The University of Missouri College of Education has been told to step up its oversight of charter schools – or stop sponsoring them.
On Tuesday, Assistant Education Commissioner Chris Neale told the State Board of Education that while MU’s Office of Charter School Operations does a good job of vetting applications to open new schools, clear policies on site visits and school closures are needed.
“We look for a system, and we look for how those decisions actually end up being made,” Neale said. “We’d like to see better written documentation.”