April 

19: Brown v. Board of Education 70th Anniversary Conference, in Lawrence and Topeka. The registration for this event at Burge Union on KU’s Lawrence campus is full; however, click here to be put on a walk-up list for no-shows for this event that will also be live-streamed. The community discussion will take place on Friday, April 19, at the Brown v. Board of Education National Historical Museum, 1515 S.E. Monroe, in Topeka.  

May 

14-15: Kansas State Board of Education meeting, Topeka. 

15: 1 p.m., FERPA 201 for IT. This is the fifth workshop in the KSDE Cybersecurity and Data Privacy Professional Development Webinar Series. The Student Privacy Policy Office’s Privacy Technical Assistance Center (PTAC) challenges all attendees to put their knowledge about the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) to the test. Attendees will explore complex and varied real-world scenarios around student privacy. This session, led by Brittani Fairchild, a data privacy analyst for AEM/PTAC, will also provide a forum for discussion of complex issues regarding FERPA. Register now by clicking here. 

27: KSDE offices closed in observance of Memorial Day. 

June 

5: 9 a.m-3 p.m., Playful Learning Across the Day in Pre-K, Emporia State University Memorial Union, Emporia. Attendees will discuss everyday routines with playful instructional strategies to help young children develop important early literacy foundational skills integrating print knowledge and phonological awareness. Click here to register. 

6: 9 a.m-3 p.m., Playful Learning Across the Day in Pre-K, Hilton Garden Inn, Salina. Attendees will discuss everyday routines with playful instructional strategies to help young children develop important early literacy foundational skills integrating print knowledge and phonological awareness. Click here to register. 

19: KSDE offices closed in observance of Juneteenth. 

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. This session will be led by Samuel Alva, a cybersecurity adviser for Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA). Register now by clicking here.