KSDE Weekly

Accountability, Accreditation and Assessments

Posted: Aug 28, 2025
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Districts and systems invited to remaining in-person KESA 2.0 fall 2025 information sessions  

School districts and systems are invited to attend the upcoming in-person KESA 2.0 information sessions for updates on the latest developments and valuable insights into the accreditation process.  

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Posted: Aug 21, 2025
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Revisions to KESA 2.0 resources 

The KSDE accreditation and design team has recently finalized KESA school improvement resources to assist and guide each system in preparing for their 2025-26 School Improvement Day.  A major focus of KESA during the 2026-27 school year will be the implementation of the KESA action plan, which each system developed during the 2024-2025 school year.   

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Posted: Aug 14, 2025
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As the school year begins, the KSDE Accreditation and Design team invites district/system staff to the upcoming Kansas Education Systems Accreditation (KESA) information sessions.   

If you are new to Kansas, new to your position, or couldn’t make one of the KESA Information sessions this past spring, these sessions are made for you. Here are the topics for each of these sessions

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Posted: Aug 7, 2025
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By Rue Huereca-Retana, KSDE accreditation and design team

First virtual KESA monthly update for 2025-26 school year set for Aug. 11 

The KSDE accreditation and design team will host the first KESA virtual monthly update for the 2025-26 school year from 10:30-11:15 a.m., on Monday, Aug. 11.

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