Office of Quality Schools

Student Support Services

The Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education, Office of Quality Schools Student Support Services section, provides support to educators, administrators, students, and families with resources in relation to students who are identified as Homeless, English Learner, Immigrant, Refugee, Migrant, or placed in foster or correctional settings.

Staff Contacts

Gifted Education

Gifted Education Contacts

Christine NobbeDirector, Gifted Education(573)-751-7754
Acceleration

According to Section 162.722 RSMo, “each school district shall establish a policy, approved by the board of education of that district, that allows acceleration for students who demonstrate: (1) advanced performance or potential for advanced performance and (2) the social and emotional readiness for acceleration.

Federal Programs

Federal Programs Listserv

This email group is open to anyone wanting to subscribe (principals, teachers, parents, etc.) It will allow subscribers to receive information, announcements and important dates relating to the ESEA/ESSA Federal Programs quickly.

Messages are from DESE only and may only be posted by DESE Federal Program Listserv manager. Subscribers may not post messages.

ESSA – Federal Accountability

Missouri's ESSA Consolidated State Plan

The Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) is designed to ensure that all students have a significant opportunity to have a fair and equitable high-quality education and to close educational achievement gaps. These programs provide assistance to rural- and low-income schools and services to students who are migrants, at-risk (including neglected and delinquent), homeless and English learners. In addition, the programs provide assistance to 21st Century Learning Centers and professional development for teachers and leaders.

A+ Designated Schools

The A+ Scholarship Program provides scholarship funds to eligible graduates of A+ designated high schools who attend a participating public community college or vocational/technical school, or certain private two-year vocational/technical schools. Legislation passed in 2016 expanded the A+ Program to non-public high schools.