CAC and It's Members


Lee’s Summit R-7 School District Jan. 14, 2013
Citizens’ Advisory Committee Meeting Minutes

We welcome involvement and opinions from the community. Our challenge has been to offer recommendations to the R-7 Board of Education which are fiscally sound and prudent, but also reflect this community’s vision for education. These are exciting and challenging times for education and the CAC! We welcome the opportunity to make a positive contribution to the community. We will continue in our role as communicators and update you on our progress and solicit your assistance as we move forward.

 Citizens’ Advisory Committee Chairperson is Kent Kirby and Assistant Chairperson is Janis Duke. The membership includes citizens representing many walks of life. To name a few, we have included representatives from the R-7 Board of Education, Economic Development Council, Chamber of Commerce, PTA, Lee’s Summit Ministerial Alliance, R-7 staff members, the banking industry, higher education, health care, small business, parents and non-parents.

This is a Citizen's Advisory Committee, but it seems that most members are paid with the citizen's tax dollars and very few are objective.  And it would be worthwhile to mention that many of these folks serve on multiple committees in Lee's Summit and therefore the common citizen rarely has a voice.  It would seem that recommendations made by the the school district personnel and the folks that are on all of the other committees would be self serving.


Opening / members attending

Meeting opened at 6:35 p.m. CAC members attending were

CAC Chairperson Kent Kirby,
Assistant Chairperson Janis Duke,
Greg Arens,  Edwards Jones Financial Advisor
Phyllis Balagna, Former Teacher
Elaine Bluml, Board Member Santa Fe Trailblazers
Dave Boulden, Lees Summit Schools Assistance Corporation
Rick Chapman,
Don Clements, State Farm Agent
Susan Coffman, Program Coordinator of Lee's Summit CARES
Jerry Evans,
Dr. John Faulkenberry, Principal at Lee's Summit High School and on District payroll
Dr. Roger Fender, Dentist
Dr. Maria Fleming,
Trish Frevert
Jacque Gragg, occupational therapist at a number of our elementary schools
Hilary Graves,
Dr. Dale Greer,
Terri Harmon,
Kimberly Hollins,
Kelly Honn
Berry Jennings,
Charlie Johnson,
Libia Kozisek
Dr. Tom Kurucz,
Travis Loyd,
Larry Lynn,
Manne Magady,

Shannon Martin

Dr. David McGehee,
Judy Noland,
Wendy Nyhus,
James Oyler
Janice Phelan,
Michael Shaw,
Dennis Smith,

Jan Smith,
Jodi Thompson,
Kelly Thompson

Bill Upman,
Paul Voris,
Sonja Wald
Cheryl Ward,
Bob White
Sherri Wood-Powe.

Guests included Julie James, a third-grade teacher from Richardson Elementary, and Tony Yarbrough of Metcalf Bank, who was representing Tom Jackson.

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