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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.

'25-'26 School Improvement Day Schedule- Save the Date

 

School Improvement Day Cancellation Protocol

School Improvement

 TitleOwnerCategoryModified DateSize 
'24-'25 School Improvement Day Schedule with FacilitatorsRue Huereca-Retana 3/14/2025233.74 KBDownload
Action Plan Blank TemplateRue Huereca-Retana 3/17/202549.38 KBDownload
Action Plan GuideRue Huereca-Retana 3/17/2025208.34 KBDownload
Completing the Action Plan Rough Draft TemplateRue Huereca-Retana 12/20/2024UnknownDownload
Editing and Submitting the Action planRue Huereca-Retana 12/20/2024UnknownDownload
Exemplar Action PlansRue Huereca-Retana 2/14/2025748.78 KBDownload
Guided Reflective QuestionsRue Huereca-Retana 9/19/2024174.93 KBDownload
Radar GraphRue Huereca-Retana 10/14/202435.01 KBDownload
School Improvement Day Fact SheetRue Huereca-Retana 11/15/2024153.76 KBDownload
School Improvement Day Slide DeckRue Huereca-Retana 1/30/20252.76 MBDownload
School Improvement ModelRue Huereca-Retana 1/17/2025182.05 KBDownload
School Improvement Process Survey FAQ Rue Huereca-Retana 3/17/2025142.51 KBDownload

School Improvement - Toolkits

 TitleOwnerCategoryModified DateSize 
ELA Standards Alignment ToolkitRue Huereca-Retana 3/10/2025UnknownDownload
HGSS Standards Alignment ToolkitRue Huereca-Retana 2/20/20251.23 MBDownload
Mathematics Standards Alignment ToolkitRue Huereca-Retana 2/25/2025647.39 KBDownload
School Improvement Day Resource SiteRue Huereca-Retana 3/14/2025UnknownDownload
Science Standards Alignment ToolkitRue Huereca-Retana 2/25/2025800.61 KBDownload

Outcomes

 TitleOwnerCategoryModified DateSize 
Data Review GuideRue Huereca-Retana 9/20/2024756.37 KBDownload
KESA Student Outcome DataRue Huereca-Retana 10/10/2024UnknownDownload

Compliance

 TitleOwnerCategoryModified DateSize 
KESA Compliance '24-'25Rue Huereca-Retana 10/11/2024726.89 KBDownload

KESA Application

 TitleOwnerCategoryModified DateSize 
KESA Application Audio InstructionsRue Huereca-Retana 11/12/2024UnknownDownload
KESA Application InstructionsRue Huereca-Retana 10/8/2024208.37 KBDownload

 

KESA Training Information 

  • Find our meeting recordings and slides here! 

 

Resources

KSDE Resources for Quality Instruction

 

Accreditation and Design

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

If you would like to subscribe to the KESA Listserv, simply email your request to accreditation@ksde.org. You can learn about how to use the listserv here!
 

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