(From the Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education)
The State Board of Education met in a special work session Monday to discuss the ideas submitted during the past several months to address the needs of children in unaccredited districts. Staff members from the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education guided the discussion, which focused on the major areas of governance and policy.
"As the Department works to develop a draft plan for the appropriate role of the State in providing support and, if necessary, intervention in unaccredited schools, we will rely on the policy guidance offered by our Board," said Missouri Commissioner of Education Chris Nicastro.
The Department will assemble the first draft of the plan for presentation to the State Board at its regular meeting on Feb. 18.
"Timing is critical,” said Commissioner Nicastro. "We have a collective responsibility to ensure that every child, in every community, all over Missouri has access to a quality education. And doing so without disruption to the children we're trying to help will be essential."
Plans received, as well as public comments, are posted at www.dese.mo.gov/unaccredited-districts. Public feedback opportunities regarding the draft presented to the State Board will be available at a later date.
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Monday, February 10, 2014
Saturday, February 08, 2014
State Board of Education sets work session on unaccredited districts
(From the Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education)
The State Board of Education will hold a special work session at 10 a.m. Monday, Feb. 10. The purpose of this meeting is to secure Board policy guidance for the Department’s development of a statewide plan for supporting and, if necessary, intervening in unaccredited districts.
Several plans have been submitted for consideration, and the Department has held four public hearings in Kansas City, St. Louis, Sikeston and Springfield.
The Department will present its recommendations to the State Board at its regularly scheduled meeting on Feb. 18. Additional opportunities will be provided for the public to provide input on these recommendations.
Monday’s public work session will take place at the Governor’s Office Building, Room 450, 200 Madison Street, Jefferson City.
To read the plans, comments, and hearing transcripts as well as offer feedback, visit www.dese.mo.gov/unaccredited-districts.
The State Board of Education will hold a special work session at 10 a.m. Monday, Feb. 10. The purpose of this meeting is to secure Board policy guidance for the Department’s development of a statewide plan for supporting and, if necessary, intervening in unaccredited districts.
Several plans have been submitted for consideration, and the Department has held four public hearings in Kansas City, St. Louis, Sikeston and Springfield.
The Department will present its recommendations to the State Board at its regularly scheduled meeting on Feb. 18. Additional opportunities will be provided for the public to provide input on these recommendations.
Monday’s public work session will take place at the Governor’s Office Building, Room 450, 200 Madison Street, Jefferson City.
To read the plans, comments, and hearing transcripts as well as offer feedback, visit www.dese.mo.gov/unaccredited-districts.
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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