January

1: KSDE offices closed in observance of New Year’s.

1-March 4: Educator Data Collection System open for submission of Licensed Personnel Report (LPR).

2: Star Assessments Regional Training. Star educators can join the session at Waconda USD 272. Learn more and register here.

5: Deadline for test coordinators to submit requests for accommodations for ACT.

5: Deadline to submit accommodations requests for ACT through the Test Accessibility and Accommodations System (TAA). It takes time for approval, so please submit requests early.

8: 1-2 p.m., webinar for fiscal year 2023 annual reporting survey for Elementary and Secondary Emergency Relief (ESSER) funds. This webinar won’t be recorded.

10: 4-5 p.m. KSDE’s monthly math meeting. Topic: Student engagement. Zoom: https://ksde.zoom.us/j/88043941824. For more information, contact KSDE’s Jennifer Hamlet via email at jhamlet@kse.org or by phone at 785-296-6823.

11: FastBridge educators can join a session in Haysville USD 261. Watch for a registration link coming soon.

12: Submission deadline for fiscal year 2023 annual reporting survey for Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief (ESSER) funds.

12: Deadline to enroll students for paper WorkKeys and for ACT paper and online in the Student Data Upload Header Template.

15: KSDE offices closed in observance of Martin Luther King Jr. Day.

15: 5 p.m. 2024-2025 Kansas Preschool Pilot grant applications due.

17: 1 p.m. FERPA 101. The U.S. Department of Education, through the Student Privacy Policy Office's Privacy Technical Assistance Center (PTAC), will conduct an introductory presentation on the Family Education Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA), the principal federal law protecting students' privacy. To register, click here. Hosted by KSDE’s Information Technology (IT) team.