Address: 630 SW Persels Rd Lee's Summit, MO 64081

Phone: 816-986-1175

Attendance Phone: 816-986-1177

Office Hours: 7:45am - 3:45pm

School Hours: 8:20am - 3:15pm

Late Start Friday Hours: 9:20am - 3:15pm

Deadline to order is September 22nd!

This is Hank's second year at PLMS, and always brings a smile to everyone's face! We are excited for Hank to continue to support our students and staff at PLMS!

Evidence indicates that benefits of a therapy dog include:

• Cognitive: Companionship with a dog stimulates memory, problem-solving and game playing.

• Social: A dog provides a positive mutual topic for discussion, encourages responsibility, wellbeing, and focused interaction with others.

• Emotional: School dogs improve self-esteem, acceptance from others and lifts mood, often provoking laughter and fun. Dogs can also teach compassion and respect for other living things as well as relieving anxiety.

• Physical: Interaction with a furry friend reduces blood pressure, provides tactile stimulation, assists with pain management, gives motivation to move, walk and stimulates the senses.

• Reading: Reading to dogs has been proven to help children develop literacy skills and build confidence, through both the calming effect the dog’s presence has on children as well as the fact that a dog will listen to children read without being judgmental or critical. This comforting environment helps to nurture children’s enthusiasm for reading and provides them with the confidence to read aloud.

If you or someone you know have any questions about resources, student therapy referrals, or any problem solving assistance, please click the student support bar and check out the guides below.

Please make sure to apply in the beginning of every school year