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Posted: Nov 14, 2024
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All ESSER funds must have been OBLIGATED by Sept. 30, and districts must request payments by Nov. 20, to make the cutoff for the final December liquidation deadline. Note: KSDE lacks the authority to alter or extend these statutory dates. 

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Posted: Nov 14, 2024
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The reporting for Period 1 for incidents of restraint and/or seclusion using emergency safety interventions (ESI) began on July 1 and ends Nov. 20. District staff should begin entering this data into the Kansas Integrated Accountability System (KIAS) as soon as possible after Nov. 30 but before the submission window closes on Dec. 30.   

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Posted: Nov 7, 2024
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The KSDE Special Education and Title Services (SETS) team is reminding districts to complete the Title IV-A Expenditure Survey SFY 2024 regarding information for the Consolidated State Performance Report.  

This survey is REQUIRED and must be completed no later than Friday, Nov. 8.  

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Posted: Oct 31, 2024
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The KSDE Special Education and Title Services (SETS) team is reminding districts to complete the Title IV-A Expenditure Survey SFY 2024 regarding information for the Consolidated State Performance Report.  

This survey will allow KSDE to report federally required data regarding Title IV, Part A to the U.S. Department of Education.

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Posted: Oct 23, 2024
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The Dropout Graduation Summary Report (DGSR) will close on Oct. 31. This is a hard deadline. Districts should validate data across all K-12 levels to ensure accurate reporting for the DGSR.  

Be sure to check all exit records and ensure they were uploaded to KIDS. You can do this by running either the graduate report or exit status report in KIDS collection.  

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Posted: Oct 23, 2024
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Clay County USD 379 will host a one-day Commercial Driver’s License (CDL) proxy testing event on Nov. 7, at Clay County Community High School, 1630 9th Street, in Clay Center. Registration begins at 8:30 a.m. 

Register here in advance: https://events.ksde.org/sf/CDLTesting.aspx     

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Posted: Oct 17, 2024
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The ESSER Quarterly Reporting on CommonApp will close at the end of the day, Friday, Oct. 18.  

This is a cumulative report, so use last quarter’s spreadsheet to add expenditures. This report should include all ESSER expenditures (reimbursed and planned) and will be the last of the state quarterly reporting for ESSER. Note: The federal annual performance reporting will continue into 2026.  

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Posted: Oct 17, 2024
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The Dropout Graduation Summary Report (DGSR) is open for all districts. Districts should validate data across all K-12 levels to ensure accurate reporting for the DGSR. The report will close on Oct. 31. This is a hard deadline. 

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Posted: Oct 17, 2024
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U.S. Department of Education Secretary Miguel Cardona is urging local educational agencies (LEAs) across the country to order free, over-the-counter rapid antigen COVID-19 self-tests for their students, families, staff, and school communities. 

“We encourage LEAs to make use of this free COVID-19 test offering, which schools may use, for example, to stock school nurses’ offices and main offices with tests; to send test kits home with students or parents; or to distribute within their communities to put these valuable safeguards in the hands of students, parents, and staff who need them,” Cardona said in a recent letter.  

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Posted: Oct 17, 2024
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Clay County USD 379 will be hosting a one-day Commercial Driver’s License (CDL) proxy testing event on Nov. 7, at Clay County Community High School, 1630 9th Street, in Clay Center. Registration begins at 8:30 a.m. 

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