Case Study: Lee’s Summit R‑7 School District achieves rapid districtwide deployment and reliable high‑density Wi‑Fi with Cisco Meraki

School replaces old network with 19k APs, security, and switching devices in 3 months

Lee’s Summit R-7 School District, serving over 18,000 students across 30+ sites, faced aging infrastructure with limited visibility and management while needing a reliable, high‑density wireless network to support Chromebooks and Google Apps for Education. The district selected Cisco Meraki, using its Mobility & Device Management, Security & SD‑WAN (MX), Switching, and Wireless LAN products to modernize the network.

Cisco Meraki deployed over 1,900 access points, switches, and security appliances in a single summer—placing an AP in every classroom and configuring device-, time-, and role‑based SSIDs, Active Directory group policies on the MX, and virtual stacking for fast port changes. The result is reliable, high‑density Wi‑Fi that supports classroom technology and Google Apps, granular content‑filtering for different user groups, simpler cloud management, and a future‑proof platform that enables a planned move to a 1:1 model.

Lee's Summit R-7 School District

Amy Gates

Executive Director of Technology