MAEOP Show-Me Newsletter
Missouri Association of Educational Professionals Winter '25
Our Mission:
The Mission of MAEOP is to assist members to become more proficient through professional development opportunities, networking and through service to schools and communities.
Local Affiliation News
Below are the MAEOP local affiliations in the state:
District Co-Coordinators :Iris Maxwell, CEOE, and Annette Miller, CEOE
District #1: Co-Directors: Susan Brooker, CEOE, and Pam Steele, CEOE
IAEOP – President, Sara Cline
NWAEOP – President, Emmy Brown
District #2
Director: Jorene Brooks, CEOE
District #3
Director: Shelley Stokes
District #4
Director: Marie Freeman
Dogwood Hills AEOP – President Marie Freeman, Vice President is Open, Treasurer Heather Ashton
Dogwood Hills Association (DHAEOP) is located in the Waynesville R-VI School District.
District #5
Director: Robin Weaver
District #5 is made up of 20 counties with 2 local affiliations - GWAEOP and SLCAEOP.
GWAEOP has decided to change the location of their meetings to accommodate their membership, and are hosting general sessions between Orchard Farms and Mehlville School Districts. They are continuing to work on their membership.
SLCAEOP is changing their group’s focus to one general meeting this year with bringing a presenter in and to have a social event. Their Executive Board has been extended in their positions for another year. They are working on recruitment while continuing to support their community service project as well as their Scholarship affiliated with UMSL.
The theme for the Fall 2025 conference was Elevate and how we can elevate ourselves both personally and professionally.Dr. Ken Roumpos,Superintendent of Schools for the Kirkwood District, started us off with talking about what our role is in the field of education and what kind of impact we make.
Time Well Spent
Kat Norton talked to us about playing and resting
Time Well Spent
Making our own Crowns.
John Converse
John Converse from EdPlus talked to us about the 5 things to do for Dysregulation in addition to some strategies for taking better care of ourselves while handling challenging people and situations.
PSP Program Presentation
One of our members, Sara Cline, talked to us about the Professional Standards Program.
Worth Your Salt
Larua Warren and Sherri Kulpa from EdPlus
Sherri led us through a session on Artificial Intelligence. We used a tool called Quick draw and learned about prompting for better results.
Membership September 2025
Membership Update as of September 2025
35 members:
8 new members
3 retirees
24 renewal members