🍎 Final touches: programs, place cards, signage — ready to celebrate Missouri’s outstanding educators! 💐 Watch live on Oct. 26: ow.ly/cTMc5100En0 #MOTOY2027 #MOEducation

Tonight we celebrate Missouri’s exceptional educators at the 2027 Missouri Teacher of the Year Awards Banquet! ✨🎉 📲 Follow along for live updates throughout the evening! 🔗 Watch live: ow.ly/tLhv51011JZ #MOTOY2027 #MOEducation

Tomorrow’s the night! ✨ We’ll be sharing live moments from the 2027 Missouri Teacher of the Year Banquet ⬇️ Watch live on Oct. 26: ow.ly/jpuF5100CXU #MOTOY2027 #MOEducation

💙 Missouri’s classrooms thrive because of dedicated educators and supportive communities. ➡️ Share a thank you to a teacher, and join us Oct. 26: vimeo.com/event/2397206/e128… #MOTOY2027 #MOEducation

🍎 Two days until we celebrate Missouri’s exceptional educators! ✨ Watch the 2027 Missouri Teacher of the Year Celebration live on Oct. 26: vimeo.com/event/2397206/e128… #MOTOY2027 #MOEducation

✨ Three days to go! Missouri’s finest educators will soon take the spotlight... Tune in live on Oct. 26 for the 2027 Missouri Teacher of the Year Celebration: ow.ly/6Ivu5100Bqh #MOTOY2027 #MOEducation

📍 Partner with us on the journey! Sponsorships and exhibitor booth spaces are now open for CYY 2027 — March 4–6 at Tan-Tar-A Conference Center, in Osage Beach, MO. Join our “Passport to Early Learning Adventures” and connect with hundreds of early childhood professionals. Apply for your spot: ow.ly/F2V95100aEK

🚌 Student Transportation Safety in Focus 🚸 DESE’s Lucas Bond talks with Dean Wake, Assistant Director of Transportation for Springfield Public Schools, to show how Missouri keeps school buses safe and road‑ready. Every bus must pass a full safety inspection within 60 days before operating each school year, and daily pre‑trip checks — brakes, mirrors, lights, emergency exits — help protect students every day. 💛 Thank you to Missouri’s transportation professionals who put safety first! 🎥 Watch as Dean explains how safety starts long before the bus leaves the lot: ow.ly/NtRK51009zo 🔗 Inspection Requirements: ow.ly/EThT51009zn 🔗 School Bus Standards: ow.ly/Risz51009zp

📣 Missouri child care providers — have you completed the 2026 Child Care Market Rate Survey yet? Your feedback helps ensure Missouri’s reimbursement rates match real child care costs. 🔗 Survey link: ow.ly/lICu50ZV7yP 🎉 Don’t forget: You could win a $100 gift card! #MissouriChildCare #OfficeOfChildhood #MarketRateSurvey #ChildCareProviders

📢 NEWS UPDATE: Dr. Stacey Preis unexpectedly resigned as Missouri’s Interim Commissioner of Education during the State Board of Education (State Board) meeting on Oct. 20, with the resignation taking immediate effect. The State Board appointed DESE Deputy Commissioner Lisa Sireno to serve as Interim Commissioner of Education, effective today, Oct. 21. 🔗: ow.ly/OCp650ZZPPQ

🔚 The State Board Meeting has concluded for lunch. They will move to go to close session once they return. Thanks for following along today! See all of todays presentations here- dese.mo.gov/sbe/10-20-26

📚 Updates to Missouri’s A–F school performance framework are underway. Follow live! 🎧Listen live- vimeo.com/event/2263108 See the presentation here- dese.mo.gov/sbe/10-20-26

📈 Bellwether is sharing updates on the State Board of Education Strategic Plan. 🎧Listen live- vimeo.com/event/2263108 See the presentation here- dese.mo.gov/sbe/10-20-26

📈The State Board is discussing financially stressed districts and charter schools. Listen in for updates. 🎧Listen live- vimeo.com/event/2263108 See the presentation here- dese.mo.gov/sbe/10-20-26

📢 NEWS UPDATE: The State Board of Education voted today to hire The K12 Search Group to assist in the search for Missouri’s next Commissioner of Education. 🔗: ow.ly/GVb450ZZpl2

The consent agenda items were approved. These items included personnel, rulemaking changes, appointments, and FY27 summaries. The State Board is taking a quick break and will be back shortly. Listen here- dese.mo.gov/sbe/10-20-26

President’s Report 👥 Legislative, governance, finance, and Commissioner Search updates are being presented now. Listen Live: dese.mo.gov/sbe/10-20-26