2025-26 District Assurance Checklist
MISSOURI DEPARTMENT OF ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION (DESE)
OFFICE OF QUALITY SCHOOLS — MISSOURI SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM (MSIP)

Missouri’s public schools are responsible for complying with state and federal law as well as State Board of Education regulations. To assist districts in fulfilling this responsibility, DESE has created the following checklist and requires that all districts complete it annually. By completing this checklist, the district assures DESE that it will comply with the provisions of law and regulation set forth below during the 2025-26 school year.

Mark each item as Yes or No. If you answer No to any of the questions, indicate the item number in the additional comment box, and include an explanation. For instance, if you have not been able to fill every vacancy with an appropriately certificated staff member, must provide information about the number of applications that you received for the position(s) or the search process. A comment on each individual position is not necessary.

If the question is not applicable for your district, select No, indicate the item number in the additional comment box and include an explanation.

Deadline: December 19, 2025

QUESTIONS: Contact your Area Supervisor or the School Improvement Section at msip@dese.mo.gov or 573-751-4104.

Select your local education agency (LEA) name from the appropriate drop-down list:

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* LEA Name (A-H)

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* LEA Name (I-N):

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* LEA Name (O-Z):

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* I have selected the appropriate school district name from one of the three fields above and have verified that the other two remain blank.

Agree

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* School District Contact Name:

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* School District Contact Phone:

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* School District Contact Email:

The Department of Elementary and Secondary Education does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, age, veteran status, mental or physical disability, or any other basis prohibited by statute in its programs and activities. Inquiries related to department programs and to the location of services, activities, and facilities that are accessible by persons with disabilities may be directed to the Jefferson State Office Building, Director of Civil Rights Compliance and MOA Coordinator (Title VI/Title VII/Title IX/504/ADA/ADAAA/Age Act/GINA/USDA Title VI), 7th Floor, 205 Jefferson Street, P.O. Box 480, Jefferson City, MO 65102-0480; telephone number 573-522-1775 or TTY 800-735-2966; fax number 573-522-4883; email civilrights@dese.mo.gov.