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The July State Board of Education meeting will be held on Tuesday, July 9 and Wednesday July 10 at the Landon State Office building, 900 SW Jackson, Topeka. The meeting will be held in the boardroom. Link to July Board meetin packet July Materials Packet for the Kansas State Board of Education Meeting
Some educators in Kansas will have until 2028 to become trained or pass a test to show they are complying with the science of reading structured literacy requirements to renew their license. Members of the Kansas State Board of Education voted to approve the licensure renewal requirement this week during their June meeting in Topeka.
The June State Board of Education meeting will be held on Tuesday, June 11 and Wednesday June 12 at the State Department of Education building, 900 SW Jackson, Topeka. The event will be live streamed.
LInk to materials https://www.ksde.org/LinkClick.aspx?fileticket=nAV5rtLsgLI%3d&portalid=0
There will be a special meeting of the Kansas State Board of Education at 10 a.m. on Friday, May 24.
Members of the Kansas State Board of Education (KSBE) have approved amendments to the Kansas Administrative Regulations (K.A.R.). that govern new minimum high school graduation requirements that will go into effect for the class of 2028, this fall’s incoming freshmen.
After holding a statutorily required public hearing on May 14 on the proposed amendments to K.A.R. 91-31-35, board members voted to approve the amendments during their meeting the next day on May 15.
Members of the Kansas State Board of Education approved amendments to state regulations, K.A.R. 91-31-35, governing minimum graduation requirements during their May business meeting. The new minimum requirements will go into effect this fall for the graduating class of 2028.
The May State Board of Education meeting will be at the Landon board room on Tuesday, May 14 and Wednesday, May 15 the meeting will be held at the Brown v. the Board of Education Museum in Topeka (1515 SE Monroe Street) in recognition of the 70th anniversary of that historic decision to integrate schools.
Board material may be accessed through this link
https://www.ksde.org/LinkClick.aspx?fileticket=RhNLcq7cMs4%3d&portalid=0
Members of the Kansas State Board of Education during their April business meeting signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to formally establish the Kansas Advisory Council for Indigenous Education (KACIE). This is a partnership with the Kansas State Department of Education (KSDE), Kansas Board of Regents (KBOR) and the state’s four Native American tribes.
Results of the 2023 Kansas Teacher Retention Survey show Kansas teachers feel significantly less engaged than they did in 2021 and are at a higher risk of leaving the profession.
Kansas State Board of Education members will hear presentations on teacher retention and bus safety; will hold a public hearing on the Professional Practices Commission (PPC) regulations; and will hear a presentation on state assessment development and the need for data literacy and analysis in a balanced assessment system.
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