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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.

Understanding how your child performed on the state assessments and how their scores relate to their academic success is the focus of the next KSDE Insight Podcast titled, “Taking the Test: What parents should know about their child’s state assessment scores,” available Oct. 16.   

As an avid runner, Dr. Renee Nugent literally took to heart the axiom, “hit the ground running,” when she stepped into the deputy commissioner’s role at the Kansas State Department of Education in July. 

With a little more than 90 days into her leadership of the KSDE division of learning services, Nugent said school improvement is at the top of her priority list. 

Have a question about your child’s education? Kansas Education Commissioner Dr. Randy Watson wants to hear from you.  

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.