Agenda for the April 14, 2026, Meeting of the State Board of Education

Tuesday, April 14, 2026

8:30 a.m. – Recognition of Staff Achievements

State Board Room 
205 Jefferson Street, 3rd Floor Jefferson City, MO 65101

9:00 a.m. – Regular Business Meeting*                                                                
State Board Room 
1st Floor
205 Jefferson St
Jefferson City, MO 65101
 

A public session of the State Board of Education will be held at the place, on the date, and at the time set forth below. Seats will be available on a first come, first served basis when the doors to the room open 30 minutes prior to the meeting. The public may access the meeting online. View the information being presented and hear the discussion audio hereMeeting recordings can then be found here.
 

Meeting Notice 

I.Staff Recognition  
II.Call to Order (9:00) 
III.Agenda for the April 14, 2026, Meeting of the State Board of Education 
IV.Minutes of the March 24, 2026, Meeting of the State Board of Education 
V.Commissioner’s Report  
VI.President’s Report 
 
  • Strategic Planning Committee
 Westbrooks-Hodge
 
  • Legislative Committee
 Miller
 
  • Governance Committee
 Otto 
 
  • Finance Committee
 Casey 
VII.National Association of State Boards of Education (NASBE) Report Casey 
VIII.Missouri School Funding Modernization Task Force Update  Casey/ Westbrooks-Hodge
IX.Consent Agenda 
A.Consideration of the Personnel Report  Kruse 
  B.2026 Fiscal Year Financial Summary  Kruse 
  C. Agenda Items for Two Months in Advance of Current Meeting Schrag 
   X.Items for Action 
D. Final Consideration of a Board Order of Rulemaking to Amend 5 CSR 20-300.110, Missouri State Plan for Part B, Regulations Implementing the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA), Part B Wheatley  
E. Consideration of Approval of Charter School Application for Frontier STEM Academy – Elementary in Columbia  Sireno
F. Commissioner Evaluation Tool/ Governance Policies  Schrag/ Otto 

XI.

Items for Discussion 
G. Governmental Affairs Update   Gorrell 
H. Fiscal Year 2027 Budget Report  Kruse 
I. Update on the Strategic Plan Refresh   Eslinger  

XII.

Closed Session Motion 

XIII.

Closed Session 

XIV.

Adjournment