Agenda of the August 18, 2026, Meeting of the State Board of Education

Tuesday, August 18, 2026

8:30 a.m. – Recognition of Staff Achievements 
State Board Room
1st Floor
205 Jefferson St.
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 at: dese.mo.gov/sbe-livestream. Meeting recordings can then be found at: dese.mo.gov/state-board-education/agendas-minutes-recordings.

Meeting Notice 

8:30 am I.Staff Recognition  
 II. Oaths of Office  
  Michael McDonald  
  Vincent Schoemehl Jr.  
9:00 amIII.Call to Order  
 IV.Agenda for the August 18, 2026, Meeting of the State Board of Education 
 V.Minutes of the June 23, 2026, Meeting of the State Board of Education 
 VI.Commissioner’s Report  
 VII.President’s Report 
  
  • Strategic Planning Committee
 Matousek
  
  • Legislative Committee
 Myers
  
  • Governance Committee
 Otto 
  
  • Finance Committee
 Casey 
  
  • Student Success Committee 
 Casey 
  
  • Commissioner Search Committee 
 Casey
10:00 amVIII.National Association of State Boards of Education (NASBE) Report Casey 
 IX.Missouri School Funding Modernization Task Force Update  Casey
10:15 am X.Consent Agenda 
 A.Consideration of the Personnel Report Kruse 
 B. Consideration of Personnel Policies Kruse
 C. Investment Transactions by Central Bank for Trust Funds  Kruse 
 D. Consideration of 2027 Salary Schedule Revisions Kruse 
 E. Consideration of Appointments to the Missouri Advisory Council of Certification for Educators (MACCE)  Katnik
 F. Consideration of Board Member Selection for the Southern Reynolds R-II School District Sireno 
 G. State Operated Programs Policies Wheatley 
 H. Consideration of an Order of Rulemaking to Amend 5 CSR 20-500.290, Centers for Independent Living Clause 
10:40 am  XI.Items for Action 
 I. Consideration of a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking to Amend Rule 5 CSR 20-300.160, Establishment of Sheltered Workshops, 5 CSR 20-300.170, Operation of Extended Employment Sheltered Workshops, 5 CSR 200-300.180, Renewal or Revocation of a Certificate of Authority, 5 CSR 20-300.190 Approval of Eligible Employees, and 5 CSR 20-300.200 Disbursement of Funds Wheatley
 XII.Items for Discussion 
10:55 am J. Fiscal Year 2028 Budget – New Decision Items and Supplemental Requests Kruse
11:30 amK. Legislative Priorities  Reed  
12:45 pm L. Report on the 2025-26 Missouri Assessment Program (MAP) Grade-Level and End-of-Course Preliminary Statewide Results in English Language Arts, Mathematics, Social Studies, and ScienceSireno 
1:15 pmM. Executive Order 26-01: A–F School Grading FrameworkSireno 
  2:00 pm N. Report on the Office of ChildhoodSchluss
2:30 pm O. Report on School Safety and Definition of Persistently Dangerous Schools  Sireno

 

3:00 pm 

   XIII. Licensure 
 P. Consideration to Discipline the License to Teach of Cheridyn Powell, Case # HR 26-001 Forck
 Q. Consideration of Appeal by Mylai Donnell Tenner of the Denial of Certification Forck
 XIV.Closed Session Motion  
3:15 pm XV.Closed Session  
 XVI.Adjournment