Missouri legislation · 2026 Regular Session
Missouri SB1194: Establishes new accountability measures for public schools, charter schools, school districts, and the Department of Elementary
Status: In committee, February 24, 2026
SB 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, 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 char
What the bill says
From the introduced text:
SECOND REGULAR SESSION SENATE BILL NO. 1194 103RD GENERA L ASSEMBLY INTRODUCED BY SENATOR BROWN (26). 5809S.01I KRISTINA MARTIN, Secretary To repeal section 160.522, RSMo, and to enact in lieu thereof one new section relating to accountability measures in elementary and secondary education. Section A. Section 160.522, RSMo, is repealed and one new section enacted in lieu thereof, to be known as section 160.522, to read as follows: 160.522. 1. The [department of elementary and secondary education shall produce or cause to be produced, at least annually, a school] state board of education shall develop an annual accountability report card for each public school district, each public school building in a school district, and each public charter school in the state for the purpose of providing information about school performance in accordance with the provisions of this section. In addition to providing information about student performance, the report card shall be designed to satisfy [state and] federal reporting requirements for the disclosure of [statistics] information about students, staff, finances, [academic achievement,] and other [indicators] data. [The purpose of the report card shall be to provide educational statistics and accountability information for parents, taxpayers, school personnel, legislators, and the print and broadcast news media in a EXPLANATION-Matter enclosed in bold-faced brackets [thus] in this bill is not enacted and is intended …