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KESA Region/Cohort Model of Support
Our vision is that every system in Kansas will be fully accredited. We know that through the last cycle of KESA, many systems did not feel that they received consistent support, guidance, and access to resources. To be more responsive to systems’ needs, we are going to a region/cohort model of support where an Accreditation and Design member will serve as the KESA contact for their systems. Systems in a region are grouped goegraphically while systems in a cohort are grouped by the similarities they share.
Each region/cohort will be assigned a team member as their KESA contact:
West Central East Dr. Amber Miller Mindy Bruce Jean Rush Amber.Miller@ksde.gov Mindy.Bruce@ksde.gov Jean.Rush@ksde.gov (620) 765-7490 (316) 304-6493 (785) 296-7884 Suburban Private Special Purpose Schools Myron Melton Myron Melton Dr. Jay Scott Myron.Melton@ksde.gov Myron.Melton@ksde.gov Jay.Scott@ksde.gov (785) 296-8110 (785) 296-8110 (785) 296-6818
Urban Dr. Jay Scott Jay.Scott@ksde.gov (785) 296-6818
Through this model, each Regional Executive will work with 87 to 88 systems on their KESA process. Regional Executives will serve as accountability partners and support providers to the systems in their region/cohort. Meet the Team here.
Director of Accreditation and Design Jay Scott Jay.Scott@ksde.gov (785) 296-6818
Assistant Director Myron Melton Myron.Melton@ksde.gov (785) 296-8110
West Regional Executive Amber Miller Amber.Miller@ksde.gov (620) 765-7490
Central Regional Executive Mindy Bruce Mindy.Bruce@ksde.gov (316) 304-6493 East Regional Executive Jean Rush Jean.Rush@ksde.gov (785) 296-7884
Administrative Specialist Rue Huereca-Retana Rue.Huereca-Retana@ksde.gov (785) 296-3379
Accreditation Email Accreditation@ksde.gov
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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.