Office of Quality Schools
MAP-A
The Missouri Assessment Program-Alternate (MAP-A) is administered to students who are determined to qualify by the district Individual Education Program (IEP) team, using the DESE eligibility criteria. No student may be tested outside of the assigned grade level. Missouri uses the Instructionally Embedded assessment model for ELA and math; and the Year End assessment model for science.
End-of-Course
- Guide To The Missouri Assessment Program
- eDirect Administration
- MCDS Data Portal
- Missouri Learning Standards
- Accountability Data
The Missouri Assessment Program assesses students' progress toward the Missouri Learni
Nonpublic
Nonpublic Schools that want to be added to participate in federal and state grant programs must meet the following definition.
A nonpublic school provides instruction in English language arts, mathematics, science and social studies to one or more grade levels that include at least one grade from kindergarten through grade 12. The school has a physical location and students are instructed onsite.
Title I.D. Neglected/Delinquent
Title I.D. Neglected/Delinquent
Definitions
"An institution for Neglected Children" - A public or private residential facility other than a foster home, that is operated for the care of children who have been committed to the institution or voluntarily placed in the institution under applicable State law, due to abandonment, neglect, or death of their parents or guardians.
Homeless Children & Youth
McKinney-Vento Homeless Act
42 U.S.C. § 11434a(2)
The term “homeless children and youth”—
A. means individuals who lack a fixed, regular, and adequate nighttime residence…; and
B. includes —
i. children and youths who are sharing the housing of other persons due to loss of housing, economic hardship, or a similar reason; are living in motels, hotels, trailer parks, or camping grounds due to the lack of alternative adequate accommodations; are living in emergency or transitional shelters; or are abandoned in hospitals;
Foster Care
Foster Care
The foster care provisions of Title I, Part A of the ESEA emphasize the importance of collaboration and joint decision-making between child welfare agencies and educational agencies. While these provisions do not create new requirements for child welfare agencies, they mirror and enhance similar provisions in the Fostering Connections Act.
