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R-7 Board of Education
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INSIDE! R-7 ACT scores are well above state and national average | 4
! Board of Education recognized by state organization | 4
! Amy Krinke is E nalist for Missouri Teacher of the Year | 5
! Let’s Talk! launches to enhance communications | 6
R-7 schools continue to benefit from April no-tax-increase bond issue From the superintendent
David McGehee
CO
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TA
RY Dr. David
McGehee is
Lee’s Summit
R-7 School
District super-
intendent and
a Lee’s Summit
resident
A ‘game-changing’
and exciting
school year
MCGEHEE | page 14
Through the R-7 School District’s new Connect2Learn
program, each student from kindergarten through 12th
grade received his or her own Google Chromebook this fall.
High-school students received their digital devices in early
August, and middle-school students during the fi rst week of
school. Elementary school distribution followed with more
than 17,500 R-7 students receiving Chromebooks by Aug.
26.
“The Chromebook rollout supports our district’s priorities
and is an important step toward further developing engaged
learners and meeting the district’s mission -- We prepare
each student for success in life,” said Dr. Kevin Daniel, R-7
associate superintendent instruction and leadership.
Through Connect2Learn, students have access to this
Connect2Learn helps LS R-7 meet the needs of each student
Our SchoolsLee’s Summit R-7 School District’s Community Newspaper
Proudly presented by the SEPTEMBER 2015
Thanks to Lee’s Summit R-7 voter approval of an April bond
issue, each school is receiving facility improvements during summer
2015 and summer 2016. By mid-August, approximately $8 million
in school improvements had been completed throughout the school
district.
School improvements funded through the issue are in the
areas of classroom instruction, safety and security, health and
wellness, ADA access renovations and special education as well as
maintenance projects designed to protect the district’s investment
in its schools. Also included are playground safety upgrades for all
elementary schools’ soft play areas and replacement of deteriorated
play equipment. Work on the majority of the eight elementary
playgrounds planned for summer 2015 was complete by the start of
school, and it is anticipated that all of these improvements will be
fi nished during September 2015.
Examples of maintenance projects at schools are fl ooring, carpet,
ceilings, painting, roofi ng, paving, mechanical, doors, windows,
The 2015-16 year promises to
be a “game changing” time in the
life of the R-7 School District, and
I am especially enthusiastic about
the advancements we are making in
teaching and learning and the capital
improvements at our school facilities.
Connect2Learn one-to-one Chromebooks
The Connect2Learn program has
resulted in more than 17,500 students
receiving Google Chromebooks for
learning this year. We are hearing
positive reviews from students, parents
and educators about the enthusiasm
BOND ISSUE | page 18
CONNECT2LEARN | page 16
$40 million issue includes improvements at each school, construction of new
Summit Tech / Missouri Innovation Campus
All students received Chromebooks to use at school and at home by Aug. 26
High school students received their Chrome-
books Aug. 5 and 6 at registration.
Students benefit from events designed to help
them make successful transition to new year
Thousands of Lee’s Summit R-7
students had the opportunity to
participate in special activities designed
to help students make a successful
transition into the new school year.
Students beginning seventh grade and
ninth grade participated in Transition
Days, held Aug. 17, two days before the
fi rst day of school on Aug. 19.
Elementary Meet Your Teacher Night
provided all elementary students with
the opportunity to visit their schools, and
it was also held Aug. 17. Students and
their families visit their new classrooms,
meet their teachers for 2015-16 and tour
the school.
During Transition Days for seventh-
and ninth-graders, students ride the bus
to school, go through their regular school
day, eat lunch in the school cafeteria and
participate in special transition activities.
Activities include Elementary Meet Your Teacher and Transition Days for seventh and ninth grades
Upper classmen talk to new freshmen at Lee’s Summit
High School during a Club Rush event.
Underwood Elementary’s Meet Your Teacher
included time for food and fellowship.
Students get to know their homeroom classmates
during activities at Summit Lakes Middle School.
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R-7 ACT college-entrance exams are well above state and national averages
Board of Education receives Missouri Outstanding Boards of Education Award
Lee’s Summit R-7 School District
students taking the ACT college-entrance
test scored well above state and national
averages, according to results recently
released from the 2014-15 school year.
R-7 students averaged a 23.3 on the
composite score, compared to 21.7 for
the Missouri average and 21 for the
national average.
“We were pleased with our students’
scores which were well above the state
average in all areas tested and at each
of our three high schools,” said Dr.
David McGehee, R-7 superintendent.
“In addition, we had an excellent
participation rate at each school with a
high percentage of 2015 graduates taking
the ACT test.”
A total of 986 Lee’s Summit R-7
students took the ACT test during the
previous school year. This is 76 percent
of the 2015 graduating class of all three
R-7 high schools combined. Lee’s
Summit High School, Lee’s Summit
North High School and Lee’s Summit
West High School graduated a total of
1,295 students in May 2015.
Lee’s Summit R-7 School District
students also scored above the state and
national averages in all four specifi c
subjects tested – English, mathematics,
reading and science.
The ACT is America’s most widely
accepted college entrance exam. It
assesses high school students’ general
educational development and their
ability to complete college-level work.
The multiple-choice tests cover four skill
areas: English, mathematics, reading and
science. The writing test measures skill
in planning and writing a short essay.
The Lee’s Summit R-7 School District received the 2015
Missouri Outstanding Boards of Education Award from the
Missouri School Boards of Education Assocation. The R-7
School District received the award in the area of fi nancial
resources at a June 13 MSBA Leadership Summit.
The local Board of Education was among 14 school
boards from among Missouri’s more than 500 school
districts receiving this recognition in various categories.
Lee’s Summit R-7 was one of two school districts in
the state that were recognized in the fi nancial resources
category.
To qualify for the Outstanding Boards of Education
Award, school districts were required to submit a
comprehensive application. The fi nancial resources
category focused on fi ve areas:
• A transparent budget process that includes community
and staff participation.
• Alignment of the district’s budget with its
Comprehensive School Improvement Plan (strategic plan)
goals and objectives as well as effective measurement of
these goals and objectives.
• Outstanding management of district resources,
including cost-effectiveness, progress and results as well as
ongoing improvement.
• Financial accountability demonstrated by accuracy
of standard account practices, auditing procedures and
fi nancial reporting.
• Financial review and stability, including evidence of
periodic review and evaluation of the effectiveness of
practices that impact schools and students.
Board of Education members are (front row, from left) Adam Rutherford, Bob White, Vice
President Chris Storms, Bill Baird, (back row, from left) Julie Doane, President Terri Har-
mon, Phyllis Balagna and Dr. David McGehee, superintendent.
Page 4 September 2015
Amy Krinke named finalist for
Missouri Teacher of the Year
Amy Krinke, Lee’s Summit West High
School director of choirs and R-7 2015-
16 Teacher of the Year, was named one
six fi nalists for Missouri Teacher of the
Year on Aug. 25. She participated in an
interview with a state selection committee
in mid September with the state’s Teacher
of the Year being named later that month.
Mrs. Krinke was named R-7 Teacher
of the Year last spring at a community-
wide reception, sponsored by the school
district and the Lee’s Summit Chamber
of Commerce. She was selected as
the district’s Teacher of the Year by a
committee composed of R-7 staff and
representatives from the Chamber of
Commerce and the community.
At the school district’s All-District
Convocation, held Aug. 13, Mrs. Krinke
was a featured speaker, sharing an
inspirational message with employees
from throughout Lee’s Summit R-7.
Mrs. Krinke has been an educator for 16
years, including seven years with the R-7
School District. Mrs. Krinke has refi ned
the music literacy program for each choir
class at LSWHS to develop fundamental
music literacy skills through daily
sight-singing and audiation. Her choirs
have performed nationally including in
Chicago, New York and Washington, D.C.
“I believe deeply in the value of music
as a tool for self-expression and personal
growth. I want my students to feel and
understand the inspirational sources of the
music as well as give them the technical
foundations to bring music to life for
themselves and for others. I strive to show
students how to draw parallels between
music, their life experiences and their
prior learning,” said Mrs. Krinke.
In nomination forms, Mrs. Krinke was
praised for her caring attitude towards her
students and for assisting them to enhance
their musical knowledge.
“Mrs. Krinke’s love for her students is
obvious to all around her. She expresses
this love through her caring, positivity,
enthusiasm and through a great deal of
hard work. She holds her students to
high standards, but ensures that they hold
her to high standards as well, and she
continuously works to develop her skills
as a teacher and mentor.”
LSWHS music teacher named R-7 Teacher of the Year in April
Amy Krinke
September 2015 Page 5
Phyllis BalagnaOwner/Director/Choreographer
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R-7 School District offering free day trip Oct. 26 for senior citizens to tour Trailridge Elementary School
Area senior citizens are invited to
participate in the Lee’s Summit R-7 School
District’s community-wide Senior Citizens’
School Tour, scheduled from 10:30 a.m. to
12:30 p.m. Oct. 26 at Trailridge Elementary
School.
The event includes a tour of the elementary
school, a student performance and lunch
in the school cafeteria. Those attending are
asked to arrive at the school a few minutes
before 10:30 a.m. Participants must have the
ability to do some walking within the school
and are encouraged to wear comfortable
shoes. Several rest breaks will be provided.
The district’s tour program for seniors has
earned fi rst place in the American School
Board Journal’s Magna Awards program.
The school tour is free for all interested senior
citizens, although reservations are required.
Space is limited, so it is recommended that
you make your reservation early. Deadline to
sign up for the tour is Oct. 6.
To make a reservation or for more
information, please contact the R-7 School
District Communications Department at
(816) 986-1014 or e-mail janie.rohlfi ng@
lsr7.net by Oct. 6.
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Lee’s Summit R-7 launches Let’s Talk! to enhance communications with community
Lee’s Summit R-7 is making it even
easier to reach school district leadership
with the launch of a new, cloud-based
communications tool, known as Let’s
Talk! Community members, staff and
students are invited to contact the district
with questions, comments, suggestions,
concerns or compliments via the website
at http://www.lsr7.org/district/contact-
us/ or via the Let’s Talk! option on the
district’s homepage at www.lsr7.net.
“We realize family and community
involvement is a major strength within our
school district,” said Dr. David McGehee,
R-7 superintendent. “Through Let’s Talk!,
we have the ability to bring everyone into
conversations about our schools and the
education we provide to students.”
With Let’s Talk!, individuals may visit
the district’s website 24/7 to communicate
with various departments on a wide variety
of topics. In return, district offi cials pledge
to respond within a reasonable time frame,
normally within just a couple of days at
the most. Submissions may be anonymous
although to receive a personal response,
you must include contact information.
The Let’s Talk! web page features
trending topics such as Connect2Learn
Chromebooks and the April 2015 no-
tax-increase bond issue. Other examples
of various topics/areas include the Board
of Education, superintendent’s offi ce,
instruction and safety as well as specifi c
departments such as Nutrition Services,
Transportation and Instruction.
The goal of Let’s Talk! is to streamline
communication, identify opportunities for
engagement, spot potential hot topics and
build stronger community relationships. It
helps facilitate an open dialogue between
district leaders and citizens while offering
unique features that help the school
district track the quality of its service for
continual improvement.
Through new online tool, you are invited to submit questions,
comments, suggestions, concerns and compliments 24/7
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Race for the Future 5K Run/Walk to be Oct. 10 at LSWHS
The Lee’s Summit Educational
Foundation will host its popular Race for
the Future 5K Run/Walk, scheduled to
begin at 8 a.m. Oct. 10 at Lee’s Summit
West High School. The event is recognized
throughout the metro-area as one of the
Midwest’s premier run/walk events with
more than 900 people participating in
2014.
The 19th annual Race for the Future
is a fund-raiser for the Lee’s Summit
Educational Foundation Inc. and the
Carrie Foresee Memorial Scholarship
Fund. The 5K race includes hundreds of
dollars in prizes. Packet pick-up and late
registration will be held from noon to
6:30 p.m., Friday, Oct. 9 at the R-7 School
District’s Stansberry Leadership Center.
Free T-shirts will go to the fi rst 850 5K
entrants.
The Oct. 10 race morning schedule
begins with late registration and packet
pick-up from 6:30 to 7:30 a.m. at the
LSWHS activity complex concession
stand. The 5K begins at 8 a.m. with the
Kids Dash immediately following at
approximately 8:45 a.m.
Race fee is $22 for entries postmarked
by Sept. 10, $25 by Sept. 24, $30 by Oct.
9 and $35 Race Day. The Kids Dash is for
children up to sixth grade, and the fee is
$5. Children will run short distances on
the track. Participants will be entertained
by B.J. Productions live DJ throughout
the race.
Supporters who cannot attend the Race
have the opportunity to become Race for
the Future “dream partners.” For a $25
donation to Race for the Future, “dream
partner” supporters can receive their own
commemorative race t-shirt, but can then
“sleep in” on Oct. 10.
Additional Race for the Future
information is available at http://www.
lsedfoundation.com/sample-page-2/race-
for-the-future/.
Since the event began 19 years ago,
Race for the Future has raised more
than $340,470 for the Lee’s Summit
Educational Foundation and the Carrie
Foresee Memorial Scholarship Fund. For
more information about volunteering,
sponsoring, running or walking, call (816)
986-1015.
Popular event raises money for LS Educational Foundation, Carrie Foresee Memorial Scholarship Fund
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Andrea McCartney and Lynn Brown receive Learning for Life AwardsLynn Brown, a reading specialist at
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Ms. McCartney is the August winner, and
Ms. Brown is the September winner.
The award is presented to one employee
each month who is nominated by co-workers
and selected by a staff committee.
“She has a talent for speaking to and
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colleague about Ms. McCartney. “She is a
kind and understanding person and has been
an inspiration to me.”
“She is always keeping reading alive in
our school,” said a co-worker about Ms.
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teacher. She inspires me to try new things
and express myself with writing.”
Lynn Brown Andrea McCartney
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Starting kindergarten is scary for kids.
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you can’t play all day! Looking at it from the
eyes of a child you can see how important
kindergarten teachers really are to helping
children get started on a successful school
career.
In the 2014-15 school year, one specifi c
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in school” for our family. Mrs. Sari
Williams at Underwood Elementary simply
epitomizes the essence of what it means to
love children and help them be successful.
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Great Beginnings Early Education Center is celebrating
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Great Beginnings Early Education Center to celebrate 10th anniversary at Nov. 12 event
Great Beginnings Early Education Center will
recognize its 10th anniversary with a celebration
planned from 4 to 6:30 p.m. Nov. 12 at the
facility, 905 NE Bluestem. The community is
invited to this special event.
This year marks the 10th year that R-7
School District preschool programs and Parents
As Teachers have been housed in the current
location, although both programs began serving
the community’s youngest children in the 1980s.
Great Beginnings includes a preschool
program for approximately 400 students who
qualify based on a spectrum of at-risk elements,
developmental delays and special needs. The
center also serves children by offering targeted
programs in areas such as speech, physical and
occupational therapy.
Parents As Teachers is a program for families
with children from birth through age 5. Through
Parents As Teachers, trained parent educators
visit families with young children in their homes,
interact with the children, share information
about developmental milestones and assist
families with questions and concerns. Over the
course of the year, more than 1,700 families will
be served by the Parents As Teachers program.
The preschool program was piloted in 1981
and was initially located near what is now
the district’s Miller Park Center. Parents As
Teachers began in 1985, also initially operating
out of Miller Park Center (then serving as the
district’s administrative offi ce).
In 2005, through community donations and
a no-tax-increase bond issue, a new Great
Beginnings Early Education Center was
constructed on a site located within Legacy
Park. Enrollment at the preschool has continued
to grow with the program now expanding
into eight satellite classrooms located in three
elementary schools.
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Sat. Sept. 26 • Movie in the Park “Charlotte’s Web”
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Oct. 24 & 25 “Halloween Fun”
Jordan Hoffman, a senior at Lee’s Summit High
School, earned a top composite score of 36 on a
recent ACT college admissions exam. Nationally,
while the actual number of students earning a
composite score of 36 varies from year to year,
on average, less than one-tenth of 1 percent of
students who take the ACT earns the top score.
Among test takers in the high school graduating
class of 2014, only 1,407 of nearly 1.85 million
students achieved a composite score of 36.
At LSHS, Jordan is president of the National
Spanish Honor Society, is an International
Baccalaureate Diploma candidate, a Tiger Mentor
and a member of Sounds of Summit chamber
choir and National Honor Society. Within her
junior class, she won the Eagle Award, meaning
she ranks in the top 1 percent of the class. In
addition, Jordan was accepted into the University
of Missouri Music Composition Camp for summer
2015 and served as a representative to Rotary
Youth Leadership Academy in summer 2014.
Jordan competed in the Scripps National
Spelling Bee as a sixth-, seventh- and eighth-
grader, placing eighth at the national event during
her fi nal appearance. Within the community, she
participates in the Lee’s Summit Christian Church
youth group and serves on the church board as
youth representative. She also enjoys composing
music and writing accompanying lyrics.
Just a handful of Lee’s Summit R-7 students
have achieved a 36 on the ACT over the past
several decades.
Jordan Hoffman of LSHS earns top score on ACT college admissions examLess than one-tenth of 1 percent earn a ‘perfect 36’
Jordan Hoffman
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National PTA® has recognized Trailridge Elementary
and Trailridge Elementary PTA as a National PTA School
of Excellence for their achievement in building effective
family-school partnerships. Research shows that when
families and schools work together, student achievement
increases, schools improve and communities grow
stronger. Being recognized as a National PTA School
of Excellence demonstrates Trailridge Elementary and
Trailridge Elementary PTA’s leadership and commitment
to partnering to support student success and continuous
school improvement, said a spokesperson for National
PTA.
To be recognized as a National PTA School of
Excellence, PTAs evaluate their current family
engagement strategies and submit a goal for school
improvement that families, teachers and administrators
have set together. They improve upon their family
engagement strategies throughout the year, while
focusing on their goal.
“Family has always been No. 1 at Trailridge
Elementary,” said Dr. Marcia Sutton, Trailridge
Elementary principal. “One of the many amazing
strengths of our PTA is the desire to partner with families
and staff to promote excellence. For our PTA, it is even
more than families plus schools, we are family.”
The Elementary and Secondary Education Act
(ESEA) requires certain notifi cations to parents/
guardians when school districts receive federal
funds. School districts must annually disseminate
Federal Programs Complaint Resolution Procedures
to parents/guardians of students and appropriate
private school offi cials or representatives. The
NCLB Complaint Procedures can be found at:
https://dese.mo.gov/sites/default/fi les/qs-fedcomp-
Complaint-Procedures.pdf
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During the 2015-16 school year, all
Lee’s Summit R-7 School District staff
members will participate in a hands-on
training called Active Shooter / Intruder
Response Training (ASIRT). The
training program, created by Strategos
International, has been used successfully
by many school districts and other
organizations across the nation and within
the Kansas City metropolitan area. In
addition to providing R-7 staff members
with skills and hands-on training, ASIRT
meets and exceeds new requirements in
Missouri law for this type of training.
The R-7 School District is using a train-
the-trainers approach, and staff members
will participate in training sessions
conducted by R-7 employees, school
resource offi cers, and DARE offi cers
who have completed a 40-hour program
providing them with the materials and
skills to conduct training at schools. Each
staff member will complete a four-hour
training this school year with a shorter
refresher course scheduled in future years
for returning employees.
Each ASIRT training includes a
presentation as well as practical hands-
on training. The sessions are designed
to bridge the gap between responding
law-enforcement offi cers and school
employees in an active shooter situation.
Staff will learn principles that can
be applied in any scenario, including
at a school or a community setting.
In addition, the course will provide
employees with additional skills related
to prevention, reporting and protection
of students and staff during the critical
moments before law enforcement arrives
at a crime scene. Also included
is what to expect from offi cers
once they arrive.
The ASIRT training features
a community component,
and parents and guardians
will be invited to attend an
informational session later
in the school year. These
sessions, called “School Safety
Seminar: Preventing and
Responding to Possible Active
School Shooters in LSR-7,”
are scheduled for 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Oct.
20 at Lee’s Summit High School and 6:30
to 8:30 p.m. Feb. 16 at Lee’s Summit
North High School.
The ASIRT training is part of a
comprehensive focus on school safety
within the R-7 School District that
includes emergency response training and
drills, school resource and DARE (Drug
Abuse Resistance Education) offi cers, a
thorough Emergency Operations Plan,
positive working relationships with area
law-enforcement and fi re departments
and a Campus Crime Stoppers Tips Line
(816-986-1450).
All LS R-7 staff members to participate in Active Shooter/Intruder Response TrainingSessions designed to enhance school safety
while meeting and exceeding Missouri law
September 2015 Page 13
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students in kindergarten through eighth
grade and beyond in Kids Country and
3LYNX. Each program provides support to
families by caring for their children during
out of school time in a safe, nurturing, fun
and educational environment.
Kids Country is the before- and after-
school program located in each elementary
school. All programming is age appropriate
and includes curricular components of
recreation, literacy, science, arts and crafts,
access to Chromebooks, free play and
special activities as well as fi eld trips on
non-school days. Hours of operation for
Kids Country are 6:30 a.m. until the start
of school and the end of school until 6 p.m.
3LYNX is the middle-school after-school
program serving seventh- and eighth-
grade students as well as students in some
special education programs through age
21. Students will have the opportunity for
homework help, mentoring, club options
and career exploration. Non-school days
offer a variety of fun activities and age
appropriate fi eld trips around the Kansas
City metropolitan area. 3LYNX operates
after school daily until 6 p.m.
For more information on enrolling in
these programs, please contact the BASS
offi ce at (816) 986-3440 or visit the website
at bass.lsr7.org.
Kids Country and 3LYNX now enrolling
Field trips are included in Kids Country activities.
3LYNX students participate in a variety of activities.
A ‘game-changing’ and exciting school year
MCGEHEE | from page 1
these devices are generating. Sincere
thanks go to our many staff members
from throughout the district who
helped us prepare for Connect2Learn
and who are now working together to
ensure a successful and meaningful
implementation of one-to-one
student devices. We are also grateful
to our students and families for
embracing this program and to the
many individuals who are sharing
their Connect2Learn stories with us.
Throughout planning for this new
program, we continued to emphasize
the most important aspect of
Connect2Learn -- its overall positive
impact on teaching and learning and
the resulting student success. It is
rewarding to see our goal of providing
this important instructional tool to all
students become a reality, including
children whose families may have
more limited fi nancial resources.
Although the one-to-one
program is new to Lee’s Summit
R-7 this year, the Chromebooks
have been in our classrooms for
several years. At the end of spring
2015, our schools had more than
7,000 Chromebooks available for
check-out to classrooms. Feedback
from both students and educators
regarding these Chromebooks was
incredibly favorable and helped us
make the decision to transition to
Connect2Learn this school year.
Bond issue progressSince voter approval of the April
2015 no-tax-increase bond issue, our
district has completed over $8 million
in school facility improvements.
Additional school renovations will
occur throughout the 2015-16 school
year, with all building improvements
scheduled to be complete by fall
2016. More information about these
projects -- which touch each R-7
school -- is available within this
publication and on our website.
In addition to the existing facility
improvements, site work began
this summer at the location of our
new Summit Technology Academy
/ Missouri Innovation Campus,
also funded by the $40 million
bond issue. Infrastructure work is
currently underway and scheduled
for completion in December 2015.
We plan to offi cially break ground on
the new building during spring 2016.
The new school will open its doors to
students in August 2017 and will be
located near Ward and Tudor Road.
This new school and the many
school improvements would not be
possible without our community, and
on behalf of our staff and students
we appreciate the many voters who
turned out in April to overwhelmingly
endorse this issue.
Let’s Talk!If you have thoughts you’d like
to share about Connect2Learn, the
2015 bond issue or any other R-7
topic, we would like to hear from
you. During August, Lee’s Summit
R-7 launched Let’s Talk! to make
it easier and more convenient for
our community to reach district
leadership. Through this webpage,
located at http://www.lsr7.org/
district/contact-us/, you may submit
questions, comments, suggestions,
concerns or compliments to various
departments on a wide variety of
topics.
As always, our involved families
and supportive community are the
foundation for our schools’ and our
students’ success. Thanks for all you
do for the children!
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The use of electronic cigarettes
(e-cigarettes) has risen rapidly among
all age groups over the past several
years. E-cigarettes have been touted as a
healthier alternative to traditional tobacco
products, and also as a smoking cessation
tool for those who want to quit. However,
emerging data suggests that the increasing
use of e-cigarettes may pose a serious
public health risk, especially where kids
are concerned.
E-cigarettes are battery-powered devices
that aerosolize a liquid mixture of nicotine,
fl avorings and other additives. There is
little regulation over the production of
e-cigarettes, and independent studies have
shown wide variation in the components
of the nicotine mixtures.
Although e-cigarettes have been
promoted as an effective nicotine
replacement tool for those who are trying
to quit smoking, statistics among the
country’s youth show that kids who have
never smoked are increasingly likely to
take up vaping (smoking e-cigarettes).
According to the Centers for Disease
Control (CDC), current use of e-cigarettes
among high school students increased
from 4.5 percent in 2013 to 13.4 percent
in 2014.
Nicotine in any form can be harmful
to the developing adolescent brain. CDC
Director Tom Frieden, M.D., M.P.H,
states, “Adolescence is a critical time for
brain development. Nicotine exposure at a
young age may cause lasting harm to brain
development, promote addiction, and lead
to sustained tobacco use.”
E-cigarettes: healthy alternative or harmful habit?
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The Missouri Innovation Campus (MIC), a
progressive collaboration between the Lee’s
Summit R-7 School District, Metropolitan
Community College and the University of
Central Missouri has begun work on the
initiative’s fourth program, Cyber Security.
During July, more than 20 cyber security
professionals from 11 regional companies
worked with instructors from Summit
Technology Academy, MCC and UCM to
identify industry standard cyber security
competencies that will drive the MIC new
program. The Cyber Security program will
begin in June 2016.
Other Missouri Innovation Campus
programs are System Engineering
Technology, Design and Drafting and
Software Development/Programming.
Through the Missouri Innovation Campus,
located within Lee’s Summit R-7’s Summit
Technology Academy and UCM, students are
able to accelerate the time it takes to graduate
from college and participate in high-tech
paid internships while dramatically reducing
the cost of a four-year program. For more
information about the school, visit ucmo.
edu/mic/ or sta.lsr7.org.missouri-innovation
campus.
Thanks to a no-tax-increase bond issue,
Summit Tech / MIC will have a new home
by August 2017. The $40 million bond
issue, approved by approximately 80 percent
of voters, is funding a new school for the
programs as well as facility improvements
at all Lee’s Summit R-7 schools. For more
information about the bond issue, visit
lsr7.org/district/no-tax-increase-bond-
issue-2015/.
Missouri Innovation Campus to add Cyber Security program in 2016Nationally recognized program reshapes the way students experience education
Dr. Anshuman Singh, assistant professor of computer science
at the University of Central Missouri who serves as Cyber
Security Program coordinator, works with cyber professionals
to develop the program curriculum at the UCM-Lee’s Summit
campus on July 21.
Connect2Learn helps LS R-7 meet the needs of each studentCONNECT2LEARN | from page 1
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powerful learning tool both at home and
at school, regardless of family income or
ability to purchase the digital devices.
“Additional access to the digital
devices helps support the way students
learn and teachers teach,” Dr. Daniel
added. “Within this innovative learning
environment, students can also be more
engaged in the learning experience.”
Dr. Amy Gates, R-7 executive director
of technology, emphasized that the
one-to-one initiative also has a safety
emphasis. “R-7 schools are continuing to
provide guidance and supervision to help
students learn to appropriately and safely
use technology tools,” Dr. Gates said.
“Instruction on digital citizenship and
proper use of technology occurs at each
school and every grade level.”
In addition, families are encouraged
to reinforce these lessons at home by
using resources provided at http://
connect2learn.lsr7.org/. This website
features a popular FAQs page that is
updated as additional questions about the
program are submitted. Twitter followers
may keep up with information about the
rollout at the hashtag #r7connect2learn.
Teachers are receiving training to help
them increase their ability to design
lessons that are both empowering and
engaging for students in a one-to-
one environment. Security and safety
is another important component of
the Connect2Learn rollout, including
management of devices, content fi ltering
(both at school and away from school)
and use of data for instructional needs.
For example, websites that are blocked
through school fi ltering will also be
blocked when devices are used at home
or other non-school locations.
Google Chromebooks were selected as
the district’s primary digital device after
a thorough study and based on feedback
from both staff and students.
“Chromebooks have an affordable
price, long battery life, portable nature
and cloud access to information,
meaning documents and other fi les are
available away from a school’s network
and on any device,” said Dr. Gates.
“Most importantly, the device fi ts the
instructional needs for the majority of the
district’s curriculum.”
Funding for the Chromebook purchases
is made possible thanks to the district’s
long-range planning, careful stewardship
and reallocation of current resources. The
district’s existing all-school, general-
purpose computer labs as well as stand-
alone computer stations in library media
centers are being removed beginning in
fall 2015, freeing up funding originally
earmarked for the labs. In addition,
the district secured a buyer for several
thousand existing Chromebooks that had
been used in schools district-wide. To
ensure long-term sustainability for the
one-to-one implementation, the district is
also moving away from buying equipment
to leasing.
Page 16 September 2015
Approximately 95 educators were
welcomed to the R-7 School District
during an Aug. 7 special event hosted by
the Lee’s Summit Chamber of Commerce
and the University of Central Missouri.
The Chamber has hosted the annual New
Teacher Welcome Breakfast for several
decades.
During the event, teachers heard from
Vicky Cundiff, Chamber chair-elect of
the board; Lee’s Summit Mayor Randy
Rhoads; Vicki Orcutt, University of
Central Missouri; Dr. David McGehee,
R-7 superintendent; and Linda Anderson,
Chamber Education Committee
chairperson.
Beth Files, a teacher at Summit Lakes
Middle School and Lee’s Summit R-7
2014 Teacher of the Year, was the featured
speaker at the breakfast.
Following the breakfast, the new
teachers received “goody bags” fi lled
with gifts donated by approximately 30
Chamber businesses.
LS Chamber, UCM sponsor annual New Teacher Breakfast
New teachers receive goodie bags from Chamber of
Commerce members.
Beth Files was guest speaker for the
Chamber event.
September 2015 Page 17
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Site work underway at Summit Technology Academy / Missouri Innovation Campus.
Pleasant Lea Elementary office and health room improvements.
New lockers at Pleasant Lea Middle School.
New drop-off lane at Lee’s Summit Elementary.
FOBS, backfl ows, water sanitizing and
masonry.
The no-tax-increase bond, which
was approved by close to 80 percent of
voters, is also funding construction of
a new Summit Technology Academy
/ Missouri Innovation Campus,
scheduled to open in fall 2017. The
new school will be located on 15 acres
adjacent to the Summit Technology
Campus, the business complex
currently housing Summit Tech / MIC
in leased space. The site for the new
school is near Ward and Tudor Road.
Thanks to a partnership with the
University of Central Missouri (UCM),
the school district and university will
construct and operate a cost-saving
shared facility. Under the plan, R-7
is paying approximately 40 percent
of the new school with UCM paying
the remaining 60 percent. Based
on an agreement between the two
organizations, Lee’s Summit R-7 will
be the sole owner of the facility which
will house Summit Tech / Missouri
Innovation Campus as well as UCM
programs currently located in the
UCM Summit Center Campus. UCM
is paying its portion through a rental
agreement.
The shared facility will reduce
operating expenses for the R-7 School
District, allowing the district to move
Summit Tech / MIC from leased space
into a building owned by the school
district. It is anticipated that due to
increased rental costs resulting from
the expiration of a long-running tax
abatement, Lee’s Summit R-7 will save
approximately $9 million over the next
20 years by construction of the new
facility.
For more information about the bond
issue, visit the Lee’s Summit R-7 web
page at www.lsr7.org.
Photos are from completed bond
projects as well as under-construction
projects earlier this summer, and are just
a few examples of the work completed.
BOND ISSUE | from page 1
R-7 schools continue to benefit from April no-tax-increase bond issue
New playground equipment at Greenwood Elementary.
Page 18 September 2015
Lee’s Summit R-7 students scored above the state average
in each tested area at each grade level tested as part of the
spring 2015 Missouri Assessment (MAP) program.
Students in Missouri take grade-level MAP tests in
English language arts (ELA) and mathematics in grades
three through eight, as well as science exams in fi fth and
eighth grades. High school students enrolled in any of the
following courses take End-of-Course exams as part of the
Missouri Assessment program: algebra I, biology, English
10 and government. Sophomores enrolled in algebra II also
take the End-of-Course exam.
Test results were released by the Missouri Department
of Elementary and Secondary Education in August 2015.
The spring 2015 tests were the fi rst assessment of new state
standards in English language arts and mathematics.
All three R-7 high schools are planning for an
exciting theatre season with productions beginning
in September and running through next spring.
Lee’s Summit High School will kick off its
theatre season at sea with Boubill & Schonberg’s
“The Pirate Queen,” running Nov. 13, 14, 20, 21 and
22. LSHS will continue the season with a modern
comedy to be announced this fall and scheduled for
Feb. 19, 20, 26, 27 and 28. Student-directed one-
acts which take place April 8-9. To close out the
Lee’s Summit High School season on April 22, 23
and 24, the Repertory Theatre production will be
staging a play that they will be selecting in their
class.
Lee’s Summit North High School leads off with its
children’s musical “Aladdin Jr.” with performances
scheduled at 10 a.m. and 7 p.m. Oct. 17 and 2 p.m.
Oct. 18. North’s season continues with another
classic musical, “Chicago,” at 7 p.m. Nov 13,
14, 20 and 21 and at 2 p.m. Nov. 15. LSNHS will
conclude its season with a dramatization based on
George Orwell’s novel, “Animal Farm,” produced
by the Repertory Theatre Group and offered at 7
p.m. April 8 and 9 and at 2 p.m. April 10.
Lee’s Summit West High School opened its
2015-16 season with the hilarious farce comedy,
“The 39 Steps” at 7 p.m. Sept. 5 and 2 p.m. Sept.
6. LSWHS continues the year with the high-fl ying
musical, “Pippin,” at 7 p.m. Nov. 7, 12 and 14 and at
2 p.m. Nov. 8 and 15. West’s main-stage season will
conclude with two plays in February. The fi rst is
the hilarious comedy, “Noises Off,” at 7 p.m. Feb. 5
and 6 and at 2 p.m. Feb. 7. The second production
is the thought-provoking “A Brave New World,” at
7 p.m. Feb. 19 and 20 and at 2 p.m. Feb. 21. In
addition, LSWHS will present a children’s show
on Oct. 10 and 11, “A Christmas Carol” Dec. 11
- 13, a Revue on Feb. 12 and 13, a series of student-
directed one-act plays at 7 p.m. April 1 and 2 and a
repertory theatre murder mystery dinner theatre on
April 22 and 23.
All three high schools will also present yet-to-be-
announced productions at the school district’s One-
Act Play Festival to be performed on the LSHS
Stage, scheduled for 7 p.m. Dec. 4 and 5.
For more information about each production,
visit http://www.lsr7.org/schools/programs-
services/high-school-theatre/.
Students score above state average on Missouri
Assessment ProgramLocal students excel in each subject
area and each grade level tested
High schools announce 2015-16 theatre schedules
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