Process action team recommends keeping Lee's Summit Elementary and Westview open, urges prioritized study if budgets limit projects
Sep 26, 2025
A PRAT presentation to the Lee's Summit R-VII board recommended against consolidating Lee's Summit Elementary and Westview Elementary and urged updated boundary studies, prioritized project lists, and community input if budgets force scope reductions.
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Monty Helm, a parent and member of the Lee's Summit Elementary–Westview Elementary Process Action Team (PRAT), told the Board of Education the PRAT’s final recommendation was "do not consolidate Lee's Summit Elementary and Westview Elementary." The PRAT presented its process, membership and the three meetings used to gather feedback and reach consensus.
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