October 

1-31: National Bullying Prevention Month.  

1-31: National Farm to School Month. 

Through Nov. 10: Testing window for PreACT 8/9. 

13: 9 a.m.-2 p.m., IPS Technical Assistance Opportunity, Smoky Hill Education Center, 605 E. Crawford St., Salina. Click here to register. 

13: 8:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m., Adaptive Schools Training, Orion Education and Training, 13939 Diagonal Road, Clearwater. The fee of $300 covers four days of training and lunch. Additional training dates are Oct. 16, Jan. 31, 2024, and Feb. 1, 2024. Participants should commit to attending all four days. There are two hours of college credit available through MidAmerica Nazarene University. Register here. 

13: Registration closes for the Kanas State Department of Education’s Great Ideas in Education Conference: Empowered Together, which will take place Oct. 25-27 at the Hyatt Regency Wichita, 400 W. Waterman St. Registration fees: One day (any individual day) - $175. You will need to indicate which day you plan to attend; full conference - (two and one-half days) - $275. Register now. Registration questions may be sent to Kelli Byrne kbyrne@ksde.org. Programming questions may be sent to Pat Bone pbone@ksde.org  

13: 8 a.m.-3:15 p.m. KSDE Child Nutrition and Wellness regional farm tour, Northwest Kansas. Begins and ends in Hoxie. 8 a.m.-3:15 p.m. Oct. 13. The tour will include a wheat/sorghum producer (Grainfield), 4B Farms (Grinnell) and M Arrow Ranch (Colby). A local lunch will be provided by Colby USD 315. Contact Eryn Davis at edavis@ksde.org or 785-296-5060 with questions. 

15-21: America’s Safe Schools Week. 

16-20: National School Bus Safety Week. 

17: 8:30 a.m.-2:30 p.m., 71st annual Fall Conference for School Counselors featuring award-winning educator Brandi Heather. Emporia State University’s Memorial Union. Registration fees, which include luncheon and breaks, are $95 before Oct. 17; $110 between Oct. 17 and Nov. 3; and $95 for late or on-site registration (doesn’t include luncheon). The luncheon fee only is $22. A parking permit is required to park on campus and is included in the registration fees. Register here. For registration or payment questions, contact Dr. Alice Hinck at afrost@emporia.edu. 

17-18: 8:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m., Adaptive Schools Foundation Training, ESSDACK, 1500 E. 11th, Hutchinson. The fee of $300 covers four days of training, all reading and training materials and lunch on all dates. Additional training dates are Feb. 6-7, 2024. Registration is closed. 

17: 11 a.m.-noon, Instructional Planning with Star Spanish Data, virtual. Register here.  

18: 8-10 a.m., Sharing FastBridge Data with Families, virtual. Register here. 

18: Kansas School Transportation Appreciation Day. 

19: 9 a.m.-3 p.m., Kansas Multi-Tier System of Supports and Alignment’s Preschool Make-and-Take Training, Kansas Cosmosphere, 1100 N. Plum in Hutchinson. Register here. 

19: 10 a.m.-noon, KIDS Virtual Office Hours. KSDE staff members will be available via Zoom to answer questions about Kansas Individual Data on Students (KIDS) reporting. There won’t be any formal presentations, just staff members available to assist with answering questions. The Zoom link is https://ksde.zoom.us/j/84488703246. The meeting ID is 844 8870 3246, and the passcode is 855312. 

19: 3:30-4:30 p.m. Star Data Conversations with Students and Families, virtual. Register here. 

19-20: 8:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m., registration and breakfast open at 8 a.m., Adaptive Schools Foundations training, Greenbush in Lawrence. The cost, which includes four days of training, is $300. Fee includes all reading and training materials, as well as lunch on all dates. Remaining training dates are Feb. 8-9, 2024. Register here. 

20: Quarterly reporting for Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief (ESSER) funds closes on CommonApp. 

25: Kansas Vaping ECHO for Education program, Part 4. 

26: 10 a.m.-noon, KIDS Virtual Office Hours. KSDE staff members will be available via Zoom to answer questions about Kansas Individual Data on Students (KIDS) reporting. There won’t be any formal presentations, just staff members available to assist with answering questions. The Zoom link is https://ksde.zoom.us/j/84488703246. The meeting ID is 844 8870 3246, and the passcode is 855312. 

25-27: Great Ideas in Education Conference: Empowered Together, Hyatt Regency Wichita, 400 W. Waterman St., Wichita. For registration information, contact KSDE’s Kelli Byrne via email at kbyrne@ksde.org. For programming information, contact KSDE’s Pat Bone via email at pbone@ksde.org. Registration for the 2023 conference closes on Oct. 13. Register now. 

30: 5 p.m., deadline for submissions for U.S. Department of Education’s Your Place in Space Challenge.