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A note from Pat Bone, coordinator of the Great Ideas in Education Conference, KSDE division of learning services
On behalf of KSDE, we hope you enjoyed the recent conference and found the experience both valuable and inspiring. We appreciate you taking time from your busy summer schedules to prioritize professional growth and team collaboration as you prepare for the new school year.
The Kansas State Department of Education and partner agencies will begin hosting webinars every second Tuesday of the month to share information about secondary transition.
Beginning Sept. 9, the webinars are virtual and will be 3:30-4:30 p.m. They are free but registration is required.
The Kansas Technical Assistance System Network (TASN) is offering two in-person workshops in late September.
The “Mindfulness and School-Based Yoga: Tools for the Classroom” workshops for school community professionals are an introduction to the five-element methodology with practices to enhance personal and child/youth well-being.
Virtual statewide sessions are now available on the PAX Trainings for Kansas event page. Through funding by the Kansas Department of Aging and Disability Services, these trainings and related materials are provided at no cost.
The Kansas State Department of Education’s Special Education and Title Services (SETS) team announces 2025-26 Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) support opportunities.
The ESEA programs bootcamp is for new administrators of ESEA programs and the Local Consolidated Plan (LCP). This virtual training is 8:30 a.m. – noon, Friday, Aug. 15.
New and experienced ESEA program administrators are invited to attend in-person Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) program meetings slated for early September.
The purpose of these meetings (formerly the Local Consolidated Plan quarterly meetings) is for ESEA program administrators to access support from KSDE and statewide experts to apply new and existing guidance in their local context. The focus of these meetings will be hands-on work with the LCP.
The KSDE teacher licensure team is seeking volunteers to participate in higher education accreditation reviewer training in early November.
Those who are interested need to sign up no later than Aug. 15, for the training that will be 10 a.m. – 4 p.m., on Nov. 6, in Topeka. Online modules will need to be completed before the in-person training.
August
11: Educator Data Collection System (EDCS) virtual training for submitting the Fall Vacancy Report (FVR), 1:30 - 3:30 p.m. Contact Leslie Bruton, leslie.bruton@ksde.gov, or (785) 296–8011, with questions about EDCS and/or training opportunities.
11: KESA 2.0 information sessions (repeat of spring session information), in-person, Greenbush North, in Lawrence. Free and no registration is required. Contact Rue Huereca-Retana, Rue.Huereca-Retana@ksde.gov, with questions.
11: KESA 2.0 virtual update; 10:30 - 11:15 a.m. Join the meeting here. Contact Rue Huereca-Retanta, Rue.Huereca-Retana@ksde.gov, with questions.
12-13: Kansas State Board of Education monthly meeting, Landon State Office Building, 900 S.W. Jackson, in Topeka. Click here for the agenda and meeting materials.
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