Lee's Summit R-VII School District

The Lee's Summit R-VII School District is a school district that serves parts of Lee's Summit, Kansas City, Missouri, rural eastern Jackson County and the entirety of Unity Village, Greenwood, Lake Winnebago , and Lake Lotawana in the State of Missouri. The district serves an area of approximately 117 square miles (300 km²) and has an enrollment of over 16,000.

Awards and facts

The Tony L. Stansberry Leadership Center serves as the district's administrative offices and opened in July 2007. Funded by a 2006 no-tax-increase bond issue, the facility is named after Dr. Stansberry, who served as the R-7 School District superintendent from 1996 through 2006. The building is located adjacent to Lee's Summit North High School.

The Lee’s Summit R-7 School District’s website was recently awarded Missouri’s top award for school websites. The website won an Award of Excellence, or first-place award, from the Missouri School Public Relations Associations Excellence In Communications Awards Program. The website received a perfect rating (30 out of 30 points) from all of the judges. It was praised for its use of graphics, ease of navigation, virtual tour, well-organized information and inviting appearance.

A $32 million bond passed in April 2006 funding many upgrades and additions for the district including a new elementary school to be located at Route 150 and Horridge Road.

The following is a list from the district's website of awards and accreditations:

One of eight districts in the state to earn the Missouri's Distinction in Performance Award, with a perfect score each year for the last five years
Designated a Gold Medal school district by Expansion Management magazine as part of the publication's 14th annual Education Quotient issue. To be ranked in the Gold Medal category, a school district must rank in the top 16 percent of all districts nationally. This is the magazine's highest award.
Received the "What Parents Want" Award from SchoolMatch, an independent nationwide school selection service. This award goes to just 14 percent of the nation's school districts.
The LSR7 Technology Integration site has been listed as a favorite link by School Administrator and Classroom Connect, receiving over 12,000 hits a month from all over the world
All three high schools offer both the International Baccalaureate and Advanced Placement programs for advanced studies, as well as the state-funded A+ program for reimbursements at Missouri community colleges, vocational/technical institutions and some 4-year colleges.
Nine R-7 seniors were named National Merit Scholarship finalists in spring 2006.
The class of 2005 was offered $5.9 million in college scholarships for the next four years.

There are 24 schools in the district, including:

Elementary

Middle Schools

High Schools