R-7 Boundary Study Team releases elementary attendance options for 2009-10 school year
Board of Education to make final decision
following Nov. 17 and 18 public forums
The Lee's Summit R-7 School District Elementary Boundary Study Team recently released three elementary attendance boundary options. Elementary attendance areas are scheduled to change for the 2009-10 school year to allow the district to relieve overcrowding at several schools and to open a new elementary school, currently under construction in the southeast portion of the school district.
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Lee's Summit featured among 'Best Places
in America to Raise Kids' by BusinessWeek magazine
Lee's Summit was recently featured in BusinessWeek magazine as Missouri's "best affordable town for raising children." Most important factors in this analysis were school performance, affordability and safety. The magazine selected one town in each state, and Lee's Summit was selected as the top community in Missouri for raising children.
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Students learn about importance
of voting through R-7 Votes program
Students' election results available
on school district website
Thousands of Lee's Summit R-7 School District students learned about the importance of voting through a new program known as R-7 Votes. Students in all R-7 schools participated in a mock election, held Oct. 28, exactly seven days before the actual national election.
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Nov. 26-30: Thanksgiving Vacation
Dec. 18: Early Release Day-End of Semester

Dec. 19: No School-Teacher Workday
Dec. 20-Jan. 4: Winter Break

•R-7 officials reported that approximately 85 percent of the 2008 graduates have indicated they will attend college, based on 2007-08 seniors' response to a spring 2008 survey regarding the students' plans.
•The class of 2008 was offered $20.2 million in college scholarships for the next four years.
•Lee’s Summit was recently featured in BusinessWeek magazine as Missouri’s “Best Place in America to Raise Kids.” Only one town was selected from each state, and most important factors in this analysis were school performance, affordability and safety.
•Money magazine named Lee's Summit R-7 schools as seventh best in the nation in its annual "Best Places to Live" issue focusing on the nation's top 100 small cities.
•Ten seniors were named National Merit Scholarship semifinalists in fall 2008. This ties an R-7 School District record.
•The R-7 School District earned recognition as a SMART Showcase District in spring 2008. Districts receiving this designation are leaders in the adoption and use of technology that improves student learning and teacher effectiveness. Lee's Summit R-7 is the only metro-area district to earn this award.
•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 2008 college entrance test, for example, the R-7 School District high schools’ composite score was 22.9, compared to 21.6 for the Missouri average and 21.1 for the national average.
•The school district is a winner of Missouri’s Distinction in Performance Award, the state’s highest recognition for academic achievement. During December 2007, 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 seven years.