2024 Teacher of the Year

The 2024 LSR7 Teacher of the Year is Miss Jennifer Jones, communication arts teacher at Lee's Summit West High School.

The Lee’s Summit R-7 School District announced the LSR7 2024 Teacher of the Year is Ms. Jennifer Jones, communication arts educator at Lee's Summit West at a ceremony on April 17, 2024.

Ms. Jones has spent the last 19 years teaching in the Lee's Summit School District. She's been teaching for the last 23 years.

Her teaching philosophy is that first and foremost, students are people who need spaces where they are valued and seen. “I know that in my supportive classroom, my students will take the intellectual risks necessary for writing and reading advanced texts,” said Jones.

A committee made up of representatives from the Lee’s Summit Chamber of Commerce and the School District selected Miss Jones out of a pool of 15 candidates, all recipients of the Lee’s Summit Chamber of Commerce Excellence in Teaching or Teacher of Distinction awards.

Ms. Jones is a 2024 Excellence in Teaching award winner.