June  

17-22: School Bus Train the Trainer event, in Topeka; Register here: https://events.ksde.org/sf/TraintheTrainer.aspx  

18: (repeated session) 9-11 a.m., KSDE is hosting a free, virtual workshop for Kansas educators who want to integrate STEM and literacy in their elementary classrooms. This session is for kindergarten through second grade. Click here to register. 

19: KSDE offices closed in observance of Juneteenth. 

19: 9-11 a.m., KSDE is hosting a free, virtual workshop for Kansas educators who want to integrate STEM and literacy in their elementary classrooms. This session is for grades 3-5. Click here to register. 

19: 1 p.m., Disaster Recovery Plans for IT. This is the final workshop in the KSDE cybersecurity and data privacy professional development webinar series. Samuel Alva, a cybersecurity adviser for the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) will lead this session. Advanced registration is required by clicking here. 

25-26: School Bus CDL Proxy Testing and ELDT Theory event, at Maize USD 266; 
ELDT will be administered on June 25; Register here: https://events.ksde.org/sf/CDLTesting2.aspx  

27: 11 a.m.-1 p.m., Kansas City Kansas Public Library, 2nd Floor Auditorium; the KU Center for Public Partnerships and Research and KDHE’s Maternal and Child Health program will host an open house to gather information about beliefs about systems of care for women, infants, children and adolescents across Kansas. Contact Ashley Lafond at alafond@ku.edu or kucppr-mch@ku.edu for more information. 

28: 1-3 p.m., Pittsburg Public Library, Large Meeting Room; the KU Center for Public Partnerships and Research and KDHE’s Maternal and Child Health program will host an open house to gather information about beliefs about systems of care for women, infants, children and adolescents across Kansas. Contact Ashley Lafond at alafond@ku.edu or kucppr-mch@ku.edu for more information. 

July  

4: KSDE offices closed in observance of Fourth of July. 

9-10: Kansas State Board of Education meeting, Topeka. 

9-11: School bus transportation directors workshops will be held each of the following days from 9 a.m. – 4 p.m., July 9, in Dodge City; July 10, in Maize; and July 11, in Kansas City. Register here: https://events.ksde.org/sf/TransportationBasics.aspx   Note: This course is highly recommended for any new transportation director or existing director who would like a refresher. 

17: School Bus Reasonable Suspicion Training for CDL supervisors at Kansas Association of School Boards (KASB), in Topeka; Register here: https://events.ksde.org/sf/AlcoholandDrugTraining.aspx  Note: This is mandated training for anyone who supervises CDL holders. This is free training and the KSDE School Bus Safety Unit offers it once a year.  

23-24: School Bus CDL Proxy Testing and ELDT Theory event at Southeast of Saline USD 306; Note: ELDT Theory will be administered on July 23; Register here: https://events.ksde.org/sf/CDLTESTING3.aspx    

24-26: Dole Institute of Politics 2024 Civic Engagement and Election conference for Kansas teachers. For more information, click here. 

25: Deadline to apply for $932 million in competitive grant funding under the EPA’s 2024 Clean Heavy-Duty Vehicles Grants Program Notice of Funding Opportunity. Click here for more information: https://www.epa.gov/clean-heavy-duty-vehicles-program/clean-heavy-duty-vehicles-grant-program#EV. All application packages must be submitted electronically to the EPA through Grants.gov no later than Wednesday, July 25, 2024, at 10:59 p.m. (CST) to be considered for funding. 

August  

11: Sunflower Summer, a program of Kansas Tourism, concludes. For a complete list of participating locations and more information about the program, click here. Have questions? Email sunflower.summer@ks.gov.  

13-14: Kansas State Board of Education meeting, in Topeka.