KSDE Weekly

Nov. 21, 2024

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Posted: Sep 26, 2024
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Four Kansas elementary schools were named 2024 National Blue Ribbon Schools, U.S. Secretary of Education Dr. Miguel Cardona announced Monday, Sept. 23. 

The schools are part of 356 schools across the country that are part of this year’s National Blue Ribbon cohort. The following Kansas schools were recognized in the Exemplary High Performing Schools category: 
 

  • Sunflower Elementary School, Paola USD 368 
  • Garfield Elementary School, Augusta USD 402 
  • Lincoln Elementary School, Geary County USD 475 
  • Herington Elementary School, Herington USD 487 
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Posted: Sep 26, 2024
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The Post-Award Reporting and Recording forms for capital improvement projects are due Sept. 30.  

These reports are mandatory for capital project in which federal funds were used for ANY portion of the project. This includes any ESSER funding stream, such as ESSER I, ESSER I SPED, ESSER II, ESSER II SPED, ESSER II True Up, ESSER III, or ESSER III True Up. 

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Posted: Sep 26, 2024
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The ESSER quarterly reporting will open on CommonApp on Oct. 1, and will close at the end of the day, Oct. 17. 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. Remember, even if you haven’t had any expenditures this past quarter, you are still required to submit a report. 

The federal annual performance reporting will continue into 2026.  

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Posted: Sep 26, 2024
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The fiscal year 2025 Perkins Reserve grant applications for the Human Services, Marketing and Transportation, Distribution & Logistics clusters are due Friday, Sept. 27. 

The approved Kansas State Plan for Career and Technical Education (CTE) includes a Perkins Secondary Reserve Fund, established to provide support for innovative CTE programs, program delivery and/or CTE program expansion to meet critical workforce development needs. Reserve funds are distributed through a competitive grant process. 

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