PURPOSE: This rule consolidates the state’s reporting requirements and those included in No Child Left Behind regarding annual public reporting of information by school districts.

1. (1) School districts shall prepare and publish, prior to December 1 of each school year, a school accountability report card for each attendance center in the district. These reports shall be made available to all district patrons and to every household with a student enrolled in the district. The reports shall be distributed to all media outlets serving the district, and shall be made available, upon request, to all district patrons and to each member of the general assembly representing a legislative district that contains a portion of the school district. Methods of distribution may include, but are not limited to:

   1. (A) Distribution at the time and place of student enrollment;
   2. (B) Inclusion with student grade reports;
   3. (C) Newspaper publication;
   4. (D) Posting by the school district by Internet or other electronic means generally accessible to the public;
   5. (E) Making copies available upon request at all school or administrative buildings in the school district; or
   6. (F) Any combination of these methods.

2. (2) Data to be reported shall include the following:

   1. (A) Enrollment. The number of resident and nonresident students enrolled the last Wednesday of September;
   2. (B) Rates of pupil attendance. The average daily attendance of the regular school term divided by the January membership, or the total hours of student attendance divided by the sum of total hours of student attendance and total hours of absence;

   3. (C) High school graduation/dropout rate:

      1. 1. Graduation rate. The quotient of the

number of graduates in the current year as of June thirtieth divided by the sum of the number of graduates in the current year as of June thirtieth plus the number of twelfth-graders who dropped out in the current year plus the number of eleventh-graders who dropped out in the preceding year plus the number of tenth-graders who dropped out in the second preceding year plus the number of ninthgraders who dropped out in the third preceding year;

1. 2. Dropout rate. The number of high

school dropouts divided by the total of September enrollment plus transfers in, minus transfers out, minus dropouts, added to total September enrollment, then divided by two (2). Dropout rate also shall be reported for any racial/ethnic group with thirty (30) or more students;

1. (D) Staffing ratios. The student number is the September enrollment. The teachers and administrators are determined based on the Core Data position codes, as follows:

   1. 1. Students to all teachers—position

code 60;

1. 2. Students to administrators—position

codes 10 and 20; and

1. 3. Students to classroom teachers—posi-

tion code 60, excluding special education, remedial readings, Title I, and vocational teachers;

1. (E) Average years of experience of professional staff. Based on the total years of public school experience;
2. (F) Advanced degrees earned. Percent of staff whose highest degree is above a bachelor’s degree;
3. (G) Average regular and total teacher salaries compared to the statewide average as reported on Core Data for position code 60;
4. (H) Average administrator salaries compared to the statewide average as reported on Core Data for position codes 10 and 20;
5. (I) Average per pupil expenditures for the district as a whole. Current expenditure per average daily attendance (ADA);
6. (J) Average per pupil expenditures for each attendance center in the district as determined by the calculation model available from the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education’s (DESE) school finance section;
7. (K) Voted tax rates. Tax rate ceiling for operations and tax rate ceiling for debt service;
8. (L) Adjusted tax rates. Actual tax rates levied by fund (after voluntary and Proposition C rollbacks) as filed by September 1 with the county clerk;
9. (M) Assessed valuation. Assessed valuation minus tax increment financed assessed valuation as of December 31 of previous calendar year;

10. (N) Percent of the district’s operating budget received from:

    1. 1. State. All state revenues received in

the General, Special Revenue, and Capital Projects Funds divided by total revenues received in the General, Special Revenue, and Capital Projects Funds;

1. 2. Federal. All federal revenues received

in the General, Special Revenue, and Capital Projects Funds divided by total revenues received in the General, Special Revenue, and Capital Projects Funds; and

1. 3. Local. All local and county revenues,

including “Proposition C” funds, received in the General, Special Revenue, and Capital Projects Funds divided by total revenues received in the General, Special Revenue, and Capital Projects Funds;

1. (O) Percentage of students eligible for free or reduced lunch. Full-time equivalency count of resident pupils eligible for free or reduced lunch as reported on Core Data;

2. (P) School calendar information:

   1. 1. Days for student attendance;
   2. 2. Days for parent-teacher conferences;

and

1. 3. Days for staff development or inser-

vice training for certificated staff;

1. (Q) Data on course offerings. List of courses offered with units of credit identified;

2. (R) Rates of participation in:

   1. 1. Parent-teacher conferences. The num-

ber of students enrolled with one (1) or more of their parents or guardians attending a conference divided by the number of students enrolled the last Wednesday of September;

1. 2. Special education programs. The

number of students served in special education programs divided by the number of students enrolled the last Wednesday of September;

1. 3. Early childhood special education

programs. The number of students enrolled in the programs;

1. 4. Parents as teachers programs. The

number of families served;

1. 5. Vocational education programs. The

number of students enrolled in vocational education programs divided by the number of students enrolled the last Wednesday of September;

1. 6. Gifted or enrichment programs. The

number of students enrolled in gifted or enrichment programs divided by the number 5 CSR 50-340

of students enrolled the last Wednesday of September; and

1. 7. Advanced placement (AP) courses.

The number of students enrolled in AP courses approved by The College Board divided by the number of students enrolled the last Wednesday of September;

1. (S) Percentage of students continuing education in post-secondary programs. The percentage of previous year’s graduates who are attending a community college, a four (4)- year college/university or technical/vocational school as reported on Core Data;
2. (T) Information about job placement for students who complete the district’s vocational education programs as reported on Core Data;
3. (U) The district’s most recent accreditation. Missouri School Improvement Program accreditation rating and measures for school improvement identified in the school improvement plan;
4. (V) Disciplinary actions within the school district. The number of suspensions or expulsions of ten (10) or more days and durations and reasons for those suspensions and expulsions as reported on Core Data; and

5. (W) The certification status of teachers, including:

   1. 1. The percentage of teachers with tem-

porary authorization or special assignment certificates;

1. 2. The percentage of teachers with sub-

stitute certificates or no certification;

1. 3. The percentage of classes taught by

highly qualified teachers. A highly qualified teacher is an individual who 1) has at least a bachelor’s degree; 2) has demonstrated content expertise by passing a state-approved test or has completed an academic major or coursework equivalent to a major; and 3) who holds full certification for his or her current teaching assignment; and

1. 4. A comparison of the percentage of

highly qualified teachers working in lowpoverty versus high-poverty buildings. This information is only required in the districtlevel report in school districts with multiple attendance centers serving the same grades (i.e., more than one elementary-level building, more than one middle or junior high building, or more than one high school building).

1. (3) Achievement data including:

   1. (A) For each grade and subject included in the Missouri Assessment Program (MAP), report the number of students enrolled, the number and percentage of students tested and the number and percentage of students at SECONDARY EDUCATION Division 50—Division of School Improvement

each level. Assessment data shall be reported in the aggregate and also shall be disaggregated for each of the following subgroups that has thirty (30) or more students: Asian, African-American, Hispanic, Indian, Pacific Islander, white, migrant, gender, eligible for freeand reduced-price lunch, student with Individualized Education Program (IEP), or limited English proficiency. Data shall be provided for at least the most recent three (3) years and shall be compared to the adequate yearly progress (AYP) goal for the current year; and

1. (B) For high schools, report at least the most recent three (3) years of aggregated American College Test (ACT) or Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT) scores, as appropriate, the percentage of graduates taking the tests, and comparisons to state averages for the same years.

1. (4) The requirements of this regulation apply to each attendance center within a public school district. Reports issued by school districts shall permit disclosure of data on a school-by-school basis, but shall not be personally identifiable by any student or employee. Data about students attending alternative programs within the school district shall be included with the information for the attendance center to which such students would otherwise be assigned.
2. (5) In their annual reports, school districts shall identify all attendance centers that have been designated for improvement as a result of failing to make adequate yearly progress (AYP), as defined by DESE.
3. (6) Annual reports issued by charter schools shall comply with the requirements of this regulation.

AUTHORITY: sections 160.522 and 161.092, RSMo Supp. 2002.* Original rule filed Oct. 25, 2001, effective May 30, 2002. Amended: Filed April 23, 2003, effective Nov. 30, 2003. *Original authority: 160.522, RSMo 1993, amended 1997, 2000, 2001 and 161.092, RSMo 1963, amended 1973, 2002.