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A Missouri Board of Education member has proposed using an A-F letter grade system for school and district accountability reports.

State education officials are expected to present an initial report or timeline on the proposal in February.

The board also requested a review of the training provided to local public and charter school board members.

Missouri Board of Education member Kerry Casey said given public frustration over how to interpret state-level school and district accountability data — especially student achievement scores — it is time to explore using letter grades.

In a Dec. 9 meeting in Springfield, she asked officials with the state Department of Elementary and Secondary Education to review the option and provide an initial report in February.

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