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Registration is now open for KSDE’s Great Ideas in Education conference, July 28-30, at the Hyatt Regency, in Wichita. Don’t miss this critical opportunity to kick off the new school year primed for success. Click here to register.
KSDE has been promoting the importance of building coherence in Kansas’ school improvement efforts to effect meaningful change. That coherence must extend to the function and purpose of KSDE’s annual conference.
The Kansas State Department of Education is hosting “Connecting the Dots...For Learning,” March 3-4, in Manhattan.
This assessment conference will offer real-world practice sessions featuring teachers, teams, and systems from across Kansas who have embraced proven assessment practices to support teaching and learning. Teachers, leaders, and technical support personnel will learn more about how formative assessments are the foundation to a balanced assessment system.
The final EDCS in-person training (not on Zoom) for the 2024-25 school year will be 8 a.m.-noon, on Feb. 12, in the Denison State Bank building, 3675 74th Street, in Meriden. It is hosted by Jefferson West USD 340.
In collaboration with the Kansas education service centers, KSDE is offering professional development opportunities this spring to support the Kansas Education Systems Accreditation (KESA) school improvement efforts and literacy initiatives prioritized by the Kansas State Board of Education.
There is no cost to attend these sessions and lunch is included. A half unit of graduate credit can be received for each day.
Kansas educators interested in a FastBridge session below, but are unable to join can use the Newsletter Engagement Form to request additional dates and times using option #5.
Each FastBridge district can request an administrator workshop on topics such as onboarding, data reviews and more. Schedule it by using the form and select option #6.
February
10: Kansas Clean Diesel Program funding applications due by 5 p.m. CST. Contact kdhe.dera@ks.gov with questions.
11-12: Kansas State Board of Education meeting. Click here for the agenda and meeting materials.
12: Science collaboration for new science teachers, virtual, 4-5 p.m. Register here. Contact Stephanie Alderman-Oler, stephanie.alderman-oler@ksde.gov, with questions.
12: KSDE CNW “Wellness Wednesday,” 9:30 – 10:30 a.m. Click here for the Zoom link. Passcode: 512850. Contact Holly Steinlage, holly.steinlage@ksde.gov, with questions.
13: Farm to School regional workshops, 9 a.m. - 3 p.m., Kansas City. Contact Barb Depew, barb.depew@ksde.gov, to register and for questions.
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