It might be easy to miss, but the Lee’s Summit R-7 School District is changing. English Language Development Coordinator Melisha Otero is in her sixth year with the district. In that time, she’s seen ...

Lee’s Summit High School students plant vegetable plants in their high school garden bed. Provided by Lee’s Summit High School Each spring, volunteer teams venture out on local prize patrols, armed ...

Within the next few months, a major construction project in the Lee’s Summit R-7 School District will begin to take shape. The 17,000-student district will break ground in the winter on a new school ...

Inclusion doesn’t need to be a high-minded concept. Sometimes, it’s as simple as playing together, as Lee's Summit R-7 School's Choose to Include event proves. I toured the White House to see Melania ...

The Lee's Summit R-7 School District alerted families that a firearm was discovered at one of its school campuses on Tuesday. David Buck, superintendent, said in a letter to families and staff that a ...

The growth in the number of students learning English is one of several ways the district is becoming more diverse. It might be easy to miss, but the Lee’s Summit R-7 School District is changing.