MO SB701

Department of elementary and secondary education shall produce annual school accountability report cards for each public school district, building, and charter school, including accreditation ratings, enrollment, attendance rates, graduation rates, suspension/expulsion data, student achievement scores, ACT scores, teacher/administrator salaries, per-pupil expenditures, and gifted education program information.

School districts may include charter school data in their annual report cards with mutual agreement between the local board of education or special administrative board and the charter school, with approval from the state board of education.

Two or more school districts may share a superintendent with a valid Missouri superintendent's license without requiring approval from the department of elementary and secondary education.

Creates the Farm-to-School Program within the department of agriculture to connect Missouri farmers and schools for procurement of locally grown agricultural products; establishes a Farm-to-School Taskforce to recommend strategies for schools to incorporate local products into cafeteria offerings and develop standardized food service contract language, with a report due by December 31, 2015.

School districts shall not be penalized under the Missouri school improvement program if career and technical education graduates are not placed in occupations directly related to their training within six months of graduation; departments shall award additional points to districts that develop career pathway partnerships with area career centers and industry.