication,unlessthenumberofapplicationsexceedsthecapacityofa
16program,class,gradelevelorbuilding.Theconfigurationofabusinessdistrictshallbeset
17forthinthecharterandshallnotbeconstruedtocreateanundueadvantageforasingle
18employerorsmallnumberofemployers.
19 2.Ifcapacityisinsufficienttoenrollallpupilswhosubmitatimelyapplication,the
20charterschoolshallhaveanadmissionsprocessthatassuresallapplicantsofanequalchance
21ofgainingadmissionanddoesnotdiscriminatebasedonparents'abilitytopayfeesortuition
22exceptthat:
23 (1)Acharterschoolmayestablishageographicalareaaroundtheschoolwhose
24residentswillreceiveapreferenceforenrollingintheschool,providedthatsuchpreferences
25donotresultintheestablishmentofraciallyorsocioeconomicallyisolatedschoolsand
26providedsuchpreferencesconformtopoliciesandguidelinesestablishedbythestateboardof
27education;
28 (2)Acharterschoolmayalsogiveapreferenceforadmissionofchildrenwhose
29siblingsattendtheschoolorwhoseparentsareemployedattheschoolorinthecaseofa
30workplacecharterschool,achildwhoseparentisemployedinthebusinessdistrictoratthe
31businesssiteofsuchschool;
32 (3)Charterschoolsmayalsogiveapreferenceforadmissiontohigh-riskstudents,as
33definedinsubdivision(5)ofsubsection2ofsection160.405,whentheschooltargetsthese
34studentsthroughitsproposedmission,curriculum,teachingmethods,andservices;
35 (4)Acharterschoolmayalsogiveapreferenceforadmissiontostudentswhowillbe
36eligibleforthefreeandreducedpricelunchprogramintheupcomingschoolyear.
HB1123 6 37 3.Acharterschoolshallnotlimitadmissionbasedonrace,ethnicity,nationalorigin,
38disability,incomelevel,exceptasallowedundersubdivision(4)ofsubsection2ofthis
39section,proficiencyintheEnglishlanguageorathleticability,butmaylimitadmissionto
40pupilswithinagivenagegrouporgradelevel.Charterschoolsmaylimitadmissionbasedon
41genderonlywhentheschoolisasingle-genderschool.Studentsofacharterschoolwhohave
42beenenrolledforafullacademicyearshallbecountedintheperformanceofthecharter
43schoolon[thestatewideassessments] nationallynorm-referencedassessmentsinthat
44calendaryear,unlessotherwiseexemptedasEnglishlanguagelearners.[Forpurposesofthis
45subsection,"fullacademicyear"meansthelastWednesdayinSeptemberthroughthe
46administrationoftheMissouriassessmentprogramtestwithouttransferringoutoftheschool
47andre-enrolling.]
48 4.Acharterschoolshallmakeavailableforpublicinspection,andprovideupon
49request,totheparent,guardian,orothercustodianofanyschool-agepupilresidentinthe
50districtinwhichtheschoolislocatedthefollowinginformation:
51 (1)Theschool'scharter;
52 (2)Theschool'smostrecentannualreportcardpublishedaccordingtosection
53160.522;
54 (3)Theresultsofbackgroundchecksonthecharterschool'sboardmembers;and
55 (4)Ifacharterschoolisoperatedbyamanagementcompany,acopyofthewritten
56contractbetweenthegoverningboardofthecharterschoolandtheeducationalmanagement
57organizationorthechartermanagementorganizationforservices.Thecharterschoolmay
58chargereasonablefees,nottoexceedtheratespecifiedinsection610.026forfurnishing
59copiesofdocumentsunderthissubsection.
60 5.Whenastudentattendingacharterschoolwhoisaresidentoftheschooldistrictin
61whichthecharterschoolislocatedmovesoutoftheboundariesofsuchschooldistrict,the
62studentmaycompletethecurrentsemesterandshallbeconsideredaresidentstudent.The
63student'sparentorlegalguardianshallberesponsibleforthestudent'stransportationtoand
64fromthecharterschool.
65 6.Ifachangeinschooldistrictboundarylinesoccursundersection162.223,
66162.431,162.441,or162.451,orbyactionofthestateboardofeducationundersection
67162.081,includingattachmentofaschooldistrict'sterritorytoanotherdistrictordissolution,
68suchthatastudentattendingacharterschoolpriortosuchchangenolongerresidesina
69schooldistrictinwhichthecharterschoolislocated,thenthestudentmaycompletethe
70currentacademicyearatthecharterschool.Thestudentshallbeconsideredaresident
71student.Thestudent'sparentorlegalguardianshallberesponsibleforthestudent's
72transportationtoandfromthecharterschool.
HB1123 7 73 7.Theprovisionsofsections167.018and167.019concerningfosterchildren's
74educationalrightsareapplicabletocharterschools.
160.518.1.(1)ForallschoolyearsendingbeforeJuly1,2026,consistentwiththe
2provisionscontainedinsection160.526,thestateboardofeducationshalldevelop,modify,
3andrevise,asnecessary,astatewideassessmentsystemthatprovidesmaximumflexibilityfor
4localschooldistrictstodeterminethedegreetowhichstudentsinthepublicschoolsofthe
5stateareproficientintheknowledge,skills,andcompetenciesadoptedbysuchboard
6pursuanttosection160.514.Thestatewideassessmentsystemshallassessproblemsolving,
7analyticalability,evaluation,creativity,andapplicationabilityinthedifferentcontentareas
8andshallbeperformance-basedtoidentifywhatstudentsknow,aswellaswhattheyareable
9todo,andshallenableteacherstoevaluateactualacademicperformance.Thestatewide
10assessmentsystemshallneitherpromotenorprohibitrotememorizationandshallnotinclude
11existingversionsoftestsapprovedforusepursuanttotheprovisionsofsection160.257,nor
12enhancedversionsofsuchtests.Afterthestateboardofeducationadoptsandimplements
13academicperformancestandardsasrequiredundersection161.855,thestateboardof
14educationshalldevelopandadoptastandardizedassessmentinstrumentunderthissection
15basedontheacademicperformancestandardsadoptedundersection161.855.Thestatewide
16assessmentsystemshallmeasure,whereappropriatebygradelevel,astudent'sknowledgeof
17academicsubjectsincluding,butnotlimitedto,readingskills,writingskills,mathematics
18skills,worldandAmericanhistory,formsofgovernment,geographyandscience.
19 (2)Forthe2026-27schoolyearandallsubsequentschoolyears:
20 (a)Thestateboardofeducationshallselectanavailableexistingnationally
21norm-referencedassessmentthatsatisfiesthefederalpupiltestingmandatesineffect
22underPub.L.114-95,asamended,andanyapplicablemodificationsorwaivers
23approvedundersuchfederallaw,foreachschoolyear;
24 (b)Theassessmentsshall:
25 a.Bealignedtostatestandards;
26 b.Provideaccesstonationalnorms;
27 c.Measurestudentgrowth;and
28 d.Assessstudentperformancerelativetogradelevel;
29 (c)Exceptasotherwiseprovidedinthissectionorsection160.522,resultsfrom
30assessmentscreatedunderthissubsectionshallbeusedonlyforthepurposeof
31compliancewiththerequirementsofsuchfederallawandfornootherpurpose;
32 (d)Aspermittedbyfederallawandapplicablewaivers,thestateboardof
33educationshallensurethatstandardizedassessmentsareadministeredtotheminimum
34extentpracticableandreduceinstructionaltimetotheminimumextentpracticable
HB1123 8 35whilestillappropriatelyandeffectivelyassessingtheacademicachievementofstudents;
36and
37 (e)Uponnotificationtotherevisorofstatutesbyanopinionbytheattorney
38generalofMissouri,aproclamationbythegovernorofMissouri,ortheadoptionofa
39concurrentresolutionbytheMissourigeneralassemblythattheUnitedStates
40DepartmentofEducationhasbeenabolishedordismantledbyanactoftheUnited
41StatesCongress,paragraph(a)ofthissubdivisionshallnotapplyandthestateboardof
42educationshallselectanavailableexistingnationallynorm-referencedassessmentthat
43satisfiesparagraphs(b)to(d)ofthissubdivisionforeachschoolyear.
44 2.[Thestatewideassessmentsystemshallonlypermittheacademicperformanceof
45studentsineachschoolinthestatetobetrackedagainstprioracademicperformanceinthe
46sameschool.
47 3.Thestateboardofeducationshallsuggest,butnotmandate,criteriaforaschoolto
48demonstratethatitsstudentslearntheknowledge,skillsandcompetenciesatexemplary
49levelsworthyofimitationbystudentsinotherschoolsinthestateandnation.Exemplary
50levelsshallbemeasuredbythestatewideassessmentsystemdevelopedpursuantto
51subsection1ofthissection,oruntilsaidstatewideassessmentsystemisavailable,by
52indicatorsapprovedforsuchusebythestateboardofeducation.Theprovisionsofotherlaw
53tothecontrarynotwithstanding,thecommissionerofeducationmay,uponrequestofthe
54schooldistrict,presentaplanforthewaiverofrulesandregulationstoanysuchschool,tobe
55knownas"OutstandingSchoolsWaivers",consistentwiththeprovisionsofsubsection4of
56thissection.
57 4.Foranyschoolthatmeetsthecriteriaestablishedbythestateboardofeducationfor
58threesuccessiveschoolyearspursuanttotheprovisionsofsubsection3ofthissection,by
59Augustfirstfollowingthethirdsuchschoolyear,thecommissionerofeducationshallpresent
60aplantothesuperintendentoftheschooldistrictinwhichsuchschoolislocatedforthe
61waiverofrulesandregulationstopromoteflexibilityintheoperationsoftheschoolandto
62enhanceandencourageefficiencyinthedeliveryofinstructionalservices.Theprovisionsof
63otherlawtothecontrarynotwithstanding,theplanpresentedtothesuperintendentshall
64provideasummarywaiver,withnoconditions,forthepupiltestingrequirementspursuantto
65section160.257,intheschool.Further,theprovisionsofotherlawtothecontrary
66notwithstanding,theplanshalldetailameansforthewaiverofrequirementsotherwise
67imposedontheschoolrelatedtotheauthorityofthestateboardofeducationtoclassify
68schooldistrictspursuanttosubdivision(9)ofsection161.092andsuchotherrulesand
69regulationsasdeterminedbythecommissionerofeducation,exceptingsuchwaiversshallbe
70confinedtotheschoolandnototherschoolsinthedistrictunlesssuchotherschoolsmeetthe
71criteriaestablishedbythestateboardofeducationconsistentwithsubsection3ofthissection
HB1123 9 72andthewaiversshallnotincludetherequirementscontainedinthissectionandsection
73160.514.Anywaiverprovidedtoanyschoolasoutlinedinthissubsectionshallbevoidon
74Junethirtiethofanyschoolyearinwhichtheschoolfailstomeetthecriteriaestablishedby
75thestateboardofeducationconsistentwithsubsection3ofthissection.
76 5.]Thescoreonanyassessmenttestdevelopedpursuanttothissectionorthischapter
77ofanystudentforwhomEnglishisasecondlanguageshallnotbecounteduntilsuchtimeas
78suchstudenthasbeeneducatedforthreefullschoolyearsinaschoolinthisstate,orinany
79otherstate,inwhichEnglishistheprimarylanguage.
80 [6.]3.Thestateboardofeducationshallidentifyor,ifnecessary,establishoneor
81moredevelopmentallyappropriatealternateassessmentsforstudentswhoreceivespecial
82educationalservices,asthattermisdefinedpursuanttosection162.675.Inthedevelopment
83ofsuchalternateassessments,thestateboardshallestablishanadvisorypanelconsistingofa
84majorityofactivespecialeducationteachersresidinginMissouriandothereducation
85professionalsasappropriatetoresearchavailableassessmentoptions.Theadvisorypanel
86shallattempttoidentifypreexistingdevelopmentallyappropriatealternateassessmentsbut
87shall,ifnecessary,developalternateassessmentsandrecommendoneormorealternate
88assessmentsforadoptionbythestateboard.Thestateboardshallconsiderthe
89recommendationsoftheadvisorycouncilinidentifyingor,ifnecessary,establishingsuch
90alternateassessmentorassessments.Anystudentwhoreceivesspecialeducationalservices,
91asthattermisdefinedpursuanttosection162.675,shallbeassessedbyanalternate
92assessmentestablishedpursuanttothissubsectionuponadeterminationbythestudent's
93individualizededucationprogramteamthatsuchalternateassessmentismoreappropriateto
94assessthestudent'sknowledge,skillsandcompetenciesthantheassessmentdeveloped
95pursuanttosubsection1ofthissection.Thealternateassessmentshallevaluatethestudent's
96independentlivingskills,whichincludehoweffectivelythestudentaddressescommonlife
97demandsandhowwellthestudentmeetsstandardsforpersonalindependenceexpectedfor
98someoneinthestudent'sagegroup,socioculturalbackground,andcommunitysetting.
99 [7.]4.Thestateboardofeducationshallalsodeveloprecommendationsregarding
100alternateassessmentsforanymilitarydependentwhorelocatestoMissouriafterthe
101commencementofaschoolterm,inordertoaccommodatesuchstudentwhileensuringthat
102heorsheisproficientintheknowledge,skills,andcompetenciesadoptedundersection
103160.514.
160.526.1.Inestablishing,evaluating,modifying,andrevisingtheacademic
2performancestandardsandlearningstandardsauthorizedbysection160.514[andthe
3statewideassessmentsystemauthorizedbysubsection1ofsection160.518], thestateboard
4ofeducationshallconsidertheworkthathasbeendonebyotherstates,recognizedregional
5andnationalexperts,professionaleducationdiscipline-basedassociations,otherprofessional
HB1123 10 6educationassociations,theworkproductfromthedepartmentofhighereducationand
7workforcedevelopment'scurriculumalignmentinitiative,oranyotherworkinthepublic
8domain.
9 2.[Thestateboardofeducationshallbycontractenlisttheassistanceofsuchnational
10expertstoreceivereports,adviceandcounselonaregularbasispertainingtothevalidityand
11reliabilityofthestatewideassessmentsystem.Thereportsfromsuchexpertsshallbe
12receivedbythestateboardofeducation.Withinsixmonthspriortoimplementationofor
13modificationorrevisiontothestatewideassessmentsystem,thecommissionerofeducation
14shallinformthepresidentprotemporeofthesenateandthespeakerofthehouseof
15representativesabouttheprocedurestoimplement,modify,orrevisethestatewideassessment
16system,includingareportrelatedtothereliabilityandvalidityoftheassessmentinstruments,
17andthegeneralassemblymay,withinthenextsixtylegislativedays,vetosuch
18implementation,modification,orrevisionbyconcurrentresolutionadoptedbymajority
19voteofboththesenateandthehouseofrepresentatives.
20 3.]Thecommissionerofeducationshallestablishaprocedureforthestateboardof
21educationtoregularlyreceiveadviceandcounselfromprofessionaleducatorsatalllevelsin
22thestate,districtboardsofeducation,parents,representativesfrombusinessandindustry,the
23generalassembly,andlaborandcommunityleaderspertainingtotheimplementationof
24sections160.514and160.518.ByDecember31,2014,thecommissionerofeducationshall
25revisethisproceduretoallowthestateboardofeducationtoregularlyreceiveadviceand
26counselfromprofessionaleducatorsatalllevelsinthestate,districtboardsofeducation,
27parents,representativesfrombusinessandindustry,thegeneralassembly,andlaborand
28communityleaderswheneverthestateboarddevelops,evaluates,modifies,orrevises
29academicperformancestandards[,] orlearningstandards[, orthestatewideassessment
30system] under[sections] section160.514[and160.518]. Theprocedureshallinclude,ata
31minimum,theappointmentofadhoccommittees.
160.570.1.Nothinginthissectionorsection105.1209shallbeconstruedtoaffector
2limitanystateagency'sauthorityregardingprofessionalregistration,licensingorissuanceof
3professionalcertificates,norshallthissectionbeconstruedtolimitoraffecttheauthorityof
4thestateboardofeducationtoexamineapplicantsandissuehighschoolequivalency
5certificates.
6 2.Theschoolboardofeachschooldistrictshallestablishawrittenpolicyonstudent
7participationin[statewide] nationallynorm-referencedassessments.Thepolicyshallbe
8providedtoeachstudentandtheparent,guardianorotherpersonresponsibleforevery
9studentundereighteenyearsofageatthebeginningofeachschoolyearandacopyofthe
10policyshallbemaintainedinthedistrictofficeandshallbeavailableforviewingbythe
11publicduringbusinesshoursofthedistrictoffice.Aschoolboardmayestablishapolicy
HB1123 11 12designedtoencouragestudentstogivetheirbesteffortsoneachportionofany[statewide]
13nationallynorm-referencedassessmentestablishedpursuanttosection160.518whichmay
14includebutisnotlimitedtoincentivesorsupplementaryworkasaconsequenceof
15performance.
16 3.Innocaseshallthestateboardofeducationoranyotherstateagencyestablishany
17singletestorgroupoftestsasaconditionorrequirementforhighschoolgraduationorasa
18requirementforastate-approveddiploma.
160.720.1.Thedepartmentofelementaryandsecondaryeducationshallidentifyas
2apriorityschoolanyschoolbuildingorattendancecenterthatfailstomeetacceptable
3standardsofstudentachievementestablishedbythestateboardofeducationandbasedupon
4factorswhichshallinclude,butnotbelimitedto,studentassessments,graduationrate,drop-
5outrate,schoolattendancerate,graduateplacementincollege,vocationalortechnicalschool,
6orhigh-wageemploymentandincidenceofschoolviolence.
7 2.Theboardofeducationofanydistrictthatcontainsapriorityschoolshallsubmita
8comprehensiveschoolimprovementplanthatprovidesforthefollowing:
9 (1)Identificationoftheareasofacademicdeficiencyinstudentperformanceonthe
10[statewide] nationallynorm-referencedassessmentestablishedpursuanttosection160.518
11bydisaggregatingscoresbaseduponschool,grade,academiccontentareaandstudent
12demographicsubgroups,whichshallinclude,butshallnotbelimitedto,race,ethnicity,
13disabilitystatus,migrantstatus,limitedEnglishproficiency,andeconomicdisadvantage;
14 (2)Implementationofresearch-basedstrategiestoassistthepriorityschoolin
15addressingtheareasofdeficiency;
16 (3)Alignmentofthepriorityschool'scurriculumtoaddressdeficienciesinstudent
17achievement;
18 (4)Reallocationofdistrictresourcestoaddresstheareasofacademicdeficiency,
19whichshallincludefocusingavailablefundingonprofessionaldevelopmentintheareasof
20deficiency;and
21 (5)Listingofallschoolbuildingsandattendancecentersdeclaredtobepriority
22schoolsinthedistrict'sannualschoolaccountabilityreportdistributedpursuanttosection
23160.522.
24 3.Thestateboardofeducationmayappointateamtoconductaneducationalauditof
25anypriorityschooltodeterminethefactorsthathavecontributedtothelackofstudent
26achievementandshallgiveauditprioritytoschoolsbaseduponfailuretomeetstandardsof
27studentachievementasestablishedpursuanttothissection.
28 (1)Anauditteamshallincludeanexperiencedteacherandanexperienced
29administratorfromsuccessfulschooldistrictsofcomparablesizeandper-pupilfunding.The
30sizeoftheauditteamshallbebaseduponthesizeoftheschooltobeaudited;
HB1123 12 31 (2)Theauditteamshallreportitsfindingstothestateboardofeducationandthe
32localboardofeducation;
33 (3)Thestateboardmayrequireallorpartofthosefindingstobeaddressedinthe
34comprehensiveschoolimprovementplanrequiredpursuanttothissection.
35 4.Comprehensiveschoolimprovementplansshallbeevaluatedbaseduponstandards
36establishedpursuanttosubsection2ofthissectionanduponthefollowingtimelines:
37 (1)Thecomprehensiveschoolimprovementplanshallbesubmittedtothe
38departmentofelementaryandsecondaryeducationonorbeforeAugustfifteenthfollowing
39anyschoolyearinwhichaschooldistrictbuildingmeetsthecriteriaestablishedunder
40subsection1ofthissection;
41 (2)Thedepartmentofelementaryandsecondaryeducationshallreviewandidentify
42areasofconcernintheplanwithinsixtydaysofreceipt;and
43 (3)Changestotheplanshallbeforwardedtothedepartmentofelementaryand
44secondaryeducationwithinsixtydaysofnoticetothedistrictoftheareasofconcern.
45 5.Thedepartmentofelementaryandsecondaryeducationshallwithholdfunds
46authorizedinsection163.031fromanyschooldistrictthatfailstosubmitacomprehensive
47schoolimprovementplanbaseduponthestandardsandtimelinesestablishedinthissection.
48Withheldfundsshallbereleaseduponsubmissionofacomprehensiveschoolimprovement
49planthatmeetstheestablishedrequirements.
50 6.Designationasapriorityschoolandtheeffectivenessoftheschooldistrictin
51implementingthecomprehensiveschoolimprovementplanrequiredunderthissectionshall
52beconsideredbythestateboardofeducationintheschooldistrict'saccreditationgranted
53pursuanttosection161.092.
54 7.Noruleorportionofarulepromulgatedunderthissectionshallbecomeeffective
55unlessithasbeenpromulgatedpursuanttochapter536.
161.855.1.ByOctober1,2014,thestateboardofeducationshallconvenework
2groupscomposedofeducationprofessionalstodevelopandrecommendacademic
3performancestandards.Theworkgroupsshallbecomposedofindividualsasprovidedin
4section160.514.Thestateboardofeducationandtheworkgroupsshallfollowthe
5proceduresandconductthepublichearingsrequiredbysection160.514.Thestateboardof
6educationshallconveneseparateworkgroupsforthefollowingsubjectareas:English
7languagearts;mathematics;science;andhistoryandgovernments.Foreachofthesefour
8subjectareas,thestateboardofeducationshallconvenetwoseparateworkgroups,onework
9groupforgradeskindergartenthroughfiveandanotherworkgroupforgradessixthrough
10twelve.
11 2.Theworkgroupsshalldevelopandrecommendacademicperformancestandardsto
12thestateboardofeducationbyOctober1,2015.Theworkgroupsshallreportontheir
HB1123 13 13progressindevelopingtheacademicperformancestandardstothepresidentprotemporeof
14thesenateandthespeakerofthehouseofrepresentativesonamonthlybasis.
15 3.Thestateboardofeducationshalladoptandimplementacademicperformance
16standardsbeginninginthe2016-17schoolyear.[Thestateboardofeducationshallalignthe
17statewideassessmentsystemtotheacademicperformancestandardsasneeded.
18 4.Thedepartmentofelementaryandsecondaryeducationshallpilotassessments
19fromtheSmarterBalancedAssessmentConsortiumduringthe2014-15schoolyear.
20Notwithstandinganyrulesadoptedbythestateboardofeducationorthedepartmentof
21elementaryandsecondaryeducationinplaceonAugust28,2014,forthe2014-15school
22year,andatanytimethestateboardofeducationorthedepartmentofelementaryand
23secondaryeducationimplementsanewstatewideassessmentsystem,developsnewacademic
24performancestandards,ormakeschangestotheMissourischoolimprovementprogram,the
25firstyearofsuchstatewideassessmentsystemandperformanceindicatorsshallbeutilizedas
26apilotyearforthepurposesofcalculatingadistrict'sannualperformancereportunderthe
27Missourischoolimprovementprogram.Theresultsofastatewidepilotshallnotbeusedto
28lowerapublicschooldistrict'saccreditationorforateacher'sevaluation.
29 5.]4.Anypersonperformingworkforaschooldistrictorcharterschoolforwhich
30teachercertificationoradministratorcertificationisregularlyrequiredunderthelawsrelating
31tothecertificationofteachersoradministratorsshallbeanemployeeoftheschooldistrictor
32charterschool.Allevaluationsofanysuchpersonshallbemaintainedintheteacher'sor
33administrator'spersonnelfileandshallnotbesharedwithanystateorfederalagency.
161.1085.Forpurposesofsections161.1080to161.1130,thefollowingtermsmean:
2 (1)"Department",thedepartmentofelementaryandsecondaryeducation;
3 (2)"Governingboard",theboardofeducationofadistrictorthegoverningboardofa
4charterschoolthathasdeclareditselfalocaleducationalagency;
5 (3)"Initialremedialyear",theyearinwhichadistrictschoolorcharterschoolis
6designatedasaschoolinneedofinterventionundersection161.1090;
7 (4)"Localeducationalagency",anyschooldistrictandanycharterschoolthathas
8declareditselfalocaleducationalagency;
9 (5)"Nationallynorm-referencedassessment",anytestofstudentachievementin
10Englishlanguagearts,mathematics,orscience,includinganysuchtestadministeredin
11acomputer-adaptiveformat,thatisadministeredundersection160.518;
12 (6)"School",apublicschoolunderthecontrolofalocaleducationalagency;
13 [(6)](7)"Schoolinneedofintervention",aschoolthathasbeendesignatedasinneed
14ofinterventionbythedepartmentaccordingtoanoutcome-basedmeasureasdeterminedby
15thedepartmentundersection161.1090,whichmayinclude,butshallnotberequiredto
16include,schoolsidentifiedforinterventionunderthestate'severystudentsucceedsactplan[;
HB1123 14 17 (7)"Statewideassessment",anytestofstudentachievementinEnglishlanguagearts,
18mathematics,orscience,includinganysuchtestadministeredinacomputer-adaptiveformat,
19thatisadministeredstatewideundersection160.518].
161.1090.1.Subjecttoappropriation,thedepartmentshallestablishaschool
2turnaroundprogramtoassistschoolsdesignatedbythedepartmentasinneedofintervention
3inaccordancewiththeprovisionsofsections161.1080to161.1130.
4 2.Thedepartmentshalluseanoutcome-basedmeasuretosetcriteriaforthe
5designationofschoolsinneedofintervention.
6 3.Nomorethanonemonthafter[statewide] nationallynorm-referenced
7assessmentresultsaremadepublic,thedepartmentshalldesignatespecificschoolsasin
8needofintervention.Thedepartmentshalldesignateaschoolasinneedofinterventiononly
9ifsufficientfundsareavailableintheschoolturnaroundfundestablishedinsection161.1105
10topayanindependentschoolturnaroundexpert.
11 4.Thedepartmentshalldeterminethespecificcriteriathataschoolshallberequired
12tomeetinordertoexittheschoolturnaroundprogrambasedonthesameoutcome-based
13measurethatwasusedtodesignatetheschoolasinneedofintervention.
14 5.Thedepartmentshallnotdesignateanyschoolasinneedofinterventionbefore
15September1,2020.
16 6.Nothinginthissectionshallprohibitthecriteriaestablishedunderthissectionfrom
17satisfyingaschool'srequirementforinterventionundertheeverystudentsucceedsact.
161.1100.1.BeforeAugust30,2020,thedepartmentshallidentifytwoormore
2approvedindependentschoolturnaroundexperts,througharequestforproposalsprocess,
3thataschoolinneedofinterventionmayselectfromtopartnerwith,to:
4 (1)Collectandanalyzedataontheschool'sstudentachievement,personnel,culture,
5curriculum,assessments,instructionalpractices,digitaltoolsandothermethodsforteaching
6andlearning,governance,leadership,finances,andpolicies;
7 (2)Recommendchangestotheschool'sculture,curriculum,assessments,
8instructionalpractices,governance,finances,policies,orotherareasbasedondata
9collectedundersubdivision(1)ofthissubsection;
10 (3)Developandimplement,inpartnershipwiththeschoolturnaroundcommittee,a
11schoolturnaroundplanthatmeetsthecriteriadescribedinsection161.1095;
12 (4)Monitortheeffectivenessofaschoolturnaroundplanthroughreliablemeansof
13evaluationincluding,butnotlimitedto,onsitevisits,observations,surveys,analysisof
14studentachievementdata,andinterviews;
15 (5)Provideongoingimplementationsupportandprojectmanagementforaschool
16turnaroundplan;
HB1123 15 17 (6)Providehigh-qualityprofessionaldevelopmentandcoachingpersonalizedfor
18schoolstaffthatisdesignedtobuild:
19 (a)Theleadershipcapacityoftheschoolprincipal;
20 (b)Theinstructionalcapacityofschoolstaff;and
21 (c)Thecollaborativepracticesofteacherandleadershipteams;
22 (7)Providejob-embeddedprofessionallearningandcoachingforallinstructional
23staffonaweeklybasis,ataminimum;
24 (8)Providejob-embeddedprofessionallearningandcoachingfortheschoolprincipal
25atleasttwicemonthly,focusedonprovenstrategiestoturnaroundschoolsinneedof
26interventionthatarealignedwithadministratorstandardsdevelopedundersection168.410;
27and
28 (9)Leveragesupportfromcommunitypartnerstocoordinateanefficientdeliveryof
29supportstostudentsbothinsideandoutsidetheclassroom.
30 2.Inidentifyingindependentschoolturnaroundexpertsundersubsection1ofthis
31section,thedepartmentshallidentifyexpertswho:
32 (1)Haveacredibletrackrecordofimprovingstudentacademicachievementin
33publicschoolswithvariousdemographiccharacteristics,asmeasuredby[statewide]
34nationallynorm-referencedassessments;
35 (2)Haveexperiencedesigning,implementing,andevaluatingdata-driven
36instructionalsystemsinpublicschools;
37 (3)Haveexperiencecoachingpublicschooladministratorsandteachersondesigning
38andimplementingdata-drivenschoolimprovementplans;
39 (4)Haveexperiencecollaboratingwiththevariouseducationentitiesthatgovern
40publicschools;
41 (5)Haveexperiencedeliveringhigh-qualityprofessionaldevelopmentandcoaching
42ininstructionaleffectivenesstopublicschooladministratorsandteachers;
43 (6)Arewillingtobecompensatedforprofessionalservicesbasedonperformanceas
44describedinsection161.1105;and
45 (7)Arewillingtopartnerwithanyschoolinneedofinterventioninthestate,
46regardlessoflocation.
162.1300.Ifachangeinschooldistrictboundarylinesoccursundersection162.223,
2162.431,162.441,or162.451,orbyactionofthestateboardofeducationundersection
3162.081,includingattachmentofaschooldistrict'sterritorytoanotherdistrictordissolution,
4suchthataschooldistrictreceivesadditionalstudentsasaresultofsuchchange,the
5[statewide] nationallynorm-referencedassessmentscoresandallotherperformancedata
6forthosestudentswhomthedistrictreceivedshallnotbeusedforthreeyearswhen
HB1123 16 7calculatingtheperformanceofthereceivingdistrictforthreeschoolyearsforpurposesofthe
8Missourischoolimprovementprogram.
163.023.1.CommencingSeptember1,1997,aschooldistrictthathasanoperating
2levyforschoolpurposesasdefinedinsection163.011,oflessthantheminimumvalue
3requiredbysection163.021,shallbeclassifiedasunaccreditedbythestateboardof
4educationandshallbedeemedtobeanunclassifiedschooldistrictforallpurposesunder
5forceoflaw,pursuanttotheauthorityofthestateboardofeducationtoclassifyschool
6districtspursuanttosection161.092,exceptthatnoschooldistrictshallbeclassifiedas
7unaccreditedordeemedtobeanunclassifiedschooldistrictpursuanttothissectionifsuch
8districtisineligibletoreceivestateaidundersection163.031,exclusiveofcategoricaladd-
9ons,becausethedistrict'slocaleffortisgreaterthanitsweightedaveragedailyattendance
10multipliedbythestateadequacytargetmultipliedbythedollarvaluemodifier.Noschool
11district,exceptadistrictwhichisineligibletoreceivestateaidundersection163.031,
12exclusiveofcategoricaladd-ons,becausethedistrict'slocaleffortisgreaterthanitsweighted
13averagedailyattendancemultipliedbythestateadequacytargetmultipliedbythedollarvalue
14modifier,maybeclassifiedorreclassifiedasaccrediteduntilsuchdistricthasanoperating
15levyforschoolpurposeswhichisequaltoorgreaterthantheminimumvaluerequiredby
16section163.021.BeginningJuly1,1998,thestateboardofeducationshallconsiderthe
17resultsforaschooldistrictfromthe[statewideassessmentsystemdeveloped] nationally
18norm-referencedassessmentsconductedpursuanttotheprovisionsofsection160.518
19whenclassifyingaschooldistrictasauthorizedbysubdivision(9)ofsection161.092.
20Further,thestateboardofeducationshallconsidertheconditionandadequacyoffacilitiesof
21aschooldistrictwhendeterminingsuchclassification.
22 2.Foranyschooldistrictclassifiedunaccreditedforanyschoolyear,thestateboard
23ofeducationshallconductprocedurestoclassifysaidschooldistrictforthefirstschoolyear
24following.
167.905.1.ByJuly1,2018,eachschooldistrictshalldevelopapolicyand
2implementameasurablesystemforidentifyingstudentsintheirninthgradeyear,orstudents
3whotransferintotheschoolsubsequenttotheirninthgradeyear,whoareatriskofnotbeing
4readyforcollege-levelworkorforentry-levelcareerpositions.Districtsshallinclude,butare
5notlimitedto,thefollowingsourcesofinformation:
6 (1)Astudent'sperformanceon[theMissouriassessmentprogramtest]anationally
7norm-referencedassessmentineighthgradeinEnglishlanguageartsandmathematics;
8 (2)Astudent'scomparablestatewideassessmentperformanceifsuchstudent
9transferredfromanotherstate;
10 (3)Thedistrict'soverallreportedremediationrateundersection173.750;and
11 (4)Astudent'sattendancerate.
HB1123 17 12 2.Thedistrictpolicyshallrequireacademicandcareercounselingtotakeplaceprior
13tograduationsothattheschoolmayattempttoprovidesufficientopportunitiestothestudent
14tograduatecollege-readyorcareer-readyandontime.
15 3.Eachschooldistrictshalladoptapolicytopermitthewaiveroftherequirementsof
16thissectionforanystudentwithadisabilityifrecommendedbythestudent'sIEPcommittee.
17Forpurposesofthissubsection,"IEP"meansindividualizededucationprogram.
168.749.1.Beginningwithschoolyear2010-11,teacherswhoelecttoparticipatein
2theteacherchoicecompensationpackageshallbeeligibleforstipendsbasedonthefollowing
3criteria:
4 (1)Scoreonavalue-addedtestinstrumentorinstruments.Suchinstrumentsshallbe
5definedasthosewhichgiveareliablemeasurementoftheskillsandknowledgetransferredto
6studentsduringthetimetheyareinateacher'sclassroomandshallbeselectedbytheschool
7districtfromoneormoreofthefollowingassessments:
8 (a)Alistofrecognizedvalue-addedinstrumentsdevelopedbythedepartmentof
9elementaryandsecondaryeducation;
10 (b)Scoresonthe[statewide] assessmentsestablishedundersection160.518maybe
11usedforthispurpose,andthedepartmentofelementaryandsecondaryeducationshall
12developaprocedureforidentifyingthevalueaddedbyteachersthataddressesthefactthat
13notallsubjectsarenecessarilytestedatallgradelevelseachyear[underthestateassessment
14program];
15 (c)ScoresonannualtestsrequiredbythefederalElementaryandSecondary
16EducationActreauthorizationof2002forthirdthrougheighthgrademaybeusedasvalue-
17addedinstrumentsiffoundappropriateafterconsiderationandapprovalbythestateboardof
18education;
19 (d)Adistrictmaychooseaninstrumentafterapublichearingofthedistrictboardof
20educationonthematter,withthereasonsfortheselectionenteredupontheminutesofthe
21meeting;provided,however,thatthisoptionshallnotbeavailabletodistrictsafterscoresare
22establishedforparagraphs(a),(b),and(c)ofthissubdivision;
23 (2)Evaluationsbyprincipalsorotheradministratorswithexpertisetoevaluate
24classroomperformance;
25 (3)Evaluationsbyparentsandbystudentsattheirappropriatedevelopmentallevel.
26
27Modelinstrumentsfortheseevaluationsshallbedevelopedoridentifiedbythedepartmentof
28elementaryandsecondaryeducation.Districtsmayusesuchmodels,mayuseotherexisting
29models,ormaydeveloptheirowninstruments.Adistrictthatdevelopsitsowninstrument
30shallnotusethatinstrumentasitssolemethodofevaluation.
HB1123 18 31 2.Thedepartmentofelementaryandsecondaryeducationshalldevelopcriteriafor
32determiningeligibilityforstipendincrements,includingarangeoftargetscoreson
33assessmentsforusebythedistricts.Thetest-scoreoptionslistedinsubdivision(1)of
34subsection1ofthissectionshallbegivenhigherweightthantheevaluationoptionslistedin
35subdivisions(2)and(3)ofsubsection1ofthissection.Thedecisionofindividualdistricts
36aboutthequalificationsforeachincrementbasedontheevaluationslistedinsubdivisions(2)
37and(3)ofsubsection1ofthissectionandforvalue-addedinstrumentsforwhichtargetscores
38havenotbeendevelopedbythedepartmentofelementaryandsecondaryeducationmay
39addressthedistrict'suniquecharacteristicsbutshallrequiredemonstrablysuperior
40performanceonthepartoftheteacher,basedprimarilyonimprovedstudentachievement
41whiletakingintoaccountclassroomdemographicsincludingbutnotlimitedtostudents'
42abilities,specialneeds,andclasssize.
170.017.Thedepartmentofelementaryandsecondaryeducationshall,byJuly1,
22015,developahighschoolgraduationpolicythatallowsastudenttofulfilloneunitof
3academiccreditwithadistrict-approvedagricultureorcareerandtechnicaleducationcourse
4foranycommunicationarts,mathematics,science,orsocialstudiesunitrequiredforhigh
5schoolgraduationinanycombinationuptofulfillingonerequirementineachofthefour
6subjectareas.[Thesubstitutionmaynotbemadewherethecourseforwhichtheagriculture
7orcareerandtechnicaleducationcourseisbeingsubstitutedrequiresanend-of-course
8statewideassessment.Thecreditcannotbesubstitutedforanycoursewhichrequiresa
9statewideend-of-courseassessment.] Thepolicyrequiredunderthissectionshallbein
10additiontotheoptionalwaiverofoneunitofacademiccreditforathree-unitcareerand
11technicalprogramofstudies.
SectionB.Therepealandreenactmentofsections135.714,160.410,160.526,
2160.570,160.720,161.855,161.1085,161.1090,161.1100,162.1300,163.023,167.905,
3168.749,and170.017ofthisactshallbecomeeffectiveonlyuponnotificationtotherevisor
4ofstatutesbyanopinionbytheattorneygeneralofMissouri,aproclamationbythegovernor
5ofMissouri,ortheadoptionofaconcurrentresolutionbytheMissourigeneralassemblythat
6theUnitedStatesDepartmentofEducationhasbeenabolishedordismantledbyanactofthe
7UnitedStatesCongress.
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