August 

31: 5 p.m., deadline for completed Stronger Connections Grant (SCG). Instructions and required forms are located in the Request for Application at the following link: https://www.ksde.org/Default.aspx?tabid=792. 

September 

1: 9 a.m.-2 p.m., CTE Technical Assistance opportunity, Northwest Kansas Educational Service Center (NWESC), 703 W. 2nd St., Oakley. Click here to register. 

1: Noon-1 p.m., KSDE weekly “ASQ Tips and Questions Session.” KSDE staff members will be available to answer questions and help with the ASQ. Visit the KSDE TASN (Technical Assistance System Network) Calendar at ksdetasn.org/events to register. This series will conclude Friday, Sept. 29. 

5: 8:30 a.m.-noon or 1-4:30 p.m., Counting KIDS Workshop, Auburn-Washburn USD 437 District Office, 5928, S.W. 53rd St. in Topeka. Register by Aug. 28 on the KSDE Training Portal at https://learning.ksde.org/. 

5: 8:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m., Utilizing FastBridge to Provide Interventions in English Language Arts, in person at Greenbush in Girard. $25 to attend this KSDE-sponsored event. Food provided. Graduate college credit is available. Devices are required for this session. Register here. 

6: 8-11:30 a.m., Counting KIDS Workshop, Kansas City Kansas Public Schools Central Office, 2010 N. 59th St., Rooms 132 and 133. Register by Aug. 29 on the KSDE Training Portal at https://learning.ksde.org/. 

6: 1-4:30 p.m., Counting KIDS Workshop, Olathe USD 233 Industrial Resource Center, 14090 S. Black Bob Road, Olathe. https://learning.ksde.org/. 

6: 4 p.m., KSDE and the Kansas Association of Teachers of Science (KATS) monthly virtual professional learning community for educators in their first through third years of teaching science. Preservice teachers are also welcome to attend. Register here. For more information or questions, email Meg Richard, an education program manager for KSDE, at mrichard@ksde.org. 

6: 10-11 a.m. and 2-3 p.m., Kansas Preschool Pilot reporting webinar. KSDE’s Chris Ortega and Natalie McClane will discuss required KPP reporting; reporting in KIDS Count; reporting in the Early Childhood Foundations for School Success; building KPP rosters; and other KPP questions. To join either live Zoom training, use this link: https://ksde.zoom.us/j/87061074335?pwd=Q3puVk1NU0pEMDhDNjVZTGlKTFN5Zz09. Meeting ID: 870 6107 4335. Passcode: 515419 Contact Natalie McClane at nmcclane@ksde.org for questions regarding this webinar. 

7: KPIRC and KSDE will present a second offering of the live virtual course “Introduction to the Ages & Stages Questionnaires (ASQ)”. This training is from 9 a.m. to noon. Click here to register for the Sept. 7 “Introduction to the Ages & Stages Questionnaires (ASQ)” training. 

7: 1-2 p.m., Star Power Hour, virtual. A space for collaboration, resources and to ask Star questions - exclusively for Kansas educators. Register here. 

8: Noon-1 p.m., KSDE weekly “ASQ Tips and Questions Session.” KSDE staff members will be available to answer questions and help with the ASQ. Visit the KSDE TASN Calendar at ksdetasn.org/events to register. This series will conclude Friday, Sept. 29. 

8: 9 a.m.-2 p.m., CTE Technical Assistance opportunity, Smoky Hill Education Service Center, 605 E. Crawford St., Salina. Click here to register. 

8: 8:30 a.m.-noon, Counting KIDS Workshop, Hutchinson USD 308 CTE Academy, 800 15th Circle in Hutchinson. https://learning.ksde.org/ 

11: 1-4:30 p.m., Counting KIDS Workshop, Eisenhower Elementary School, Abilene USD 435, 1101 North Vine, Abilene. Register by Sept. 1 on the KSDE Training Portal at https://learning.ksde.org/. 

12: 8-11:30 a.m., Counting KIDS Workshop, Maize USD 266, Maize Performing Arts and Aquatic Center, 1055 E. Academy Ave., Maize. Register by Sept. 5 on the KSDE Training Portal at https://learning.ksde.org/. 

12: 1-4:30 p.m., Counting KIDS Workshop, Andover USD 385, Andover High School Auditorium, 1744 N. Andover Road, Andover. Register by Sept. 5 on the KSDE Training Portal at https://learning.ksde.org/. 

12: 4 p.m., Start the School Year Off Right With IXL, free 30-minute webinar. Learn to use IXL skill plans to align to your daily instruction and create personalized action plans with IXL’s real-time diagnostic. To register, click here. 

12: 1-2 p.m., FastBridge Lightning Round, virtual. A space for collaboration, resources and to ask FastBridge questions, exclusively for Kansas educators. Register here. 

12: 4 p.m., Lesson Planning Made Easy With IXL, free 30-minute webinar. Discover how to use IXL skill plans to save time on lesson planning and reinforce daily instruction. To register, click here. 

12-13: Kansas State Board of Education meeting. View the live stream at https://www.ksde.org/Board/Kansas-State-Board-of-Education/Streaming-Media. 

12-14: 2023 Kansas Multi-Tier System of Supports and Alignment Symposium, Wichita Hyatt Regency. For more information, click here. The symposium will include a breakout session “Using ASQ Data to Support and Drive Instruction for Students.” This session will walk participants through accessing the reports, how to interpret the data, and resources available to address concerns that may arise.  

13: 8:30 a.m.-noon, Counting KIDS Workshop, Greenbush/Girard, Southeast Kansas Education Service Center, 947 W. 47 highway, Girard. Register by Sept. 6 on the KSDE Training Portal at https://learning.ksde.org/. 

13: Kansas Vaping ECHO for Education program, Part 1. 

14: 10-11 a.m., Star Assessments and Renaissance Analytics, virtual. Understand how Star assessment data within Renaissance Analytics provides added and unique insight into district, school and student performance to help ensure equitable improvement in student learning. Understand the advantages of grouping students for tracking progress; and understand how Star data from Renaissance Analytics fits into existing data routines throughout the district. Register here. 

14: 1-4:30 p.m., Counting KIDS Workshop, Northwest Kansas Educational Service Center, 703 W. 2nd in Oakley. https://learning.ksde.org/ 

15: 8:30 a.m.-noon, Counting KIDS Workshop, Cimmaron High School Auditorium, 400 N. 5th in Cimmaron. https://learning.ksde.org/ 

15: 5 p.m., due date for Stronger Connections Grant. Instructions and required forms are located in the Request for Application at the following link: https://www.ksde.org/Default.aspx?tabid=792. For grant-specific questions, email strongerconnections@ksde.org. 

15: Noon-1 p.m., KSDE weekly “ASQ Tips and Questions Session.” KSDE staff members will be available to answer questions and help with the ASQ. Visit the KSDE TASN Calendar at ksdetasn.org/events to register. This series will conclude Friday, Sept. 29. 

15: 9 a.m.-2 p.m., CTE Technical Assistance opportunity, ESSDACK, 1500 E. 11th Ave., #200, Hutchinson. Click here to register. 

15: Deadline to make changes within the Outcomes B authentication application.