April 8, 2025 State Board of Education Meeting

Tuesday, April 8, 2025

8:30 a.m. – Recognition of Staff Achievements         
Commissioner’s Conference Room
205 Jefferson Street, 6th Floor
Jefferson City, MO 65101

9:30 a.m. – Regular Business Meeting*                            *Note Location Change                                               
Special Olympics Missouri
305 Special Olympics Drive           
Jefferson City, MO 65101

A public session of the State Board of Education will be held at the place, on the date, and at the time set forth below. Seats will be available on a first come, first served basis when the doors to the room open 30 minutes prior to the meeting. The public may access the meeting online. View the information being presented and hear the discussion audio at: dese.mo.gov/sbe-livestream(link is external). Meeting recordings can then be found at: dese.mo.gov/state-board-education/agendas-minutes-recordings.

Meeting Notice

*Agenda Item Updated 4/2/25 - Item E
*Agenda Item Updated 4/2/25- Item G
*Agenda Item Updated 4/2/25- Item N

I. Recognition of Staff Achievements, 8:30 a.m. Commissioner's Conference Room, 6th Floor
II. Call to Order (Time Designation - 9:30 a.m.)
III. Agenda for the April 8, 2025, State Board of Education Meeting
IV. Minutes of the March 4, 2025, State Board of Education Meeting 
V. Presidents Report
VI. National Association of State Boards of Education (NASBE) Report
VII. Consent Agenda 
 A.Consideration of Designation of an A+ High School
 B.Consideration of School Calendars for State Board-Operated Programs for the 2025-26 School Year
 C.Consideration of Personnel Policies
 D.Consideration of the Personnel Report
 E.Fiscal Year 2025 Financial Summary
 F.Consideration of a Calendar Start Date Exemption for Special School District of St. Louis County Juvenile Courts School
 G.Agenda Items for Two Months in Advance of Current Meeting
VIII. Items for Action
 H.Consideration of an Order of Rulemaking to Adopt 5 CSR 25-200.095, Child Care Hearings
 I.Consideration of an Order of Rulemaking to Amend 5 CSR 20-400.500 Application for Certificate of License to Teach
 J.Consideration of an Order of Rulemaking to Amend 5 CSR 20-400.530 Certification Requirements for a Teacher of Middle School Education (Grades 5-9)
 K.Consideration of an Order of Rulemaking to Amend 55 CSR 20-400.540 Certification Requirements for Teacher of Secondary Education (Grades 9–12)
 L.Consideration of an Order of Rulemaking to Amend 5 CSR 20-400.550, Certification Requirements for Teacher of K-12 Education
 M.Consideration of Appointments to the Missouri School Funding Modernization Task Force
IX. Items for Discussion
 N.Fiscal Year 2026 Budget Report
 O.Governmental Affairs Update
X. Licensure
 P.Consideration to discipline the license to teach of Timothy K. Manes, Jr. Case # HR 24-022
 Q.Consideration to discipline the license to teach of Todd P. Cabral
 R.Consideration to discipline the license to teach of Nancy Smith Case # HR 24-013
X. Closed Session Motion 
XI. Adjournment
XII. Closed Session