Current through Register Vol. 49, No. 6, March 15, 2024
PURPOSE: This amendment further describes methods and
procedures by which the public may obtain information.
(1) The Department of Elementary and
Secondary Education (department) is organized under the State Board of
Education (board) and serves in an administrative, supervisory, and leadership
role as provided by the constitution, statute, and board policy.
(A) Responsibility for policymaking and
general oversight of public education rests with the board. The board consists
of eight (8) persons who are appointed by the governor for eight- (8-) year
terms.
(B) The chief administrative
officer of the board is the commissioner of education (commissioner), who is
appointed and serves at the pleasure of the board.
(C) The department is made up of two (2)
divisions: The Division of Financial and Administrative Services and the
Division of Learning Services. A deputy commissioner who reports directly to
the commissioner oversees each division.
(2) As a public agency, the department is
open to requests, submissions, and inquiries from the public. Regular office
hours are maintained from 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday. The
following general procedures are established to assist any person or group
seeking information or making requests:
(A)
Inquiries concerning a program, policy, or procedure administered by the
department should be addressed to 205 Jefferson Street, PO Box 480, Jefferson
City, MO 65102-0480. Telephone inquiries may be directed to the central
department number, (573) 751-4212;
(B) Requests for records and data-
1. Requests pursuant to Chapter 610, RSMo,
for existing department records may be made to the records custodian via email
at recordscustodian@dese.mo.gov. Please see 5 CSR 103.010, Access to Public
Records and Fees for Copying of Public Records, for more details;
2. Requests for personal records should be
made by an employee, parent, eligible student, client, or person who has been
authorized to receive records on their behalf, as follows:
A. Employee record requests should be made to
the employee's human resources office;
B. State school record requests may be made
to-
(I) The Missouri School for the Blind at
3815 Magnolia Avenue, St. Louis, MO 63110;
(II) The Missouri School for the Deaf at
Missouri School for the Deaf, Attn: Superintendent's Office, 505 E. 5th Street,
Fulton, MO 65251; or
(III) The
Missouri School for the Severely Disabled at mssd@dese.mo.gov;
C. Parent requests for their
student's Child Complaint documentation or Due Process complaints should be
made to secompliance@dese.mo.gov;
D. Adult education and literacy and high
school equivalency record requests should be made to ael@dese.mo.gov;
E. Record request for Disability
Determination Services and Vocational Rehabilitation should be made to
info@vr.dese.mo.gov; and
F. Record
requests for Veterans' Education should be made to mosaa@dese.mo.gov;
3. Requests for data reports
should be made to the Office of Data Management via web application at
https://apps.dese.mo.gov/DataRequestForm/DataRequest.aspx;
(C) Questions concerning local
school districts in most cases should be directed to the district itself or to
the area supervisor; and
(D)
Meetings of the board are usually held monthly and are open to the public. The
date, time, and place of these meetings are publicized as required by section
161.072,
RSMo. Department meetings are held pursuant to Chapter 610, RSMo, unless
otherwise specified by statute.
*Original authority: 161.092, RSMo 1963, amended 1973,
2002, 2003, 2013.
