Summit Lakes Middle School
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) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | Jack In A Box | $562.50 | Susie Zammar |
| 2001 | The Heart of Physical Education | $1,664.00 | Julie Ferguson |
| 2001 | Breakfast with Books | $720.00 | Zammar, Barnard, Hobbs, Sexton |
| 2001 | Digging Up the Past | $2,135.00 | Ashford, Buatte, Lindgren, Burger |
| 2002 | Leap Into English | $572.00 | Susie Zammar, Lori Buatte, Kirsten Lovelace and Greg Newport |
| 2003 | Authentic Literature in Foreign Language Classroom | $2,047.24 | David Beal, Cindy Vernon and Merita Hanes |
| 2004 | The Heart of Physical Education | $877.00 | Julie Ferguson |
| 2004 | Wheels In Motion | $720.00 | Julie Ferguson |
| 2005 | Cars that Run on Water! | $1,377.67 | Carol Dunn and LaVon Kimminau |
| 2005 | FalConstruction | $887.05 | Susie Zammar |
| 2006 | Reading Workshop Books | $1,044.73 | Juli Wingert |
| 2006 | Wheels In Motion | $720.00 | Julie Ferguson |
| 2006 | Great Ganges | $330.00 | Susie Z, Lori B, Greg N, Liz A and Shanel W |
| 2007 | Gizmos | $1,896.00 | Carol Dunn |
| 2007 | Podcasts and Blogs and Macs, Oh My! | $1,500.00 | Elizabeth Griffin & Whitney Morehead |
| 2008 | BOTS | $3,087.00 | Laura Jackson |
| 2008 | AnyBody Can! ABC's of Fitness. | $981.00 | Heather Crain |
| 2008 | Kaleidoscope of Learners | $507.00 | Ruth Dale |
| 2009 | African Clay Masks | $1,000.00 | Jewelee Lukowski |
| 2009 | Motivating Students Utilizing Sensory Integration in Classrooms | $276.33 | Christy Beavers |
| 2009 | Using Music in the Classroom | $1,154.65 | Alyssa Becho |
| 2009 | The Core of Fitness | $769.23 | Julie Ferguson |
| 2009 | Gamers - Games and Manipulatives Enhance Reading Skills | $564.90 | Susan Sexton |
| 2009 | Students Learning More Science Through Reading | $1,697.50 | Nicole Evert |
| 2010 | A "Kin" to Fitness | $660.55 | Tim Lewis |
| 2010 | African Clay Masks | $1,500.00 | Michelle Michaelson-Gard |
| 2010 | Kindle Readers in the Classroom | $1,000.00 | Sheri McCallum |
| 2011 | African Clay Masks | $1,500.00 | Jewelee Lukowski |
| 2011 | Crazy Traits | $862.40 | Niki Evert and Kristine Smith |
| 2012 | HANTIS: Inceasing Connections in the Brain! | $3,599.96 | Heather Crain |
| 2012 | African Clay Masks | $1,500.00 | Missy Michaelson-Gard |
| 2012 | Kindles in the Classroom | $600.00 | Sherri McCallum |
| 2013 | The Flipped Classroom | $1,511.56 | Ruth Dale and Sara Taylor |
| 2013 | Health Tech Connect | $3,418.00 | Heather Crain |
| 2013 | Playing to Learn in the Reading Lab | $214.82 | Susan Sexton |
| 2013 | Labs Light Up Learning! | $1,805.71 | Deanna Soukup |
| 2014 | Ride the Waves (Sound and Light) | $1,633.25 | Niki Evert |
| 2014 | Adding Technology | $6,912.00 | Scott Wilkinson |
| 2015 | Fitness for Life | $2,139.93 | Kelsi Galloway |
| 2015 | Enhancing Learning with Technology | $999.00 | Jewelee Lukowski |
| 2015 | Capturing the Thinking Process of Writing | $333.00 | Beth Groom |
| 2015 | The Piano Unit | $1,990.00 | Beth Files |
| 2016 | Digital Art Display (2) | $533.97 | Brian Freeborn |
| 2016 | Through the Learning Lens | $333.00 | Juli Wingert |
| 2016 | SMART Board Supports Student Success | $1,588.00 | Carolyn Hooper |
| 2016 | Creating Book Love | $815.16 | Elizabeth Griffin |
| 2016 | 360 Classroom | $1,779.94 | Ruth Dale |
| 2017 | SPRK Learning with Spheros! | $1,799.99 | Teri Curp |
| 2018 | 360˚ Classroom | $3,188.35 | Suzanne Patterson, Liz Jeffries, Sue Lamb, and Jon Huntley |
| 2018 | Encouraging Engagement Working Together | $597.00 | Brian Freeborn |
| 2018 | UkeCheckout! | $1,483.04 | Darla Nelson, Gail Rowland, Stephanie Holdmeyer |
| 2020 | Feedback At Our Fingertips! | $1,406.36 | Heather Crain |
| 2020 | Guitar Share Alliance | $3,500.00 | Holly Dahn and Courtney Williams |
| 2021 | Books About Me - Books for Deaf/Hard-of-Hearing Students | $521.71 | Krystal Wygas & Darla Nelson |
