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By Natalie McClane, KSDE early childhood team
The application window for the 2026-27 Kansas Preschool Pilot (KPP) grant is open until Jan. 21, 2026.
The KPP grant provides school districts and their community partners with funding to provide preschool services. Eligible applicants include Kansas unified school districts (USDs) and other entities partnering with school districts.
All schoolwide programs and all targeted assistance programs are required to house their required Title IA documents within the KansaStar platform.
The KSDE fiscal auditing team has begun the annual audits of Kansas school districts. This work will continue until all 285 school districts are audited, with the last audits expected to be completed by mid- to late April.
The KSDE teacher licensure team has updated one of the college credit verification requirements for licensure renewal.
The submission window closes Friday, Oct. 31, to complete the Dropout Graduation Summary Report (DGSR).
This update* applies to all course work credit (undergraduate and graduate) for licensure renewal. In addition, it answers lingering questions about courses from the Albion Center at Idaho State University, which is now awarding semester credit hours for their courses, and the registrar is signing their transcript.
Clay County USD 379 will host a Commercial Drivers License (CDL) and Entry-Level Driver (ELDT) Theory event in October. The Kansas Department of Revenue will conduct the training.
The KSDE Special Education and Title Services (SETS) team is providing several deadline reminders.
The KSDE Special Education and Title Services (SETS) team provides the following deadline reminders:
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.