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Members of the Kansas State Board of Education will meet on April 14, for their monthly meeting in the first floor board room, Landon State Office Building, 900 S.W. Jackson, Topeka. They will meet April 15, at the Kansas State School for the Blind, in Kansas City, Kansas, and the Kansas School for the Deaf, in Olathe.
Click here for the full agenda and meeting materials. The April 14 meeting will be livestreamed here.
The April 9 KSDEweekly is available to view. Read more about the Kansas State Board of Education's April meeting in which they are scheduled to vote on the next education commissioner, how Grinnell USD 291's librarian continues to rebuild the elementary school's library, information about the changes in the Title I, Part A spring submission process and view a video about updated mandated reporting requirements.
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The April 2 KSDEweekly is available to view. Read more about how some Kansas students have shaped their paths forward as members of the state chapter of Future Business Leaders of America, the paraeducator in Weskan USD 242 who is on her way to becoming a licensed teacher as part of the Kansas Registered Teacher Apprenticeship Program (RTAP), updated mandated reporting requirements, how districts can celebrate National School Bus Driver Appreciation Day in late April and much more.
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE March 30, 2026
Kansas State Board of Education names finalists for commissioner of education
TOPEKA — The Kansas State Board of Education has named three finalists for the position of Kansas commissioner of education following a national search conducted in partnership with Hazard, Young, Attea & Associates.
The Board will announce the next commissioner during its April 14 meeting.
The Kansas State Department of Education does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, disability, or age in its programs and activities. (more information...)
To accommodate people with disabilities, on request, auxiliary aides and services will be provided and reasonable modifications to policies and programs will be made. To request accommodations or for more information please contact the Office of General Counsel at gc@ksde.gov or by 785-296-3201.