Calendar  

June

23: 4 p.m., registration deadline for New Superintendents Budget Workshop. The workshop will take place from 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Thursday, June 29, at the Salina District Office, 1511 Gypsum Ave. in Salina. Registration is limited to new superintendents and first-year board clerks or business managers. Register by contacting Deborah Howard via email at deborah.howard@usd305.com or via phone at 785-309-4727. There is a $15 fee to cover a meal and refreshments. 

24: 9 a.m.-noon, Kansas Department of Health and Environment’s Child Care Licensing Team is hosting a virtual comprehensive review of Kansas child care licensing regulations. All providers are welcome to attend the entire session, but each hour will be dedicated to specific licensed facilities as follows: 9-10 a.m. - licensed day care homes and group day care homes; 10-11 a.m. - child care centers and preschools; 11 a.m.-noon - school age and drop-in programs. Visit the Kansas Train training portal to create an account and register. 

26: 9:30 a.m.-3 p.m. KSDE Budget Workshop, Career and Technical Education Academy, 800 15th Circle, Hutchinson. Registration fee is $15, which includes lunch.  

26-29: Scott County USD 466 AP CSP Workshop. For Kansas residents only. Register here.  

27: 9:30 a.m.-3 p.m. KSDE Budget Workshop, Lakewood Middle School, 1135 Lakewood Circle, Salina. Register by June 22 by emailing Jennifer.nelson@usd305.com. Registration fee is $15, which includes lunch.  

27: IXL Math: Kansas’ End-to-End Teaching Solution, morning and afternoon sessions to select from. Webinar attendees will receive an introduction to IXL Math from the classroom, building and district perspectives, showing how IXL can help students achieve their full potential. For more information and to sign up, click here.  

28: 9 a.m., Early Childhood Transition Task Force statewide tour stop, Russell Child Development Center, 2735 N. Jennie Barker Road, Garden City. 

28: 2 p.m., Early Childhood Transition Task Force statewide tour stop, 323 W. 12th St., Hays. 

28: 5 p.m., Early Childhood Transition Task Force statewide tour stop, Donna L. Vanier Children’s Center, 155 N. Oakdale Ave., Salina. 

29: 9 a.m., Early Childhood Transition Task Force statewide tour stop, Manhattan-Ogden School District, College Hill Early Learning Center, 2600 Kimball Ave., Manhattan. 

29: 1 p.m., Early Childhood Transition Task Force statewide tour stop, Bishop Professional Development Center, 3601 S.W. 31st, Topeka. 

29: 10 a.m.-3 p.m., KSDE’s New Superintendents Budget Workshop, Salina District Office, 1511 Gypsum Ave. in Salina. Registration is limited to new superintendents and first-year board clerks or business managers. Register by contacting Deborah Howard via email at deborah.howard@usd305.com or via phone at 785-309-4727 before 4 p.m. June 23. There is a $15 fee to cover a meal and refreshments. 

29: Achieving Equity in AP, Scott County USD 466. Register here.  

29: 10 a.m.-noon. KSDE staff members who work with Kansas Individual Data on Students are available via Zoom on Thursday, June 29, regarding end-of-the-year collections. For more information and links, visit the KIDSweb Calendar. 

29: 9 a.m., KSDE Book Study, “Overcoming Dyslexia,” second edition, by Dr. Sally Shaywitz. Registration and Zoom link: https://ksde.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZMrd-6gqzIoGdFaDs-30Zo-UlFoGF75e6fK.  

29: 9-10 a.m. FastBridge Lightning Round. Virtual. A space for collaboration, resources and to ask Star questions. Sponsored by KSDE. Exclusively for Kansas educators. Register here. 

30: Deadline for Child Nutrition and Wellness KANSANS CAN 2022-2023 Best Practice Awards. One-page nomination form is available here. 

30: Deadline to submit and correct chronic absentee data via the End of the Year Assessment (EOYA) record.  

30: 10 a.m., Early Childhood Transition Task Force statewide tour stop, Shawnee Mission School District, Center for Academic Achievement, 8200 W. 71st St., Overland Park. 

30: 1 p.m., Early Childhood Transition Task Force statewide tour stop, Children’s Campus of Kansas City, 444 Minnesota Ave., Kansas City, Kansas. 

July

5: Registration deadline for Fort Hays State University’s Maximizing Learning – Leveraging the Science of Reading in Content Areas. Workshop takes place via Zoom from 1-4:30 p.m. July 11-13. Cost is $15. To register, contact Mary Cooper by email at mccooper2@fhsu.edu or by phone at (785) 628-4283. For more information, contact Dr. Carrie Tholstrup at cbtholstrup@fhsu.edu. 

9: Deadline for applications to become a HirePaths teacher ambassador. For more information, email info@hirepaths.com. Learn more and apply here: https://hirepaths.com/for-educators/become-a-hirepaths-ambassador. 

10-13: Salina USD 305 AP CSP Workshop. For Kansas residents only. Register here. 

11: 9 a.m.-4 p.m. KSDE School Bus Safety Unit’s Transportation Basics Workshop, Dodge City USD 443 District Office Building, 2112 First Ave., Dodge City. Registration deadline is July 6. Free to attend. Workshops are recommended and designed for new directors or supervisors. However, any transportation director/supervisor is welcome to attend. To register, go here. 

11: Final day to register for the University of Kansas School of Medicine’s fall 2023 Tobacco Treatment Specialist Training. To apply for this virtual, self-paced, eight-week training, click here. Training begins Aug. 14. There is a fee of $800 per person. However, scholarships are available. 

11-12: Kansas State Board of Education meeting. View the live stream at https://www.ksde.org/Board/Kansas-State-Board-of-Education/Streaming-Media. 

11-13: 1-4:30 p.m., Fort Hays State University’s Maximizing Learning – Leveraging the Science of Reading in Content Areas. Workshop takes place via Zoom. Cost is $15. Registration deadline is July 5. To register, contact Mary Cooper by email at mccooper2@fhsu.edu or by phone at (785) 628-4283. For more information, contact Dr. Carrie Tholstrup at cbtholstrup@fhsu.edu. 

12: 9 a.m.-4 p.m. KSDE School Bus Safety Unit’s Transportation Basics Workshop, Hageman Education Center, Salina USD 305, 409 West Cloud, Salina. Registration deadline is July 6. Free to attend. Workshops are recommended and designed for new directors or supervisors. However, any transportation director/supervisor is welcome to attend. To register, go here. 

13: Achieving Equity in AP, Salina USD 305. For Kansas residents only. Register here. 

13: 9 a.m.-4 p.m. KSDE School Bus Safety Unit’s Transportation Basics Workshop, Kansas City USD 500 Central Office and Training Center, 2010 N. 59th St. in Kansas City, Kansas. Registration deadline is July 6. Free to attend. Workshops are recommended and designed for new directors or supervisors. However, any transportation director/supervisor is welcome to attend. To register, go here.