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SCS/SBs 1653 & 1194 - This act repeals provisions relating to annual report cards for elementary and secondary schools and establishes new accountability measures for all public schools, charter schools, and school districts. In addition to providing information about student performance, the report cards shall be designed to satisfy federal reporting requirements and shall be presented in a standardized, clear, and easily accessible form so that they can be easily understood by parents, taxpayers, school personnel, legislators, and the media.
The State Board of Education may assign duties specified in the act to the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE) or contract with a third party under state law. By September 15 of each year, the State Board of Education shall provide a confidential version of the school accountability report cards to each school district, public school, and charter school. Within 36 hours of the delivery of the embargoed report cards, the report cards shall be published on the DESE website in a clear and easily accessible location, and by September 30 of each year, the report cards shall be published in a clear and easily accessible location on each school or district website.
The State Board of Education shall assign each school district, public school, and charter school a letter grade rating of A-F based on a 0-100 scale, where an "A" rating represents excellent student outcomes, a "B" rating represents more than satisfactory outcomes, a "C" rating represents satisfactory outcomes, a "D" rating represents less than satisfactory outcomes, and an "F" rating represents a failure to produce adequate outcomes. A school district, public school, or charter school that does not test at least 95% of its students in the annual summative assessment shall have its rating lowered by one level.
DESE shall use a criteria-referenced growth measure, called "growth to proficiency", in addition to the existing normative value-added growth measure. Growth to proficiency shall evaluate for each student with two consecutive years of Missouri Assessment Program performance levels whether that student has made sufficient academic progress to put such student on a trajectory to reach grade-level proficiency within three years or by 10th grade, whichever comes first.
The act describes the factors that shall be used in determining a school's or a school district's A-F rating. These factors include students' academic achievement status, academic growth, and, for high schools, the four-year graduation rate and a success ready graduate measure to be calculated by DESE based upon factors including students' achievement of Advanced Placement scores of 3 or higher, International Baccalaureate scores of 4 or higher, dual enrollment course completions with a "C" grade or higher, and career and technical education certificates, as provided in the act. For schools serving students in grades below 9th grade, academic achievement level shall represent 40% of the rating, value-added growth shall represent 30% of the rating, and growth to proficiency shall represent 30% of the rating. For high schools, academic achievement level shall represent 25% of the rating, value-added growth shall represent 25% of the rating, growth to proficiency shall represent 25% of the rating, the success ready graduate measure shall represent 15% of the rating, and the student four-year graduation rate shall represent 10% percent of the rating.
School districts, public schools, and charter schools shall also report, for high schools, the number of graduates who, within six months of graduation, attend postsecondary education or training programs, serve in the military or in national or community service, or are employed in a skilled workforce position as determined by a governmental agency or non-governmental organization with expertise in such positions.
DESE shall additionally develop a statewide report card that provides the percentages of students attending schools with each grade rating and student performance on the MAP test relative to student performance on the National Assessment of Educational Progress.
The A-F grading scale for schools shall automatically increase to ensure rigor in the calculation such that when success is achieved, the following school year, expectations are raised so performance does not stagnate. Specifically, when 65% percent of schools earn an A or a B, the following school year, the school grading scale shall increase by five percentage points to earn an A, B, C, and D.
A special school district or state-operated school in which all of the students enrolled are students with disabilities shall be exempt from state requirements relating to school accountability report cards.
This act is similar to HB 2539 (2026) and to provisions in SCS/HCS/HB 2710 (2026) and in HCS/SB 1351 (2026).
OLIVIA SHANNON
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SB 1653 - This act repeals provisions relating to annual report cards for elementary and secondary schools and establishes new accountability measures for all public schools, charter schools, school districts, and the Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE).
The State Board of Education may assign duties specified in the act to DESE or contract with a third party under state law. By July 15 of each year, the State Board of Education shall provide a confidential version of the school accountability report cards to each school district, public school, and charter school. Within 36 hours of the delivery of the embargoed report cards, the report cards shall be published on the DESE website in a clear and easily accessible location, and by August 15 of each year, the report cards shall be published in a clear and easily accessible location on each school or district website.
The State Board of Education shall assign each school district, public school, and charter school a letter grade rating of A-F based on a 0-100 scale, where an "A" rating represents excellent student outcomes, a "B" rating represents more than satisfactory outcomes, a "C" rating represents satisfactory outcomes, a "D" rating represents less than satisfactory outcomes, and an "F" rating represents a failure to produce adequate outcomes.
Each public school and public charter school shall earn a school rating and may be eligible to earn a performance-based funding award based upon student performance on the state-mandated annual summative assessments. A school district, public school, or charter school that does not test at least 95% of its students in the annual assessments shall have its rating lowered by one level.
The "Show Me Success Program" is created to provide financial awards to schools that experience high student performance. The program includes a "Success Ready Graduate" measure for high schools. If funds are available, public schools and charter schools shall receive $100 per student if the school is in the top 5% of student performance statewide under criteria established by the State Board of Education. A school may earn $50 per student if the school is in the top 10% but below the top 5% of student performance statewide. These rewards shall begin after the 2026-27 state-mandated annual summative assessment and shall be based on the results of such assessment. Funds shall be used for nonrecurring bonuses to school faculty and classroom staff.
DESE shall use a criteria-referenced growth measure, called "growth to proficiency", in addition to the existing normative value-added growth measure. Growth to proficiency shall evaluate for each student with two consecutive years of Missouri Assessment Program performance levels whether that student has made sufficient academic progress to put such student on a trajectory to reach grade-level proficiency within three years or by 10th grade, whichever comes first.
The act describes the factors that shall be used in determining a school's or a school district's A-F rating. These factors include students' academic achievement status, academic growth, and, for high schools, the four-year graduation rate and a success ready graduate measure to be calculated by DESE based upon factors including students' achievement of Advanced Placement scores of 3 or higher, International Baccalaureate scores of 4 or higher, dual enrollment course completions with a "C" grade or higher, and career and technical education certificates, as provided in the act. For schools serving students in kindergarten through 8th grade, academic achievement level shall represent 40% of the rating, value-added growth shall represent 30% of the rating, and growth to proficiency shall represent 30% of the rating. For high schools, academic achievement level shall represent 25% of the rating, value-added growth shall represent 25% of the rating, growth to proficiency shall represent 25% of the rating, the success ready graduate measure shall represent 15% of the rating, and the student four-year graduation rate shall represent 10% percent of the rating.
School districts, public schools, and charter schools shall also report, for high schools, the number of graduates who, within six months of graduation, attend postsecondary education or training programs, serve in the military or in national or community service, or are employed in a living-wage career as determined by a governmental agency or non-governmental organization with expertise in living-wage calculation.
The State Board of Education shall additionally develop an annual accountability report card for DESE for the purpose of providing information about DESE's performance in supporting districts and schools in producing positive outcomes for students. This report card shall consider factors specified in the act, such as the school and district ratings, student proficiency on the statewide assessments, and an anonymous annual survey of all leaders of Missouri local educational agencies regarding their satisfaction with DESE's efficacy and timeliness of support and communication.
The A-F grading scale for schools shall automatically increase to ensure rigor in the calculation such that when success is achieved, the following school year, expectations are raised so performance does not stagnate. Specifically, when 65% percent of schools earn an A or a B, the following school year, the school grading scale shall increase by five percentage points to earn an A, B, C, and D.
This act is identical to SB 1194 (2026) and similar to HB 2539 (2026).
OLIVIA SHANNON
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EXPLANATION-Matter enclosed in bold-faced brackets [thus] in this bill is not enacted
and is intended to be omitted in the law.
SECOND REGULAR SESSION
SENATE COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE FOR
SENATE BILLS NOS. 1653 & 1194
103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY
7118S.04C KRISTINA MARTIN, Secretary
AN ACT
To repeal section 160.522, RSMo, and to enact in lieu thereof one new section relating to
accountability measures in elementary and secondary education.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Missouri, as follows:
Section A. Section 160.522, RSMo, is repealed and one new 1
section enacted in lieu thereof, to be known as section 160.522, 2
to read as follows:3
160.522. 1. The [department of elementary and 1
secondary education shall produce or cause to be produced, 2
at least annually, a school] state board of education shall 3
develop an annual accountability report card for each public 4
school district, each public school building in a school 5
district, and each public charter school in the state for 6
the purpose of providing information about school 7
performance in accordance with the provisions of this 8
section. In addition to providing information about student 9
performance, the report card shall be designed to satisfy 10
[state and] federal reporting requirements for the 11
disclosure of [statistics] information about students, 12
staff, finances, [academic achievement,] and other 13
[indicators] data. [The purpose of the report card shall be 14
to provide educational statistics and accountability 15
information for parents, taxpayers, school personnel, 16
legislators, and the print and broadcast news media in a 17
standardized, easily accessible form] Accountability report 18
cards shall be designed in a standardized, clear, and easily 19
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accessible form so that they can be easily understood by 20
parents, taxpayers, school personnel, legislators, and the 21
media. 22
2. [(1) The department of elementary and secondary 23
education shall develop a standard form for the school 24
accountability report card. 25
(2) The information reported shall include, but not be 26
limited to, the following information reported by each 27
school district or charter school: 28
(a) The most recent accreditation rating; 29
(b) Enrollment; 30
(c) Rates of pupil attendance; 31
(d) High school dropout rate and graduation rate; 32
(e) The number and rate of suspensions of ten days or 33
longer and expulsions of pupils; 34
(f) The district or charter school ratio of students 35
to administrators and students to classroom teachers; 36
(g) The average years of experience of professional 37
staff and advanced degrees earned; 38
(h) Student achievement and grade-level equivalence 39
data as measured through the statewide assessment system 40
developed pursuant to section 160.518; 41
(i) Student scores on the ACT, along with the 42
percentage of graduates taking the test; 43
(j) Average teachers' and administrators' salaries 44
compared to the state averages; 45
(k) Average per-pupil current expenditures for the 46
district or charter school as a whole and by attendance 47
center as reported to the department of elementary and 48
secondary education; 49
(l) The adjusted tax rate of the district or charter 50
school; 51
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(m) The assessed valuation of the district; 52
(n) The percentage of the district or charter school 53
operating budget received from state, federal, and local 54
sources; 55
(o) The percentage of students eligible for free or 56
reduced-price lunch; 57
(p) Data on the percentage of students continuing 58
their education in postsecondary programs; 59
(q) Information about the job placement rate for 60
students who complete district or charter school vocational 61
education programs; 62
(r) Whether the school district or charter school 63
currently has a state-approved gifted education program; and 64
(s) The percentage and number of students who are 65
currently being served in the district's or charter school's 66
state-approved gifted education program] The state board of 67
education shall assign the duties of implementing the 68
provisions of this section to the department of elementary 69
and secondary education or may contract with a private 70
entity in accordance with the provisions of chapter 34. 71
3. [The report card shall permit the disclosure of 72
data on a school-by-school basis, but the reporting shall 73
not be personally identifiable to any student or education 74
professional in the state] The state board of education 75
shall provide an embargoed version of the school 76
accountability report cards for the previous school year to 77
each public school district, public school, and public 78
charter school by September fifteenth of each year. 79
4. [The report card shall identify each school or 80
attendance center that has been identified as a priority 81
school under sections 160.720 and 161.092. The report also 82
shall identify attendance centers that have been categorized 83
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under federal law as needing improvement or requiring 84
specific school improvement strategies] Within thirty-six 85
hours of delivering the embargoed version of the report 86
cards to public school districts, public schools, and public 87
charter schools, the department of elementary and secondary 88
education shall publish in a clear and easily accessible 89
location on its website the district and school 90
accountability report cards for the previous school year. 91
5. [The report card shall not limit or discourage 92
other methods of public reporting and accountability by 93
local school districts. Districts shall provide information 94
included in the report card to parents, community members, 95
the print and broadcast news media, and legislators by 96
December first annually or as soon thereafter as the 97
information is available to the district, giving preference 98
to methods that incorporate the reporting into substantive 99
official communications such as student report cards. The 100
school district shall provide a printed copy of the district- 101
level or school-level report card to any patron upon request 102
and shall make reasonable efforts to supply businesses such 103
as, but not limited to, real estate and employment firms 104
with copies or other information about the reports so that 105
parents and businesses from outside the district who may be 106
contemplating relocation have access] By September thirtieth 107
of each year, each public school district, public school, 108
and public charter school shall publish in a clear and 109
easily accessible location on its website the district and 110
school accountability report cards from the previous school 111
year. 112
6. [For purposes of completing and distributing the 113
annual report card as prescribed in this section, a school 114
district may include the data from a charter school located 115
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within such school district, provided the local board of 116
education or special administrative board for such district 117
and the charter school reach mutual agreement for the 118
inclusion of the data from the charter school and the terms 119
of such agreement are approved by the state board of 120
education. The charter school shall not be required to be a 121
part of the local educational agency of such school district 122
and may maintain a separate local educational agency status] 123
The state board of education shall assign each public school 124
district, public school, and public charter school one of 125
the following ratings, which shall be based on a zero to one 126
hundred scale: 127
(1) "A" for those districts and schools producing 128
excellent student outcomes; 129
(2) "B" for those districts and schools producing more 130
than satisfactory student outcomes; 131
(3) "C" for those districts and schools producing 132
satisfactory student outcomes; 133
(4) "D" for those districts and schools producing less 134
than satisfactory student outcomes; and 135
(5) "F" for those districts and schools failing to 136
produce adequate student outcomes. 137
7. A public school district, public school, or public 138
charter school that does not test at least ninety-five 139
percent of its students in the state-mandated annual 140
summative assessment shall have its rating lowered by one 141
level. 142
8. The department of elementary and secondary 143
education shall use a criteria-referenced growth measure, 144
called "growth to proficiency", in addition to the existing 145
normative value-added growth measure. Growth to proficiency 146
shall evaluate for each student with two consecutive years 147
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of Missouri assessment program performance levels whether 148
that student has made sufficient academic progress to put 149
such student on a trajectory to reach grade-level 150
proficiency within three years or by grade ten, whichever 151
comes first. 152
9. The rating for a public school district, public 153
school, or public charter school shall be based on the 154
following factors: 155
(1) Student academic achievement status, calculated as 156
the percentage of students proficient or higher, on required 157
English language arts, mathematics, and science assessments 158
through the Missouri assessment program; 159
(2) Student academic growth in English language arts, 160
mathematics, and science using growth to proficiency and a 161
value-added growth metric: 162
(a) Of all students; and 163
(b) Of the lowest performing quartile of students; 164
(3) For high schools: 165
(a) Student four-year graduation rate; 166
(b) A success ready graduate measure, calculated by 167
the department of elementary and secondary education. The 168
measure shall include the number of students graduating with 169
merit or distinction, including consideration of advanced 170
placement scores of 3 or greater, International 171
Baccalaureate program credit scores of 4 or greater, dual 172
enrollment in core subjects with C course grade or higher, 173
passing an industry recognized credential or career 174
technical education certificate for a high-wage or high- 175
demand occupation, completion of an early associate or 176
baccalaureate degree, and completion of stackable 177
credentials. 178
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10. For schools serving students in any of grades 179
kindergarten through grade eight, the rating assigned shall 180
be based on overall student academic achievement level, 181
value-added growth, and growth to proficiency. Achievement 182
level, value-added academic growth, and growth to 183
proficiency shall be calculated and reported separately for 184
English language arts, mathematics, and science. As a 185
portion of the rating assigned, academic achievement level 186
shall represent forty percent of the rating, value-added 187
growth shall represent thirty percent of the rating, and 188
growth to proficiency shall represent thirty percent of the 189
rating. 190
11. For high schools, at least seventy-five percent of 191
the rating assigned shall be based on overall student 192
academic achievement level, value-added growth, and growth 193
to proficiency. Achievement level, value-added academic 194
growth, and growth to proficiency shall be calculated and 195
reported separately for English language arts, mathematics, 196
and science. As a portion of the rating assigned, academic 197
achievement level shall represent twenty-five percent of the 198
rating, value-added growth shall represent twenty-five 199
percent of the rating, growth to proficiency shall represent 200
twenty-five percent of the rating, the success ready 201
graduate measure shall represent fifteen percent of the 202
rating, and the student four-year graduation rate shall 203
represent ten percent of the rating. 204
12. Public school districts, public schools, and 205
public charter schools shall also report, for high schools, 206
the number of graduates who, within six months of 207
graduation, attend postsecondary education or training 208
programs, serve in the military or in national or community 209
service, or are employed in a skilled workforce position as 210
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determined by a governmental agency or nongovernmental 211
organization with expertise in skilled workforce positions. 212
13. For school districts, the annual report shall 213
follow the same method used for calculating a school grade 214
except at the district level. 215
14. The department of elementary and secondary 216
education shall develop a statewide report card that 217
provides the following: 218
(1) The percentages of Missouri students annually 219
attending schools rated "A", "B", "C", "D", and "F", with 220
the objective of increasing the percentage of students 221
attending more highly rated schools each year; and 222
(2) The performance of Missouri students on state 223
assessments relative to the National Assessment of 224
Educational Progress (NAEP), with the objective that 225
proficiency rates on both assessments be reasonably aligned. 226
15. The A-F grading scale for public schools and 227
public charter schools shall automatically increase to 228
ensure rigor in the calculation such that when success is 229
achieved, the following school year, expectations are raised 230
so performance does not stagnate. When sixty-five percent 231
of schools earn an "A" or a "B", the following school year, 232
the school grading scale shall increase by five percentage 233
points to earn an "A", "B", "C", and "D". 234
16. For purposes of this section, except as required 235
under federal law, the development and publication of an 236
annual school accountability report card shall not be 237
required for any special school district or state-operated 238
school in which all of the students enrolled are students 239
with disabilities. 240
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