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Posted: Jul 10, 2025
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Registration is now open for the annual Counting KIDS workshops in August and September. 

These sessions are led by Laurel Murdie, KSDE director of fiscal auditing, and Kyle Lord, KSDE assistant director of information technology.  

*Please note: Since Sept. 20, 2025, falls on a Saturday, Count Day moves to the first school day following Sept. 20, which is Monday, Sept. 22. 

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Posted: Jul 10, 2025
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The Kansas State Department of Education is seeking nominations to fill three vacancies on the Professional Practices Commission (PPC). The open positions are as follows: 

  • Position 1 – Junior high/middle school principal (public school) 
  • Position 2 – Elementary school principal (public school) 
  • Position 3 – K–12 school teacher (public school) 
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Posted: Jul 3, 2025
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The following is a formal acknowledgment of service for three outgoing members of the KSDE Professional Standards Board: 

The Professional Standards Board extends its sincere appreciation to Ms. Jill Bergerhofer, Ms. Libby Schmitz, and Ms. Candace Landers for their exemplary service and steadfast commitment during their tenure on the Board. 

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Posted: Jun 25, 2025
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The following is a formal acknowledgment of service for three outgoing members of the KSDE Professional Standards Board: 

The Professional Standards Board extends its sincere appreciation to Ms. Jill Bergerhofer, Ms. Libby Schmitz, and Ms. Candace Landers for their exemplary service and steadfast commitment during their tenure on the Board. 

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Posted: May 14, 2025
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If an educator licensure coordinator is not receiving emails from the Kansas Licensure Application System (KLAS) that alerts them to applications needing attention, follow these recommendations, the KSDE teacher licensure team has several recommendations. 

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