Dr. Maureen Leeson

BASD Assistant Superintendent & Chief Academic Officer [email protected]

[Matthew A. Kraft @MatthewAKraft]

New @nytimes piece ranks 30 education interventions on both effectiveness & costs.

For me, the key takeaway is NOT about what academics (including myself) rated as most effective or least costly.

It is about the decision making process districts use. 🧵

https://t.co/7laweoIhHg

[Doug Lemov @Doug_Lemov]

2025 PISA analysis:

"[T]he strongest readers of complex digital material were not the students with the greatest exposure to technology, but those who had read books longer than 100 pages. Reading deeply requires students to sustain attention, construct meaning, connect ideas, and critically reflect on information, precisely the capacities they need to navigate a world overflowing with digital content and AI-generated answers."

https://t.co/PIxx1pEreQ

Thx Kevin Grijalva for sharing this!

[Robert Pondiscio @rpondiscio]

For years, we’ve tried to improve reading by teaching children what good readers do: find the main idea, make inferences, visualize, predict. But reading comprehension depends on what good readers know.

My new paper for @AEIeducation

https://t.co/CQID6P6RMB

[Dr. Maureen Leeson @Leesonscience]

@CoachWeaver3 @BethlehemAreaSD @BASDMsSage @BASDStadium Thank you so much!!!

[Broughal MS @BASDBroughalMS]

September is Attendance Awareness Month! 🚀 Being at school every day and arriving on time helps students stay connected, keep up with learning, and make the most of every school day. Check out these helpful tips for students and families! Let’s make every day count! 💙💛

[Carl Hendrick @C_Hendrick]

Learning needs friction. The brain is fundamentally resistant to cognitive friction (bone-lazy) and will always take the path of least resistance unless certain constraints are put in place. This is why discovery learning is so ineffective and why careful instructional design is so crucial. Also a nice illustration here why chatbots should be banned in the classroom. https://t.co/AslzJVOAF1

[Liberty High School @LibertyHigh]

A sign that it is going to be a great school year.

[Broughal MS @BASDBroughalMS]

Thank you to all the students and families who joined us for New Student Walkthrough Night! 💙💛🚀

[Jason Roeder @RoederJason]

Appreciate former Pates and @HarvardFootball seniors Kyle and Owen Johnson for stopping by practice today and talking to the team. OW

[Dr. Maureen Leeson @Leesonscience]

Enjoying Dillon Warneck’s performance! Freedom HS and Liberty HS’s Marketing Musikfest courses selected the lineup for this afternoon’s performances!

@BethlehemAreaSD

[LHSMusikfest26 @LHSMusikfest26]

Tomorrow's the day! Come check out our three artists playing Musikfest! Starting at 3 pm, we bring you a diverse lineup of musicians from all over the East Coast! @Musikfest #dillonwarnek #coquettish @vonhoflydia

[Liberty High School @LibertyHigh]

LHS FRESHMAN/NEW STUDENT ORIENTATION - Please join us on Thursday, August 13, 2026, from 9:00 AM to 12:00 PM. Families are also invited to return at 6:00 PM for an evening session! Buses are provided for all bus students (attached)

[Liberty High School @LibertyHigh]

We’re getting everything ready behind the scenes! Expect a lot more posts, announcements, and coverage coming your way very soon.

[Keith Groller @KeithGroller]

LIBERTY’S LEAH

Leah Onia shined on the field, in the pool, in the classroom and in the community. She is @mcall’s softball ambassador of the year. The @LIBERTYATHCLUB grad is headed to @RoyalAthletics where she will swim. Plus, 2 others are honored:

https://t.co/JD2BaaNoDd

[Liberty High School @LibertyHigh]

LHS FRESHMAN/NEW STUDENT ORIENTATION - Please join us on Thursday, August 13, 2026, from 9:00 AM to 12:00 PM. Families are also invited to return at 6:00 PM for an evening session! Buses are provided for all bus students (attached)

[Broughal MS @BASDBroughalMS]

Join us THIS Saturday, July 18, at 4:00 p.m. in the Broughal gym for the Dawkins Family Foundation Backpack Drive! Former Penn State captain and current Baltimore Raven Nick Dawkins will be on site giving away FREE backpacks and school supplies!

[BASD @BethlehemAreaSD]

👏🏆 Congratulations to Clearview Elementary School Principal Heather Bennett-Knerr on being named this year's Outstanding Partner in Education by The Shanthi Project!

Heather is being recognized for her outstanding commitment to integrating mindfulness practices at Clearview,

[Dr. Maureen Leeson @Leesonscience]

@BethlehemAreaSD Future School Leader Interns attending the @ColonialIU20 Literacy Symposium!

[BASD @BethlehemAreaSD]

☀️ As we wrap up another incredible school year, BASD wishes all of our students, families, staff, and community members a happy, healthy, and safe summer!

A special thank you to Mr. Weikert's Kindergarten class at Lincoln Elementary School for helping us share this message.

[Brittany Reese @DrBrittReese]

Shoutout to @LehighMBB team for always showing up to help out the South Side! Grateful to know we have these guys in our corner! @BrettReed