Appropriate certification for teaching assignments is determined and monitored by the Office of Quality Schools. You can also consult the department’s Core Data and Missouri Student Information System Reference Manual (see Exhibit 10).
Office of Educator Quality
Missouri Leadership Development System
With approximately 2,200 principals and 1,300 assistant principals currently serving in Missouri schools, an estimated 1,100 administrator certificates issued annually and roughly 300 new principals hired each year, the implications for teacher and student success are significant.
Leadership Academy
Leadership Academy 2024-25 39th Class
Leadership Academy is part of the Missouri Leadership Development System (MLDS) which cultivates effective school leaders who:
Facts about the American Board for Certification of Teacher Excellence (ABCTE)
Facts about the American Board for Certification of Teacher Excellence (ABCTE)
2019 Meeting Information
Meeting Information
News and Updates
Equitable Access to Excellent Education
Preparing, developing and supporting effective educators is one of the ways Missouri is working to ensure that all Missouri students become college and career ready. Missouri created a plan to recruit, prepare and retain effective teachers for all public schoolchildren in the state, especially in high-poverty, high-minority or rural districts.