Bill > HB2197

This bill modifies the evaluation and contract processes for school administrators, specifically building-level administrators like principals and assistant principals. The bill establishes new requirements for performance evaluations, which must now be comprehensive, ongoing, research-based, and include multiple rating categories that incorporate student growth and assessment data. School districts must provide written notification of contract renewal or nonrenewal to building-level administrators by February 15th each year, and failure to do so automatically results in a one-year contract extension. The bill also stipulates that administrators can only be nonrenewed "for cause," which includes unsatisfactory performance, policy violations, or conduct detrimental to the school district. Administrators who have been employed for five consecutive years gain additional rights, such as requesting written reasons for nonrenewal and the ability to request a closed-session hearing before the school board where they can present evidence and be represented by counsel. The bill provides detailed due process protections for administrators facing potential dismissal, including the right to receive written notice of reasons for dismissal and an opportunity to present their case before the school board.

https://house.mo.gov/Bill.aspx?bill=HB2197&year=2026&code=R