Bluffs and Piasa Bird, 2016

Lesley Thomson

Lesley Thomson is originally from New Jersey where she earned degrees in history from Ramapo College and Monmouth University. Currently, she is a student in the cooperative doctoral and museum studies degree programs in history. Her research area focuses on the intersectionality of public history and forgotten spaces. Her proposed dissertation will examine the town of Mound Bayou, Mississippi in the era of the Nadir. She draws from over 10 years of progressive leadership in public secondary education where she served as department chair and taught advanced placement history and social studies. She is the previous recipient of a district-level Teacher of the Year Award and Veterans of Foreign Wars National Teacher of the Year. She is very excited to serve the Madison Historical project.

Articles by Lesley Thomson:

Alton Community Unit School District #11

February 14, 2017

Alton School District Integration

March 5, 2018

Bethalto Community Unit School District #8

February 14, 2017

Collinsville Community Unit School District #10

February 14, 2017

East Alton / Wood River School District #14

February 14, 2017

East Alton Elementary School District #13

February 14, 2017

Edwardsville Community Unit School District #7

February 14, 2017

Granite City Community Unit School District #9

February 14, 2017

Highland Community Unit School District #5

February 14, 2017

Madison Community Unit School District #12

February 14, 2017

Roxana Community Unit School District #1

February 14, 2017

School District Consolidation in Madison County

May 4, 2017

Triad Community Unit School District #2

February 14, 2017

Venice Community Unit School District #3

February 14, 2017

Wood River / Hartford Elementary School District #15

February 14, 2017