Assessments

Assessments for Teacher Education & Certification in MO

The following links provide information regarding Missouri's required assessments for all candidates enrolled in a Missouri educator preparation program, as well as educators applying for additional areas of certification.

• The Paraprofessional Assessment is for individuals seeking to be employed as teaching assistants residing in Title I schools.

• Missouri Content Assessment​

• Content Assessments - areas of certification

  • School Psychologist

  • Content assessments - to add an additional area of certification

• Missouri Educator Gateway Assessment (MEGA) Technical Manual

• Missouri General Education Assessment (MoGEA)

• Missouri Performance Assessments will be scored at the educator preparation level. The Office of Educator Quality – Educator Preparation in collaboration with the Missouri Educator Evaluation System/Annual Performance Report (MEES/APR) Workgroup, School Counselor Workgroup, Missouri Professors of Education Administration (MPEA) Workgroup, and the School Librarian Workgroup have identified passing scores for the following performance assessments for the 2020-2021 academic year. 

  MEES for Teacher Candidates – Combined Summative Score (US + CT) of 42 points*
  MEES for School Counselor Candidates – Combined Summative Score (US + Site Supervisor) of 25 points*
  MEES for School Librarian Candidates – Combined Summative Score (US + Site Supervisor) of 28 points*
  MPEA School Leaders Performance Assessment – 10 points*

  Candidates must meet or exceed the minimum passing score in order to be recommended for certification.  

  * Passing scores are only valid for the 2020-2021 academic year.  

DESE receives all official score reports directly from the testing company. You may verify the schedule of Score Report Dates at the following website: Score Reporting Dates