Richardson 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) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | Literature Activities for Speech & Lang. | $246.10 | Julie Lindstrom |
| 1997 | Love & Logic Express | $674.00 | William Briggs, Lori Carson, Leslie Hochsprung |
| 1998 | Talk to Me With the Speech Viewer III | $913.00 | Julie Lindstrom |
| 1999 | Talk To me With the SpeechViewer III-Part 2 | $1,150.00 | Julie Lindstrom |
| 1999 | Picture This In Kindergarten | $499.00 | Crysti Hearod |
| 2000 | Using and Seeing Technology | $1,413.69 | Terri Beard |
| 2001 | Web Folios | $939.96 | Bell and Jensen |
| 2002 | TechnoTalking with Speechviewer 3 | $1,187.19 | Barbara Noble |
| 2003 | Leaping Learners | $1,185.84 | Jennifer Graham |
| 2004 | Cupstacking | $478.63 | Kelsi Galloway |
| 2005 | Talk It Up With Technology | $628.05 | Julie Lindstrom |
| 2006 | Listen and Learn Phonics Activity Program | $171.35 | Michelle Stone |
| 2007 | Talk It Up With Technology II | $350.00 | Julie Lindstrom |
| 2008 | Making Math Meaningful | $615.68 | Abbie Maring & Andrea Schumacher |
| 2008 | Music "a la Carte" | $483.41 | Susan Ratigan & Angie Thurmond |
| 2012 | BOOKS-The Breakfast of Champions | $2,268.00 | Sara Benke, Sarah Eckert, Julie Kirkpatrick, Kerri Draper |
| 2013 | Spice Up Therapy with Speech and Language Apps! | $250.00 | Julie Lindstrom |
| 2013 | BOOKS-The Breakfast of Champions Too | $2,108.40 | Sara Benke, Sarah Eckert, Julie Kirkpatrick, Kerri Draper |
| 2014 | Bow-Rights for Elementary Strings | $225.00 | David Tourtellot |
| 2015 | We Learn Best Together | $1,226.76 | Julie Kirkpatrick, Amy Root, Julie James, Whitney Thompson, Terri Caby |
| 2015 | Bow-Hold Buddies for Elementary Orchestra | $1,009.72 | David Tourtellot |
| 2016 | Snark Tuners for Elementary Orchestra | $679.15 | David Tourtellot |
| 2017 | Character Trait Chat and Chew | $432.59 | Abbie Elam |
| 2017 | Social Skills Curriculum for K-6 Students | $415.00 | Julie Lindstrom & Casey Blakemore |
| 2019 | Inspired Inquiry Powered by Passion | $1,414.91 | Kelsie Vaughn, Krista Cantrell, Amber Harris, Anne Mathews |
| 2020 | I See Me in Books | $3,177.56 | Wendy Hilbert and Lisa Detig |
| 2020 | We Can Read & Learn Together | $1,500.00 | Krista Cantrell, Amber Harris, Kelsie Vaughn |
| 2021 | Creating Future Ready Artists | $2,200.00 | Heather Olson |
| 2021 | Celebrate Good Times, Teach On! | $929.86 | Jazz Rucker |
| 2021 | "D.R.U.M. Discipline, Respect, and Unity through Music" | $4,189.32 | Jazz Rucker |
| 2022 | Cracking the Reading Code | $1,104.22 | Liz Punzo |
| 2022 | Books That Talk! | $1,173.75 | Liz Punzo |
| 2022 | Belonging and Culturally Connecting | $912.00 | Carman Hernandez & Julie Coram |
