R-7 Board of Education 301 N.E. Tudor Road Lee’s Summit, MO 64086 816-986-1000 PRSRT STD U.S. POSTAGE PAID Lee’s Summit, MO 64063 Permit Number 71 ECRWSS Postal Customer INSIDE R-7 ACT scores are well above state and national average | 4 Board of Education recognized by state organization | 4 Amy Krinke is finalist for Missouri Teacher of the Year | 5 Let’s Talk! launches to enhance communications | 6 R-7 schools continue to benefit from April no-tax-increase bond issue From the superintendent David McGehee COMMENTARY Dr. David McGehee is Lee’s Summit R-7 School District super- intendent and a Lee’s Summit resident A ‘game-changing’ and exciting school year MCGEHEE | page 14 Through the R-7 School District’s new Connect2Learn program, each student from kindergarten through 12th grade received his or her own Google Chromebook this fall. High-school students received their digital devices in early August, and middle-school students during the first week of school. Elementary school distribution followed with more than 17,500 R-7 students receiving Chromebooks by Aug. 26. “The Chromebook rollout supports our district’s priorities and is an important step toward further developing engaged learners and meeting the district’s mission -- We prepare each student for success in life,” said Dr. Kevin Daniel, R-7 associate superintendent instruction and leadership. Through Connect2Learn, students have access to this Connect2Learn helps LS R-7 meet the needs of each student Our Schools Lee’s Summit R-7 School District’s Community Newspaper Proudly presented by the SEPTEMBER 2015 Thanks to Lee’s Summit R-7 voter approval of an April bond issue, each school is receiving facility improvements during summer 2015 and summer 2016. By mid-August, approximately $8 million in school improvements had been completed throughout the school district. School improvements funded through the issue are in the areas of classroom instruction, safety and security, health and wellness, ADA access renovations and special education as well as maintenance projects designed to protect the district’s investment in its schools. Also included are playground safety upgrades for all elementary schools’ soft play areas and replacement of deteriorated play equipment. Work on the majority of the eight elementary playgrounds planned for summer 2015 was complete by the start of school, and it is anticipated that all of these improvements will be finished during September 2015. Examples of maintenance projects at schools are flooring, carpet, ceilings, painting, roofing, paving, mechanical, doors, windows, The 2015-16 year promises to be a “game changing” time in the life of the R-7 School District, and I am especially enthusiastic about the advancements we are making in teaching and learning and the capital improvements at our school facilities. Connect2Learn one-to-one Chromebooks The Connect2Learn program has resulted in more than 17,500 students receiving Google Chromebooks for learning this year. We are hearing positive reviews from students, parents and educators about the enthusiasm BOND ISSUE | page 18 CONNECT2LEARN | page 16 $40 million issue includes improvements at each school, construction of new Summit Tech / Missouri Innovation Campus All students received Chromebooks to use at school and at home by Aug. 26 High school students received their Chrome- books Aug. 5 and 6 at registration.
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R-7 Board of Education
301 N.E. Tudor RoadLee’s Summit, MO 64086816-986-1000
PRSRT STDU.S. POSTAGE PAID
Lee’s Summit, MO 64063Permit Number 71
ECRWSS Postal Customer
INSIDE! R-7 ACT scores are well above state and national average | 4
! Board of Education recognized by state organization | 4
! Amy Krinke is E nalist for Missouri Teacher of the Year | 5
! Let’s Talk! launches to enhance communications | 6
R-7 schools continue to benefit from April no-tax-increase bond issue From the superintendent
David McGehee
CO
MM
EN
TA
RY Dr. David
McGehee is
Lee’s Summit
R-7 School
District super-
intendent and
a Lee’s Summit
resident
A ‘game-changing’
and exciting
school year
MCGEHEE | page 14
Through the R-7 School District’s new Connect2Learn
program, each student from kindergarten through 12th
grade received his or her own Google Chromebook this fall.
High-school students received their digital devices in early
August, and middle-school students during the fi rst week of
school. Elementary school distribution followed with more
than 17,500 R-7 students receiving Chromebooks by Aug.
26.
“The Chromebook rollout supports our district’s priorities
and is an important step toward further developing engaged
learners and meeting the district’s mission -- We prepare
each student for success in life,” said Dr. Kevin Daniel, R-7
associate superintendent instruction and leadership.
Through Connect2Learn, students have access to this
Connect2Learn helps LS R-7 meet the needs of each student
Our SchoolsLee’s Summit R-7 School District’s Community Newspaper
Proudly presented by the SEPTEMBER 2015
Thanks to Lee’s Summit R-7 voter approval of an April bond
issue, each school is receiving facility improvements during summer
2015 and summer 2016. By mid-August, approximately $8 million
in school improvements had been completed throughout the school
district.
School improvements funded through the issue are in the
areas of classroom instruction, safety and security, health and
wellness, ADA access renovations and special education as well as
maintenance projects designed to protect the district’s investment
in its schools. Also included are playground safety upgrades for all
elementary schools’ soft play areas and replacement of deteriorated
play equipment. Work on the majority of the eight elementary
playgrounds planned for summer 2015 was complete by the start of
school, and it is anticipated that all of these improvements will be
fi nished during September 2015.
Examples of maintenance projects at schools are fl ooring, carpet,
$40 million issue includes improvements at each school, construction of new
Summit Tech / Missouri Innovation Campus
All students received Chromebooks to use at school and at home by Aug. 26
High school students received their Chrome-
books Aug. 5 and 6 at registration.
Students benefit from events designed to help
them make successful transition to new year
Thousands of Lee’s Summit R-7
students had the opportunity to
participate in special activities designed
to help students make a successful
transition into the new school year.
Students beginning seventh grade and
ninth grade participated in Transition
Days, held Aug. 17, two days before the
fi rst day of school on Aug. 19.
Elementary Meet Your Teacher Night
provided all elementary students with
the opportunity to visit their schools, and
it was also held Aug. 17. Students and
their families visit their new classrooms,
meet their teachers for 2015-16 and tour
the school.
During Transition Days for seventh-
and ninth-graders, students ride the bus
to school, go through their regular school
day, eat lunch in the school cafeteria and
participate in special transition activities.
Activities include Elementary Meet Your Teacher and Transition Days for seventh and ninth grades
Upper classmen talk to new freshmen at Lee’s Summit
High School during a Club Rush event.
Underwood Elementary’s Meet Your Teacher
included time for food and fellowship.
Students get to know their homeroom classmates
during activities at Summit Lakes Middle School.
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R-7 ACT college-entrance exams are well above state and national averages
Board of Education receives Missouri Outstanding Boards of Education Award
Lee’s Summit R-7 School District
students taking the ACT college-entrance
test scored well above state and national
averages, according to results recently
released from the 2014-15 school year.
R-7 students averaged a 23.3 on the
composite score, compared to 21.7 for
the Missouri average and 21 for the
national average.
“We were pleased with our students’
scores which were well above the state
average in all areas tested and at each
of our three high schools,” said Dr.
David McGehee, R-7 superintendent.
“In addition, we had an excellent
participation rate at each school with a
high percentage of 2015 graduates taking
the ACT test.”
A total of 986 Lee’s Summit R-7
students took the ACT test during the
previous school year. This is 76 percent
of the 2015 graduating class of all three
R-7 high schools combined. Lee’s
Summit High School, Lee’s Summit
North High School and Lee’s Summit
West High School graduated a total of
1,295 students in May 2015.
Lee’s Summit R-7 School District
students also scored above the state and
national averages in all four specifi c
subjects tested – English, mathematics,
reading and science.
The ACT is America’s most widely
accepted college entrance exam. It
assesses high school students’ general
educational development and their
ability to complete college-level work.
The multiple-choice tests cover four skill
areas: English, mathematics, reading and
science. The writing test measures skill
in planning and writing a short essay.
The Lee’s Summit R-7 School District received the 2015
Missouri Outstanding Boards of Education Award from the
Missouri School Boards of Education Assocation. The R-7
School District received the award in the area of fi nancial
resources at a June 13 MSBA Leadership Summit.
The local Board of Education was among 14 school
boards from among Missouri’s more than 500 school
districts receiving this recognition in various categories.
Lee’s Summit R-7 was one of two school districts in
the state that were recognized in the fi nancial resources
category.
To qualify for the Outstanding Boards of Education
Award, school districts were required to submit a
comprehensive application. The fi nancial resources
category focused on fi ve areas:
• A transparent budget process that includes community
and staff participation.
• Alignment of the district’s budget with its
Comprehensive School Improvement Plan (strategic plan)
goals and objectives as well as effective measurement of
these goals and objectives.
• Outstanding management of district resources,
including cost-effectiveness, progress and results as well as
ongoing improvement.
• Financial accountability demonstrated by accuracy
of standard account practices, auditing procedures and
fi nancial reporting.
• Financial review and stability, including evidence of
periodic review and evaluation of the effectiveness of
practices that impact schools and students.
Board of Education members are (front row, from left) Adam Rutherford, Bob White, Vice
President Chris Storms, Bill Baird, (back row, from left) Julie Doane, President Terri Har-
mon, Phyllis Balagna and Dr. David McGehee, superintendent.
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Amy Krinke named finalist for
Missouri Teacher of the Year
Amy Krinke, Lee’s Summit West High
School director of choirs and R-7 2015-
16 Teacher of the Year, was named one
six fi nalists for Missouri Teacher of the
Year on Aug. 25. She participated in an
interview with a state selection committee
in mid September with the state’s Teacher
of the Year being named later that month.
Mrs. Krinke was named R-7 Teacher
of the Year last spring at a community-
wide reception, sponsored by the school
district and the Lee’s Summit Chamber
of Commerce. She was selected as
the district’s Teacher of the Year by a
committee composed of R-7 staff and
representatives from the Chamber of
Commerce and the community.
At the school district’s All-District
Convocation, held Aug. 13, Mrs. Krinke
was a featured speaker, sharing an
inspirational message with employees
from throughout Lee’s Summit R-7.
Mrs. Krinke has been an educator for 16
years, including seven years with the R-7
School District. Mrs. Krinke has refi ned
the music literacy program for each choir
class at LSWHS to develop fundamental
music literacy skills through daily
sight-singing and audiation. Her choirs
have performed nationally including in
Chicago, New York and Washington, D.C.
“I believe deeply in the value of music
as a tool for self-expression and personal
growth. I want my students to feel and
understand the inspirational sources of the
music as well as give them the technical
foundations to bring music to life for
themselves and for others. I strive to show
students how to draw parallels between
music, their life experiences and their
prior learning,” said Mrs. Krinke.
In nomination forms, Mrs. Krinke was
praised for her caring attitude towards her
students and for assisting them to enhance
their musical knowledge.
“Mrs. Krinke’s love for her students is
obvious to all around her. She expresses
this love through her caring, positivity,
enthusiasm and through a great deal of
hard work. She holds her students to
high standards, but ensures that they hold
her to high standards as well, and she
continuously works to develop her skills
as a teacher and mentor.”
LSWHS music teacher named R-7 Teacher of the Year in April
Amy Krinke
September 2015 Page 5
Phyllis BalagnaOwner/Director/Choreographer
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Our Schools
Regular Board of Education meetings are held on the third Thursday of each
month at 7 p.m. at the Stansberry Leadership Center, 301 N.E. Tudor Road.
Info line: 816-986-1001. Web address: www.lsr7.org
MISSION STATEMENT
We prepare each student for success in life.
VISION STATEMENT
Lee’s Summit R-7 is an exemplary school district, graduating students who are college and career ready with the competitive advantage necessary to be successful. Lee’s Summit R-7 refl ects a culture of respect and acceptance.
Collaboration is an expectation that fosters mutual understanding and a focus on student achievement and staff develop-ment. Lee’s Summit R-7 encourages innovation and creativity, recognizing student learning as our fundamental purpose.
The use of electronic cigarettes
(e-cigarettes) has risen rapidly among
all age groups over the past several
years. E-cigarettes have been touted as a
healthier alternative to traditional tobacco
products, and also as a smoking cessation
tool for those who want to quit. However,
emerging data suggests that the increasing
use of e-cigarettes may pose a serious
public health risk, especially where kids
are concerned.
E-cigarettes are battery-powered devices
that aerosolize a liquid mixture of nicotine,
fl avorings and other additives. There is
little regulation over the production of
e-cigarettes, and independent studies have
shown wide variation in the components
of the nicotine mixtures.
Although e-cigarettes have been
promoted as an effective nicotine
replacement tool for those who are trying
to quit smoking, statistics among the
country’s youth show that kids who have
never smoked are increasingly likely to
take up vaping (smoking e-cigarettes).
According to the Centers for Disease
Control (CDC), current use of e-cigarettes
among high school students increased
from 4.5 percent in 2013 to 13.4 percent
in 2014.
Nicotine in any form can be harmful
to the developing adolescent brain. CDC
Director Tom Frieden, M.D., M.P.H,
states, “Adolescence is a critical time for
brain development. Nicotine exposure at a
young age may cause lasting harm to brain
development, promote addiction, and lead
to sustained tobacco use.”
E-cigarettes: healthy alternative or harmful habit?
This article is provided by the District Student Health and Wellness Committee. If you have a specifi c topic or question
you would like to see addressed, please email Karna Stuchlik, R-7 wellness coordinator, at [email protected].
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