January

Through March 4: Educator Data Collection System open now through March 4 for submission of License Personnel Report. 

12: Submission deadline for fiscal year 2023 annual reporting survey for Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief (ESSER) funds. 

12: Deadline to enroll students for paper WorkKeys and for ACT paper and online in the Student Data Upload Header Template. 

12: Submission deadline for KSDE AEOP Margaret Van Horn Scholarship. The 2024 application can be found on the KSDE AEOP website at https://www.ksde.org/AEOP-Page.   

15: KSDE offices closed in observance of Martin Luther King Jr. Day. 

15: 5 p.m. 2024-2025 Kansas Preschool Pilot grant applications due. 

16: 1-3:30 p.m. E-Rate training. Sign up in the KSDE Training Portal to attend. 

16: 1-1:30 p.m., Kansas Volunteer Commission and Kansas Big Brothers Big Sisters are hosting informational session to celebrate January being Kansas/National Mentoring Month. To join the KBBBS informational session and learn more about mentoring, click on the following Zoom link: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/87472594729?pwd=0iRGGj5sNCtQUYNUnLQRrgw0gnY6mt.1 

17: 1 p.m., FERPA 101. First session in the KSDE Cybersecurity and Data Privacy Professional Development Webinar Series. The U.S. Department of Education, through the Student Privacy Policy Office’s Privacy Technical Assistance Center (PTAC), will conduct this introductory presentation on the Family Educational Rights and Privacy ACT (FERPA), which is a federal law protecting students’ privacy. Brittani Fairchild, a data privacy analyst for AEM/PTAC, will this session. Register by clicking here. 

18: 11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Jan. 18, “Techniques for Looking Beyond Behaviors: Using Neuroscience in Our Schools.” Virtual. Register here. 

19: KSDE curriculum leaders meeting. 

19: Quarterly reporting for ESSER funds on CommonApp closes. 

22: 9 a.m.-4 p.m. KSDE’s Kansas Individual Data on Students (KIDS) Training Session. Fort Larned USD 495 District Office, 120 E. 6th St. in Larned. To register, visit the KSDE Training Portal.  

22: Deadline to submit application for KDHE school bus award offered through the Kansas Clean Diesel Program. For more information on the submission process or the program, click here. Submit applications and send questions about the opportunity to Amy Bloom, a public service administrator with KDHE, at Amy.L.Bloom@ks.gov. 

22: 9 a.m.-4 p.m., Kansas Individual Data on Students (KIDS) training, Fort Larned USD 495 District Office, 120 E. 6th St. in Larned. To register, visit the KSDE Training Portal. You must have an account to register. Upon login, click KIDS and KIDS Training to access courses. The course will focus on using KIDS data, understanding submission types and methods and be more hands-on than in previous years.  

22: As of this date, online sessions can be created, and students can be assigned for ACT online. 

23: 9 a.m.-3:15 p.m., (check-in is at 8:30 a.m.) Kansas MTSS and Alignment Regional FastBridge Training, Boot Hill Casino Event Center, 4100 W. Comanche St. in Dodge City. Meet in person for 5.5 professional learning contact hours. Free. For more information, contact Krystal Porter via email at krystal@kansasmtss.org. 

23: 8:30 a.m.-2:30 p.m., KSDE’s “CLUES: What Do We Do With All of This Data?” Orion Education Center, Clearwater. $35. Register HERE.  

25: 9 a.m.-3:15 p.m., (check-in is at 8:30 a.m.) Kansas MTSS and Alignment Regional FastBridge Training, Wichita Airport DoubleTree Hotel, 2098 S. Airport Road. Meet in person for 5.5 professional learning contact hours. Free. A room block has been reserved. Click here to book a room at the session rate. For more information on the session, contact Krystal Porter via email at krystal@kansasmtss.org. 

26: 9 a.m.-3:15 p.m., (check-in is at 8:30 a.m.) Kansas MTSS and Alignment Regional FastBridge Training, Lawrence DoubleTree Hotel, 200 McDonald Drive. Meet in person for 5.5 professional learning contact hours. Free. A room block has been reserved at the Lawrence DoubleTree. Click here to book a room at the session rate. For more information on the session, contact Krystal Porter via email at krystal@kansasmtss.org. 

29: 9 a.m.-4 p.m., First 1,000 Days Kansas Summit, Kansas Health Institute, 212 S.W. 8th Ave. #300 in Topeka. The summit will bring policymakers and leaders together to explore policy solutions to help all families thrive during the period of the parent’s pregnancy through their child’s second birthday. For more information and to register, click here. 

30: Submission opens for enrollment for WorkKeys online, which is submitted through Validus. 

31: 8:30 a.m.-2:30 p.m., KSDE’s “CLUES: What Do We Do With All of This Data?” Smoky Hill Education Center, Salina. $35. Register HERE.  

31: Deadline to submit applications for Environmental Protection Agency’s 2023 Clean School Bus (CSB) Rebate Program.  

31: submission deadline for Application Text-to-Speech checklists for students who are blind, visually impaired or a nonreader to receive text-to-speech for the English language arts passages on the Kansas assessment. District test coordinators must submit all applications in one PDF to TTSnonvisual@ksde.org.