Lee's Summit R-7 School District

Jereme Hubbard named assistant principal at LSWHS Jereme Hubbard, currently a special-education teacher, was named Lee's Summit West High School assistant principal at the Feb. 23 Lee's Summit R-7 Board of Education meeting. He will replace Patrick Martin, who has resigned to accept a position with another school district. Mr. Hub... »more info Andy Morris named LSNHS assistant principal Andy Morris, currently lead social studies teacher at Lee's Summit North High School, was named LSNHS assistant principal at the Feb. 23 Lee's Summit R-7 Board of Education meeting. Mr. Morris will replace Dave Buatte, who retiring this summer. Mr. Morris has worked as a social stu... »more info Kari Twillegar named LSHS assistant principal Kari Twillegar, currently a teacher at Adrian High School, was named assistant principal for Lee's Summit High School at the Feb. 23 R-7 School District Board of Education meeting. Ms. Twillegar will begin her new job in summer 2012 and will replace Dan Schnell, who is retiring in June 2012. »more info Amy Fennewald named new principal for Prairie View Elementary Amy Fennewald was named 2012-13 principal for Prairie View Elementary at the Feb. 23 Lee's Summit R-7 Board of Education meeting. Ms. Fennewald currently works as assistant principal at Cedar Creek and Prairie View Elementary Schools. She will replace Tam Asplund, who is retiring this summer. »more info

Mar. 9: No school-staff development Mar. 10-18: Spring break Apr. 6: No school	Apr. 26: No school-staff development May 21: Early release day-last day of school

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Excellence in Teaching/Teacher of the Year Program

CELEBRATE SUCCESS

IN THE LEE'S SUMMIT R-7 SCHOOL DISTRICT

•R-7 was among 29 Missouri school districts receiving the "What Parents Want" national award in spring 2011, offered by SchoolMatch.
•The school district is a winner of Missouri’s Distinction in Performance Award, the state’s highest recognition for academic achievement. During fall 2011, the R-7 School District was recognized for being among a handful of districts in the state to earn a perfect score on criteria for the Distinction In Performance Award each year for the last eleven years.
•The R-7 Class of 2011 donated more than 40,000 hours of community service as part of graduation requirements and through individual and group volunteer activities.
•The R-7 Nutrition Services Department was named District of the Year in School Nutrition in July 2009 by the School Nutrition Association. The award included $25,000 to further improve the nutrition program.
•R-7 officials reported that approximately 81 percent of the 2010 graduates have stated they are attending college, based on 2009-10 seniors' response to a fall 2010 survey.
•The class of 2011 was offered close to $27 million in college scholarship potential during spring 2011.
•The R-7 School District won the national Magna Award for its Senior Citizens' School Tours in spring 2010.
•Money magazine named Lee's Summit R-7 schools as 27th best in the nation in its 2010 annual "Best Places to Live" issue focusing on the nation's top 100 small cities.
•Ten R-7 School District seniors were named National Merit Scholarship Corporation finalists in spring 2012.
•All three R-7 School District high schools offer the International Baccalaureate program, a rigorous curriculum offering students the opportunity to compete with high-achieving students worldwide. Only nine high schools in Missouri offer this program.
•The A+ program is offered at all three high schools. Qualifying students enrolled in this state-funded program are eligible for reimbursements at Missouri community colleges, vocational/technical institutions, and some four-year colleges.
•Lee’s Summit R-7 students consistently score above state and national norms on all tests, including the Missouri Assessment Program (MAP) Tests and ACT college-entrance test. On the ACT 2011 college entrance test, for example, the R-7 School District high schools’ composite score was 23.5, compared to 21.6 for the Missouri average and 21.1 for the national average.