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Press Releases

Website helps locate Summer Food Service sites

TOPEKA – The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Summer Food Service Program (SFSP) provides reimbursement to approved sites for serving healthy meals and snacks to children ages 1 through 18 during the summer months, and a new page on the Kansas State Department of Education’s Child Nutrition and Wellness website can help you find the SFSP site nearest you.
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State Board of Education adopts new strategic plan

TOPEKA – Following three months of work, the State Board of Education in May approved a new strategic agenda that will guide the Board’s work through December 2012. View Article

Highlights of the May State Board of Education Meeting

TOPEKA – May 16, 2011 - Recommendations from the Special Education Advisory Council (SEAC) on the use of seclusion and restraint for children with disabilities was on the agenda when the State Board of Education met Tuesday, May 10, in Topeka. Last January, the State Board asked SEAC to review the state’s procedures for seclusion and restraint and provide recommendations.
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USDOE denies State Board’s AYP waiver request

TOPEKA – The State Board of Education’s request for flexibility in how Kansas schools are held accountable for meeting performance requirements under the federal No Child Left Behind (NCLB) legislation was denied today by the U.S. Department of Education. View Article

Highlights of the April State Board of Education Meeting

TOPEKA – Members of the State Board of Education considered an alternative proposal for ensuring the Kansas Department of Education (KSDE) is notified in a timely manner whenever a licensed educator is involved in activities that could lead to the revocation of a license after an initial proposal drew criticism from educators and teacher organizations. The criticisms came during a public hearing conducted April 12, the first day of the Board’s two-day April meeting in Topeka, which focused on proposed changes to the educator licensure regulations.

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Baldwin High School team places third in national design challenge

TOPEKA— For the second consecutive year, students at Baldwin High School, USD 348 Baldwin City, have placed in the national Real World Design Challenge. Earlier this week, the team was awarded third place in the national design competition, coming in behind teams from Connecticut and Washington.
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Eight Kansas students named semifinalists for 2011 U.S. Presidential Scholars Program

TOPEKA – Eight Kansas high school seniors have been named semifinalists in the 2011 U.S. Presidential Scholars Program. The program recognizes some of the nation’s most distinguished graduating seniors, as well as those who demonstrate exceptional scholarship and talent in the visual, literary and performing arts.
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Kansas receives grant to provide food to low-income children during summer months

TOPEKA – Kansas is one of three states awarded a grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to supplement the traditional Summer Food Service Program (SFSP) by providing food backpacks to low-income children over weekends in the summer months. View Article

Highlights of the March State Board of Education Meeting

TOPEKA – At their meeting March 8 in Topeka, State Board of Education members heard a report from administrators in the McPherson School District, USD 418, regarding the adequate yearly progress (AYP) accountability waiver recently granted to the district by the U.S. Department of Education. View Article

State Board of Education reacts to dismissal of school finance lawsuit

TOPEKA – State Board of Education Chairman David Dennis today released a statement expressing the Board’s support for a U.S. District Court decision dismissing a lawsuit filed by a group of parents in the Shawnee Mission School District that attacked the constitutionality of the Local Option Budget (LOB) cap.
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