LEAD Innovation Studio

Website: https://lead.parkhill.k12.mo.us/
Location: 7201 North Line Creek Parkway, Kansas City, MO, USA
Phone: 816-359-4130
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/parkhillLEAD
Twitter: @ParkHillLEAD

• October 26: Bags Boo Bash, 1:00 PM
• October 31: Jostens Additional Cap and Gown Order Day
• November 4: Clubs, 3:15 - 4:30 PM
• November 18: Parent Advisory #3, 6:00 - 7:00 PM
• November 25 - 29: NO SCHOOL

Attendance: 816-359-4131

School Phone: 816-359-4130

School Fax: 816-359-4139

Counseling: 816-359-4132

Health Room: 816-359-4134

If you are new to LEAD, you might not know about our annual cornhole tournament: Bags Boo Bash!

If you are familiar with it, you know that it is an absolute blast and a wonderful LEAD tradition.

Click here for more information regarding the event and how you can help make it happen!

Please remember that students are not allowed to wear costumes on Halloween. If you have any questions about this policy, please reach out to Dr. Early.

On October 29th, Park Hill South/LEAD students who signed up for the PSAT will take this test at Park Hill South.

If you signed your student up, do not bring them to LEAD that morning. If they are a driver, they need to drive to South. Students were emailed information about testing from Mr. Milner at South. Please make sure your student eats a good breakfast that morning.

They can bring a calculator, a snack, and some water with them to the test. Dr. Eisenmenger met with the LEAD testers this week to help them do the pre-work required for the PSAT. If your student needs a bus ride back to LEAD after testing, there will be a bus in the front circle drive that will leave around 11:30.

If you have any questions about the PSAT, please email: eisenmengers@parkhill.k12.mo.us.

It may still be a few months away, but we wanted to let you know now that the February 25th Parent Advisory meeting has been changed from virtual to in-person. Dr. Kimbrel will be joining us that evening for an important update. Mark your calendars now and we hope to see you there!

Also, a member of our parent advisory created this great visual to show what activities the team helps with. Please consider coming to our next meeting at LEAD on November 18 at 6:00 pm.

On behalf of LEAD NHS: Thank you for your support at our fall blood drive.

In July, the Park Hill Board of Education approved the High School Social/Emotional Learning (SEL) curriculum. This is a new curriculum that supplements the K-12 school counseling curriculum. You can review this curriculum (along with all secondary Park Hill curricula), on the Park Hill District website here (the high school SEL curriculum can be found under the Counseling tab). We will deliver the first lesson of this curriculum during the week of October 28.

The K-12 SEL curriculum has six lessons per year per grade level and are taught during Homeroom. In 9th grade, the curriculum focuses on learning what SEL skills are and how they are helpful to meeting one’s goals. Managing emotions and building healthy relationships are the focus of the sophomore curriculum. Juniors begin looking ahead to assess how their current choices affect their future. The senior curriculum focuses on how they can contribute to their families and communities as they leave high school.

Social/emotional knowledge and skills equip students with tools they need to regulate their emotions, navigate social situations, build healthy relationships, and make responsible decisions. These skills also facilitate learning in other areas because their brains are best able to retain and apply information and skills when applying what they have learned about social and emotional learning.

If you have questions about the SEL curriculum, feel free to reach out to [name of administrator contact] or your student’s counselor.

Click here for your source for LEAD graduation activities.

Please see details below.

Our PBIS school store is running very low on snacks for kids. We would love any snacks you are willing to donate.

Also, the PBIS Team at LEAD is going to have a Fall Fundraiser!

The money raised will help fund items to for our school store. We are partnering with Crumbl Cookie to help raise money to purchase items for our store.

On October 28th, students, staff, and guardians will be emailed a link. Clicking on this link will allow you to purchase a Crumble cookie.

This link will remain active until 3:00 pm, October 29th. Each cookie will cost $6.00 and be boxed and delivered to students at school on October 31st.

Students can buy cookies for a friend too. If students want to buy their cookies using cash, they can do so during lunch on October 28th and October 29th. If you have any questions about this fundraiser, please email eisenmengers@parkhill.k12.mo.us.

Our Parent Advisory group does many wonderful things for LEAD's staff and students throughout the year, but often, the work falls on a small core group of parents and they could use a hand! If you are willing to be on the contact list for helping out with events, please click here. Additional help from a wider base of parents can make more great things happen at LEAD!

Please keep in mind that being on the help list does not commit you to coming to meetings, though we would love to see you there!

We are hoping to collect some kind notes from our LEAD families to share with our LEAD staff members. If you would like to thank one of our staff members for their efforts, please take a moment to complete this short form.

These responses will be shared with our staff. Share the love and lift up a staff member who has a made a positive difference in your student's life here at LEAD!

Click here to nominate a LEAD staff member for a Park Hill Star Award.

Click here for this week's Park Hill High School newsletter.

Aspiring Professionals will hold a mock interview event for our students on Tuesday, November 12th, 2024 from 1:30-3:00pm.

We are looking for 50+ community members, from all types of businesses and backgrounds, to help us conduct mock interviews for our students. This experience directly helps our students gain confidence and the feedback they receive will help them on their professional journey.

Please contact Maddy Malcolm (malcolmm@parkhill.k12.mo.us) or Shannan Mulcahey (mulcaheys@parkhill.12.mo.us) if you would like to volunteer for this event. Thank you for supporting Park Hill Professional Studies!

The deadline for parents to sign up for the scholarship initiative is November 8th. Click here for a video that explains more about the initiative.

Please see this website for more information regarding this awesome scholarship opportunity for your Senior!

Please visit the attendance page on LEAD's website for information on student absences.

If you have questions about our attendance policies or procedures, please contact Adelaide Wills (816-359-4131, willsa@parkhill.k12.mo.us).

Free and Reduced applications will be available after August 1, 2023. We encourage families to complete and submit an application for free and reduced price meals to see if you might qualify. See information about meal charges on the menus and nutrition homepage. A new application must be completed each school year. Online applications are available through the SchoolCafe portal and is the most efficient way to submit an application.

For more information, please click here.

We will frequently use social media to send out reminders about important events and to share information about the great things going on in our school. If you haven’t already done so, please like our Facebook page and follow us on Twitter for updates.