SPONSOR: Terry
Beginning in the 2027-28 school year, this bill requires the State Board of Education to evaluate the administration of each school district located in St. Louis County. The State Board must then consolidate the school administrators for school districts with fewer than 10,000 students so that only one superintendent, one assistant superintendent, and one director serve no fewer than 10,000 students.
The Board is further authorized to determine any additional administrative staff that may be necessary including positions in curriculum, communications, transportation, public safety, food services, and human resources. Based on the consolidation of administration the Board will determine to waive or consider any Missouri School Improvement Plan standards that relate to administration.
The school districts that share administration must proportionally share the salaries of the personnel. The bill allows districts that are larger then 10,000 students to also consolidate; districts that consolidate administration must share a border. Districts that receive less than 20% of their funding from the state are exempt from consolidation of administration under this section.
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