September  

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 deadline was Sept. 22. Contact Eryn Davis at edavis@ksde.org or 785-296-5060 with questions.  

29: Virtual question-and-answer session on Dropout Graduation Rate (DGSR) and Kansas Individual Data on Students (KIDS). Zoom: https://ksde.zoom.us/j/83676635570. 

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.  

1-31: National Farm to School Month. 

1-31: Fifth annual Mountain Plains Crunch Off.

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. 2nd St., Oakley. Click here to register. 

2: Dropout Graduation Summary Report (DGSR) opens. 

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

2-6: Kansas Anti-Bullying Awareness Week.  

2-Nov. 10: Testing window for PreACT 8/9. 

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: 2-3:30 p.m., FastBridge Interventions for Foundational Math Skills, virtual. 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. 

3: Anti-Bullying Prevention Pink Out Day. Encourage your staff members and students to wear pink, grab a photograph and share it on social media. Don’t forget to tag @ksdehq. 

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. 

4: First paper test date for fall WorkKeys. 

4: Fall Star regional training, two times to choose from, 8-11 a.m. or noon to 3 p.m. This in-person event will take place at Independence High School, 1301 N. 10th St. in Independence. For more information or to register, click here.  

4-Nov. 13: Online testing window for fall WorkKeys. 

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. 11th 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.  

9: 9 a.m.-2 p.m., IPS Technical Assistance Opportunity, Orion, 13939 Diagonal Ave., Clearwater. Click here to register.  

9: 8:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m., Utilizing FastBridge to Provide Interventions in Math, in person, Lawrence (Greenbush). $25 to attend this KSDE-sponsored event. Food provided. Graduate college credit is available. Devices are required for this session. Register here. 

9-10: 8:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m., Adaptive Schools Training, Southwest Plains Conference Center, 810 W. Lark Ave. in Sublette. Registration is for four days of training. Additional training dates are Jan. 29-30, 2024. Register here. 

9-13: National School Lunch Week. 

10: Deadline to submit completed applications for Kansas Horizon Award program, Presidential Scholars and United States Senate Youth Program (USSYP). For more information about these programs, contact KSDE’s Tamla Miller at (785) 296-4950 or email her at tmiller@ksde.org.  

10: 3-4 p.m., Star Power Hour, virtual. A virtual space for collaboration, resources and to ask Star questions. This is exclusively for Kansas educators. Register here. 

10: All data, including pending Family Access screenings and finalized manual screenings, is due in the Ages & Stages Questionnaires ® Online system. 

10-11: Kansas State Board of Education meeting. View the live stream at https://www.ksde.org/Board/Kansas-State-Board-of-Education/Streaming-Media. 

11: Kansas Vaping ECHO for Education program, Part 3. 

11: 2-3:30 p.m. FastBridge Interventions for Foundational Math Skills, virtual. Register here. 

11-12: 8:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m., Adaptive Schools Training, Smoky Hill Education Service Center, Fee of $300 covers four days of training, all materials, lunch and snacks on each day. Additional training dates are Feb. 2, 2024, and Feb. 5, 2024. Registration deadline is Sept. 18. For more information, contact Darla Smith, assistant director at Smoky Hill, at dsmith@smokyhill.org. Register here. 

12: 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.