| 1 | 1 | | FIRSTREGULARSESSION |
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| 2 | 2 | | HOUSEBILLNO.371 |
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| 3 | 3 | | 103RDGENERALASSEMBLY |
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| 4 | 4 | | INTRODUCEDBYREPRESENTATIVEPOLLITT. |
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| 5 | 5 | | 0140H.01I DANARADEMANMILLER,ChiefClerk |
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| 6 | 6 | | ANACT |
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| 7 | 7 | | Torepealsection160.522,RSMo,andtoenactinlieuthereofonenewsectionrelatingto |
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| 8 | 8 | | studentachievementdata. |
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| 9 | 9 | | BeitenactedbytheGeneralAssemblyofthestateofMissouri,asfollows: |
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| 10 | 10 | | SectionA.Section160.522,RSMo,isrepealedandonenewsectionenactedinlieu |
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| 11 | 11 | | 2thereof,tobeknownassection160.522,toreadasfollows: |
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| 12 | 12 | | 160.522.1.Thedepartmentofelementaryandsecondaryeducationshallproduceor |
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| 13 | 13 | | 2causetobeproduced,atleastannually,aschoolaccountabilityreportcardforeachpublic |
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| 14 | 14 | | 3schooldistrict,eachpublicschoolbuildinginaschooldistrict,andeachcharterschoolinthe |
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| 15 | 15 | | 4state.Thereportcardshallbedesignedtosatisfystateandfederalrequirementsforthe |
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| 16 | 16 | | 5disclosureofstatisticsaboutstudents,staff,finances,academicachievement,andother |
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| 17 | 17 | | 6indicators.Thepurposeofthereportcardshallbetoprovideeducationalstatisticsand |
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| 18 | 18 | | 7accountabilityinformationforparents,taxpayers,schoolpersonnel,legislators,andtheprint |
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| 19 | 19 | | 8andbroadcastnewsmediainastandardized,easilyaccessibleform. |
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| 20 | 20 | | 9 2.Thedepartmentofelementaryandsecondaryeducationshalldevelopastandard |
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| 21 | 21 | | 10formfortheschoolaccountabilityreportcard.Theinformationreportedshallinclude,butnot |
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| 22 | 22 | | 11belimitedto,thedistrict'smostrecentaccreditationrating,enrollment,ratesofpupil |
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| 23 | 23 | | 12attendance,highschooldropoutrateandgraduationrate,thenumberandrateofsuspensions |
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| 24 | 24 | | 13oftendaysorlongerandexpulsionsofpupils,thedistrictratioofstudentstoadministrators |
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| 25 | 25 | | 14andstudentstoclassroomteachers,theaverageyearsofexperienceofprofessionalstaffand |
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| 26 | 26 | | 15advanceddegreesearned,studentachievementasmeasuredthroughtheassessmentsystem |
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| 27 | 27 | | 16developedpursuanttosection160.518,studentscoresontheACT,alongwiththepercentage |
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| 28 | 28 | | 17ofgraduatestakingthetest,averageteachers'andadministrators'salariescomparedtothe |
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| 29 | 29 | | EXPLANATION—Matterenclosedinbold-facedbrackets[thus] intheabovebillisnotenactedandis |
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| 30 | 30 | | intendedtobeomittedfromthelaw.Matterinbold-facetypeintheabovebillisproposedlanguage. 18stateaverages,averageper-pupilcurrentexpendituresforthedistrictasawholeandby |
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| 31 | 31 | | 19attendancecenterasreportedtothedepartmentofelementaryandsecondaryeducation,the |
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| 32 | 32 | | 20adjustedtaxrateofthedistrict,assessedvaluationofthedistrict,percentofthedistrict |
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| 33 | 33 | | 21operatingbudgetreceivedfromstate,federal,andlocalsources,thepercentofstudents |
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| 34 | 34 | | 22eligibleforfreeorreduced-pricelunch,dataonthepercentofstudentscontinuingtheir |
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| 35 | 35 | | 23educationinpostsecondaryprograms,informationaboutthejobplacementrateforstudents |
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| 36 | 36 | | 24whocompletedistrictvocationaleducationprograms,whethertheschooldistrictcurrently |
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| 37 | 37 | | 25hasastate-approvedgiftededucationprogram,andthepercentageandnumberofstudents |
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| 38 | 38 | | 26whoarecurrentlybeingservedinthedistrict'sstate-approvedgiftededucationprogram. |
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| 39 | 39 | | 27 3.Thereportcardshallpermitthedisclosureofdataonaschool-by-schoolbasis,but |
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| 40 | 40 | | 28thereportingshallnotbepersonallyidentifiabletoanystudentoreducationprofessionalin |
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| 41 | 41 | | 29thestate. |
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| 42 | 42 | | 30 4.Thereportcardshallidentifyeachschoolorattendancecenterthathasbeen |
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| 43 | 43 | | 31identifiedasapriorityschoolundersections160.720and161.092.Thereportalsoshall |
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| 44 | 44 | | 32identifyattendancecentersthathavebeencategorizedunderfederallawasneeding |
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| 45 | 45 | | 33improvementorrequiringspecificschoolimprovementstrategies. |
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| 46 | 46 | | 34 5.Thereportcardshallnotlimitordiscourageothermethodsofpublicreportingand |
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| 47 | 47 | | 35accountabilitybylocalschooldistricts.Districtsshallprovideinformationincludedinthe |
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| 48 | 48 | | 36reportcardtoparents,communitymembers,theprintandbroadcastnewsmedia,and |
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| 49 | 49 | | 37legislatorsbyDecemberfirstannuallyorassoonthereafterastheinformationisavailableto |
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| 50 | 50 | | 38thedistrict,givingpreferencetomethodsthatincorporatethereportingintosubstantive |
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| 51 | 51 | | 39officialcommunicationssuchasstudentreportcards.Theschooldistrictshallprovidea |
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| 52 | 52 | | 40printedcopyofthedistrict-levelorschool-levelreportcardtoanypatronuponrequestand |
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| 53 | 53 | | 41shallmakereasonableeffortstosupplybusinessessuchas,butnotlimitedto,realestateand |
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| 54 | 54 | | 42employmentfirmswithcopiesorotherinformationaboutthereportssothatparentsand |
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| 55 | 55 | | 43businessesfromoutsidethedistrictwhomaybecontemplatingrelocationhaveaccess. |
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| 56 | 56 | | 44 6.Forpurposesofcompletinganddistributingtheannualreportcardasprescribedin |
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| 57 | 57 | | 45thissection,aschooldistrictmayincludethedatafromacharterschoollocatedwithinsuch |
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| 58 | 58 | | 46schooldistrict,providedthelocalboardofeducationorspecialadministrativeboardforsuch |
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| 59 | 59 | | 47districtandthecharterschoolreachmutualagreementfortheinclusionofthedatafromthe |
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| 60 | 60 | | 48charter[schools] schoolandthetermsofsuchagreementareapprovedbythestateboardof |
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| 61 | 61 | | 49education.Thecharterschoolshallnotberequiredtobeapartofthelocaleducationalagency |
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| 62 | 62 | | 50ofsuchschooldistrictandmaymaintainaseparatelocaleducationalagencystatus. |
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| 63 | 63 | | 51 7.(1)Asusedinthissubsection,thefollowingtermsmean: |
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| 64 | 64 | | 52 (a)"Department",thedepartmentofelementaryandsecondaryeducation; |
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| 65 | 65 | | 53 (b)"Grade-levelequivalence",ametricdevelopedandusedbythedepartment |
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| 66 | 66 | | 54toshowastudent'sproximitytodoinggrade-levelwork; |
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| 67 | 67 | | HB371 2 55 (c)"Parent",aparent,guardian,custodian,orotherpersonwithauthorityto |
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| 68 | 68 | | 56actonbehalfofastudent. |
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| 69 | 69 | | 57 (2)Grade-levelequivalence,asdevelopedandusedunderthissubsection,shall |
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| 70 | 70 | | 58consistofastudent'sknowledgeofacademicsubjectsbygradelevelandperformance- |
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| 71 | 71 | | 59leveldescriptorsindicatingwhethersuchstudentisreadyforthenextgrade,course,or |
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| 72 | 72 | | 60levelofeducation.Thedepartmentshallestablishpanelstoreviewandrevisethe |
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| 73 | 73 | | 61performance-leveldescriptorsforeachacademicsubjectandgradelevel.Such |
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| 74 | 74 | | 62performance-leveldescriptorsshallconsistofthefollowing: |
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| 75 | 75 | | 63 (a)Advanced,whichshallindicatethatsuchstudent: |
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| 76 | 76 | | 64 a.Demonstratessuperiorperformanceonchallenginggrade-levelsubject |
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| 77 | 77 | | 65matter; |
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| 78 | 78 | | 66 b.Isabovesuchstudent'scurrentgradeorlevelofeducation;and |
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| 79 | 79 | | 67 c.Isreadyfor,ataminimum,thenextgrade,course,orlevelofeducation; |
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| 80 | 80 | | 68 (b)Proficient,whichshallindicatethatsuchstudent: |
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| 81 | 81 | | 69 a.Demonstratesmasteryoverallappropriategrade-levelstandardsandhas |
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| 82 | 82 | | 70introductory-levelknowledgeforthenextgrade,course,orlevelofeducation; |
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| 83 | 83 | | 71 b.Maybeabovesuchstudent'scurrentgradeorlevelofeducationinsome |
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| 84 | 84 | | 72areas;and |
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| 85 | 85 | | 73 c.Isreadyforthenextgrade,course,orlevelofeducation; |
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| 86 | 86 | | 74 (c)Gradelevel,whichshallindicatethatsuchstudent: |
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| 87 | 87 | | 75 a.Demonstratesmasteryoverappropriategrade-levelsubjectmatter; |
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| 88 | 88 | | 76 b.Isatsuchstudent'scurrentgradeorlevelofeducation;and |
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| 89 | 89 | | 77 c.Maybeready,withappropriatereinforcement,forthenextgrade,course,or |
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| 90 | 90 | | 78levelofeducation; |
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| 91 | 91 | | 79 (d)Basic,whichshallindicatethatsuchstudent: |
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| 92 | 92 | | 80 a.Demonstratespartialmasteryoftheessentialknowledgeandskills |
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| 93 | 93 | | 81appropriatetosuchstudent'sgrade,course,orlevelofeducation; |
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| 94 | 94 | | 82 b.Maynotbeatsuchstudent'scurrentgradeorlevelofeducation;and |
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| 95 | 95 | | 83 c.Maynotbeready,withoutappropriateremediation,forthenextgrade, |
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| 96 | 96 | | 84course,orlevelofeducation;and |
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| 97 | 97 | | 85 (e)Belowbasic,whichshallindicatethatsuchstudent: |
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| 98 | 98 | | 86 a.Hasfailedtoperform,ataminimum,atthelimitedknowledgelevelnecessary |
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| 99 | 99 | | 87forsuchstudent'sgrade,course,orlevelofeducation; |
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| 100 | 100 | | 88 b.Isnotatsuchstudent'scurrentgradeorlevelofeducation;and |
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| 101 | 101 | | 89 c.Hasbeendeterminedtobeatthespecificlowergradeorlevelofeducation |
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| 102 | 102 | | 90measuredbyandlistedinsuchstudent'sstatewideassessmentscore. |
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| 103 | 103 | | HB371 3 91 (3)Forthe2026-27schoolyearandallsubsequentschoolyears,theschool |
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| 104 | 104 | | 92accountabilityreportcardshallincludeinformationabouteachstudent'sgrade-level |
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| 105 | 105 | | 93equivalenceasfollows: |
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| 106 | 106 | | 94 (a)Suchgrade-levelequivalenceshallbedeterminedatthesametimeeach |
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| 107 | 107 | | 95student'sacademicperformanceismeasuredbythestatewideassessmentsystem |
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| 108 | 108 | | 96developedundersection160.518; |
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| 109 | 109 | | 97 (b)Suchgrade-levelequivalenceshallbeprovidedatthesametimesuch |
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| 110 | 110 | | 98student'sstatewideassessmentscoreisreportedtosuchstudentorsuchstudent's |
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| 111 | 111 | | 99parent; |
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| 112 | 112 | | 100 (c)Datarelatedtograde-levelequivalenceshallbesearchableonabuilding-by- |
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| 113 | 113 | | 101building,school-by-school,district-by-district,andstatewidebasisinthedepartment's |
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| 114 | 114 | | 102electronicschoolaccountabilityreportcard; |
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| 115 | 115 | | 103 (d)Datarelatedtograde-levelequivalenceshalldisplaythepercentageof |
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| 116 | 116 | | 104studentswhoseperformance-leveldescriptorisgradeleveloraboveonabuilding-by- |
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| 117 | 117 | | 105building,school-by-school,district-by-district,andstatewidebasis;and |
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| 118 | 118 | | 106 (e)Nodatarelatedtograde-levelequivalenceshallbedisclosedinanyformthat |
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| 119 | 119 | | 107allowsthepersonalidentificationofanystudenttoanyindividualorentityexceptsuch |
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| 120 | 120 | | 108studentorsuchstudent'sparent. |
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| 121 | 121 | | ✔ |
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| 122 | 122 | | HB371 4 |
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