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Accountability, Accreditation and Assessments

Coming Soon: A new episode of the KSDE Insight Podcast

How Kansas schools are implementing a school improvement model to impact student achievement will be the focus of an upcoming episode of the KSDE Insight Podcast. 

Kansas Education Commissioner Dr. Randy Watson and his guests will take a deep dive into what the school improvement model is and how it’s connected to the Four Fundamentals of structured literacy, standards alignment, balanced assessments and quality instruction. They will also discuss how coherence and the Theory of Action are aligned to improve student outcomes. 

Dr. Watson’s guests will be: 

  • Dr. Rebecca Kramer, superintendent, South Brown County USD 430  
  • Jean Rush, KSDE east region KESA executive 

 

The episode will be released on Thursday, Nov. 13. In the meantime, catch up on previous episodes on Apple Podcasts, Spotify and YouTube.    

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Posted: Oct 30, 2025,
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