160.810. Powers and duties.

MISSOURI STATUTES AND CODES

Powers and duties.

160.810. The corporation, after being certified by the governor asprovided by section 160.800, may:

(1) Study the potential for a state-coordinated economic andeducational policy that addresses all levels of education;

(2) Determine where obstacles make state support of programs thatcross institutional or jurisdictional boundaries difficult and suggestremedies;

(3) Create programs that:

(a) Intervene at known critical transition points, such as middleschool to high school and the freshman year of college, to help ensurestudent success at the next level;

(b) Foster higher education faculty spending time in elementary andsecondary classrooms and private workplaces, and elementary and secondaryfaculty spending time in general education-level higher education coursesand private workplaces, with particular emphasis on secondary schoolfaculty working with general education higher education faculty;

(c) Allow education stakeholders to collaborate with members ofbusiness and industry to foster policy alignment, professional interaction,and information systems across sectors;

(d) Regularly provide feedback to schools, colleges, and employersconcerning the number of students requiring postsecondary remediation,whether in educational institutions or the workplace;

(4) Explore ways to better align academic content, particularlybetween secondary school and first-year courses at public colleges anduniversities, which may include alignment between:

(a) Elementary and secondary assessments and public college anduniversity admission and placement standards; and

(b) Articulation agreements for programs across sectors andeducational levels.