We haven't missed any school since the start of 2025: 8%

0 Days: 5%

1 Day: 3%

2 Days: 8%

3 Days: 8%

4 Days: 11%

5 Days: 24%

6 Days: 13%

7 Days: 5%

8 Days: 16%

This statement highlights the collective dedication to supporting education across the state.

We encourage all members to read this pivotal message and join us in celebrating the strength of our unified voice in advocating for Missouri’s students and educators.

Be on the lookout for an envelope marked with RED Missouri Scholars 100 information. Inside, you’ll find details on how to nominate your student(s) for this prestigious honor. Now in its 31st year, the Missouri Scholars 100, sponsored by MoASSP, continues to recognize outstanding academic excellence across the state. Don’t miss this opportunity to celebrate your school’s top scholars! Call 573-445-5071 or email moassp@moassp.org with questions.

The Legislative Bulletin from the Missouri School Administrators' Coalition covers key insights from Governor Mike Kehoe's inaugural address, committee assignments, new legislative members, and updates on the 1,661 bills filed for the 2025 session. Highlights include:

• Governor Kehoe’s Priorities: School choice, public safety, economic development, and agriculture.
• Committee Updates: Senate and House Education Committees are ready to start work.
• Resources for Leaders: Tools to connect with lawmakers and track legislative priorities.

Stay ahead of the issues shaping Missouri schools. Check your inbox for the full bulletin sent yesterday morning!

If you didn’t receive your copy, please contact us at moassp@moassp.org so we can ensure you stay informed and engaged throughout the session!

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This week's quotes and articles come from "Peak," Education Week, AI EduPathways, "So Much Reform, So Little Change," Mind/Shift, The74, Teach Writing Tomorrow, Shanahan on Literacy, Mathematics Teacher, Edutopia, and Leadership Freak.

1. The profile of an effective school from a different era
2. The challenges of coaching and teaching teens
3. AI bots for college and career advice - with human connections
4. Students writing in journals every day - is it manageable?
5. How to scaffold when students read material above their level
6. Having students rate and review worked math problems
7. Multiple variations on think-pair-share
8. Ideas for difficult conversations

• If you want an HTML version of this week's Memo, please click here.
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• For a podcast of this week's Memo, just log in at www.marshallmemo.com later this week and click podcasts.

Kim corrected article #5 in last week's Memo on people's inaccurate perceptions of population data: the line on LGBTQ Americans should have read Gay and Lesbian Americans - estimate 24%, actual 3%. The corrected Memo is on the website.

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• A detailed rationale for the Marshall Memo
• Publications (with a count of articles from each)
• Article selection criteria
• Topics (with a running count of articles)
• Headlines for all issues
• Reader opinions
• About Kim Marshall (bio, writings, consulting)
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Subscribers have access to the Members’ Area of the website, which has:

• The current issue (in Word and PDF)
• All back issues (Word and PDF) and podcasts
• An easily searchable archive of all articles so far

The vision of MoASSP is to serve ALL middle level and high school administrators.

The mission of MoASSP is to improve secondary education through positive leadership and the enhancement of student performance.

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