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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.

The window for submitting information to the Career and Technical Education (CTE) pathways student data management system closes Aug. 15.   

By Emily Scott, KSDE ESOL program 

English learner framework for 2025-26 school year now available 

The English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL) program has been undergoing many exciting changes in the last few months. New program guidance, now referred to as the English Learner Framework 2025-2026, is available on the KSDE ESOL website.  

By Amanda Petersen, director of KSDE early childhood 

KSDE available to support quality early childhood programming this school year 

A child’s earliest years are an incredible opportunity to support later success. More than 90% of a child’s brain architecture develops by age five, and one million new neural connections happen every second during the first few years of life.