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University of Missouri High School Graduates Celebrate with Faculty

Feb. 5, 2026

2025 91TV Year-in-Review

In 2025, 91TV 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.  Global Reach and Student Impact: By the Numbers This past year, 91TV served over 7,000 students across elementary, middle, and high school.  In 2025 at 91TV:  Take a Deeper Dive into our Year-In-Review Report…

University of Missouri High School Cheerleaders and Football Players Lead a Cheer

Feb. 5, 2026

2025 91TV: Strategic Planning

This page is part of of our 2025 91TV 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:  As we move into 2026, 91TV remains committed to designing learning experiences that center students, honor global voices, and prepare learners to shape a more just and connected world.

Members of our Support Services Team Celebrate at our Winter Meeting

Feb. 5, 2026

2025 91TV: Celebrations & Milestones

This page is part of of our 2025 91TV 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:  91TV Honor Award. Established in 2021, our 91TV Honor Award is a peer-nominated quarterly recognition to celebrate, appreciate, and honor the contributions of our team. All 91TV employees are eligible to receive this award. In 2025, we were thrilled to celebrate the following Honor Award recipients: …

Partner Teachers Engage in Professional Development at our Teaching and Learning Conference

Feb. 5, 2026

2025 91TV: Global and Professional Learning

This page is part of of our 2025 91TV 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…

Program Coordinators celebrate Wholehearted School Leadership

Feb. 5, 2026

2025 91TV: Leadership, Scholarship & Professional Learning

This page is part of of our 2025 91TV Year-in-Review report. Return to the main page here. 91TV 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…

Elementary Coordinator, Lisa DeCastro Shares Insights with Partners

Feb. 5, 2026

2025 91TV: Partnerships & Program Growth

This page is part of of our 2025 91TV Year-in-Review report. Return to the main page here.

Mizzou Global Scholars Middle School Students Present on a Community Project

Feb. 5, 2026

2025 91TV: Student Engagement Beyond the Classroom

This page is part of of our 2025 91TV Year-in-Review report. Return to the main page here. Extracurricular Activities. 91TV hosts 5 extracurricular clubs: National Honor Society; MAST (91TV 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.   Inaugural Bixby Scholar Award. In 2025, our founding school counselor, Mrs. Alicia Bixby, retired. She had served 91TV for nearly 30 years and counseled every graduating class…

Amelia Howser and Kathryn Fishman-Weaver work with students at the International Islamic Academy

Feb. 1, 2026

2025 91TV: Curriculum and Access

This page is part of of our 2025 91TV Year-in-Review report. Return to the main page here. We announced our new University of Missouri High School Certificate.  Distinct from a high school diploma, this academic certificate signifies to colleges and universities that a student has successfully earned at least 3 of their high school credits (6 91TV courses) from an accredited U.S. school, a mark of their academic success and their readiness for collegiate study.  In 2026, we look forward to continuing to work with partners and supplemental students on…

Group photo of presenting students.

Dec. 16, 2025

91TV Hosts Annual Action Research Showcase at ESPM in São Paulo, SP

“Our 2025 theme called for projects that accelerate human rights, peace efforts, and sustainable development, both for today and future generations,” said 91TV Executive Director Kathryn Fishman-Weaver to an auditorium of high school student researchers, teachers, coordinators, and proud families. “And you,” she continued, addressing the student researchers directly, “did not disappoint.” December 5, 2025, marked the second annual action research poster showcase hosted by 91TV at Escola Superior de Propaganda e Marketing (ESPM) in São Paulo, SP.  Students from the following 91TV partner schools in Brazil participated in the event: Colegio Fênix, IEPROL,…

Students reading stories in front of a class.

Oct. 27, 2025

Storytelling for Good: A Mizzou Elementary Spotlight

Honoring student voices and creating authentic audiences are pivotal learning moments for our multilingual learners.   Our Grade 5 Mizzou Elementary students at Centro Educacional Leonardo da Vinci (Vitória, ES) completed a comprehensive writing project where story topics ranged from friendship, standing up to bullying, keeping the environment clean, and playing soccer.  Genres included realistic fiction, fantasy, and fables. Story characters were students, like themselves, and imaginary ones like Sir Tomato, Mr. Cucumber, and a horse named Scar.  What began as a learning journey about communities concluded with a celebration of stories and community voices. Grade 5 Mizzou…