He has been teaching for 12 years, with 10 years in the Lee’s Summit School District. Mr. Buxton, a member of the English 9 and 10 curriculum writing team, has also been nominated for the Missouri Scholars Academy Citation of Excellence. He is currently a mentor workshop teacher for the BTAP program, received a $2,500 grant from the Thank a Million Teachers Organization and has worked with the Lee’s Summit R-7 Chinese Exchange program.