Mary Thomasson

Board of Education Director, retired school administrator, public school advocate, reader, traveler, aunt, great aunt, sister, and much more.....

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@DixiDarlen That first one is soooooyou!!!!

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Great discussion with other school board presidents from the STL and surrounding areas last night. @EdPlusExD

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Terri Green representing Northwest R-I School District at the MSBA delegate assembly. Advocating for Missouri’s public schools! Thanks Terri for all you do! @NorthwestRISD @NWR1Hecktor

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Great to be learning along side these Northwest colleagues! @NWR1Hecktor @DrJYounkins @NorthwestRISD

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Spent part of the afternoon in a session with the State Board of Education and Commissioner Margie Vandeven discussing education issues in our state. @MissouriSBA

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A lot to think about when we listened to @sadiestlawrence talk about AI! How will education benefit from this technology?

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Attending the Missouri School Boards’ Assocation Conference the next couple of days. First off The President’s workshop. @MissouriSBA @NorthwestRISD

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A delightful evening listening to the bands of Northwest! Freshman band, Wind Ensemble, and Jazz Band! And, a song sung by Dr. Amanda Berry, assistant principal at NHS. @NHSlionpride @NorthwestRISD @NWR1Hecktor

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Heartbreaking lost for the Northwest HS Softball team against Festus! 4-5. Great battle between these two teams.@NorthwestRISD @NWR1Hecktor

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Love watching our Lions Softball team play!!! @NorthwestRISD @NWR1Hecktor

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@MurphyLions in the house tonight. Great job kiddos!!!! Making @NorthwestRISD proud! #takemeouttotheballgame

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Women with a Mission Regional Symposium today. Hearing about the importance of wholistic well-being, self care, and advocating for your physical and mental health. Women’s wellness panel, Jennifer Bardot, and Jackie Joyner-Kersee.

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The NWRIRetiree Luncheon was today. It’s always a great time seeing everyone! High Ridge Elementary did a great job as host, and the student entertainment was wonderful! The NWRI teacher of the year, Cynthia Niebling, had a wonderful/inspiring speech for us. #funtoseeeveryone

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A great night to honor the Pk, 5th, 8th and graduating seniors at the Leadership Gala tonight. These students represent their school’s Lighthouse Team. Great speeches from our students on how the Seven Habits effect their lives. The future is bright! #LeadersofNWRI

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Great morning at the @NorthwestRISD Art Show! Thank you to the art teachers for setting it up, and to all the wonderful artist represented! Such Talent!!!

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Fun morning at Woodridge Middle School. The Flavor Fest was happening. Our food service had about 10+ vendors at the school serving samples to students. Students had to rank the food and give their opinions. A great way for students to have input into new products to serve!

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What a fun afternoon at Maple Grove Elementary School seeing the students in their VOCABULARY PARADE. Such a creative way to demonstrate their learning! I was totally impressed with some of their costume, also! @NorthwestRISD

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Yes, today I was a mystery reader at @BWELeaders in @ann_figgemeier’s class! So much fun being with the kids and listening to them tell me what they have been learning!

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MSBA spring Virtual meeting. Just got a legislative update (full on assault on public education) and now a presentation on reading. #standupforpubliced @MissouriSBA

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Oh man, this hits home for me. Anyone else??? #workhard #successishard #worthwhile #learnandgrow