Feb. 6, 2026
Amelia Howser Recognized with a Mizzou Academy Honor Award
Amelia Howser At our recent winter party, we were overjoyed to celebrate our Director of School Counseling, Amelia Howser, as our fall 2025 Honor Award Recipient! The Mizzou Academy Honor Award is a peer-nominated quarterly award that recognizes exceptional service and dedication to our school’s mission, vision, and values. When Executive Director Dr. Kathryn Fishman-Weaver announced the news, the room erupted in applause and congratulations. Inaugural Director of School Counseling In June 2025, Howser was appointed to the inaugural position of Director of School Counseling for Mizzou Academy. Howser holds more than a decade of experience as a school counselor…
Feb. 6, 2026
Celebrating Instructional Designer Dale Hargis!
The Mizzou Academy team had many reasons to celebrate at our recent winter party. Among these were not one, but two recognitions for Instructional Designer, Dale Hargis. Dale Hargis Dale joined our Mizzou Academy team ten years ago. In addition to this milestone anniversary, he was also nominated for a school honor award. Both presentations were surprises to Dale and met with effusive compliments from his peers, beginning with this one: Dale ROCKS! (literally) It’s true, of course, and more on that in a moment. Like many of his colleagues, Dale has had a storied journey in education. He began…
Feb. 6, 2026
2025 Mizzou Academy Year-in-Review
In 2025, Mizzou Academy continued to strengthen its role as the University of Missouri’s global K–12 lab school—advancing innovative teaching, amplifying student voice, and deepening partnerships across communities and continents. Guided by our core values of belonging, innovation, partnership, and access, this year’s work reflects progress toward our strategic initiatives and the power and impact of education. University of Missouri High School Graduates Celebrate with Faculty Global Reach and Student Impact: By the Numbers This past year, Mizzou Academy served over 7,000 students across elementary, middle, and high school. In 2025 at Mizzou Academy: 654 students graduated with a…
Feb. 6, 2026
2025 Mizzou Academy: Strategic Planning
This page is part of of our 2025 Mizzou Academy Year-in-Review report. Return to the main page here. In 2025, we released our latest strategic plan. This plan includes four big strategic initiatives with several goals to guide our purposeful work through 2028. Our four strategic initiatives include: Strategic Initiative 1: Increase Belonging and Connectedness among Mizzou Academy Stakeholders. Strategic Initiative 2: Commit to Lifelong Learning for Students, Faculty, and Staff. Strategic Initiative 3: Improve Processes to Increase Data-Based Decision-Making. Strategic Initiative 4: Leverage the Collective and Individual Wisdom and Strengths of our…
Feb. 6, 2026
2025 Mizzou Academy: Celebrations & Milestones
This page is part of of our 2025 Mizzou Academy Year-in-Review report. Return to the main page here. We celebrated meaningful milestones, including Tami Regan’s 20 years of service to the University of Missouri. Additional milestone work anniversaries in 2025 include: Shelly Billman (Instructional Specialist) – 5 years with Mizzou Academy Christyn Edwards (Assistant Lead Teacher) – 5 years with Mizzou Academy Sarah Williams (Executive Assistant) – 5 years with Mizzou Academy Kathryn Fishman-Weaver (Executive Director) – 10 years with Mizzou Academy Dale Hargis (Instructional Designer) – 10 years with Mizzou Academy…
Feb. 6, 2026
2025 Mizzou Academy: Global and Professional Learning
This page is part of of our 2025 Mizzou Academy Year-in-Review report. Return to the main page here. International programming flourished with student-led research and professional learning events. Our annual educational conferences (both online and on-site in Brazil) brought together students, educators, and partners to explore inquiry-driven solutions to leverage technology as we teach and lead for future generations. Educational Leadership Conference. (Theme: Human-Centered Computer Interaction.) In early fall, we welcomed nearly 100 attendees from Brazil, Romania, Turkey, Japan, China, USA, and Serbia for our annual educational leadership conference. Internationally renowned speaker…
Feb. 6, 2026
2025 Mizzou Academy: Leadership, Scholarship & Professional Learning
This page is part of of our 2025 Mizzou Academy Year-in-Review report. Return to the main page here. Mizzou Academy expanded its contribution to the field through professional learning, action research, and scholarship. Organizational Partnerships. We are proud to continue our work to expand access to Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) and Certified Medical Technician (CMT) training through our partnership with the Missouri Health Care Association (MHCA). Special thanks to Technology Resource Coordinator Lisa Bax for her leadership on this impactful project. Grants. With funding from the Boone County Children’s Fund and partnership with…
Feb. 6, 2026
2025 Mizzou Academy: Partnerships & Program Growth
This page is part of of our 2025 Mizzou Academy Year-in-Review report. Return to the main page here. Elementary Coordinator, Lisa DeCastro Shares Insights with PartnersThis past year saw new and expanded partnerships, including a second-year collaboration with the International Islamic Academy in Detroit, MI, and signing five new school partners for the 2025-2026 academic year. In Brazil, we added contracts with Colégio pH and Colégio Jardim São Paulo.In Turkey, we added a new contract with Rota Koleji. In the United States, we added new contracts with two schools serving Missouri students: Graceland University TRIO…
Feb. 6, 2026
2025 Mizzou Academy: Student Engagement Beyond the Classroom
This page is part of of our 2025 Mizzou Academy Year-in-Review report. Return to the main page here. Extracurricular Activities. Mizzou Academy hosts 5 extracurricular clubs: National Honor Society; MAST (Mizzou Academy Science Team); Math Team; Girls Who Code; and new in 2025, CAST (Creative Alliance for Student Talent). Extracurricular highlights from 2025 include service impact, science inquiry, and excellence in problem solving. Mizzou Global Scholars Middle School Students Present on a Community Project Service Impact. In 2025-26, Amelia Howser facilitated our most robust student organization, National Honor Society. We were proud to…
Feb. 2, 2026
2025 Mizzou Academy: Curriculum and Access
This page is part of of our 2025 Mizzou Academy Year-in-Review report. Return to the main page here. Amelia Howser and Kathryn Fishman-Weaver work with students at the International Islamic Academy We added AP Environmental Science (APES) to our suite of Advanced Placement course offerings. Congratulations to Ericca Thornhill for her work to develop and lead this course! We opened Mizzou Academy scholarship applications to international students. We expanded advancement efforts, including a direct giving link: Giving To Mizzou. We announced our new University of Missouri High School Certificate. Distinct…