New School Accreditation Program Pressures Districts such as Rockwood
Missouri school district leaders get a glimpse at how they might be rated under a new accreditation system, which rolls out this summer. Perfect scores will be harder to achieve.
Greater distinctions among school districts, especially prominent ones such as Rockwood School District, likely will result when a new rating system for Missouri’s school districts kicks in this summer. "MSIP 5" is the state’s school accountability system for reviewing and accrediting Missouri's public school districts. MSIP began in 1990, and is entering its fifth version this year. The new rating parameters just announced by Department of Elementary and Secondary Education officials are expected to increase pressure on low-performing school districts to improve, while also shining a more intense spotlight on those districts deemed "the best" in the past ratings. Once the MSIP 5 plan is in place, districts with 70 percent and higher …
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