KSDE Weekly

Upcoming Events, Trainings and Recognition

Posted: Jan 8, 2025
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Early childhood professionals, caregivers, community members working to support local child care efforts, and anyone with an interest in child care in Kansas are invited to join a regional roundtable event to share your experiences with child care in your region.   

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Posted: Jan 8, 2025
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Registration is now open for the following third and fourth quarterly meetings for administrators of Local Consolidated Plans (LCPs). 

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Posted: Jan 8, 2025
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Renaissance has consolidated their legacy customer support systems for all products into a new, comprehensive system. As of Jan. 1, all support requests are handled via the new system to provide a more seamless experience for all cases for a customer’s account.  

All Renaissance support emails, website addresses, and phone numbers will remain unchanged so customers can continue to access support with no downtime in service.   

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Posted: Jan 8, 2025
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If interested in a FastBridge session listed below, but are unable to join, 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.  

Upcoming FastBridge virtual trainings:      

  • Jan. 10: 8:30-9:30 a.m., FastBridge Friday. Register here
  • Jan. 14: 9-10 a.m., FastBridge Lightning Round. Register here
  • Jan. 20: 11 a.m.–12:30 p.m., Admin Workshop. Register here.  
  • Jan. 21: 9-10:30 a.m., Using the Growth Report in FastBridge for Teachers.  Register here
  • Jan. 22: 1-2:30 p.m., Using the Growth Report in FastBridge for Leaders. Register here
  • Jan. 23: 1:30-2:30 p.m., Group Screening Report for Leaders. Register here
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Posted: Jan 8, 2025
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January 

9: KSDE offices closed for National Day of Mourning. 

9: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Clean School Bus Rebate Program applications due by 5 p.m. CST. Click here for more information. Contact CleanSchoolBus@epa.gov with questions. 

9: English Language Arts training, Orion, Clearwater. Register here. Contact Dr. Laurie Curtis, lcurtis@ksde.org, with questions.

13: Structured literacy training, Greenbush, Girard. Register here. Contact Dr. Laurie Curtis, lcurtis@ksde.org, with questions.

13: KESA virtual monthly update, 10:30 – 11:15 a.m. Click here to join the Zoom. Contact accreditation@ksde.org for more information. 

14: Science collaboration for curriculum leaders, virtual, 4-5 p.m. Register here. Contact Stephanie Alderman-Oler, salderman-oler@ksde.org, with questions. 

14-15: Kansas State Board of Education meeting. Click here for the agenda and meeting materials. 

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