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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.
9: Monthly virtual KESA update, 10:30-11:15 a.m. Click on this new Zoom link to join the session. Contact Jay Scott, jay.scott@ksde.gov, with questions.
10-11: Kansas State Board of Education meeting, Landon State Office Building, in Topeka. Click here for agenda and meeting materials.
11: CNW Wellness Wednesday, Navigating Milk and Dairy Options, vitual, 9:30 - 10:30 a.m. Join the meeting now (Meeting ID: 268 377 696 640 70 Passcode: Pu3Wb7AK). Contact Holly Steinlage, holly.steinlage@ksde.gov, with questions.
12: Visiting International Teacher (VIT) informational webinar, 12 – 1 p.m. Contact Sarah Nelson, sarah.nelson@ksde.gov, with questions.
15: Request March Federal Funds (Form 240), if funds are available, closes. Contact Amanda Williams, amanda.williams@ksde.gov, or (785) 296-2020, 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.
20: KIDS Collection MILT (2nd military student count) opens; closes March 11. Contact KSDE helpdesk, (785) 296-7935, with questions.
23: ESEA Title IA monthly office hour, 9 – 10 a.m. Register here: ESEA Title IA February Office Hours. Contact Roxanne Zillinger, Roxanne.zillinger@ksde.gov, with questions.
24-25: School Nutrition Program Jump Start training, in Hays. Contact Holly Steinlage, holly.steinlage@ksde.gov, to register and for questions.
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: LCP (Local Consolidated Plan) consortium assignments due. Contact Nicole Clark, nicole.clark@ksde.gov, or (785) 296-4925, 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: Licensed Personnel Report (LPR) and Spring Vacancy Report (SVR) due. Contact Leslie Bruton, leslie.bruton@ksde.gov, or (785) 296-8011 with questions.
4: KSDE IT and Mid-America Association for Comptuers in Education (MACE) conference, 9 a.m. - 3 p.m., K-State Alumni Center, in Manhattan. Register here. Contact Christopher Fletcher, christopher.fletcher@ksde.gov, with questions.
25-26: Kansas federal education funds administration forum, Eugene M. Hughes Metropolitan Complex, 5015 E. 29th Street N., in Wichita. Cost is $250. Click here for the agenda and registration details. Contact Brad Schwartz, blschwartz@pittstate.edu, with questions.
26: ESEA Title IA monthly office hour, 9 – 10 a.m. Register here: ESEA Title IA March Office Hours. Contact Roxanne Zillinger, Roxanne.zillinger@ksde.gov, 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.
30-31: Safe and Supportive Schools conference, Drury Plaza Hotel Broadview, in Wichita. Cost is $35. Register and reserve a hotel room here. Contact John Calvert, john.calvert@ksde.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.
14-15: Kansas State Board of Education meeting, Landon State Office Building, in Topeka. Click here for agenda and meeting materials.
30: ESEA Title IA monthly office hour, 9 – 10 a.m. Register here: ESEA Title IA April Office Hours. Contact Roxanne Zillinger, Roxanne.zillinger@ksde.gov, 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.
12-13: Kansas State Board of Education meeting, Landon State Office Building, in Topeka. Click here for agenda and meeting materials.
28: ESEA Title IA monthly office hour, 9 – 10 a.m. Register here: ESEA Title IA May Office Hours. Contact Roxanne Zillinger, Roxanne.zillinger@ksde.gov, with questions.
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