MO.gov News Feed: Department of Elementary & Secondary Education /news-rss?filter=elementary_and_secondary_education MO.gov News Feed: Department of Elementary & Secondary Education Sun, 16 Feb 2025 08:00:32 +0000 en-us Nominate an Educator for Missouri Teacher of the Year https://dese.mo.gov/nominate-educator-missouri-teacher-year 31701 at https://dese.mo.gov Tue, 14 Jan 2025 08:22:45 +0000 Nominate an Educator for Missouri Teacher of the Year Ms. Megan Edwards Tue, 01/14/2025 - 08:22 Read more about Nominate an Educator for Missouri Teacher of the Year Nominations are now being accepted for Regional Teacher of the Year, the first step in the process to become next year’s Missouri Teacher of the Year. Nominations are due by April 14, 2025, and are anonymous unless otherwise requested. Nominations can be made through the online Teacher of the Year nomination form here. Missouri Releases First-Ever Teacher Recruitment and Retention Playbook https://dese.mo.gov/missouri-releases-first-ever-teacher-recruitment-and-retention-playbook 31686 at https://dese.mo.gov Tue, 07 Jan 2025 08:59:21 +0000 Missouri Releases First-Ever Teacher Recruitment and Retention Playbook Ms. Megan Edwards Tue, 01/07/2025 - 08:59 Read more about Missouri Releases First-Ever Teacher Recruitment and Retention Playbook Southwest Missouri Teacher Receives $25,000 Milken Educator Award https://dese.mo.gov/southwest-missouri-teacher-receives-25000-milken-educator-award 31651 at https://dese.mo.gov Thu, 19 Dec 2024 08:10:04 +0000 Southwest Missouri Teacher Receives $25,000 Milken Educator Award Ms. Megan Edwards Thu, 12/19/2024 - 08:10 Read more about Southwest Missouri Teacher Receives $25,000 Milken Educator Award Today, Dallas DeWeese, a social studies teacher at Hollister Middle School in the Hollister R-V School District, was presented with the national Milken Educator Award. Missouri Considers Revising Content GPA Requirement for Teaching Certifications https://dese.mo.gov/missouri-considers-revising-content-gpa-requirement-teaching-certifications 31601 at https://dese.mo.gov Tue, 03 Dec 2024 09:38:16 +0000 Missouri Considers Revising Content GPA Requirement for Teaching Certifications Ms. Megan Edwards Tue, 12/03/2024 - 09:38 Read more about Missouri Considers Revising Content GPA Requirement for Teaching Certifications Today the Missouri State Board of Education voted to publish a notice of proposed rulemaking to change the requirements for some teacher certification areas. The current rule requires a grade point average (GPA) of 3.0 or higher in the specific content (i.e. subject) area for which the teacher is seeking certification. This proposed amendment to the rule would change the required content GPA from 3.0 to 2.5. Teachers earn content certification to teach most school subjects at the secondary level, as well as some specialty courses, like the arts. Missouri Releases 2024 Annual Performance Reports https://dese.mo.gov/missouri-releases-2024-annual-performance-reports 31516 at https://dese.mo.gov Mon, 25 Nov 2024 08:29:53 +0000 Missouri Releases 2024 Annual Performance Reports Ms. Megan Edwards Mon, 11/25/2024 - 08:29 Read more about Missouri Releases 2024 Annual Performance Reports The Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE) has released the statewide Annual Performance Reports (APRs) for the 2023-24 school year. APRs demonstrate the progress local education agencies (LEAs) and individual buildings are making toward meeting the standards and indicators in the sixth version of the Missouri School Improvement Program (MSIP 6). Missouri Parents as Teachers Parent Education Programs Improve Outcomes for Young Children https://dese.mo.gov/missouri-parents-teachers-parent-education-programs-improve-outcomes-young-children 31496 at https://dese.mo.gov Thu, 14 Nov 2024 08:43:55 +0000 Missouri Parents as Teachers Parent Education Programs Improve Outcomes for Young Children Ms. Megan Edwards Thu, 11/14/2024 - 08:43 Read more about Missouri Parents as Teachers Parent Education Programs Improve Outcomes for Young Children A research paper was recently published in the Early Childhood Research Quarterly that shows participation in the Missouri Parents as Teachers (PAT) Parent Education Program is positively associated with third-grade math and English language arts proficiency. This research contributes to the literature on the importance of home visiting programs and is one of the few studies examining the effects of a voluntary, universal parent education program. Missouri Schools Receive State-Funded “Grow Your Own” Grants to Recruit Local Educators https://dese.mo.gov/missouri-schools-receive-state-funded-grow-your-own-grants-recruit-local-educators 31441 at https://dese.mo.gov Mon, 28 Oct 2024 08:41:19 +0000 Missouri Schools Receive State-Funded “Grow Your Own” Grants to Recruit Local Educators Ms. Megan Edwards Mon, 10/28/2024 - 08:41 Read more about Missouri Schools Receive State-Funded “Grow Your Own” Grants to Recruit Local Educators For the second year, the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE) was able to award Grow Your Own (GYO) grants to 125 local education agencies (LEAs). Review the list of LEA grant recipients here. DESE’s Fiscal Year 2025 budget includes $2.5 million to support one-time grants of $10,000 to LEAs to create or strengthen their local Grow Your Own program, designed to increase recruitment of quality teachers in LEAs across the state. Eight Missouri Schools Earn National Blue Ribbon Accolades https://dese.mo.gov/eight-missouri-schools-earn-national-blue-ribbon-accolades-1 31346 at https://dese.mo.gov Mon, 23 Sep 2024 12:48:54 +0000 Eight Missouri Schools Earn National Blue Ribbon Accolades Ms. Megan Edwards Mon, 09/23/2024 - 12:48 Read more about Eight Missouri Schools Earn National Blue Ribbon Accolades Missouri’s eight 2024 Gold Star Schools have also been recognized as U.S. Department of Education (USED) National Blue Ribbon Schools. The National Blue Ribbon Schools program recognizes individual schools for either their outstanding academic achievement (top 15 percent in the state based on English and mathematics assessment scores and graduation rates) or their performance at high academic levels while serving a significant proportion of disadvantaged students.Missouri’s 2024 National Blue Ribbon Schools: Public Hearings Scheduled for Vocational Rehabilitation Services https://dese.mo.gov/public-hearings-scheduled-vocational-rehabilitation-services-7 31286 at https://dese.mo.gov Fri, 13 Sep 2024 08:48:40 +0000 Public Hearings Scheduled for Vocational Rehabilitation Services Ms. Megan Edwards Fri, 09/13/2024 - 08:48 Read more about Public Hearings Scheduled for Vocational Rehabilitation Services Missouri Vocational Rehabilitation (MVR) will conduct two virtual public hearings in October to gain feedback on vocational rehabilitation services. MVR staff will discuss the following topics:implementing an Order of Selection for services;reviewing Priority Categories for services; andfinding ways to improve services for individuals with disabilities.Public Hearings Schedule October 1, 2024, 1:00 p.m.–3:00 p.m. Jennifer Jones Named 2025 Missouri Teacher of the Year https://dese.mo.gov/jennifer-jones-named-2025-missouri-teacher-year 31276 at https://dese.mo.gov Thu, 12 Sep 2024 13:10:55 +0000 Jennifer Jones Named 2025 Missouri Teacher of the Year Ms. Megan Edwards Thu, 09/12/2024 - 13:10 Read more about Jennifer Jones Named 2025 Missouri Teacher of the Year Jennifer Jones, an English teacher at Lee’s Summit West High School in the Lee’s Summit R-VII School District, was selected by a committee of her peers and education partners across the state as the 2025 Missouri Teacher of the Year. She becomes the 56th Missouri Teacher of the Year since the program’s inception in 1957.