Lee’s Summit High School
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | MTV Science | $500.00 | Becky Abbott |
| 1996 | Nationwide School Weather Network | $1,000.00 | Becky Abbott |
| 1998 | Dressing Up Literature | $631.00 | Lucile Hall & Tricia Hile |
| 1998 | Learning Tolerance with Technology | $1,180.46 | Duane Fleck |
| 1999 | Developing Algebriac & Geometric Reasoning Through The Use Of Technology | $1,852.82 | Carla Thomas |
| 1999 | Outdoor Classroom - Sculpture Garden | $500.00 | Lisa Schieszer |
| 1999 | Raku Firing | $970.00 | Nancy Nokes |
| 2000 | It's Not Your Mother's Nutrition Class | $876.24 | Brenda Dumler |
| 2000 | They Gave the Full Measure: A History of Conflict in the 20th Century | $1,319.00 | Fleck, Horn |
| 2000 | Reading Spanish With Comprehension | $2,112.00 | Rich Kanter |
| 2000 | Student News Bureau | $609.90 | Marc Russell |
| 2000 | Outdoor Classroom and Sculpture Garden | $550.00 | Lisa Schieszer |
| 2001 | "The Gamble" Learning Module: using drugs or alcohol during pregnancy | $858.00 | Vicki L. Powell |
| 2001 | Science-Cam | $1,967.57 | Garrett Lahey |
| 2001 | Be Cool! (A Conflict Video Training Program) | $599.00 | Clare Kapperman |
| 2002 | Visual Displays With "Shopper Stopper" Appeal | $1,642.00 | Kathy Leslie |
| 2004 | Pathways Day | $700.00 | Carleda Williams |
| 2004 | SyberShop | $455.00 | Tracy Bertoncin |
| 2005 | They Gave Full Measure, An Oral History of Conflict Today | $773.70 | Duane Fleck |
| 2005 | Weather Stations | $3,000.00 | Glenda Dowler |
| 2007 | Supporting Targeted Groups in Remedial Reading | $1,217.27 | Rochella Palmer and Diana McClain |
| 2008 | Differentiated Artist | $1,919.89 | Melissa Woody |
| 2008 | ACT Preparation Scholarships | $2,180.00 | John Faulkenberry |
| 2009 | Real World Reading | $310.20 | Gaye Sharp |
| 2009 | My Own Project Runway | $4,869.00 | Kathy Nash, Kathy Leslie, Brenda Dumler |
| 2010 | Integrating CPS Technology Into Communication Arts Instruction and Assessment | $2,002.20 | Vickie Metzler |
| 2012 | Using digital voice recorders to assess & improve speech accuracy, fluency & listening Comp | $781.80 | Rachel Reed |
| 2012 | Integrating CPS (Classroom Performance System) technology into Comm Arts | $2,020.00 | Kelli Wilson |
| 2012 | "Students Teaching Students" | $519.00 | Allison Black |
| 2013 | Culinary Team Equipment | $995.84 | Tracy Bertoncin |
| 2013 | Reading and the Common Core: Mastering Everyday Reading Skills | $539.00 | Duane Fleck |
| 2013 | Show Me the Progress | $539.00 | Michael Russell |
| 2013 | Zentangle | $318.60 | Abryana Wood |
| 2014 | One Year USA Test Prep Software | $2,700.00 | Jeff Meisenheimer |
| 2014 | Teaching/Learning with Virtual Technology | $1,794.00 | Stacey Moore |
| 2015 | Start with ProStart | $1,221.49 | Tracy Bertoncin |
| 2015 | Divine Design | $2,054.75 | Georgianne Huckfeldt |
| 2015 | Mastering Linguistic Competence | $671.35 | Rachel Benson |
| 2015 | Effective Questioning/Feedback | $333.00 | Carla Thomas |
| 2015 | Engaging: culture, communication, & comprehension | $2,250.00 | Kara Farren, Tina Bowling & Robin Villa |
| 2016 | 3-D Printer for Engineering and Beyond | $2,500.00 | Gina Eberle/Bob Sauer |
| 2016 | CHEM-HISTRY | $1,461.06 | Kristin Jackson |
| 2017 | Innovation Design Challenge! | $2,324.55 | Deanna Soukup & Allison Donahay |
| 2017 | Formative Assessment using a Document Camera | $333.00 | Ann Sharp |
| 2017 | Creative Design and Technology Digital Camera | $800.00 | Bob Sauer |
| 2017 | Technology in the Art Department | $814.82 | Olga Burwell, Angela Hays, Melissa Woody, Manning Williams |
| 2018 | Movement That Allows Formative Assessments | $1,327.95 | Carla Thomas |
| 2018 | Extended School Year Life Skills Learning | $762.32 | Rachl Aguirre |
| 2019 | Virtual Reality: Passive to Immersive Classroom | $2,904.00 | Gina Eberle |
| 2019 | Speed Dating and Board Meetings: Making Physics Learning Visible | $1,050.00 | Kelsey Pierson |
| 2019 | Life Skills Cooking | $800.00 | Kevin White |
| 2019 | Increased Student Engagement & Achievement | $1,766.00 | Melissa Warden |
| 2019 | Wireless Teaching | $923.00 | Stacy Allison |
| 2019 | Bringing Languages to LSR7 | $5,156.25 | Robin Villa |
| 2020 | Teachers in Clean Trucks | $600.00 | Kay Kelly |
| 2020 | Curating the Creativity of Students | $850.00 | Jessica Cordonier |
| 2020 | Driving towards Careers in Computer Science | $1,600.00 | Deanna Soukup and Peter McDavitt |
| 2020 | Bringing a World of Languages to LSR7 | $7,200.00 | Kim Baer, Hannah Brizuela, Deborah Parker, Nicole Morris, Kara Farren, Meghan Forbes, Lynn Littell, Dakota Wallace, Caitlin McKinney, Anja Canow, Bess Hayles |
| 2021 | Building Work skills through Workboxes | $865.00 | Kay Kelly & Jeff Troy |
| 2021 | Bringing Authentic Language into the Classroom | $5,922.00 | Aaron Layendecker |
| 2022 | Shaping the Future | $3,078.00 | Justin Sharp |
| 2022 | Building Workskills through Workboxes | $3,925.00 | Jeff Troy & Kay Kelly |
| 2022 | Car Wash | $2,547.87 | Sally Sabata |
| 2022 | E-Book for Chinese learners | $2,399.40 | Liang May Lee |
