Westview Elementary
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 | Teaching Science with the Yo-Yo | $108.00 | Annette Hammer |
| 2001 | Story Time at School | $625.00 | Elizabeth Smith |
| 2005 | What's Your "Brief” About Research? | $757.65 | Jennifer Day |
| 2006 | Cranium Crackers - Teaching Math Through Games | $745.23 | Julie Kubiak |
| 2007 | Get in the Zone! | $2,143.60 | Jeremy Witzke |
| 2008 | On the Move | $575.02 | Linda Beebe-Boring |
| 2009 | First Lego League Robotics | $699.00 | Donna Everett |
| 2010 | Take Home Reading Program | $356.78 | Marcia Deml |
| 2010 | Helping Students Affirm a Sense of cultural Identity | $655.50 | Karin Evans |
| 2011 | Making Math Fun | $795.64 | Allison Hoffman |
| 2011 | Kindling a Love of Reading | $984.07 | Sara Benke |
| 2012 | BOOKS-The Breakfast of Champions | $2,268.00 | Sara Benke, Sarah Eckert, Julie Kirkpatrick, Kerri Draper |
| 2013 | BOOKS-The Breakfast of Champions Too | $2,108.40 | Sara Benke, Sarah Eckert, Julie Kirkpatrick, Kerri Draper |
| 2014 | Practice Makes Permanent | $4,860.00 | Angie Wishne, Lois Merle and Roz Dwyer |
| 2014 | Lend Me Your Ear | $1,675.00 | Sara Benke |
| 2014 | News Crew | $1,218.99 | Mark Messner |
| 2015 | Math in Balance | $531.69 | Susan Phillips |
| 2015 | News Crew | $1,399.00 | Mark Messner |
| 2016 | Enlightening Education | $505.90 | Tiffany Johnson/Darci Willis |
| 2016 | Collaboration Stations | $919.96 | Mark Messner/Allison Hoffman |
| 2016 | Read Naturally Instructional Materials | $935.00 | Wendy Reeve |
| 2016 | Building,Designing,Creating & Programming in Makerspaces | $3,904.94 | Michelle Overbeck/Erin Simons |
| 2017 | Robot Time | $655.34 | Mindy Rison |
| 2017 | News Crew | $199.99 | Mark Messner |
| 2018 | Think, Create, Solve…CODE! | $2,215.92 | Michelle Overbeck and Erin Simons |
| 2018 | Sensory Success for Little Learners | $571.29 | Amy Hachinsky and Tiffany Johnson |
| 2020 | Science in Action: Here We Go! | $488.79 | Tara Rucker |
| 2020 | Ready! Set! Read! | $661.72 | Tara Rucker |
| 2021 | Celebrate Good Times, Teach On! | $827.77 | Tara Rucker |
| 2021 | Growing Readers | $332.85 | Wendy Reeve |
