MO SB543

Department of elementary and secondary education must develop an evaluation instrument by June 30, 2013 for school districts to evaluate superintendent performance.

Consolidating or annexing school districts that increase enrollment by ten percent receive a three-year waiver from Missouri school improvement program review.

Superintendent, assistant superintendent, administrator, and central office personnel compensation cannot exceed 2.5 times the district's average permanent teacher salary; average administrator salary cannot exceed twice the average teacher salary; violations result in 1 percent withholding of state aid.

When school districts reduce teacher positions, boards must simultaneously reduce administrative costs by an equal percentage; districts with fund balances exceeding 10 percent of current expenditures must pay affected teachers $3,000 if placed on leave due to state appropriation reductions.

School boards in unaccredited or provisionally accredited districts may reduce superintendent compensation after four consecutive years of employment based on student performance comparisons with similar student populations.