KSDE Weekly

Standards and Instruction

Posted: Sep 24, 2025
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The KSDE teacher licensure team is seeking volunteers to help revise the educator preparation standards for the following license areas:  

  • Building leadership 
  • District leadership  

 

This is anticipated to be a single committee revising the preparation standards for both license areas. Committee meetings are planned to be held online. 

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Posted: Sep 24, 2025
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The Kansas State Department of Education is seeking KSDE-trained program reviewers to review educator preparation programs in November and December

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Posted: Sep 24, 2025
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By Amanda Petersen, director, KSDE early childhood  

This past Monday, Sept. 22, was the deadline for all Kansas elementary schools to partner with families of incoming kindergarten students to collect kindergarten-entry data using the Ages & Stages Questionnaires®, Third Edition (ASQ-3) and the Ages & Stages Questionnaires®: Social-Emotional, Second Edition (ASQ:SE-2). 

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Posted: Sep 18, 2025
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As the school year gets underway, it's the perfect time to celebrate the excellent work happening in early childhood home visiting profession — and to honor the dedication behind it. The Kansas Parents as Teachers Association (KPATA) has announced Beloit USD 273’s Ashley Eck has been selected as the 2025 Kansas Parents as Teachers Parent Educator of the Year.  

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Posted: Sep 18, 2025
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The deadline is Monday, Sept. 22, for all Kansas elementary schools to partner with families of incoming kindergarten students to collect kindergarten-entry data using the Ages & Stages Questionnaires®, Third Edition (ASQ-3) and the Ages & Stages Questionnaires®: Social-Emotional, Second Edition (ASQ:SE-2). 

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Posted: Sep 11, 2025
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By Lisa Williams, coordinator, KSDE early childhood team 

As the school year gets underway, it's the perfect time to celebrate the excellent work happening in early childhood home visiting profession — and to honor the dedication behind it. The Kansas Parents as Teachers Association (KPATA) has announced Beloit USD 273’s Ashley Eck has been selected as the 2025 Kansas Parents as Teachers Parent Educator of the Year.  

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Posted: Sep 11, 2025
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By Amanda Petersen, director, KSDE early childhood  

The deadline is approaching for all Kansas elementary schools to partner with families of incoming kindergarten students to collect kindergarten-entry data using the Ages & Stages Questionnaires®, Third Edition (ASQ-3) and the Ages & Stages Questionnaires®: Social-Emotional, Second Edition (ASQ:SE-2). The window to screen 2025-2026 kindergarten students closes Monday, Sept. 22. 

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Posted: Sep 4, 2025
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By Amanda Petersen, director, KSDE early childhood  

The beginning of each school year creates new opportunities to build relationships with students and families. To advance kindergarten readiness, all Kansas elementary schools are required to partner with families of incoming kindergarten students to collect kindergarten-entry data using the Ages & Stages Questionnaires®, Third Edition (ASQ-3) and the Ages & Stages Questionnaires®: Social-Emotional, Second Edition (ASQ:SE-2). 

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Posted: Sep 4, 2025
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Curriculum leaders will meet at the following locations during the 2025-26 school year:   

  • Sept. 26: Bishop Professional Development Center, 3601 S.W. 31st, in Topeka. Register here by Sept. 17. 
  • Nov. 21: Fort Hays State University, Memorial Union, in Hays. 
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