July 

19: Window closes for Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief (ESSER) funds quarterly reporting in CommonApp. Email esser@ksde.org for questions or more information. 

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. Register here: 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.  

30: ASQ Training for School Leaders, 3-4 p.m. Visit ksdetasn.org/events to register. 

August 

6: ASQ Training for School Leaders, 8:30-9:30 a.m. Visit ksdetasn.org/events to register. 

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.