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Posted May 23
Missouri Option Program
The Missouri Option application and assurances have been updated to include current operational standards, requirements and contact information. Missouri public school districts planning to operate a Missouri Option Program in the 2013-2014 school year must submit a Missouri Option Program Application no later than June 15. District superintendents must sign the updated Assurance Standards in the Appendix and provide a brief narrative response. For more information, contact the Missouri Option Office at 573-751-3190 or 573-751-4426 or desemooption@dese.mo.gov.
Register Now for the 2013 Administrators Conference
Sign up now to attend the 52nd Annual Cooperative Conference for School Administrators, to be held July 28-30 at the Holiday Inn Executive Center in Columbia. This year's keynote speaker is educator, author and political scientist, Frederick M. Hess. Additionally, Ronald Ferguson, creator of the Tripod Project for School Improvement; and Deb Delisle, assistant secretary for elementary and secondary education at the U.S. Department of Education, will be featured speakers.
Deadline to register is Friday, July 19.
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