The Lee's Summit R‑VII Board of Education reviewed a packet of Missouri School Boards Association (MSBA) advocacy positions during a short work session and discussed questions about open‑enrollment funding and the federal E‑Rate program after adopting the meeting agenda.

Board President called the work session to order and the board adopted the agenda by motion and voice vote before turning to item 2.01, the MSBA advocacy positions packet. The president noted the packet provides an opportunity to propose amendments to MSBA positions through the local MSBA delegate.

A board member asked about federal E‑Rate program language in the packet: “Have we gotten any more clarity on the E rate program? I mean, it's included here, so I was curious,” the board member said. A staff member replied that there is an active lawsuit concerning E‑Rate and that the board and MSBA are awaiting further developments.

The board member who spoke at length directed attention to the MSBA position on open enrollment on page 16 of the packet and asked whether pending state legislation would change MSBA’s stance. The board member summarized the packet position as opposing shifts that would move local operating dollars away from the resident district and asked whether a pending bill would alter that balance.

A staff member responded with references to two bills mentioned in the discussion, saying of House Bill 711: “it's only state funding that would follow the kid. Local funding would remain in the resident district, in that particular bill.” The staff member added that Senate Bill 215 remained in the Senate and had not moved out of that chamber.

Board members present indicated they had no proposed amendments to the MSBA positions at this time. The president reminded the board that proposed changes typically must be submitted by the MSBA delegate around August and that any suggestion could be brought back to a future work session or placed on a regular-board agenda for full-board discussion once the legislative session progressed.

The short discussion touched on broader MSBA strategy: even if state law changes, MSBA could seek to preserve public-school accountability measures rather than accept policy changes uncritically. No formal amendments or votes on MSBA positions were taken during the session.

The work session was then adjourned.