Lee's Summit R-VII School District
School district in Missouri, United States
The Lee's Summit R-7 School District is a school district located in Missouri and in the Kansas City metropolitan area.
The district is mostly in Jackson County. There, it has large segments of Lee's Summit and Kansas City, as well as the entirety of Lake Lotawana and Unity Village, the majorities of Greenwood and Tarsney Lakes, as well as small portions of Blue Springs and Pleasant Hill. A portion of the district is in Cass County; there, it includes a large segment of Lake Winnebago, a piece of that county's part of Greenwood, and a small piece of Lee's Summit. The district serves an area of approximately 117 square miles (300 km2) and has an enrollment of close to 18,000.
Schools
There are 29 schools in the district, including:
Elementary
Great Beginnings Early Education Center
Cedar Creek Elementary School
Greenwood Elementary School
Hawthorn Hill Elementary School
Hazel Grove Elementary School
Highland Park Elementary School
Lee's Summit Elementary School
Longview Farm Elementary School
Mason Elementary School
Meadow Lane Elementary School
Pleasant Lea Elementary School
Prairie View Elementary School
Richardson Elementary School
Summit Pointe Elementary School
Sunset Valley Elementary School
Trailridge Elementary School
Underwood Elementary School
Westview Elementary School
Woodland Elementary School
Middle Schools
Bernard C. Campbell Middle School
East Trails Middle School
Pleasant Lea Middle School
Summit Lakes Middle School
High Schools
Lee's Summit High School
Lee's Summit North High School
Lee's Summit West High School
Summit Ridge Academy
Summit Technology Academy
Miller Park Center
Superintendent
David Buck is the superintendent. He began serving as the district's superintendent on July 1, 2020. Previously Emily Miller served as the district's interim superintendent.
Dennis L. Carpenter served as superintendent of the District from July 1, 2017, to July 23, 2019. He resigned amid racial-equity policy disagreements between himself and entities in the Lee's Summit community.
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