September
 

22: 9 a.m.-2 p.m., CTE Technical Assistance opportunity, Greenbush, 1104 E. 1100 Road, Lawrence. Click here to register. 

22: 9 a.m.-3:30 p.m., Kansas MTSS and Alignment Regional FastBridge training session, DoubleTree by Hilton, 200 McDonald Drive, Lawrence. Click here to register. Space is limited. The training sessions are sponsored by Kansas MTSS and Alignment. 

22: 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. 

22: Application period for Kansas Department of Transportation Safe Routes to School planning assistance and grants opens. Fill out applications by Nov. 17 by clicking here.

22: Deadline to enroll in Kansas State Department of Education’s (KSDE) Adaptive Schools Training. Cost is $300 per person. Refer to the program Flyer or Brochure to learn more about the training and trainer and to register for the four-day training. 

22: Registration for Kansas State Department of Education Child Nutrition and Wellness regional farm tours. Three tour dates are available. Click here to register. Contact KSDE’s Eryn Davis at edavis@ksde.org or 785-296-5060 for more information.

23: 2024 Dale Dennis Kansas Teacher of the Year Banquet, Marriott Hotel, Wichita.

25: 5 p.m., deadline for entering mentor teachers into the Mentor Programs application for stiped review. For Mentoring Stipend questions (Mentoring Program application system, distribution of stipend funds, etc.), contact Leslie Bruton by email at lbruton@ksde.org or by phone at (785) 296-8011. For Mentoring Program questions (mentoring plans, program updates, KESA compliance, etc.), contact Ed Kalas by email at ekalas@ksde.org or by phone at (785) 296-2198.

25: Deadline to submit Fall Vacancy Report through Educator Data Collection System. Contact Leslie Bruton at lbruton@ksde.org for any clarifications.

25: 8:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m., Progress Monitoring with FastBridge, Orion Education and Training, 13939 Diagonal Road, Clearwater. Discover the basics of progress monitoring with FastBridge, including a working definition, purpose and available measures. Learn how to select students for monitoring, set up progress monitoring groups, choose the details needed for each group’s schedule, how to indicate the specific intervention and where to go to conduct monitoring. Not available for college credit. Fee is $25. Register here.

26: 9 a.m.-2 p.m., CTE Technical Assistance opportunity, Greenbush, 947 W. 47 highway, Girard. Click here to register. 

26: 8:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m., Utilizing FastBridge to Provide Interventions in English Language Arts, in person, Wichita at Circle USD 375 (Greenbush). $25 to attend this KSDE-sponsored event. Food provided. Graduate college credit is available. Devices are required for this session. Register here.

26: 9-10 a.m., Using the Group Screening Report in FastBridge. Virtual. Register here.

27: Kansas Vaping ECHO for Education program, Part 2.

27: 2-4 p.m., IEP Goal Setting and Monitoring with FastBridge, virtual. This KSDE-sponsored session is cohosted by Renaissance Learning and Greenbush. The audience for this session is special education teachers, coordinators and administrators. Understand the relationship between IEP goals and formal progress monitoring. Learn to use FastBridge to set IEP goals and evaluate students’ progress toward those goals. Register here.

28: 1-2 p.m. Kansas Department of Transportation (KDOT) Safe Routes to School (SRTS) Planning and Programming Grants webinar. The first 30 minutes of each webinar will repeat information presented at an SRTS summit earlier this month, and the last 30 minutes will be a question-and-answer session. For more information about the SRTS program, visit Kansas Safe Routes to Schools or contact Ann Katt, SRTS coordinator, via email at ann.katt@ks.gov or by phone at 785-296-3873. 

28: 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. 

29: 8:30 a.m.-2:30 p.m., CTE Technical Assistance opportunity, Orion, 13939 Diagonal Ave., Clearwater. Click here to register.

29: 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.

29: 8 a.m.-4:30 p.m. KSDE Child Nutrition and Wellness regional farm tour, Northeast Kansas. The tour will include Juniper Hill Farms (Lawrence), Lawrence Unified School District 497’s gardens and JET Produce and Meats (Leavenworth). A local lunch will be provided by Lawrence USD 497 with a lunch presentation from the KC Food Hub. Click here to register. Registration will be open until Sept. 22. Contact Eryn Davis at edavis@ksde.org or 785-296-5060 with questions. 

29: Noon-1 p.m. Kansas Department of Transportation (KDOT) Safe Routes to School (SRTS) Planning and Programming Grants webinar. The first 30 minutes of each webinar will repeat information presented at an SRTS summit earlier this month, and the last 30 minutes will be a question-and-answer session. For more information about the SRTS program, visit Kansas Safe Routes to Schools or contact Ann Katt, SRTS coordinator, via email at ann.katt@ks.gov or by phone at 785-296-3873. 

October
 

1-31: National Bullying Prevention Month. 

1: Google forms due for scheduling in-person Kansas Education Systems Accreditation (KESA) check-ins. For more information or questions, email accreditation@ksde.org. 

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

2-9: Kansas Anti-Bullying Awareness Week. 

3: 9 a.m.-2 p.m., IPS Technical Assistance opportunity, Southwest Plains Regional Service Center, 810 Lark Ave., Sublette. Click here to register.

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

3: 1-1:30 p.m., KSDE staff members will be available via Zoom to answer Elementary and Secondary Emergency Relief (ESSER) fund questions. Zoom link: https://ksde.zoom.us/j/87815848572. 

4: 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.

5: 2-4:30 p.m., Matching Interventions to Need with FastBridge Reports, virtual. This KSDE-sponsored session is cohosted by Renaissance Learning and Greenbush. Determine students’ needs using FastBridge reports in order to group students and identify appropriate interventions based on the data. Register here.

5: 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.

6: 9 a.m.-2 p.m., IPS Technical Assistance opportunity, ESSDACK, 1500 E. 11^th Ave., #200, Hutchinson. Click here to register.

6: 8 a.m.-4:30 p.m. KSDE Child Nutrition and Wellness regional farm tour, Southcentral Kansas. Begins and ends in Haven. 8 a.m.-4:15 p.m. Oct. 6. The tour will include Teck Farms (Hutchinson), Basinger’s Beef (Pretty Prairie), Pretty Prairie USD 311’s farm and Eck Agriculture (Kingman). A local lunch will be provided by Pretty Prairie USD 311 with a presentation from the Stafford County Flour Mill. Click here to register. Registration will be open until Sept. 22. Contact Eryn Davis at edavis@ksde.org or 785-296-5060 with questions.