State Board & MACCE Reports

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The Missouri State Board of Education is made up of eight citizens appointed by the Governor and confirmed by the Senate. The Board sets standards for and approves courses and professional programs for teachers and school administrators in Missouri’s public and private higher education institutions. 

Missouri Advisory Council of Certification for Educators, established within the Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education is composed of 25 members to be appointed by the State Board of Education upon the recommendation of the commissioner of education.

MNEA Vice Pres. Rebeka McIntosh (rebeka.mcintosh@mnea.org) and MNEA Professional Practice Director Samantha Hayes (samantha.hayes@mnea.org) attend the meetings of the State Board of Education and MACCE. After each meeting, they write a report and may issue alerts to staff and members about upcoming policy changes that may negatively impact educators. If you have questions regarding either report, please contact Samantha Hayes at (573) 644-9625.

MNEA State Board of Education Reports

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School Funding Modernization Task Force (September 2025 Update)
Meeting Agenda “Per Executive Order 25-14 , the Task Force shall submit a final report to the Governor by December 1, 2026, detailing recommendations for potential state funding models for K-12 public...
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Top Takeaways: MNEA State Board & MACCE Report (September 2025)
State Board of Education Meeting September 2025 State Board of Education Agenda Consideration of the Adoption of the Fiscal Year 2027 Budget Request The State Board heard another round of the core...
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Top Takeaways: MNEA State Board Report (August 2025)
Agenda: August 2025 Consideration of Appointments to the Missouri Advisory Council of Certification for Educators (MACCE) North Kansas City-NEA Member, Justin Smith, was nominated by MNEA to serve as...
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Top Takeaways: MNEA State Board Report (June 2025)
June 2025 Agenda Missouri Teacher Leader of Tomorrow Award Founded by the Missouri Milken Educators, “the Missouri Teacher Leader of Tomorrow Award recognize[s] and celebrate[s] promising pre-service...
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Top Takeaways: MNEA State Board Report (May 2025)
May 2025 Agenda New Board Members Sworn In & New State Board Leaders Elected The State Board swore in three new board members who were appointed by Governor Kehoe and approved by the Gubernatorial...
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Top Takeaways: MNEA MACCE & State Board Report (April 2025)
Update (April 14, 2025) New Board Members Appointed by Kehoe Governor Kehoe made four new appointments to the State Board of Education. These appointees will replace Board President Charlie Shields...
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Top Takeaways: MNEA State Board Report (March 2025)
March 2025 Agenda A Resolution to Honor Dallas DeWeese as Missouri’s 2025 Milken Educator MNEA Member, Dallas DeWeese of Hollister Middle School (Hollister NEA) was recognized and honored at the State...
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Top Takeaways: MNEA State Board Report (February 2025)
Approval of the Updated K-12 Missouri School Counseling Learning Standards The Office of College and Career Readiness presented the updated K-12 Missouri School Counseling Learning Standards based on...
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Top Takeaways: State Board of Education Meeting (January 2024)
Presentation on Teacher Workforce Data, the Missouri Teacher Recruitment and Retention Playbook, and the Missouri Educator Job Board Dr. Paul Katnik, Assistant Commissioner in the Office of Educator...
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Top Takeaways: MNEA State Board of Education and MACCE meetings (December 2024)
1) Report on the Missouri School Improvement Program (MSIP) 6 Annual Performance Report (APR) Release DESE delivered a report on the recent MSIP APR release for the State Board as a discussion item...

MACCE Reports

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Top Takeaways: MNEA MACCE Meeting Report (September 2023)
September 2023 MACCE Meeting What is MACCE ? The Missouri Advisory Council of Certification for Educators, established in statute, is a council made up of 25 members–15 of which are active public...