In this policy brief, we examine the role of school governance and its potential impacts on schools. We provide a specific look at how traditional public and public charter school governance models vary here in Missouri.

In this policy brief, we take a look back at SLPS’s history moving into and back out of state oversight, how the district’s performance changed over this time period, how the approach in SLPS differs from other state takeovers, and how stability in district leadership provided a path forward for SLPS to return to its locally elected school board.