Highland Park 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 | Projects | Amount | Teacher(s) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | Music in Education Keyboard Lab | $1,500.00 | Greg Foreman | |
| 1998 | Now You See It Even Better! | $1,303.17 | Carol Dunn & Shayla Winslow | |
| 1998 | Thinkin' Things | $643.93 | Shayla Winslow & Carol Dunn | |
| 1999 | Show Me The Word | $1,068.51 | Carol Dunn | |
| 2000 | Sixercise: Blood to the Brain | $669.97 | Sandra McGraw | |
| 2001 | A Collaborative Effort: Raising Student Abilities | $1,317.80 | Katherine Knabe | |
| 2002 | Leap Into English | $301.00 | Vicki Greathouse | |
| 2002 | Promoting Success Through Sensory Input | $919.74 | Janelle Pugh | |
| 2003 | Leap Into English II | $259.90 | Vicki Greathouse | |
| 2003 | Preparing Future Community Members for Successful Adults in the Kitchen | $614.34 | Kelly Tebbenkamp and Janelle Pugh | |
| 2003 | Reading Beyond Books | $809.00 | Katheryn Burger | |
| 2003 | Science Centers for Discovery Learning | $675.00 | Angie Trumble | |
| 2005 | Encouraging Development Through Leisure Swimming Opportunities in Our Community | $888.00 | Kelly Lee and Janelle Pugh | |
| 2005 | Camp Read-A-Lot | $400.00 | Pam Scott | |
| 2005 | Reading Beyond Books | $364.50 | Nancy Monaghan | |
| 2006 | Parent Homework Dictionaries | $1,172.30 | Christine Renault | |
| 2006 | Becoming a Productive Citizen in Society through Economic Awareness | $1,386.00 | Janelle Pugh and Marcy Hatfield | |
| 2007 | Guided Reading??? Why Not Guided Math | $725.73 | Nancy Monaghan | |
| 2008 | Have You Lost Your Marbles? | $617.34 | Janice Gardner | |
| 2008 | Multisensory Handwriting | $750.00 | Marcy Hatfield | |
| 2008 | Books in their Hands - Confidence in their Heads | $1,255.00 | Karen Gallick & Rebecca Earley | |
| 2008 | Adopt-An-Author | $450.00 | Pam Scott | |
| 2009 | Fantastic ELL Resources | $1,167.41 | Ginger Wood | |
| 2009 | Hot Dots Reading Comprehension | $612.59 | Joni Kennedy | |
| 2009 | First Lego League Robotics | $699.00 | Donna Everett | |
| 2011 | Lights, Camera, Confer! | $338.50 | Krista Tucker | |
| 2011 | Mobile Effective Teaching and Learning Using a Wireless Slate | $360.00 | Angie Dubbert | |
| 2011 | Fluency + Comprehension = Great Readers | $278.53 | Alyson Fortney | |
| 2011 | WeTube 4U | $2,013.52 | Donna Everett | |
| 2012 | Listen, Learn, and Grow | $412.25 | Krista Tucker | |
| 2013 | Fast Fact Club | $568.88 | Laura Turner | |
| 2013 | Cave Spelunkers! | $2,000.00 | Barbara Noble, Donna Everett, Jenny Reidlinger | |
| 2014 | Kindergarten Math=Much More Than Counting! | $156.18 | Krista Tucker | |
| 2014 | 1, 2, 3. Now They ALL Can See | $135.86 | Krista Tucker | |
| 2015 | Segment and Write Boards for Kindergarten | $470.40 | Krista Tucker | |
| 2015 | 6 Trait Writing Crate for Kindergarten | $265.00 | Krista Tucker | |
| 2016 | Science Sleuths | $499.00 | Maggie Miller | |
| 2016 | Do You See What I See? | $334.68 | Sue Selby, Cassie Magers, Emily Vaccaro | |
| 2016 | Building,Designing,Creating & Programming in Makerspaces | $3,904.94 | Michelle Overbeck & Erin Simons | |
| 2016 | Parent Support for Emergent Readers | $1,344.00 | Lisa Black | |
| 2017 | Social Skills Picture Books for Kindergarten | $368.39 | Krista Tucker | |
| 2017 | Getting to the Core: Roller Coaster Physics | $194.99 | Donna Everett | |
| 2018 | Making Magnetic Connections with Reading | $1,200.00 | Jackie Robertson | |
| 2018 | Think, Create, Solve, CODE! | $2,215.92 | Michelle Overbeck and Erin Simons | |
| 2019 | Decodable Texts | $1,240.35 | Lisa Black | |
| 2020 | Drum Fit! Move Your Body to the Beat! | $2,113.05 | Melissa Davis and Kris Hood | |
| 2021 | Decodable Books | $2,833.95 | Diane Mahoney |
