October

1-31: National Bullying Prevention Month.  

1-31: National Farm to School Month. 

Through Nov. 10: Testing window for PreACT 8/9. 

25-27: Great Ideas in Education Conference: Empowered Together, Hyatt Regency Wichita, 400 W. Waterman St., Wichita.27: Public feedback form for the proposed Kansas Early Learning Standards (KELS) due. 

30: 5 p.m., deadline for submissions for U.S. Department of Education’s Your Place in Space Challenge.  

30: 4-5 p.m., feedback session on the proposed Kansas Early Learning Standards (KELS). Click here for Zoom link. Passcode: PublicCom 
 
November 

1: 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. 

1: 9 a.m.-2 p.m., IPS Technical Assistance Opportunity, Greenbush, 1104 E. 1000 Road, Lawrence. Click here to register. 

1: 2-3 p.m., FastBridge Lightning Round. Virtual. Register here. 

1: Fiscal year annual reporting survey for Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief (ESSER) funds opens.  

1: 1-2 p.m., Webinar/office hours for fiscal year 2023 annual reporting survey for Elementary and Secondary Emergency Relief (ESSER) funds. Webinar will be recorded and put on KSDE website. 

2: 3:30-5 p.m., KSDE’s Literacy Lifeline office hours. Educators are welcome to ask questions related to reading instruction, discuss problems in practice and problem-solve with members of the team to collaborate for student success. Join via Zoom at https://ksde.zoom.us/j/84727745453. 

3: 9 a.m.-2 p.m., IPS Technical Assistance Opportunity, Greenbush, 947 W. 47 Highway, Girard. Click here to register.  

8: 10-11 a.m., KSDE staff members will be available to answer questions via Zoom about migrant student reporting. Join the Zoom meeting here. The meeting ID is 894 3382 3936 and the passcode is 388813. 

8: Kansas Vaping ECHO for Education program, Part 5. 

8: Star Power Hour, 2-3 p.m. Virtual. Register here. 

8: National Center for Construction Education and Research (NCCER) CTE New Skilled Trades Instructor Workshop Conference, DoubleTree by Hilton Wichita Airport, 2098 Airport Road. Registration is free for CTE instructors and coordinators, and professional development credit will be provided. NCCER high school instructors who attend also will receive a $250 professional development grant for their CTE program. To register, click here. 

8: 10-11:30 a.m., Center for Public School Improvement’s Solutions to Stakeholder Communication Concerns. Bluemont Hall, Room 21, Kansas State University College of Education. Kristin Magette, assistant director of the Kansas Association of School Boards (KASB), will be the featured speaker. She will share the crisis communication essentials that district leaders need to build trust with stakeholders. Free.  

8: 1-3 p.m., Kansas Educational Leadership Institute (KELI)’s Solutions to Your Recruitment and Retention Concerns. A conversation focused on options for engaging in recruitment and retention solutions. Auburn-Washburn Unified School District 437, Liberal USD 480, Kansas City USD 500, the Kansas State Department of Education (KSDE) and Educate Kansas will share success stories, answer questions and provide support. Free. For more information on the KELI session, email Brittany Mendoza at britt19876@ksu.edu. 

8: 4-5 p.m. KSDE’s monthly math meeting. Topic: Fluency. 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. 

9: Noon-1 p.m. Measuring Growth and Achievement in Star, virtual. Register here. 

9: Deadline for 2025 Kansas Teacher of the Year applications. All applications must be submitted using the authenticated application by 5 p.m. 

9: 3:30-5 p.m., KSDE’s Literacy Lifeline office hours. Educators are welcome to ask questions related to reading instruction, discuss problems in practice and problem-solve with members of the team to collaborate for student success. Join via Zoom at https://ksde.zoom.us/j/84727745453. 

10: KSDE offices closed in observance of Veterans Day. 

11: Veterans Day.