To support the Four Fundamentals of School Improvement, the Kansas State Department of Education is collecting data about the instructional materials used in Kansas schools. We believe every Kansas student deserves the opportunity to learn from high-quality, standards-aligned instructional materials and those materials play a foundational role in instructional improvement. 

On Friday, Oct. 10, superintendents and principals of private accredited schools received an email with a link to a data collection form. These leaders were asked to identify the instructional materials used for Tier 1 (or Core) Instruction, and the year those materials were adopted, for K-12 English Language Arts, K-12 mathematics, and K-8 science. Additionally, they were asked to list the primary screener used to identify a student for being at risk of reading difficulties and to identify the instructional materials used in Pre-K. 

When prepared with the names of instructional materials, including publication year, year of implementation, and start of the next selection process, the data collection should take approximately 20-30 minutes to complete. The data collection should be completed by staff with the most direct knowledge of the curriculum and/or instructional materials (e.g. curriculum director, teaching and learning director, etc.). If needed, the email you receive can be forwarded to another staff member for completion. The data collection window closes Oct. 31. 

If you have questions about this data collection, review the IM Data Collection FAQ located on the KSDE Resources for Quality Instruction website. Contact KSDEsurvey@tntp.org with additional questions.