Communications

Unit 9: Portrait of a River Town

Explore Missouri Society with Mark Twain in Hannibal

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Unit 8: Coming Through

Explore the lives of three men as Missourians explore trails west in Arrow Rock

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Unit 7: Coming to Missouri

A celebration of our immigrant past hosted in Hermann

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Unit 4: A Meeting of Cultures

Native American & European Cultures

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Unit 3: The Ancient Ones

Missouri's Oldest Cultures

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DESE Submits American Rescue Plan Elementary & Secondary School Emergency Relief (ARP ESSER) State Plan

The Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE) today submitted to the United States Department of Education (USED) the application required to receive Missouri’s allocation for the ARP ESSER fund, often referred to by DESE as ESSER III. Missouri’s allocation totals $1.96 billion, 90 percent of which will be distributed directly to local education agencies (LEAs) to spend on a wide range of allowable uses to respond to COVID-19.

DESE Allocates Over $50 million for Teacher Recruitment and Retention Grants

The Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE) is excited to announce a $50 million investment in growing Missouri’s teacher workforce. Because teachers are the biggest school-based factor in student success and the single most influential component of an effective school, this significant investment, available to DESE through federal COVID-19 relief funds, provides an immediate way for local school leaders to improve the learning opportunities provided to students across the state.

 

State Board of Education Adds Members to Normandy Joint Executive Governing Board

 

The State Board of Education today issued a proclamation to add two members to the Normandy Schools Collaborative (NSC) Joint Executive Governing Board (JEGB) — William H. Humphrey and Michael W. Jones. These new members begin their service on the JEGB effective immediately. The State Board’s proclamation also dictates the JEGB will reorganize and determine the JEGB leadership within 14 days.