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The Missouri Division of Higher Education has a designated a list of high need public schools whose teachers are eligible to participate in this professional development program, developed using poverty criteria. Please check the list below to find out if your school district is eligible.
(The list is included in the DHE Teacher Quality Grants request for proposals document, Appendix C).
In addition, teachers from private schools in Missouri may also participate in the program.
HIGH-NEED MISSOURI SCHOOL DISTRICTS*
These districts and any school within these districts are considered high-need and eligible for statutory partnership in the MDHE Improving Teacher Quality Grants program. |
ADAIR CO. R-II |
MCDONALD CO. R-I |
ALTON R-IV |
MIAMI R-I |
APPLETON CITY R-II |
MID-BUCHANAN CO. R-V |
ARCADIA VALLEY R-II |
MIDDLE GROVE C-1 |
ATLANTA C-3 |
MILAN C-2 |
AVA R-I |
MORGAN CO. R-I |
BAKERSFIELD R-IV |
MORGAN CO. R-II |
BALLARD R-II |
MOUND CITY R-II |
BELL CITY R-II |
MOUNTAIN GROVE R-III |
BELLEVIEW R-III |
MOUNTAIN VIEW-BIRCH TREE R-III |
BERNIE R-XIII |
NAYLOR R-II |
BISMARCK R-V |
NEW MADRID CO. R-I |
BLACKWATER R-II |
NODAWAY-HOLT R-VII |
BLOOMFIELD R-XIV |
NORBORNE R-VIII |
BRADLEYVILLE R-I |
NORMANDY |
BRECKENRIDGE R-I |
NORTH DAVIESS R-III |
BUCKLIN R-II |
NORTH HARRISON R-III |
BUNKER R-III |
NORTH MERCER CO. R-III |
BUTLER R-V |
NORTH PEMISCOT CO. R-I |
CABOOL R-IV |
NORTH WOOD R-IV |
CAINSVILLE R-I |
NORTHEAST VERNON CO. R-I |
CALHOUN R-VIII |
NORTHWEST R-I |
CALLAO C-8 |
NORTHWESTERN R-I |
CAMDEN COUNTY R-II |
NORWOOD R-I |
CANTON R-V |
OREGON-HOWELL R-III |
CARUTHERSVILLE 18 |
PATTONVILLE R-III |
CASSVILLE R-IV |
PEMISCOT CO. R-III |
CENTERVILLE R-I |
POPLAR BLUFF R-I |
CENTRAL R-III |
PORTAGEVILLE |
CHARLESTON R-I |
POTOSI R-III |
CLARKTON C-4 |
PULASKI CO. R-IV |
CLEARWATER R-I |
RAYMONDVILLE R-VII |
CLIMAX SPRINGS R-IV |
REVERE C-3 |
COUCH R-I |
RICHARDS R-V |
COWGILL R-VI |
RIDGEWAY R-V |
DENT-PHELPS R-III |
RIPLEY CO. R-IV |
DONIPHAN R-I |
RIPLEY COUNTY R-III |
DORA R-III |
SARCOXIE R-II |
EAST CARTER CO. R-II |
SCHOOL OF THE OSAGE R-II |
EAST PRAIRIE R-II |
SCHUYLER CO. R-I |
EL DORADO SPRINGS R-II |
SCOTT CO. CENTRAL |
EMINENCE R-I |
SENATH-HORNERSVILLE C-8 |
FORDLAND R-III |
SENECA R-VII |
GAINESVILLE R-V |
SEYMOUR R-II |
GALENA R-II |
SHELL KNOB 78 |
GASCONADE C-4 |
SIKESTON R-VI |
GIDEON 37 |
SILEX R-I |
GILMAN CITY R-IV |
SKYLINE R-II |
GREEN FOREST R-II |
SLATER |
GREENVILLE R-II |
SOUTH IRON CO. R-I |
HALFWAY R-III |
SOUTH PEMISCOT CO. R-V |
HARTVILLE R-II |
SOUTHERN REYNOLDS CO. R-II |
HAYTI R-II |
SOUTHLAND C-9 |
HERMITAGE R-IV |
SOUTHWEST R-V |
HICKORY CO. R-I |
SPICKARD R-II |
HOLLISTER R-V |
ST. LOUIS CITY |
HOUSTON R-I |
STEELVILLE R-III |
HUMANSVILLE R-IV |
STOCKTON R-I |
JENNINGS |
STURGEON R-V |
KANSAS CITY 33 |
SUCCESS R-VI |
KENNETT 39 |
SUMMERSVILLE R-II |
KINGSTON 42 |
SWEDEBORG R-III |
KINGSTON K-14 |
THAYER R-II |
KNOX CO. R-I |
TRI-COUNTY R-VII |
LA MONTE R-IV |
VAN BUREN R-I |
LA PLATA R-II |
VAN-FAR R-I |
LAREDO R-VII |
VERONA R-VII |
LICKING R-VIII |
WARSAW R-IX |
LINCOLN R-II |
WEAUBLEAU R-III |
LOUISIANA R-II |
WELLSTON |
LURAY 33 |
WELLSVILLE MIDDLETOWN R-I |
LUTIE R-VI |
WEST PLAINS R-VII |
MADISON C-3 |
WEST ST. FRANCOIS CO. R-IV |
MALDEN R-I |
WHEATLAND R-II |
MANES R-V |
WILLOW SPRINGS R-IV |
MANSFIELD R-IV |
WINONA R-III |
MARK TWAIN R-VIII |
WYACONDA C-1 |
MARQUAND-ZION R-VI |
ZALMA R-V |
*The No Child Left Behind Act focuses on high-need school districts. The federal definition of high-need addresses issues of poverty and of teacher quality, because these issues have been most closely linked to low student performance. Local school districts must meet both criteria to be considered high-need. In Missouri, high-need eligibility adopts federal standards for poverty level and uses MAP student achievement in math and/or science as a proxy for teacher quality. The MAP test has five achievement levels: Step 1, Progressing, Nearing Proficiency, Proficiency and Advanced. Average index scores range from 100 to 300 and reflect a distribution of students at different achievement levels. An Average Index Score of 100 means that 100% of the students performed at the lowest level (“Step One”), and a score of 300 means 100% of the students performed at the highest level (“Advanced”). An index score of 223 or below was used to indicate that more students performed in the lower three levels than in the highest two levels (proficiency and advanced).
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