Missouri · statute · Mo. Rev. Stat. ch. 168 · 62 active provisions
1. No person shall be employed to teach in any position in a public school until he has received a valid certificate of license entitling him to teach in that position. 2. Teaching in the state of Missouri, performing other related education duties, school administration, and teacher education are hereby declared to be…
1. The state board of education may require that fingerprint submissions be made as part of an application seeking a certificate of license to teach or substitute teach in public schools, as provided in sections 168.011, 168.021, and 168.036 and as required by section 168.133. 2. If the state board of education require…
1. There is hereby established within the department of elementary and secondary education, the "Missouri Advisory Council of Certification for Educators", hereinafter known as the "advisory council", which shall be composed of twenty-five members to be appointed by the state board of education on the recommendation of…
1. Certificates of license to teach in the public schools of the state shall be granted as follows: (1) By the state board, under rules and regulations prescribed by it: (a) Upon the basis of college credit; (b) Upon the basis of examination; (2) By the state board, under rules and regulations prescribed by the state b…
Professional development requirements pursuant to section 168.021 for vocational-technical certification or successor certification shall include contact hours relating to the specific vocational-technical subject area for which the educator seeks certification.
1. For purposes of this section, "local business externship" means an experience in which a teacher, supervised by his or her school or school district, gains practical experience at a business in the local community in which the teacher is employed through observation and interaction with employers and employees who a…
1. For purposes of this section, "teacher externship" means an experience in which a teacher, supervised by his or her school or school district, gains practical experience at a business located in Missouri through observation and interaction with employers and employees. 2. The department of economic development and t…
1. In addition to granting certificates of license to teach in public schools of the state under section 168.021, the state board of education shall grant substitute teacher certificates as provided in this section to any individual seeking to substitute teach in any public school in this state. 2. (1) The state board…
1. The department of elementary and secondary education shall create and maintain a web-based survey for collecting anonymous information from substitute teachers in Missouri public schools. The survey will collect anonymous, nonbiased, real-time data that school districts, charter schools, and the state can access to…
1. The state board of education may refuse to issue or renew a certificate, or may, upon hearing, discipline the holder of a certificate of license to teach for the following causes: (1) A certificate holder or applicant for a certificate has pleaded to or been found guilty of a felony or crime involving moral turpitud…
After September 1, 1988, no person without a valid Missouri certificate shall: (1) Engage in the practice of teaching or the performance of education duties in grades kindergarten through twelve in any public school in the state; (2) Act as a school administrator in any public school district.
For the purposes of determining retirement benefits, any person who was employed as a speech implementer before August 1, 2022, that is employed in a position on or after August 28, 2023, as a speech-language pathology assistant, shall be considered a speech implementer for purposes of certification that the department…
1. In addition to the employment of teachers as provided in section 168.104, the school board or board of directors of a school district, except a metropolitan school district, may, at any regular or special meeting, contract and employ legally certificated teachers not employed as superintendent of the district and no…
Sections 168.102 to 168.130 shall be known and may be cited as the "Teacher Tenure Act" and shall become effective July 1, 1970.
The following words and phrases when used in sections 168.102 to 168.130, except in those instances where the context indicates otherwise, mean: (1) "Board of education", the school board or board of directors of a school district, except a metropolitan school district, having general control of the affairs of the dist…
The contract between a school district and a permanent teacher shall be known as an indefinite contract and shall continue in effect for an indefinite period, subject only to: (1) Compulsory or optional retirement when the teacher reaches the age of retirement provided by law, or regulation established by the local boa…
1. Every indefinite contract shall contain the following provisions in substantially the following form: "It is hereby agreed by and between ______, the teacher, and the Board of Education of ______ School District, the employer, that the teacher, beginning on the ______ day of ______, 20______, shall serve in the empl…
1. As used in this section, the following terms mean: (1) "Hard-to-staff schools", attendance centers where the percentage of certificated positions in the attendance center that were left vacant or were filled with a teacher not fully qualified in the prior academic year exceeds ten percent as reported to the departme…
An indefinite contract between a permanent teacher and a board of education may be terminated or modified at any time by the mutual consent of the parties thereto. Any teacher who desires to terminate his contract at the end of a school term shall give written notice of his intention to do so and the reasons therefor n…
1. An indefinite contract with a permanent teacher shall not be terminated by the board of education of a school district except for one or more of the following causes: (1) Physical or mental condition unfitting him to instruct or associate with children; (2) Immoral conduct; (3) Incompetency, inefficiency or insubord…
1. The indefinite contract of a permanent teacher may not be terminated by the board of education until after service upon the teacher of written charges specifying with particularity the grounds alleged to exist for termination of such contract, notice of a hearing on charges and a hearing by the board of education on…
If a hearing is requested on the termination of an indefinite contract it shall be conducted by the board of education in accordance with the following provisions: (1) The hearing shall be public; (2) Both the teacher and the person filing charges may be represented by counsel who may cross-examine witnesses; (3) Testi…
1. The teacher shall have the right to appeal from the decision of the board of education to the circuit court of the county where the employing school district is located. The appeal shall be taken within fifteen days after service of a copy of the decision of the board of education upon the teacher, and if an appeal…
A board of education may establish policies for granting leave of absence including sabbatical leave, maternity leave, sick leave, and military leave. The board of education of a school district may, upon the written request of a teacher, and for good cause shown, grant a leave of absence or place him on a part-time te…
1. The board of education of a school district may place on leave of absence as many teachers as may be necessary because of a decrease in pupil enrollment, school district reorganization or the financial condition of the school district. In placing teachers on leave, the board of education shall be governed by the fol…