May

14-15: Kansas State Board of Education meeting, in Topeka.

14: The Sunflower Foundation, Kansas Fights Addiction Grant Review Board in the Kansas Attorney General’s Office, and The University of Kansas Center for Public Partnership and Research (KU-CPPR) are hosting a webinar, “Intergenerational Response to Substance Use Prevention,” from noon – 1 p.m. on Tuesday, May 14.

15: 1 p.m., FERPA 201 for IT. This is the fifth workshop in the KSDE Cybersecurity and Data Privacy Professional Development Webinar Series. The Student Privacy Policy Office’s Privacy Technical Assistance Center (PTAC) challenges all attendees to put their knowledge about the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) to the test. Attendees will explore complex and varied real-world scenarios around student privacy. This session, led by Brittani Fairchild, a data privacy analyst for AEM/PTAC, will also provide a forum for discussion of complex issues regarding FERPA. Register now by clicking here.

25: The 2024 Sunflower Summer season opens and runs through August 11. For a complete list of participating locations and more information about the program, click here.

27: KSDE offices closed in observance of Memorial Day.

30-31: 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., Science Summit centered around the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) and standards alignment/storyline process at Maize South High School, 3701 N. Tyler Road, in Wichita.

June

5-7: The Kansas School Transportation Safety Conference and State Driving Competition will be held at the Drury Plaza Hotel Broadview, in Wichita. School transportation professionals will connect and learn how to improve operations and safety for their transportation teams.

5: 9 a.m-3 p.m., Playful Learning Across the Day in Pre-K, Emporia State University Memorial Union, in Emporia. Attendees will discuss everyday routines with playful instructional strategies to help young children develop important early literacy foundational skills integrating print knowledge and phonological awareness. Click here to register.

6: 9 a.m-3 p.m., Playful Learning Across the Day in Pre-K, Hilton Garden Inn, in Salina. Attendees will discuss everyday routines with playful instructional strategies to help young children develop important early literacy foundational skills integrating print knowledge and phonological awareness. Click here to register.

10-11: 9 a.m.-4 p.m., Learning through the Arts workshops, Wichita Northwest High School, in Wichita. Click here to register.

11: 9-11 a.m., KSDE is hosting a free, virtual workshop for Kansas educators who want to integrate STEM and literacy in their elementary classrooms. This session is for grades 3-5. Click here to register.

12: 9-11 a.m., KSDE is hosting a free, virtual workshop for Kansas educators who want to integrate STEM and literacy in their elementary classrooms. This session is for kindergarten through second grade. Click here to register.

18: (repeated session) 9-11 a.m., KSDE is hosting a free, virtual workshop for Kansas educators who want to integrate STEM and literacy in their elementary classrooms. This session is for kindergarten through second grade. Click here to register.

19: KSDE offices closed in observance of Juneteenth.

19: 1 p.m., Disaster Recovery Plans for IT. This is the final workshop in the KSDE Cybersecurity and Data Privacy Professional Development Webinar Series. This session will be led by Samuel Alva, a cybersecurity adviser for Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA). Register now by clicking here.

19: 9-11 a.m., KSDE is hosting a free, virtual workshop for Kansas educators who want to integrate STEM and literacy in their elementary classrooms. This session is for grades 3-5. Click here to register.