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

• November 25 - 29: NO SCHOOL
• December 4: Class Ring Delivery
• December 9: Clubs, 3:15
• December 10: MWSU Representative Visit, 10:15 - 12:15
• December 11: Virtual Counselor Talk: Early College Academy, 8:00 - 9:00
• December 12: MCC Representative Visit, 10:00 - 12:30

Attendance: 816-359-4131

School Phone: 816-359-4130

School Fax: 816-359-4139

Counseling: 816-359-4132

Health Room: 816-359-4134

Congratulations to our LEAD Students!! 91 LEAD seniors participated in the 8th Annual PHSD Scholarship celebration at LEAD on Tuesday!

Together, these LEAD seniors earned over $167 MILLION in scholarship offers!

We are so proud of their hard work, dedication, and achievements, and we can’t wait to see all they accomplish. Thanks so much to the Park Hill School District Education Foundation for sponsoring this event!

As a district, PHSD seniors earned over $645 MILLION in scholarship offers.

During the next few weeks (December 3rd-December 12th), several classes at LEAD will be having EOC exams.

Students in Algebra IB, Government, English II, Biology, and PLTW will be taking EOCs on the following dates:

English II: December 3rd and 4th

Government: December 5th

PLTW: December 9th and 10th

Algebra IB: December 10th and 11th

Biology: December 12th

For several EOC exams, students will test in the morning and will not travel for music classes on the day of testing. For questions about your student's EOC testing schedule, please contact your student's teacher(s).

For any additional information on EOC testing, please reach out to Dr. Laura Hartman at hartmanl@parkhill.k12.mo.us

Teddy Overman, one of our LEAD Capstone candidates, is seeking your input for his project:

Hello parents of LEAD students,

My name is Teddy Overman and I am a senior working on a LEAD Capstone project. I would like to get your input concerning what you think about Learning Management Systems (LMS) like Schoology and Summit so I can work to start creating a newer, better one for the future. Please take my survey here: Learning Program/Platform Preferences (Parents)

I appreciate your help with this Capstone Project!

Freshmen Emerging Leaders are raising money and collecting donations to build gift boxes for Foster Kids of Platte County this holiday season!

There are plenty of different age groups you can donate for! Some donations include baby wipes, lotion, self care items, puzzles, toys, hats and gloves.

We are asking for your help by dropping off items at LEAD from this list or you can have your donation shipped directly to LEAD by using this Amazon list!

We need all donations by DECEMBER 9.

Thank you so much for your support!

Due to the nature of mastery learning and self-direction, some of our most motivated students actually complete all of their course work before the last day of the semester. While this is wonderful, it does leave some students with little to do as the semester winds down.

We want our students to be productive, and we also want them to give back to their community. In some cases, we also want them to complete their A+ hours.

For that reason, this year LEAD is partnering with elementary schools all around the district who are looking for extra help during the incredibly busy week before winter break. LEAD juniors and seniors who are finished with their course work can sign up to be an assistant at a local elementary school from December 16th through December 20th if they meet the following criteria:

Students must:

• Have no serious discipline issues on file.
• Be finished with all courses by December 13th (teachers will sign a form indicating course completion)
• Have 95% attendance.
• Be on track for graduation.

Juniors and seniors will receive communication from Dr. Early about this opportunity next week. Once we see who is interested, and once we vet the list to make sure students meet the criteria above, we will send out a menu to juniors and seniors to let them sign up for a day to work at an elementary school.

While we hope to have enough available opportunities for everyone, we can't guarantee that every interested junior or senior will get to participate. It will ultimately come down to how many students each elementary school requests.

Guardian permission will be required.

We're looking forward to seeing our junior and senior LEADers helping around the district!

Please click on the PDF attachment below the announcement for a document with live links that will help you navigate the new FAFSA.

From our Parent Advisory Team:

We are collecting $10-$15 gift cards to give to the LEAD staff during the holiday season to show our appreciation for all of their hard work and dedication. You can sign up here if you would like to purchase a gift card. Please drop off at the LEAD office no later than 12/13/24.

If you would like to donate money we will be happy to purchase a gift cards for you! Please Venmo Jason & Nicole Ellsworth @JasonMEllsworth phone number 816-674-4458. Thank you for always showing such wonderful support for the LEAD teachers & staff!

Click here for your source for LEAD graduation activities.

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.

Our students have inspired this request—many have expressed the need for a broader range of weights to help them progress confidently and safely at their own pace.

Adding more weight options can support each student’s journey, from beginners learning proper form to advanced lifters reaching new goals. This grant would help us create a more inclusive weight room that empowers students of all skill levels to feel confident, capable, and fully supported in their fitness goals.

Let’s give them the tools they need to succeed!

Click here to donate!

Attention LEAD parents! Order your child's 2024-2025 LEAD Yearbook NOW for $30. Senior salutes can also be purchased for $50 for 1/2 page, $35 for 1/4 page, and $20 for 1/8 page. Purchase both using the link: https://yearbookforever.com/school-store/jXGW7Ce9nyOR4sxZst4IHPcW.

If you are ordering a LEAD yearbook and a home high school yearbook, and you would like to pick it up at LEAD, please email Shannon Le Grand to join the LEAD deliver list.

Please reach out to Shannon Le Grand (legrands@parkhill.k12.mo.us) if you have any questions. Also, check out our student-managed social media accounts by going to linktr.ee/leadjournalism. Follow us today!

Click here to watch the video of our virtual scholarship presentation.

Click here for the full presentation used in the video, which contains a video of last year's scholarship ceremony (we tried showing this video during the virtual presentation, but we had technical difficulties).

Please see details below.

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.