Welcome to MNEA’s “Top Takeaways from the September 2024 Missouri State Board of Education and MACCE Meeting”

➡️DESE Application for the Innovation Assessment Design Authority (IADA)

➡️State Board Adopts the Fiscal Year 2026 Budget Request

➡️MACCE Meeting Updates from Educator Preparation

Scroll through the posting to get more info on each of these! The full report can be found at mnea.org/stateboard.

If you have any questions or concerns about the State Board or the report, please don’t hesitate to contact Rebeka McIntosh, MNEA Vice President, or Samantha Hayes, Professional Practice Director, at MNEA: Rebeka.McIntosh@mnea.org or Samantha.Hayes@mnea.org.

MNEA Members: Interested in being a part of the resolutions committee or becoming a host or guest on MNEA Connects? Follow this link: http://bit.ly/3kvyEFb or contact Samantha Hayes.

If you have any questions or suggestions, please contact Samantha Hayes at 800-392-0236 or Samantha.Hayes@mnea.org

Welcome to MNEA’s “Top Takeaways from the August 2024 Missouri State Board of Education”

➡️2023 Success Ready Student Network Innovation Waiver Update and 2024 Waiver Approved

➡️Preliminary Fiscal Year 2026 Report

➡️2023-2024 Preliminary MAP and EOC Data

➡️CTE Report, Childcare Subsidy Program Update, and Notice & Order of Rulemaking

Scroll through the posting to get more info on each of these! The full report can be found at mnea.org/stateboard.

If you have any questions or concerns about the State Board or the report, please don’t hesitate to contact Rebeka McIntosh, MNEA Vice President, or Samantha Hayes, Professional Practice Director, at MNEA: Rebeka.McIntosh@mnea.org or Samantha.Hayes@mnea.org.

MNEA Members: Interested in being a part of the resolutions committee or becoming a host or guest on MNEA Connects? Follow this link: http://bit.ly/3kvyEFb or contact Samantha Hayes.

If you have any questions or suggestions, please contact Samantha Hayes at 800-392-0236 or Samantha.Hayes@mnea.org

We are back with MNEA Political Director, Liz Zerr, and MNEA Communications Director, Mark Jones to get a preview of the primary elections that are coming up on Tuesday, August 6.

Please visit mnea.org/vote4education to see all of MNEA’s endorsed candidates. And, most importantly, be sure to vote!!!

MNEA Members: Interested in being a part of the resolutions committee or becoming a host or guest on MNEA Connects? Follow this link: http://bit.ly/3kvyEFb or contact Samantha Hayes.

If you have any questions or suggestions, please contact Samantha Hayes at 800-392-0236 or Samantha.Hayes@mnea.org

In this episode, MNEA's Political Director, Liz Zerr, and MNEA Communications Director, Mark Jones go into the theory and scope of MNEA’s involvement in elections.

With 2024 being such an integral election year, MNEA has scheduled a 5-part Election series for the remainder of the 2024 year:

1. MNEA Election Work: Theory and Scope
2. Preview the Primaries
3. General Election
4. Post-Election: Now What?
5. School Board Elections

MNEA Members: Interested in being a part of the resolutions committee or becoming a host or guest on MNEA Connects? Follow this link: http://bit.ly/3kvyEFb or contact Samantha Hayes.

If you have any questions or suggestions, please contact Samantha Hayes at 800-392-0236 or Samantha.Hayes@mnea.org

MNEA's Legislative Director, Otto Fajen, summarizes the 2024 Missouri Legislative Session and explains the major parts of SB 727.

MNEA Members: Interested in being a part of the resolutions committee or becoming a host or guest on MNEA Connects? Follow this link: http://bit.ly/3kvyEFb or contact Samantha Hayes.

If you have any questions or suggestions, please contact Samantha Hayes at 800-392-0236 or Samantha.Hayes@mnea.org

➡️Changing Landscape of the Board

➡️Fiscal Year 2025 Budget Report

➡️Reactions to SB 727

➡️Well-Prepared Teachers

➡️New Strategic Plan. More Detailed Roadmap.

➡️Rules. Rules. Rules. Rules.

Scroll through the posting to get more info on each of these! The full report can be found at mnea.org/stateboard.

If you have any questions or concerns about the State Board or the report, please don’t hesitate to contact Rebeka McIntosh, MNEA Vice President, or Samantha Hayes, Teaching and Learning Director, at MNEA: Rebeka.McIntosh@mnea.org or Samantha.Hayes@mnea.org.

MNEA Members: Interested in being a part of the resolutions committee or becoming a host or guest on MNEA Connects? Follow this link: http://bit.ly/3kvy

If you have any questions or suggestions, please contact Samantha Hayes at 800-392-0236 or Samantha.Hayes@mnea.org

Alicia Kleoppel (NKC-NEA), Lindsey Weatherby (SDNEA), Erin Mareth (Nevada NEA), and Mandy Frayer (Park Hill NEA) debrief their experience at NEA National Leadership Summit in March 2024 and discuss why involvement in Leadership Summit (and really all NEA/MNEA convenings for educators) is such a benefit to students, members, and locals.

MNEA Members: Interested in being a host or guest on MNEA Connects? Follow this link: http://bit.ly/3kvy

If you have any questions or suggestions, please contact Samantha Hayes at 800-392-0236 or Samantha.Hayes@mnea.org

➡️Update on MSIP 6 APR Release

➡️Health & Family Education Academic Performance Standards Open for Public Comment

➡️DESE Partnership with Missouri Department of Mental Health

➡️Notice of Rulemaking & Order of Rulemaking for Gifted Education

Scroll through the posting to get more info on each of these! The full report can be found at mnea.org/stateboard.

If you have any questions or concerns about the State Board or the report, please don’t hesitate to contact Rebeka McIntosh, MNEA Vice President, or Samantha Hayes, Teaching and Learning Director, at MNEA: Rebeka.McIntosh@mnea.org or Samantha.Hayes@mnea.org.

MNEA Members: Interested in being a part of the resolutions committee or becoming a host or guest on MNEA Connects? Follow this link: http://bit.ly/3kvy

If you have any questions or suggestions, please contact Samantha Hayes at 800-392-0236 or Samantha.Hayes@mnea.org