[Missouri] Education Daily — November 9, 2026: Seven Days to Rewrite the Formula

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One week before its final meeting, the Missouri School Funding Modernization Task Force has a ,145 adequacy target, proposals reaching toward 1,504, an enrollment-count shift, and a 0 million performance bonus on the table — plus the eve of the St. Louis closure vote and a gifted council record still missing this morning. Sources: - Missouri School Funding Modernization Task Force (Executive Order 25-14), Missouri DESE (final report due Dec. 1, 2026; final meeting Nov. 16, 2026, 10:00 a.m., Jefferson City; Oct. 19, 2026 meeting cancelled; task force dissolves on submission): https://dese.mo.gov/financial-admin-services/school-finance/missouri-school-funding-modernization-task-force-executive-order-25-14 - Missouri School Funding Modernization Task Force Meeting #8 Information, June 1, 2026, Missouri DESE (performance incentives: Missouri Outcomes & Student Achievement Incentive Program, bonus 5-10% of SAT, 10-20% for economically disadvantaged / English learner / student with a disability, 0M dedicated line; 50/50 attendance-membership blend; assessment ratios — nearly 60% of students in counties below 90%; 10-year phase-in option; DVM replacement): https://dese.mo.gov/sites/g/files/zuston521/files/media/pdf/2026/06/Missouri%20School%20Funding%20Modernization%20Task%20Force%20Meeting%208%20Information-%20June%201%2C%202026_AOD.pdf - Missouri School Funding Formula, Missouri DESE, April 2025 (SB 287 (2005) formula; State Adequacy Target ,145 for FY2025-26; recalculated every two years, cannot decrease, 5% growth cap): https://dese.mo.gov/sites/g/files/zuston521/files/media/pdf/2025/04/FAS-Missouri_School_Funding_Formula-04-25%20%5BFINAL%5D%20FY%202026%20and%20Beyond.pdf - Capitol Report, January 30, 2026 (task force considering SAT increase from ,145 to 1,504; fiscal impact uncertain; formula structure retained): https://mailchi.mp/2368fda05aea/capitol-report-may-3-13846990 - Work groups zero in on proposed changes to Missouri school funding formula, Missouri Independent via St. Joseph Post (earlier work-group estimate: revised target 0,367; top-100 performance districts proposal): https://stjosephpost.com/posts/6feca6b6-f938-4328-85ab-0d3de560aef4 - Final closure plan for St. Louis Public Schools met with urgency, skepticism, St. Louis Post-Dispatch, October 29, 2026 (nine closures fall 2027, six in north St. Louis; Columbia and Shenandoah to preschools; McKinley two years to boost enrollment beyond 250; Ashland closed since May 2025 tornado; 0M claimed savings vs 1M deficit; board vote Nov. 10, 2026): https://stltoday.cms.us-corp-qa-4.vip.tnpreprod.net/news/local/education/final-closure-plan-for-st-louis-public-schools-met-with-urgency-skepticism/article_7426bfab-a7d6-5b25-98f7-42829a6c291b.html - St. Louis Public Schools plans to shutter 11 schools next year, KRPS, October 28, 2026 (projected 0M savings with no specific breakdown offered): https://www.krps.org/missouri-news/2026-10-28/st-louis-public-schools-plans-to-shutter-11-schools-next-year-introduce-phased-approach-to-restructuring - Longtime incumbent, newcomer win SLPS board seats, St. Louis Post-Dispatch (Jones and Goss sworn in at the December meeting after certification): https://stltoday.cms.us-corp-qa-4.vip.tnpreprod.net/news/local/education/longtime-incumbent-newcomer-win-st-louis-public-schools-board-seats/article_9a207477-1c3d-54ca-8f57-bad4b7bcc805.html - Gifted Advisory Council, Missouri DESE (checked Mon Nov. 9, 2026: Nov. 5, 2026 meeting listed with agenda, next meeting Jan. 7, 2027; agendas/minutes table has no Nov. 5 entry, latest minutes Apr. 9, 2026; Section 161.249, RSMo): https://dese.mo.gov/quality-schools/gifted-education/gifted-advisory-council - OSE News and Updates, Missouri DESE Office of Special Education, November 2, 2026 (December child count due Dec. 15, 2026 via MOSIS Student Core; count date Dec. 1; verification due Jan. 15, 2027; office hour Dec. 1, 1:00 p.m.; secondary disability category for blind and deaf students; Readers for the Blind applications due Nov. 30, 2026): https://oembed-dese.mo.gov/special-education/listserv-news-and-updates - State Board of Education Committees, Missouri DESE (Commissioner Transition closed meetings Nov. 12 and Nov. 17, 2026): https://dese.mo.gov/state-board-education/sbe/committees AI Generated

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