MO HB2214

Requires all St. Louis metropolitan public schools, including charter schools, to implement a response-to-intervention tiered approach to reading instruction beginning July 1, 2011, focusing resources on students needing additional or changed instruction.

Mandates reading level assessments for kindergarten through tenth grade students at the beginning and middle of each academic year, with intensive systematic reading instruction provided to students scoring below district benchmarks.

Requires personalized learning plans for any kindergarten or first grade student reading below grade level starting January 1, 2011, with parental consent and consultation required, except for students with individualized education plans, Section 504 plans addressing reading, or limited English proficiency.

Establishes promotion criteria for second grade students reading below grade level: completion of summer reading instruction with demonstrated readiness, placement in a combined classroom with the same teacher through third grade, or parental signed waiver allowing promotion despite below-grade-level reading.

Requires school districts to report annually the numbers and percentages of students by grade (first through tenth) who were promoted while reading below grade level, without identifying individual students.