KSDE Weekly

Upcoming Events, Trainings and Recognition

Posted: Mar 27, 2025
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As preparations continue for the upcoming Great Ideas in Education Conference, the following information clarifies which staff members on the District Leadership Teams (DLT) and Building Leadership Teams (BLT) should attend this conference.  

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Posted: Mar 27, 2025
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KSDE will be offering two webinars to assist districts in completing the application for Individual Plan of Study (IPS) Star Recognition.   

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Posted: Mar 27, 2025
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The KSDE Teacher Licensure team is seeking volunteers to help revise the educator preparation standards for the following license and endorsement areas: 

  • Agriculture  
  • Business  
  • Elementary Unified  
  • English Language Arts  
  • High Incidence  
  • Journalism 
  • Low Incidence 
  • Speech/Theatre 
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Posted: Mar 27, 2025
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As part of the Kansas FastBridge statewide program, Renaissance Learning offers opportunities for professional learning and support to Kansas educators. This includes videos, webinars, consultation, and on-site workshops. The videos can be accessed through FASTFLIX.  

Webinars are listed below under “Upcoming FastBridge virtual trainings.”  Consultations and workshops can be requested on topics such as onboarding, data reviews and more.  

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Posted: Mar 27, 2025
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March

31: Cracking the Code: Practical Strategies for Teaching Word Recognition (K-12), Greenbush, in Girard. Register here. Contact Laurie Curtis, laurie.curtis@ksde.gov, with questions.

31: Single audits due to Federal Audit Clearinghouse. Click here for instructions. Contact KSDE’s Fiscal Auditing, auditing@ksde.gov, or (785) 296-4976 with questions.

31: Fifth annual “Give Back Kansas Challenge” opens; closes May 23. Contact Dr. Jessica Dorsey at jessica.dorsey@ksde.gov or (785) 296-3163 with questions.

31: Greenbush Early Childhood Forum, virtual, 3:30 - 4:30 p.m. Register here. Contact Andrea Scott, andrea.scott@greenbush.org, with questions.

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