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 ..read more

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 ..read more

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 ..read more

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 ..read more

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 ..read more

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 ..read more

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 ..read more

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 ..read more

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 Edu ..read more

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 ..read more