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 The Lee's Summit School District will NOT be accepting any new applications for the 2009/2010 school year unless you hold a Missouri Teaching Certificate in the following areas:  Math, Science, Music, or Foreign Language.  If you have any questions, please contact our District office at 816-986-1000.

Thank you for your interest in substituting in the Lee's Summit R-7 School District in Lee's Summit, Missouri.  Substitutes are vital members of our professional team and offer an important contribution to the educational program in the classroom.   According to the Substitute Teaching Institute at Utah State University, research shows that substitute teachers will teach over one full year of a child's K-12 education by the time he/she graduates from high school.  Because instruction must continue, regardless of the regular teacher's absence, the services of dependable and well-prepared substitutes are essential.

This website provides information that will support and assist substitutes in the Lee's Summit R-7 School District when preparing to carry out their duties and responsibilities.  Specific categories of support provided are:

The Lee's Summit R-7 School District uses an automated Substitute Employee Management System to assign substitutes.  Staff members enter absences into the system, which create job orders or assignment requests for each absence.  The system processes the jobs through a computerized database and, at defined calling times, calls the substitutes according to their profile to fill the assignments.  As a substitute, you must be registered with the system and trained how to use the system for your benefit.

In addition to this website and the Substitute Employee Management System, Linda Brown, Human Resources Specialist, located in the Human Resources Department at 301 NE Tudor Rd, Lee's Summit, MO   64086 is available to assist you via email or telephone.  Contact Linda by phone at 816-986-1002 or email her at linda.brown@leesummit.k12.mo.us any time you have questions about substitute teaching in the Lee's Summit R-7 School District.