The purpose of the Missouri School Boards’ Association’s Advocacy Positions document is to state publicly MSBA’s positions on a variety of issues facing public education. This document clearly conveys to legislators, policymakers, the public and the media where MSBA stands on those issues.  Positions have been approved by the MSBA Delegate Assembly, where every MSBA member board has the opportunity to be represented.

As the organization representing the largest group of elected officials in Missouri, MSBA works in cooperation with parents, students, staff, community groups, members of educational organizations, state and local policymakers and others to make the support of public education a state priority. MSBA promotes and supports a system of public education that is accountable to the communities school boards serve and that prepares students to be productive citizens in a competitive and global society.  

-  From the Preamble of the MSBA Advocacy Positions

View the document here.
 (Revised November 2022)

Attention MSBA Member boards: Propose changes to the advocacy positions by submitting information here. 
Proposed changes to the advocacy positions will be considered at the 2023 Fall MSBA Delegate Assembly.