MO HB1732

School districts must develop and implement a policy by July 1, 2016 to identify ninth-grade students at risk of not being college or career ready, using English I and Algebra I assessment performance, district remediation rates, and student attendance as sources.

Districts must provide academic and career counseling to identified at-risk students sufficiently prior to graduation to ensure opportunities for college or career readiness and on-time graduation.

School boards must place a discussion of district high school remediation rates on the July agenda in any year following a report showing remediation rates higher than 10 percent in any reported aspect.

The Department of Elementary and Secondary Education must review its remedial education policies and procedures in light of best practices and present results to the joint committee on education by October 31, 2015.

By July 1, 2017, the Department of Higher Education in consultation with the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education must develop a report analyzing remediation results relative to student performance on English I and Algebra I statewide assessments.