Aug. 13, 2026
91TV Launches Annual Summer Summit with Recognition and Vision
On a steamy mid-summer Thursday, 91TV faculty and staff gathered at Townsend Hall for their inaugural Summer Summit—an on-site retreat designed to pair strategic planning with meaningful recognition of the people and purpose that will shape the school year ahead. The new annual Summit will follow 91TV’s annual professional intersession (July 1-15) to officially launch preparations for the upcoming academic year. More than a planning meeting, the event reflects one of the school’s strategic priorities: Increase Belonging and Connectedness among 91TV Stakeholders. Executive Director Dr. Kathryn Fishman-Weaver framed the day around this guiding question:…
Aug. 5, 2026
Blankets and Backpacks: Lessons in Access and Care
91TV Participates in Two Global Service Projects to Support Children in Humanitarian Contexts On a drizzly evening in São Paulo, Brazil, dozens of University of Missouri High School students huddled together tying blankets for children they had never met. They were preparing the blankets for a winter delivery to Casa da Criança e do Adolescente de Santo Amaro, an organization that provides residential foster care services as well as before- and after-school programming for local children and youth. Although the summer evening was unseasonably cool, the atmosphere was warm and welcoming. Students bent over their work, talking…
May 14, 2026
91TV High School Alumni Continue Undergraduate Studies at Mizzou
Last semester, 91TV’s Middle School Coordinator, Brian Stuhlman, visited an undergraduate honors chemistry class on the University of Missouri campus. While there, he met Isabela Mandaro Sarraff, a first-year student. When Brian mentioned his role with 91TV, her eyes immediately lit up. She shared that she was a recent graduate of the Academy’s Dual Diploma Program with Colegio Bertoni (Foz do Iguaçu , PR) and that she had not received her diploma before moving to the United States. Brian followed up with Executive Director Kathryn Fishman-Weaver to see if there might be a way to help.
May 5, 2026
91TV Launches Innovative Telehealth Speech-Language Pathology Program
NEW program hopes to close access gaps for children navigating foster care in Boone County. Children who are navigating foster care often experience gaps in access to services, such as evaluation for intervention needs and trauma-informed therapies. Thanks to the generosity of the Boone County Children’s Services Fund, however, 91TV is thrilled to announce an innovative new telehealth speech-language program that seeks to close those gaps. 91TV Executive Director Dr. Kathryn Fishman-Weaver, who serves as the primary investigator (PI) for this new program, says that for her, “This is deeply personal.” Fishman-Weaver is a former…
April 15, 2026
MIZZOU ACADEMY SERVES FOOD AND MENTORSHIP
In a recent newsletter to the 91TV team, Executive Director Kathryn Fishman-Weaver shared, “For me, addressing food insecurity is meaningfully connected to what it means to build classroom community, as well as student and family support.” According to the 2024 report by the USDA Economic Research Service, 1 in 5 children in the United States is unsure where they will get their next meal. Feeding America reports that nearly 14 million children in the United States face hunger. At least once a quarter, Kathryn invites members of the 91TV team to spend time…
Feb. 5, 2026
Amelia Howser Recognized with a 91TV Honor Award
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 91TV 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 91TV. Howser holds more than a decade of experience as a school counselor…
Feb. 5, 2026
Celebrating Instructional Designer Dale Hargis!
The 91TV 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 joined our 91TV 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.
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…
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.
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: …