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Enrollment opens for new R-7 elementary supervision program for late-start Wednesdays
April 25, 2012
R-7 School District to provide no-cost structured student
supervision on late-start days through SummitRise program
Lee's Summit R-7 families have the opportunity to enroll in SummitRise, a new no-cost structured student supervision program to be offered at all elementary schools on late-start Wednesdays. During November 2011, the Board of Education approved a two-year calendar covering 2012-13 and 2013-14. The calendar includes weekly time for structured teacher collaboration with each Wednesday beginning one hour late.
On the late-start Wednesdays, buses will run one hour later than normal with all classes beginning one hour later. Teachers will report to work at their regular time and will work together to evaluate students' learning needs and develop strategies to meet these needs.
Also beginning with the 2012-13 school year, Lee's Summit R-7 will offer free structured supervision of students at all elementary schools. This new program, known as SummitRise, will be managed through the district's Before and After School Services Department or Kids Country program, which has been providing quality before- and after-school care at elementary schools for many years.
SummitRise will provide the free care on Wednesday mornings, beginning 30 minutes before the school's regular start time. For example, a school that normally begins classes at 9 a.m. will begin classes at 10 a.m. on Wednesdays. This same school will provide a no-cost before-school program for students beginning at 8:30 a.m. on Wednesdays for up to 90 minutes. Lee's Summit R-7 will offer the student supervision 30 minutes before the normal start of school in an effort to better accommodate family schedules.
Child care through SummitRise will be offered on all Wednesdays throughout the school year with the exception of the first day of school (Aug. 15 for 2012-13) and this year's Oct. 17 parent conferences day.
These two days – Aug. 15 and Oct. 17 – are the only Wednesdays during the school year when school will begin on the regular schedule, so the late-start care will not be necessary.
Families already enrolled in Kids Country for child care throughout the week will see no increase in fees as a result of the late-start Wednesdays.
To participate in the no-cost structured student supervision before-school program, families will be required to enroll their children in SummitRise in advance and also provide transportation to school on these days. On the late-start Wednesdays, school buses will run one hour late.
For more information about enrolling in SummitRise, visit http://kidscountry.leesummit.k12.mo.us/.
The R-7 Collaboration-Calendar Team made the recommendation for the new calendar, emphasizing the value of weekly time for teachers to work on improving instruction and ultimately student success. During the weekly collaboration sessions, teachers will work together to review student data, evaluate student work, assess where students are in the learning process and design targeted instruction to address the needs of each student. Team members added that the time would be different from teachers' planning periods, and they would not be completing other work-day tasks such as returning parent phone calls, attending staff meetings, grading papers or answering e-mails.
In addition, team members stated that this time would be dedicated to strengthening targeted instruction for students, a foundation of the district's Professional Learning Communities initiative. Research has shown that regular collaboration among teachers improves instructional practices and academic performance by students.
Collaboration time is designed to ensure that teachers have the tools they need to help each student be successful – whether they are struggling with a specific concept and need additional assistance or have already mastered the lesson and need an extra challenge.
SummitRise Start Times
The following chart includes start times for all elementary schools for SummitRise and regular school days. SummitRise will be offered 30 minutes before each school’s regular start time (for a total of 90 minutes each Wednesday).
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Elementary
Schools |
School Hours |
Wednesday School
Hours |
SummitRise Start Time |
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Greenwood, Hawthorn Hill, Highland Park, Meadow
Lane, Prairie View and Richardson Elementary Schools |
8:20 am - 3:20 pm |
9:20 am - 3:20 pm |
7:50 am |
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Hazel Grove, Mason, Pleasant Lea, Woodland and
Westview Elementary Schools |
8:55 am - 3:55 pm |
9:55 am - 3:55 pm |
8:25 am |
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Cedar Creek, Lee's Summit, Longview Farm,
Summit Pointe, Sunset Valley, Trailridge and Underwood Elementary Schools |
9 am - 4 pm |
10 am - 4 pm |
8:30 am |
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