Wednesday, February 05, 2014

DESE to hold meeting on unaccredited districts tonight in St. Louis

(From the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education)

The Department will hold a public hearing regarding unaccredited school districts this evening, Feb. 5, in St. Louis.

The hearing will take place from 6:30-8 p.m. at the University of Missouri-St. Louis, JC Penney Conference Center, 1 University Blvd., St. Louis, MO 63121.

The hearing will be an opportunity to gather feedback on plans submitted for transforming unaccredited school districts in the state. With this feedback, the Department will create a statewide plan for support of and, if necessary, intervention in unaccredited schools.

“We want to ensure all children in Missouri have access to quality schools,” said Missouri Commissioner of Education Chris Nicastro. “Your feedback is a very important part of the process.  Please join in the conversation about the future of our children.”

Persons wishing to make public comments may sign up to do so at the hearing. Those speaking are asked to limit their remarks to three minutes. Anyone wishing to share their thoughts may do so by visitingwww.dese.mo.gov/unaccredited-districts.

For those who cannot attend the hearing, the Department’s presentation, Overview of Plans for Unaccredited Districts, may be viewed at:http://dese.mo.gov/divimprove/sia/msip/documents/Presentationonstatewidesupportandintervention.pdf

Additional hearings will be held after the Department presents its draft plan to the State Board of Education on Feb. 18. Dates for those hearings will be announced later.
Hearings took place last week in Kansas City. Others will take place later this week in Springfield and Sikeston.

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