Missouri State Senate Interim Joint Committee on Desegregation
The committee shall analyze and study the state's desegregation efforts in both St. Louis and Kansas City with an emphasis on the following issues:

1. School management issues including the decentralization of school administration and the possible use of a charter school system;
2. Alternative models of governance;
3. Phase out issues including what school programs (magnate schools, etc.) should continue to be funded and what school programs should be reduced or eliminated;
4. Funding issues including the cost of educating "at risk" children versus the cost of educating children in general, and any local funding options;
5. Student performance;
6. Issues relating to the redistribution of any desegregation savings in relation to the needs of all school districts in the state;
7. Transportation issues including whether or not to continue the voluntary transfer program in St. Louis and reducing or eliminating the transportation costs associated with desegregation and when; and
8. Any other desegregation issues the committee desires to study.

While studying the above-detailed issues, the committee should always endeavor to protect the best interests of the children, be cognizant of parental involvement and remember that the state's desegregation efforts in Kansas City must receive primary attention due to the immediacy of that situation.

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