January 

1: KSDE offices closed. 

1: Licensed Personnel Report (LPR) data submission opens in the Educator Data Collection System (EDCS). Contact Leslie Bruton, leslie.bruton@ksde.gov, or (785) 296-8011. 

1: Spring Vacancy Report (SVR) data submission opens in the Educator Data Collection System (EDCS). Contact Leslie Bruton, leslie.bruton@ksde.gov, or (785) 296-8011. 

2: Request for February federal funds (Form 240) opens if funds available; closes Jan. 15. Contact Amanda Williams, amanda.williams@ksde.gov, or (785) 296-2020. 

2: Kansas Pre-Kindergarten Pilot (KPP-TANF) second quarter expense reimbursement payment request opens; closes Jan. 15. Contact Amanda Williams, amanda.williams@ksde.gov, or (785) 296-2020. 

2: Preschool-Aged At-Risk approval forms available. Contact Natalie McClane, natalie.mcclane@ksde.gov, or (785) 296-5081. 

5: KIDS Collection SMSC - Rural Education Achievement Program (REAP) funding submission deadline. Contact KSDE Helpdesk, (785) 296-7935, with questions. 

5: Kansas Division of Early Childhood (KDEC) mini-grants application deadline. Contact deckansas@gmail.com with questions. 

9: Alternate assessment justifications in KIAS authentication application due. Contact Cary Rogers, cary.rogers@ksde.gov, or (785) 296-0619 with questions. 

12: Kansans Can Star Recognition Program data submission opens; closes May 1. Email  kcanstars@ksde.org, or contact Myron Melton at (785) 296-8110. 

13-14: Kansas State Board of Education monthly meeting, first floor board room, Landon State Office Building, Topeka. 

14: IDEA Maintenance of Effort and Excess Cost report due for stand alone, co-op/interlocal LEAs. Contact Helen Swanson, helen.swanson@ksde.gov, or (785) 296-1712. 

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. 

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

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. 

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 

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. 

March 

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.