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This year's Great Ideas in Education Conference, July 28-30, is designed for district leadership teams (DLTs) to collaborate with each other as the second full year of KESA 2.0 is about to begin.

The Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) Child Care Licensing System Improvement Team and the team supporting the All In For Kansas Kids statewide strategic plan for early childhood have hosted roundtable discussions for the past several months to engage communities in strengthening child care in Kansas.  

June

26: Northwest Regional Child Care Roundtable, 6:30 – 8 p.m., BriefSpace, 219 W. 10th Street, in Hays. Register here. Contact Meghan Kluth, mkluth@ku.edu, with questions.  

25-26: KSDE SETS Leadership Conference, Hyatt Regency, in Wichita. Register here and review the draft agenda here. Contact Brad Schwartz, blschwartz@pittstate.edu, with questions. 

27: “Using Ages and Stages Screeners (ASQ) to Engage with Families and Support Child Development,” 9-11 a,m., virtual. Register here. Contact Stacy Clarke, sclarke@ksde.gov, with questions.