Lee's Summit R-7 School District

Nine express interest in seat on R-7 school board - Lee's Summit Tribune - Lee's Summit News Though Lee’s Summit R-7 Board of Education incumbents Patti Buie and Ron Baker are running unopposed in April, there will still be a new face on the school board soon. At the Feb. 8 meeting, the board accepted a letter of resignation from Annette Braam, who purchased a home outside of the district in December 2011. The district received nine letters of interest in the seat before its Feb. 27 deadline. The school board is planning to appoint Braam’s replacement on April 12. They will narrow the field through questionnaires, which the applicants will have until March 21 to return.

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Show Me State Autism Advocate Wants on the School Board | International Coalition for Autism and All Abilities Sherri Tucker, renowned throughout Missouri as a strong special needs advocate and activist, is making her second run for School Board in Lee’s Summit R-7 district. Nine hopefuls are vying for one seat on the Board. Tucker is the only candidate with experience and knowledge regarding the unique needs of students with different abilities. While the other candidates have all the expected positive credentials (and the usual ties to the public school system), Tucker’s candidacy stands out with her experience as an advocate for students, responsible spending, and educational oversight. In this story in the Lee’s Summit Journal , Tucker’s mention is listed as simply: “Sherri Tucker, co-founder of the Lee’s Summit Autism Support Group. Tucker ran for the R-7 school board in 2008, arguing that the district was not providing adequate services for its special-needs children.” Of c...

Nine seek vacant school board position By Rob Roberts rroberts@lsjournal.com Story Tools Print E-Mail AIM Reprint tool name close tool goes here No one filed to run against Lee’s Summit R-7 school board incumbents Ron Baker and Patti Buie, who were up for re-election in April. But a field of nine applicants have expressed interest in occupying an empty seat on the board. The seat was vacated Feb. 1 by Annette Braam, who resigned because her family was moving out of the Lee’s Summit R-7 School District. Following her resignation, the district announced that it would accept letters of interest in the seat through Feb. 27. The plan is for the school board to appoint Braam’s replacement on April 12. But first, it will narrow the field through questionnaires, which the applicants will have until March 21 to return. The nine applicants, announced during the March 8 school board meeting, are: Phyllis Balagna, owner of Steppin’ Out – The Studio. A former high school English...

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The following are the nine people that are requesting a position on the Lee's Summit R-7 School Board.  Only one of those individuals ever ran a campaign for that seat.  She only lost by 2% on her first attempt.  I would think that the voters wishes would be granted. Balagna (Former Teacher) Stewart Chase Kim Fritchie (Former Administrator for District) Hilary Johnson Graves (Former Teacher) Dr. Dale E. Greer J Travis Loyd (On the CAC and PTA) Randy Smith (Friend of Gene Brixey) Robert R. White (Former Teacher and Administrator) Sherri R. Tucker (No conflicts of interest because she don't get a retirement from the district and she's not friends with board members)

BoardDocs® Pro Meeting Mar 08, 2012 - Regular Board Meeting 7 p.m. Category 7. Items for Decision Subject 7.06 Letters of Interest for Board Vacancy Type Action Recommended Action I move that the Board process questionnaires to all interested applicants. Background Information A committee of the Board met on March 7, 2012 to review the letters of interest for the Board vacancy. The committee recommends that the Board send a questionnaire to each of the interested applicants requesting that they be returned to the Board Secretary no later than March 21, 2012 at 5 p.m. The following nine letters of interest were received. 0228 balagna.pdf (1,526 KB) 0228 chase.pdf (1,042 KB) 0228 fritchie.pdf (1,746 KB) 0228 graves.pdf (673 KB) 0228 greer.pdf (781 KB) 0228 loyd.pdf (1,393 KB) 0228 smith.pdf (517 KB) 0228 tucker.pdf (678 KB)