Monthly virtual KESA update 

The Accreditation and Design team hosted the KESA monthly update on Feb. 10. The recording and slides Dr. Jay Scott, director of KSDE Accreditation and Design, shared with the group are available.  

The next KESA monthly update is 10:30-11:15 a.m., on March 10. Join the meeting here; no passcode is required.   

2025-26 School Improvement Day schedule 

The 2025-26 School Improvement Day schedule is available for viewing on the KESA webpage. Take a moment to save these important dates to your calendars.  

The calendar will be updated and made available once the registration links are finalized. 

 Contact Rue Huereca-Retana, Rue.Huereca-Retana@ksde.gov, with questions.  

KESA Application Helpdesk 

The Accreditation and Design Team has created resources to support systems with KESA 2.0 and the development and implementation of action plans.  

The following tools are available to help access the KESA Authenticated Application, use the action plan template (for drafting the plan), and edit and submit the action plan.  

 Gaining access to the KESA Authenticated Application 

• Written instructions  
• Audio instructions 

Completing the action plan blank template 

• Template audio instructions 

Editing and submitting the action plan 

• Audio instructions 

Contact Rue Huereca-Retana at the KESA helpdesk, Rue.Huereca-Retana@ksde.gov, or (785) 296-3379. 

School Improvement Day cancellation protocol 

The following information outlines what a school system should do if a district leadership team (DLT) can’t attend a School Improvement Day:    

If a system cannot attend its assigned School Improvement Day for weather, emergency or any unforeseen circumstance, the system must notify the following regional executive or cohort lead as soon as possible to create a plan or reschedule.  

• Amber Miller, West Regional Executive - amber.miller@ksde.gov; (620) 765-7490     

• Mindy Bruce, Central Regional Executive – mindy.bruce@ksde.gov; (316) 304-6493   

• Jean Rush, East Regional Executive - jean.rush@ksde.gov - (785) 691-7038    

• Myron Melton, Suburban & Private - myron.melton@ksde.gov; (785) 760-0298   

• Jay Scott, Urban & Special Purpose - jay.scott@ksde.gov;  (785) 230-4575    

The regional executive will reassign the affected system(s) to another School Improvement Day in their region and communicate to the system(s) and service center their alternate School Improvement Day.    

As long as there are at least two systems attending a School Improvement Day and the service center can host, the School Improvement Day may take place.    

If the host service center is closed for weather, emergency, or any unforeseen circumstance and cannot host the School Improvement Day, the service center will email systems, facilitators, and KSDE (all those registered) as soon as possible. KSDE and the service center will then work together to reschedule the School Improvement Day.   

Districts should contact their regional executive or Rue Huereca-Retana, Rue.Huereca-Retana@ksde.gov, or (785) 296-3379 with questions.