In this policy brief, we describe Missouri’s current accountability system for traditional public and public charter schools—Missouri School Improvement Plan (MSIP) 6—and how it differs from the prior version known as MSIP 5. We add context by detailing federal school accountability system requirements under the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA), which also impacts the work of schools in Missouri.

In this policy brief, we provide a brief history of Missouri’s standards and assessments and how these changes to large-scale assessment systems impact state and local decisions and funding.