LSR7: Summit Up

Nine LSR7 students founded a new music group called Sonic Summit, modeled after the Missouri Music Educators Association (MMEA) All State group, The Collective. Hear from four of the founding members and their advisor, Shawn Harrel about the evolution of the group and a preview of what you can expect if you tune in to their performance April 24.

Curriculum specialist, Jeff Buckner stops by to talk about the R-7 Build Zone. Buckner helped bring the idea that all students should get a chance to work with tools, to life. He's the reason every fifth grader in LSR7 is building a functional bird house for the second year in a row.

Hear from the first two LSR7 students to earn their Associates Degrees through the Early College Program. Plus, how you or your student can benefit from the program.

The next school board election is April 2, 2024, right in the middle of LSR7's Spring Break. Summit Up breaks down how to vote absentee if you'll be out of town on election day.

The Lee's Summit R-7 School District has it's own "Grow Your Own" program. This innovative program helps students that want to become teachers achieve their dreams and gives them a place to come back to when they graduate. Hear about the success of this program from both teachers and students on this episode of Summit Up!

LSR7 is leading the way with its policy and training on AI to support students and teachers. Hear from staff and an LSR7 student about how AI is being embraced as a tool to support curriculum and work in the classroom.

LSR7 Board of Education President Rodrick Sparks discusses the new opportunity for students to serve as a representative to the board. Plus, how all community members can interact with board members.

IMPACT Officers Glover and Jones talk to LSR7 Assistant Director of PR Talia Evans about Red Ribbon Week and their curriculum for students.

Director of Student Support Dr. Jesi Cygan talks about LSR7's partnerships with Burrell Behavioral Health and ReDiscover to provide school based clinicians at every single building.

The LSR7 Library Media Services team does so much more than check out books. Listen to what they say is their favorite part of the job, how to encourage a love of reading and how they hope students feel when they enter any library in the district.

Learn more about the Communications and Strategic Priorities Surveys out now. Plus, how you can get a glimpse inside the newly renovate Lee's Summit High School

Bernard Campbell Middle School art teacher Katie Messick discusses her participation in the 2023 Parade of Hearts. Plus, how her professional success outside of school impacts the lessons she imparts on her students.

A school counselor and two LSR7 students sit down to talk about the transition from Elementary to Middle School.

Japanese exchange students learning to become teachers sit down to talk about their experience in LSR7

Lee's Summit North Debate teacher Ben Jewell talks about his award from the state and his teaching philosophy

The best kind of success rewards talent & builds up others. The speech & debate teams from Lee’s Summit West High School & Lee’s Summit North High School came on the Summit Up podcast to share how they celebrate success.

Learn more about RIASEC, the acronym used by our Career Ed team

Hear from LSR7 art teacher Rachel Kline

Our Diploma Plus program is preparing K-12 students for success in their lives and careers. Listen to our latest Summit Up podcast to learn more from career navigators at Lee’s Summit High School, Lee’s Summit North High School, Lee’s Summit West High School and Summit Technology Academy.

Diligence. Collaboration. Responsibility with high stakes. These are some of students’ takeaways on leadership after participating in the FBI’s Youth Leadership Academy. Listen to this episode of LSR7: Summit Up to hear Alexis Clark and Mia Forney from Lee’s Summit North High School and Arianna Nunez from Lee’s Summit West High School discuss this opportunity with Associate Superintendent of Academic Services Christy Barger.

Reaching the Olympics trials for the 100-meter breaststroke. Breaking an almost 30-year-old state record. Persevering through the pandemic. Listen to this episode of LSR7: Summit Up to hear Daniel Worth from Lee’s Summit North share how it all felt.

Planning a safe pandemic prom takes perseverance. Listen to this new episode of our LSR7: Summit Up podcast to hear three student leaders from Lee's Summit High School, Lee's Summit North High School and Lee's Summit West High School share how they helped to make it all work.

Superintendent Dr. David Buck, Assistant Superintendent of Operational Services Dr. Emily Miller and CFO Steve Williams provide a brief overview of our R-7 budget in this podcast episode recorded at Summit Technology Academy and staged by STA digital media students.

Casey Blakemore, lead school counselor and Richardson Elementary school counselor, and Kristin Scharlau, Lee’s Summit West High School educational therapist share strategies we can all use to navigate unprecedented challenges, take care of ourselves and support others in this video of LSR7’s most recent podcast conversation. STA digital media technology teacher Shawn Harrel produced this podcast from the Summit Technology Academy studios. If you need help, check our Community Resource Guide – lsr7.org/help

Our Board of Education voted Aug. 25 on our Roadmap to Reopening, and many of our families have questions about what it means for the educational experience. Learn more about the science supporting teaching Pre-K to third grade in person, the hard work behind developing R-7 Online Academy, virtual learning, what hybrid learning could look like and more. Superintendent Dr. David Buck and Executive Director of Public Relations Katy Bergen hosted a masked, socially distant conversation with Assistant Superintendent of Secondary Education Dr. Don Andrews, Assistant Superintendent of Elementary Education Dr. Patrick Shelton and Director of Instructional Technology Kyle Pace. STA digital media technology teacher Shawn Harrel produced this video from the Summit Technology Academy studios. More info on our Roadmap to Reopening – https://www3.lsr7.org/reopening/