July 

1-19: Quarterly reporting for Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief (ESSER) funds open in CommonApp. Email esser@ksde.org for questions or more information. 

4: KSDE offices closed in observance of Fourth of July. 

9: 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.; Joint School Nutrition Program (SNP) and Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP) administrative training, hosted by the KSDE Child Nutrition and Wellness (CNW) team. Join the training here: https://ksde.zoom.us/j/89730050845?pwd=SlBIWWQ0akhUeUc0N0tBUTNOOHMxZz09(Passcode: 259874)  

9-10: Kansas State Board of Education meeting, Topeka. 

9-11: School bus transportation directors workshops will be held each of the following days from 9 a.m. – 4 p.m., July 9, in Dodge City; July 10, in Maize; and July 11, in Kansas City. Register here: https://events.ksde.org/sf/TransportationBasics.aspx   Note: This course is highly recommended for any new transportation director or existing director who would like a refresher.  

17: School Bus Reasonable Suspicion Training for CDL supervisors at Kansas Association of School Boards (KASB), in Topeka; Register here: https://events.ksde.org/sf/AlcoholandDrugTraining.aspx  Note: This is mandated training for anyone who supervises CDL holders. This is free training and the KSDE School Bus Safety Unit offers it once a year.   

23-24: School Bus CDL Proxy Testing and ELDT Theory event at Southeast of Saline USD 306; Note: ELDT Theory will be administered on July 23; Register here: https://events.ksde.org/sf/CDLTESTING3.aspx

25: Deadline to register for HirePaths virtual professional development Zoom on Aug. 1; for pre-K through 8th grade educators to learn how to incorporate career exploration for younger students in the classroom. Click this link to register: https://hirepaths.com/career-exploration-summer-camp-registration-2024   

25: Deadline to apply for $932 million in competitive grant funding under the EPA’s 2024 Clean Heavy-Duty Vehicles Grants Program Notice of Funding Opportunity. For more information, click here: https://www.epa.gov/clean-heavy-duty-vehicles-program/clean-heavy-duty-vehicles-grant-program#EV. All application packages must be submitted electronically to the EPA through Grants.gov no later than Wednesday, July 25, 2024, at 10:59 p.m. (CST) to be considered for funding.  

30: Deadline to apply for Patterson Family Foundation’s School Districts and Community-Based Centers grants for rural child care programs. Contact Denise Schuele, denise@pffkc.org, Patterson Family Foundation program officer, with questions.  

August 

11: Conclusion of Sunflower Summer, a program of Kansas Tourism. For a complete list of participating locations and more information about the program, click here. Have questions? Email sunflower.summer@ks.gov.   

13-14: Kansas State Board of Education meeting, in Topeka.