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Members of the Kansas State Board of Education will hear several presentations during their monthly meeting, Oct. 14-15, in Topeka, including a draft summary of the Kansas State Department of Education’s 2024-25 annual report, "Coherence."
Kansas Education Commissioner Dr. Randy Watson will provide the highlights for the time period covering Oct. 1, 2024, to Sept. 30, 2025.
Members of the Kansas State Board of Education met during a special meeting on Sept. 25, to begin the process of searching for a new commissioner of education.
On Sept. 10, board members voted to accept Kansas Education Commissioner Dr. Randy Watson’s intent to retire. He told the board he would remain in his position until his successor begins their tenure.
Members of the Kansas State Board of Education will hear reports on the 2025 spring assessments during their monthly meeting, Sept. 9-10, in Topeka.
Members of the Kansas State Board of Education voted this week to approve new cut scores for the spring 2025 state assessments for English language arts, math and science.
The new cut scores were necessary after the 2015 Kansas Assessment Program tests were revised after 10 years. Board members had voted on the changes to the 2025 tests’ performance level descriptors in May that emphasize proficiency.
Members of the Kansas State Board of Education are set to vote on new state assessment scale and cut scores during their monthly meeting, Aug. 12-13, in Topeka.
These cut scores are for the Kansas Assessment Program (KAP) tests administered to students this past spring in grades 3–8 and 10th for English language arts, math and science.
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