Why is an addition necessary at Lees Summit West High School?
Lee’s Summit West High School, which opened in fall 2004, was designed so that a major classroom addition could be added within a few years to accommodate growth. The addition will provide room to meet the projected enrollment needs for LSWHS. Without the addition, the school would require mobile classrooms in the near future. The school’s infrastructure was built to handle approximately 2,000 students, and this planned addition follows the pattern used in several previous R-7 school construction projects. The addition of 18 classrooms will increase the school’s capacity by 357 students to 2,086 students, which is similar to the capacities of Lee’s Summit High School and Lee’s Summit North High School. This method of phased construction has been successful at other recently constructed R-7 secondary schools, including Lee’s Summit North High School and Summit Lakes Middle School. Q: Why are additions needed at other R-7 schools? A: Building additions provide room for student growth and
