{"id":8861,"date":"2026-03-05T11:11:50","date_gmt":"2026-03-05T17:11:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/westplexnews.com\/index.php\/2026\/03\/05\/a-f-rating-system-for-public-schools-clears-missouri-house-despite-bipartisan-concerns\/"},"modified":"2026-03-05T11:11:50","modified_gmt":"2026-03-05T17:11:50","slug":"a-f-rating-system-for-public-schools-clears-missouri-house-despite-bipartisan-concerns","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/westplexnews.com\/index.php\/2026\/03\/05\/a-f-rating-system-for-public-schools-clears-missouri-house-despite-bipartisan-concerns\/","title":{"rendered":"A-F rating system for public schools clears Missouri House despite bipartisan concerns"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"614\" src=\"https:\/\/missouriindependent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/030526_Diehl-1024x614.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><figcaption>\n<p>State Rep. Dane Diehl, a Republican from Butler, opens the House debate on a bill to create &#8216;A&#8217; through &#8216;F&#8217; report cards for public schools on Thursday. The bill follows an executive order from Gov. Mike Kehoe to create a new accountability system for schools with easy-to-understand letter grades (Annelise Hanshaw\/Missouri Independent).<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span>Missouri Gov. Mike Kehoe\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sos.mo.gov\/library\/reference\/orders\/2026\/eo1\" target=\"_blank\">request<\/a> to grade public schools on an \u201cA\u201d through \u201cF\u201d scale is pushing House lawmakers to approve legislation some think isn\u2019t quite ready.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>With approval and dissent on both sides of the aisle, the House voted a <a href=\"https:\/\/house.mo.gov\/Bill.aspx?bill=HB%202710\" target=\"_blank\">bill<\/a> to create a new school accountability system through to the Senate 96-53 Thursday despite concerns the letter grades could be a \u201cscarlet letter\u201d for underperforming schools.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cWill this labeling system actually improve schools or will it mostly brand communities, destabilize staffing and incentivize gaming rather than learning?\u201d asked state Rep. Kem Smith, a Democrat from Florissant, during House debate Tuesday morning.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>She said the key metrics that determine the grade, performance and growth, are volatile.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cThe label itself can become a self-fulfilling prophecy,\u201d she said. \u201cThe bill doubles down on high stakes metrics that are known to be unstable.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"halfwidth\">\n<div class=\"tipContainer\">\n<div class=\"tipTextContainer\">\n<h4>Need to get in touch?<\/h4>\n<h4>Have a news tip?<\/h4>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tipIconContainer\">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"mailto:info@missouriindependent.com\"><button>CONTACT US<\/button><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><span>The bill\u2019s sponsor, state Rep. Dane Diehl, a Republican from Butler, told lawmakers that a performance-based school report card with \u201cA\u201d through \u201cF\u201d grades is inevitable. The details, though, are negotiable.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cThe governor\u2019s executive order, it is going to happen either way,\u201d he said. \u201cI think we tried to make that process a little better for school districts.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Kehoe\u2019s order directs the state\u2019s education department to draw up a plan for the report cards and present it to the State Board of Education. The board could reject the idea, but with a board with primarily new members appointed by Kehoe, lawmakers have accepted the system as fate.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>State Rep. Ed Lewis, a Republican from Moberly and chair of the House\u2019s education committee, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/missouriindependent.com\/2026\/01\/28\/bill-creating-a-f-ratings-for-missouri-schools-set-for-edits-as-lawmakers-debate-path-forward\/\"><span>told the committee in January<\/span><\/a><span> that he prioritized the bill as a way to give lawmakers influence over the final outcome. He is happy with the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/missouriindependent.com\/2026\/02\/18\/key-differences-emerge-in-missouri-house-senate-bills-to-create-a-f-school-grades\/\"><span>edits the committee made<\/span><\/a><span>, which gives the education department more leeway to determine grade thresholds and removes a provision that would raise expectations once 65% of schools achieve \u201cA\u201d or \u201cB\u201d grades.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>The House also approved an amendment Tuesday that would grade schools\u2019 environment. This would be based on the rates of student suspension, seclusion and restraint incident rates and satisfaction surveys given to students, parents and teachers.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>The Senate\u2019s version, which passed out of its education committee last week, does not include those changes.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cI think (the House bill) is the best product we have in the Capitol right now,\u201d Lewis said. \u201cI am not saying it\u2019s complete, but it is the best we have right now.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>The changes have softened some skeptics of the legislation, like state Rep. Brad Pollitt.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Pollitt, a Sedalia Republican, said he didn\u2019t support the legislation \u201cfor a number of years.\u201d But with the edits, he sees potential for the legislation to usher in changes to the way the state accredits public schools.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>The current process, he said, \u201cnobody seems to like,\u201d pointing to widespread concerns with the state\u2019s standardized test.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Some of these changes are already happening quietly. The Department of Elementary and Secondary Education received a grant from the federal government to develop a state assessment based on through-year testing, which would measure student growth throughout the school year, instead of a single summative assessment.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>The department is poised to pilot the new test in 14 classrooms this spring, hoping to eventually offer it statewide within a few years. But the estimated startup cost of $2 million is one of many department requests cut from the governor\u2019s proposed budget as the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/missouriindependent.com\/2026\/01\/13\/missouri-revenue-surplus-nearly-gone-as-gov-mike-kehoe-unveils-his-budget-plan\/\"><span>state grapples with declining revenue<\/span><\/a><span>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Creating the \u201cA\u201d through \u201cF\u201d report cards is estimated to cost a similar amount, if not more, according to the state\u2019s <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/documents.house.mo.gov\/billtracking\/bills261\/fiscal\/fispdf\/6102H.07C.ORG.pdf\" target=\"_blank\"><span>fiscal note<\/span><\/a><span>. The expense is largely frontloaded, going to the programming and technology support required to create the grade cards\u2019 interface.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>When The Independent asked Kehoe\u2019s office about the fiscal note, the governor\u2019s communications director Gabby Picard said he would work with \u201cassociated agencies\u201d to determine appropriate funding \u201cwhile remaining mindful of the current budget constraints and maintaining fiscal responsibility.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>The House\u2019s version of the legislation includes an incentive program for high-performing schools, giving bonuses to go toward teacher recruitment and retention, if the legislature appropriates funding for the program.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>The bill originally proposed incentives of $50-100 per student to subsidize teacher pay. This had large fiscal implications, and Lewis surmised that it would violate a section of the State Constitution prohibiting bonuses for public employees.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Making the funding optional and directing it to the school\u2019s teacher recruitment and retention fund remedied those concerns. The Senate Education Committee removed the incentive program in its version of the legislation.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>The House\u2019s approval Thursday does not stop discussion and possible amendments. Next, the bill will go to the Senate for consideration, and if any changes are made, it will return to the House for more discussion.<\/span><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>State Rep. Dane Diehl, a Republican from Butler, opens the House debate on a bill to create &#8216;A&#8217; through &#8216;F&#8217; report cards for public schools on Thursday. The bill follows an executive order from Gov. 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