January 

15: KSDE Insight Podcast: How Kansas Funds Schools and Why It Matters for Families. Available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify and YouTube. 

15: Request for February Federal Funds (Form 240) deadline, if funds available. Contact Amanda Williams, amanda.willliams@ksde.gov, (785) 296-2020, with questions.

15: Kansas Pre-Kindergarten Pilot (KPP-TANF) 2nd quarter expense reimbursement payment request due. Contact Amanda Williams, amanda.willliams@ksde.gov, (785) 296-2020, with questions.

15: Local Consolidated Plan (LCP) final expenditure report due. Contact Nicole Clark, nicole.clark@ksde.gov, or (785) 296-4925. 

16: ESEA Consolidated Review virtual office hours, 8 – 9:30 a.m. Click here to join the Teams session; meeting ID: 289 934 008 140 56; passcode: Q9ti9YN9. Contact Twyla Sprouse, twyla.sprouse@ksde.gov, or (785) 296-6714 with questions.

19: KSDE offices closed for the Martin Luther King, Jr. holiday. 

20: “Procurement 101: The Basics,” federal procurement training for school nutrition program directors, management, and/or staff; virtual, 2-3 p.m. Click on https://cnw.ksde.gov under Training, CNW Calendar. Contact Holly Steinlage, holly.steinlage@ksde.gov, with questions.

20: Career and Technical Education (CTE) and Perkins coordinators update, virtual, 11 a.m. – 12 p.m. Join the Teams meeting here; Meeting ID: 255 722 129 620 4; Passcode: qw74Qm3o. Contact Barbara Bahm, Barbara.Bahm@ksde.gov, or (785) 291-3538 with questions.   

21: Kansas Preschool Pilot grant applications due by 5 p.m. Contact Natalie McClane, natalie.mcclane@ksde.gov, or Amanda Petersen, amanda.petersen@ksde.gov, with questions.  

23: Kansas Parents as Teachers mid-year report for FY26 due. Contact Lisa Williams, lisa.williams@ksde.gov, or (785) 296- 4964. 

27: Office hours available for school staff serving highly mobile students, 2-4 p.m. Click here to register. Contact Maureen Tabasko, maureen.tabasko@ksde.gov,  (785) 296-1101, or Joe Jewett, joe.jewett@ksde.gov, or (785) 296-2600.

30: Deadline to register for Educational Interpreter Performance Assessment (EIPA) online workshop, on Feb. 7. Contact Sarah Reed, sarah.reed@ksde.gov, with questions. 

30: Curriculum leaders meeting, Bishop Professional Development Center, 3601 S.W. 31st Street, in Topeka. Contact Pat Bone, pat.bone@ksde.gov, with questions.

31: Text to speech applications for state assessment due. The combined .pdf must be sent to TTSpassages@ksde.gov by the end of the day. Contact Cary Rogers, cary.rogers@ksde.gov, or (785) 296-0619 with questions. 

February 

6: ESEA program administrator webinar series, 10:30 – 11:45 a.m. Click here to register: https://ksdetasn.org/event_groups/T0xWJA.  Contact Twyla Sprouse, twyla.sprouse@ksde.gov, or (785) 296-6714 with questions.

6: Kansas Volunteer Commission survey deadline. Contact Sarah Nelson, sarah.nelson@ksde.gov, with questions.

12: Visiting International Teacher (VIT) informational webinar, 12 – 1 p.m. Contact Sarah Nelson, sarah.nelson@ksde.gov, with questions.

18: Virtual Health Care Career Day, 9 a.m. – 12:30 p.m., Attendees will be automatically provided with the Zoom link and a calendar invite upon registration. Contact Jaron Caffrey, Kansas Hospital Association, jcaffrey@kha-net.org, or (316) 640-9570. 

25: Kansas Division for Early Childhood (KDEC) preconference "Supporting Young Children with Challenging Behavior (birth-five), 8:30 a.m. – 4 p.m., at the DoubleTree Airport Hotel, in Wichita. Registration is $100 per person. Click here to register. Contact deckansas@gmail.com with questions.  

27-28: Kansas Division for Early Childhood (KDEC) conference, DoubleTree Airport Hotel, in Wichita. Click here to register and for more information. Contact deckansas@gmail.com with questions.   

28: Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) Consolidated Review Self-Assessment window for Cohort #2 closes. Contact Twyla Sprouse, twyla.sprouse@ksde.gov, or (785) 296-6714 with questions.

March 

1: Spring Vacancy Report (SVR) due as part of the Licensed Personnel Report (LPR). Contact Leslie Bruton, leslie.bruton@ksde.gov, or (785) 296-8011 with questions.

6: ESEA program administrator webinar series, 10:30 – 11:45 a.m. Click here to register: https://ksdetasn.org/event_groups/T0xWJA.  Contact Twyla Sprouse, twyla.sprouse@ksde.gov, or (785) 296-6714 with questions.

27: Midwest Cerebral/Cortical Visual Impairment Conference, 8 a.m. – 3 p.m., at Drury Plaza Hotel Broadview, in Wichita. Click here to register and learn more. Contact Marites Altuna, maltuna@kansasblind.gov, with questions.  

April 

3: 2026-27 Preschool-Aged At-Risk approval forms due. Contact Natalie McClane, natalie.mcclane@ksde.gov, with questions.

10: ESEA program administrator webinar series, 10:30 – 11:45 a.m. Click here to register: https://ksdetasn.org/event_groups/T0xWJA.  Contact Twyla Sprouse, twyla.sprouse@ksde.gov, or (785) 296-6714 with questions.

May

8: ESEA program administrator webinar series, 10:30 – 11:45 a.m. Click here to register: https://ksdetasn.org/event_groups/T0xWJA.  Contact Twyla Sprouse, twyla.sprouse@ksde.gov, or (785) 296-6714 with questions.