A possible incentive program for Missouri school districts is beginning to take shape as a group charged with crafting the proposal signed off on the program’s framework Wednesday afternoon.
The Missouri School Modernization Task Force’s performance incentive working group completed its final meeting Wednesday before it presents recommendations to the larger group in January. The three other working groups have at least one more meeting each before their recommendations are finalized and become public.
Providing financial incentives for school districts to improve student achievement is a new concept, with few states using outcome-based funding models. But under an executive order from Gov. Mike Kehoe, Missouri may be poised to give the idea a try.
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