Lee's Summit R-VII School District
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The Lee's Summit R-7 School District serves parts of Lee's Summit, Kansas City, Missouri, rural eastern Jackson County and the entirety of Unity Village, Greenwood, Lake Winnebago, and Lake Lotawana in the State of Missouri. The district serves an area of approximately 117 square miles (300 km2) and has an enrollment of close to 18,000. Their website is under the URL lsr7.org.
Schools[]
There are 28 schools in the district, including:
Elementary
- Great Beginnings Early Education Center
- Cedar Creek Elementary School
- Greenwood Elementary School
- Hawthorn Hill Elementary School
- Hazel Grove Elementary School
- Highland Park Elementary School
- Lee's Summit Elementary School
- Longview Farm Elementary School
- Mason Elementary School
- Meadow Lane Elementary School
- Pleasant Lea Elementary School
- Prairie View Elementary School
- Richardson Elementary School
- Summit Pointe Elementary School
- Sunset Valley Elementary School
- Trailridge Elementary School
- Underwood Elementary School
- Westview Elementary School
- Woodland Elementary School
Middle Schools
High Schools
- Lee's Summit High School
- Lee's Summit West High School
- Lee's Summit North High School
- Summit Ridge Academy
- Summit Technology Academy
- Miller Park Center
Superintendent[]
Emily Miller is the acting superintendent. She was named superintendent on July 23rd, 2019, by the school board.[1] Previously Emily Miller served as the district's assistant superintendent of operations and the district's assistant superintendent of special services.[2]
Dennis L. Carpenter served as superintendent of the District from July 1st, 2017, to July 23rd, 2019. He resigned amid racial-equity policy disagreements between himself and entities in the Lee's Summit community.[3] Upon his exit from the school board, the District paid $750,000 to Carpenter as part of his negotiation to step down as superintendent. Carpenter was the first black superintendent of the Lee's Summit R-VII School District.[1]
References[]
- ^ a b "Lee's Summit superintendent resigns after reaching deal with school board". Archived from the original on 2019-08-08.
- ^ "Lee's Summit Superintendent Dennis Carpenter resigns, district says". KSHB. July 23, 2019.
- ^ "Lee's Summit superintendent Dennis Carpenter resigns after months of controversy". July 23, 2019.
External links[]
- School districts in Missouri
- Education in Jackson County, Missouri
- Education in Cass County, Missouri