Hazel Grove Elementary
Since 1993, the Lee’s Summit Educational Foundation has invested over $7.5 million in the Lee’s Summit R-7 School District in the form of
PEAK (Promoting Excellence And Knowledge) classroom grants, continuing education scholarships, classroom technology, need-based grants, and more. Learn more about how the Foundation has impacted your school below.
Awarded Classroom PEAK Grant Projects
| Year | Project | Amount | Teacher(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | Using Signs for Initial Reading | $96.00 | Nola Magady |
| 1999 | SpeechViewer III | $1,150.00 | Edie Anderson |
| 2001 | Dance and the Arts: Expressing the Individual | $340.00 | Gail Wrisinger |
| 2004 | Crossroads Learning Center | $2,346.30 | Gayla Pruett |
| 2006 | Life+Love+Teach=Learn | $2,400.00 | Nancy Owen |
| 2008 | Visually Impaired Walking/Jogging Trail | $2,000.00 | Carla Krebs |
| 2008 | The Skies the Limit | $1,789.95 | Cheryl McLaughlin |
| 2009 | Interventions to Close the Gap | $1,190.85 | Janet Zupon |
| 2009 | Engineerium: Hands-On Designs for the 21st Century | $1,431.08 | Cheryl McLaughlin |
| 2010 | Pack Your Bags! | $1,722.82 | Tracy Milliron |
| 2010 | First to Read! | $1,573.25 | Debra Carter |
| 2010 | Publisher's Alert: Writers on the Loose | $1,152.00 | Trish Oswald |
| 2010 | Heart Adventure | $4,570.00 | Carla Krebs, Stacey Bryant, Peggy Brown |
| 2011 | Math Success: Just a Click Away | $2,025.00 | Jeanne Jeppson |
| 2011 | Top Ten High-Appeal Authors | $520.00 | Beth Rowland |
| 2011 | Oriental Treasures | $1,807.09 | Rise Stephenson |
| 2011 | Journeying Journals: The Voice of America | $827.93 | Beth Rowland |
| 2011 | Ready, Set, Read!!! | $1,141.87 | Michelle Jones and Susan Dunham |
| 2011 | Kindle the Reader in Me | $4,000.00 | Sandy Bauer |
| 2012 | Fly, Butterflies, Fly! | $238.48 | Susan Dunham & Michelle Lisle |
| 2012 | Out of This World! | $859.88 | Susan Dunham & Michelle Lisle |
| 2012 | Hooked On Books | $1,200.00 | Lori Graham |
| 2012 | Lights, Camera, Action! | $2,240.00 | Cheryl McLaughlin |
| 2013 | Crack the Code to Reading with Reading Eggs | $1,410.75 | Tarah Hawkins |
| 2013 | Empowering Parents | $397.74 | Susan Dunham, Michelle Lisle and Lori Graham |
| 2013 | My Dog Has Fleas!!! | $1,261.00 | Dr. Gail Morton |
| 2013 | Web Based Common Core State Standards Benchmarking Program | $2,631.60 | Jim Honn |
| 2013 | Kids Discover Facts are FUN-om-enal | $2,440.00 | Sandy Bauer |
| 2014 | Early Literacy Expression Took Kit | $1,811.35 | Rebecca Reeser and Lynn Bachman |
| 2014 | Exploration Station | $533.78 | Michelle Lisle and Susan Dunham |
| 2014 | Capturing Writing Adventures | $333.00 | Jessica Stewart |
| 2014 | Engineering, Invention and Discovery | $1,965.00 | Cheryl McLaughlin |
| 2015 | I Can Read | $1,093.44 | Michelle Lisle |
| 2015 | Make Math Make Sense! | $431.16 | Susan Dunham |
| 2015 | Gear Up with Robotics | $2,650.00 | Cheryl McLaughlin |
| 2016 | Weapons of MATH Instruction | $969.59 | Edith LaMastres |
| 2017 | Tuners for Elementary Orchestra, a "Snarky" Request | $845.75 | Libby Feyerharm |
| 2017 | Kindergarten Connection | $232.00 | Alison Riley, Michelle Lisle, Susan Dunham |
| 2017 | All Hands on Deck! | $1,533.55 | Edith LaMastres |
| 2017 | High Appeal Authors | $848.00 | Beth Abrams |
| 2017 | Roll ON Into Math Success | $362.22 | Amye Dunning & Tracy Milliron |
| 2017 | The Right Math Tool for the Job | $1,371.80 | Karen Murray & Heather Abrams |
| 2017 | Headphones On=Distractions Off | $415.61 | Alison Riley, Michelle Lisle, Susan Dunham |
| 2017 | Read to Me: There's No App to Replace a Parent's Lap! | $2,268.20 | Tarah Hawkins, Lori Graham, Alison Riley, Michelle Lisle, Susan Dunham |
| 2017 | Tuners for Elementary Orchestra, a "Snarky" Request | $845.75 | Libby Feyerharm |
| 2018 | Follow the Pathways to Success | $550.00 | Kristen Cordes |
| 2018 | Just Bead It! | $950.68 | Edith LaMastres |
| 2018 | Can You Hear Me Now? | $254.85 | Kristen Cordes |
| 2018 | Hey! Now Math Makes Sense! | $913.20 | Kristen Cordes, Stephanie Coleman, Maggie Hosfield |
| 2018 | The Only Way to Learn Math is to DO Math! | $2,370.00 | Susan Dunham, Michelle Lisle, Alison Riley |
| 2018 | EGGcited About Life Cycles! | $1,113.33 | Susan Dunham, Michelle Lisle, Alison Riley |
| 2019 | You Read to Me/I Read to You | $1,119.91 | Alison Riley, Michelle Lisle, Susan Dunham |
| 2019 | The Story of Art History | $144.44 | Erin Leeper |
| 2019 | Power of Books | $882.10 | Kristen Cordes |
| 2019 | Keep Growing Roots With Stem | $661.15 | Susan Dunham, Alison Riley, Michelle Lisle |
| 2019 | Life and Learning in the Garden! | $2,701.91 | Trish Oswald |
| 2020 | ART HiSTORY | $360.88 | Erin Leeper |
| 2020 | Digging Into Dinosaurs | $982.12 | Susan Dunham, Alison Riley, Michelle Lisle |
| 2021 | Cards, Dice, Sticks, and Curves | $846.75 | Kristen Cordes |
| 2021 | You Want Me To Do What?! | $2,310.00 | Kindergarten & First Grade Teachers |
| 2021 | Learning With Desk Pets | $279.87 | Susan Dunham & Michelle Lisle |
| 2021 | Good Mornings! Morning Choice Buckets in Upper Elementary | $800.00 | Alyssa Clifford & Beth Abrams |
| 2022 | Shh! It's a secret! Disguised Learning: Engaging students and boosting achievement | $924.55 | Alison Riley, Michelle Lisle, Susan Dunham |
| 2022 | Studio144: Collaboration Station | $429.11 | Susan Dunham, Michelle Lisle, Mikayla Mershon |
| 2022 | Hands, Hearts and Minds on Math | $525.08 | Amye Dunning |
| 2022 | Pretend Play: Representation Matters! | $654.25 | Michelle Lisle |
| 2022 | SEL and RIASEC Student Toolkit | $539.94 | Ashley Ray & Trish Oswald |
| 2022 | Seriously Great Series for Second Grade | $544.16 | Amye Dunning |
| 2022 | Missouri History through Thomas Hart Benton's Art | $267.53 | Erin Leeper |
| 2022 | Putting the Fun in Functional | $744.98 | Susan Dunham |
| 2022 | Battle of the Books Elementary Edition | $2,055.48 | Jodi Fischer, Wendy Hilbert, and Traci Mattis |
