Bill > HB2442

This bill modifies several key provisions related to the Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education, focusing primarily on assessment and accountability measures. The bill establishes a new statewide summative assessment system that complies with federal testing requirements and limits the use of assessment results to specific purposes like determining district performance. School districts and charter schools are now required to create local assessment systems that are authentic to student learning, related to curricula, and developed in consultation with various stakeholders. The bill introduces a new grade-level equivalence metric with five performance-level descriptors (Advanced, Proficient, Grade Level, Basic, and Below Basic) to provide more nuanced information about student academic progress. Additionally, the legislation modifies the school accountability report card requirements, expanding the types of information that must be reported and ensuring data is presented in a way that does not personally identify students. The bill also places a cap on the number of professional staff and employees at the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education, limiting them to 200 individuals starting in the 2027-28 school year, with staff from the Missouri School for the Deaf and Missouri School for the Blind not counting toward this limit.

https://house.mo.gov/Bill.aspx?bill=HB2442&year=2026&code=R