Title 161 · MO 161
Untitled section
Citation: Mo. Rev. Stat. § 160.518
Section: 160.518
160.518 , except for college readiness or workforce readiness assessments provided by a national college and career readiness assessment provider, in a virtual setting that aligns with the student's regular academic instruction.  Any administration of a virtual statewide assessment shall meet the following conditions: â (1)  The assessment shall be administered to the student at an assigned date and time; â (2)  The assessment shall be administered during a synchronous assessment session initiated and managed by an employee of the virtual school; â (3)  The student shall be monitored by an assessment proctor via a camera for the duration of the assessment.  If the assessment platform does not allow for integrated camera proctoring, the student shall use two devices during the assessment.  The first device shall be used to take the assessment and the second device shall have a functioning camera and be used to monitor the student during the assessment.  However, if the assessment platform allows for the proctor to view the student and background, then a second device shall not be required; â (4)  The virtual school or program shall make every reasonable effort to maintain a student assessment taker to assessment proctor ratio of ten to one or lower; â (5)  The student shall not exit the assessment platform until instructed to do so by the assigned assessment proctor; and â (6)  The student's submission of the completed assessment shall be verified by the assessment administrator. â 13.  The state board of education through the rulemaking process and the department of elementary and secondary education in its policies and procedures shall ensure that multiple content providers and learning management systems are allowed, ensure digital content conforms to accessibility requirements, provide an easily accessible link for providers to submit courses or full-time virtual schools on the Missouri course access and virtual school program website, and allow any person, organization, or entity to submit courses or full-time virtual schools for approval.  No content provider shall be allowed that is unwilling to accept payments in the amount and manner as described under subdivision (3) of subsection 3 of this section or does not meet performance or quality standards adopted by the state board of education. â 14.  Any rule or portion of a rule, as that term is defined in section