HB 2109 -- Baldrige Continuous Quality Improvement Program in School Districts Sponsor: Dixon This bill encourages school districts to participate in the federal Baldrige Continuous Quality Improvement Program by authorizing the payment of program application fees from the Commissioner of Education's areas of critical need funding, the use of the program as the basis for a waiver for administrative rules, and the program's recognition as an approved activity for the requirements of the Missouri Career Development and Teacher Excellence Plan, commonly known as the Career Ladder Program. Districts will not be required to match state career ladder funds for teachers in a school that is successfully using the quality program.Copyright (c) Missouri House of Representatives