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June

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 

1-19: Quarterly reporting for Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief (ESSER) funds will be open in CommonApp. Email esser@ksde.org for questions or more information.

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

9: 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.; Joint School Nutrition Program (SNP) and Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP) administrative training, hosted by the KSDE Child Nutrition and Wellness (CNW) team. Join the training here: https://ksde.zoom.us/j/89730050845?pwd=SlBIWWQ0akhUeUc0N0tBUTNOOHMxZz09(Passcode: 259874) 

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 the 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 is hosting the 2024 Civic Engagement and Election conference for Kansas teachers.

25: Deadline to register for HirePaths virtual professional development Zoom on Aug. 1; for pre-K through 8th grade educators to learn how to incorporate career exploration for younger students in the classroom. Click this link to register: https://hirepaths.com/career-exploration-summer-camp-registration-2024 

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. 

30: Deadline to apply for Patterson Family Foundation’s School Districts and Community-Based Centers grants for rural child care programs. Contact Denise Schuele, denise@pffkc.org, Patterson Family Foundation program officer, with questions. 

August

1: HirePaths professional development Zoom conference for pre-K through eighth-grade educators to learn how to easily incorporate career exploration for younger students in the classroom, why it benefits kids and more. Keynote speakers will include Kansas Education Commissioner Dr. Randy Watson and other Kansas educators.  

11: Conclusion of Sunflower Summer, a program of Kansas Tourism. 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. 

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