Lee’s Summit 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 Grants
| Year | Project | Amount | Teacher(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | Project: FOSSIL | $558.90 | Maria Russo |
| 1997 | Fit For Life | $703.78 | Paula Hochstedler |
| 1998 | Strategic Teaching | $899.59 | Judi Gehrke |
| 1999 | Project: MICRO-scope | $554.51 | Maria Russo, Pam Wining |
| 2002 | Literacy Launch - An Adaptation of Reading Recovery | $1,557.75 | Judi Gehrke |
| 2004 | The Voice of COUGAR KIDS! | $526.67 | Alison Smith |
| 2005 | Reading, Writing and Whispering | $208.90 | Susan Clabaugh |
| 2005 | Active Math | $271.36 | Kristen Merrell |
| 2005 | The Great Minds Book Club | $154.99 | Kelly Eames |
| 2006 | Get the Dirt | $110.60 | Kelly Eames |
| 2006 | One Bound Book | $205.16 | Kelly Eames |
| 2006 | Math Matters | $886.00 | Kristen Merrell |
| 2006 | Social-Tech | $309.88 | Tonya Hall |
| 2006 | Cranium Crackers - Teaching Math Through Games | $745.23 | Julie Kubiak |
| 2007 | All Aboard | $99.00 | Kristen Merrell |
| 2007 | A Pen-Pal Project | $144.00 | Kelly Eames |
| 2007 | Alpha Biographies | $257.76 | Kelly Eames |
| 2007 | Guided Reading with Mark Twain | $150.00 | Kelly Eames |
| 2007 | At the Center of Reading Comprehension | $859.00 | Julie Hogle |
| 2007 | The Goldilock's Project - Getting it Just Right | $602.35 | Kristen Merrell |
| 2007 | Student Assistance Team Project | $837.68 | Susan Clabaugh |
| 2007 | Jump Into Action | $805.00 | Jessica Tymann |
| 2007 | Junior Great Books Captivate Young Minds | $1,274.96 | Cheryl McLaughlin |
| 2008 | The Skies the Limit | $1,789.95 | Cheryl McLaughlin |
| 2008 | The Boys' Breakfast Book Club | $311.60 | Kelly Eames |
| 2008 | Give Math a Hand | $1,156.84 | Susan Clabaugh |
| 2008 | Success is in the Bag | $506.01 | Kristen Merrell |
| 2008 | Integrating Literature with Math | $968.42 | Kara Dale |
| 2008 | In the Center of it All | $740.72 | Kristen Merrell |
| 2008 | Read Naturally | $1,391.50 | Nancy Joseph |
| 2008 | Book of the Month | $1,260.00 | Kelly Eames |
| 2008 | Elmo's World | $789.00 | Kristen Merrell |
| 2009 | An Author's Colony | $162.88 | Kelly Eames |
| 2009 | Story SacksStory Sacks | $291.56 | Kristen Merrell |
| 2009 | Book of the Month | $636.00 | Nancy Joseph |
| 2009 | Great Authors - An InDepth Study | $260.00 | Kelly Eames |
| 2009 | The Bookworm Project | $165.13 | Kristen Merrell |
| 2009 | The Boys' Breakfast Book Club | $184.25 | Kelly Eames |
| 2009 | Down by the Station | $497.81 | Kristen Merrell |
| 2009 | American History in Readers Workshop | $228.00 | Cheri Beall |
| 2010 | Science Takes "Center" Stage | $492.03 | Kristen Merrell |
| 2010 | Bringing Math to Life Through Literacy | $143.28 | Julie Hogle |
| 2010 | Science Matters | $290.55 | Cheri Beall |
| 2010 | Basketball and Books | $381.93 | Kelly Eames |
| 2010 | Spiders, Tigers and Bats, Oh My! | $351.20 | Kristen Merrell |
| 2010 | Boys Breakfast Book Club | $175.35 | Kelly Eames |
| 2010 | Decoding Words with a Little Animal Help | $205.48 | Julie Hogle |
| 2010 | Book of the Month - A Schoolwide Program Embracing Non Fiction | $728.00 | Barb Storey |
| 2011 | Science Fair "To Go" | $194.40 | Kelly Eames |
| 2011 | Fit Bodies and Fit Minds: A Homework Club that Moves! | $182.97 | Kelly Eames |
| 2011 | Meaningful Math | $208.61 | Paula Brooks |
| 2011 | Digital Storytelling + Ipad = I Love Writing | $5,688.95 | Nancy Monaghan |
| 2012 | Lights, Camera, Action! | $2,240.00 | Cheryl McLaughlin |
| 2012 | Down by the Station! | $1,278.69 | Nicole Dawson |
| 2012 | BOOKS-The Breakfast of Champions | $2,268.00 | Sara Benke, Sarah Eckert, Julie Kirkpatrick, Kerri Draper |
| 2013 | Sneak into School with Success | $448.50 | Nicole Dawson |
| 2013 | BOOKS-The Breakfast of Champions Too | $2,108.40 | Sara Benke, Sarah Eckert, Julie Kirkpatrick, Kerri Draper |
| 2014 | Engineering, Invention and Discovery | $1,965.00 | Cheryl McLaughlin |
| 2014 | Bow-Rights for Elementary Strings | $225.00 | David Tourtellot |
| 2015 | Published and Proud | $278.60 | Kelly Eames |
| 2015 | Reading and the Cinema | $235.00 | Kelly Eames |
| 2015 | GEMS(Girls Excelling in Math & Science) | $345.90 | Cheri Beall |
| 2015 | Young Mathematicians at Work | $450.00 | Cheri Beall |
| 2015 | Bow-Hold Buddies for Elementary Orchestra | $1,009.72 | David Tourtellot |
| 2016 | Can You Hear Me Now? | $1,464.00 | Sarah Eckert |
| 2016 | Snark Tuners for Elementary Orchestra | $679.15 | David Tourtellot |
| 2017 | Kindergartner Today..Engineer Tomorrow | $446.30 | Sherryl Gerke |
| 2018 | Breakout the 4C's | $550.00 | Wendy Hilbert |
| 2018 | FIRST Lego League Elementary Robotics Team | $1,050.00 | Jennifer Rokos |
| 2019 | An Exercise in 3D Human Coding! | $2,628.85 | Wendy Hilbert and Jason Koivuniemi-Berg |
| 2020 | SIPPS for Intervention | $2,808.00 | Andromeda Night |
| 2022 | Epic! Unlimited Subscription | $959.88 | Josh Bass |
