SUPERINTENDENT EVALUATIONS: By June 30, 2012, the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education must develop an evaluation instrument to be provided to school districts to evaluate superintendent performance.

This provision is identical to a provision contained in SB 99 (2011). (Section 161.380)

CHANGES IN SCHOOL DISTRICT COMPOSITION & MSIP REVIEW: When school districts consolidate, the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education must grant the new district a waiver from Missouri School Improvement Program review for three years. When a district undergoes an annexation or has a boundary line change that results in an increase in the number of enrolled pupils by ten percent, the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education must grant the district a waiver from Missouri School Improvement Program review for three years.

This provision is identical to a provision contained in SB 99 (2011). (Section 162.1115)

PERSONAL STUDY PLANS: Each school district must ensure that each student develops a personal plan of study prior to the end of the student's eighth grade year in conjunction with the student's parent or guardian. Each school district must also implement a comprehensive guidance and counseling program focusing on career awareness in elementary grades, career exploration in the middle grades, and educational and career planning at the high school level.

The personal study plan must be reviewed at least annually by school personnel and the student's parent or guardian. It must be updated based on the needs of the student. Each plan must cover a term of eight years or until the student has reached his or her post-secondary goals. Requirements for the plan are included in the act. (Section 167.780)

REDUCTION IN FORCE: Current law allows the board of education of a school district to reduce the number of teachers in a school district under certain circumstances. This act requires a school board, when utilizing reduction in force, to reduce administrative costs by a percent equal to the percent by which the amount of funds spent on teacher compensation was reduced.

This provision is identical to a provision contained in SB 99 (2011). (Sections 168.124 & 168.221)

MICHAEL RUFF