Calendar

March 

10: Deadline for state-level School Bus Safety poster contest. Entries must be received in Topeka by this date to qualify for the contest. 

10: Deadline to submit Kansas Parents as Teachers grant application packet. To access the grant application, visit Kansas Parents as Teachers (ksde.org). 

10: Deadline for nominations for School Social Worker and Champion for Children awards. Use these links to nominate:   

• School Social Worker: KSSWA2023SchoolSWofYRform.docx.  
• Champion for Children: KSSWA2023ChampionForChildren.docx.  

14: 9 a.m., Entry-Level Driving Training (ELDT) Theory event for prospective Kansas school bus drivers, Kansas City USD 500 Central Office and Training Center, 2010 N. 59th St. No cost. The registration deadline is March 8. Register at https://events.ksde.org/Default.aspx?tabid=861. 

14: 11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m., Getting Started with FastBridge. Access FastBridge using your district’s specific login pathway and understand your user role within the FastBridge system. Explore FastBridge and learn about the various features and functionality available to teams. Learn what universal screening and progress monitoring is all about and understand why these are important practices for educators. Register here. 

14-15: Kansas State Board of Education meeting. View the live stream at https://www.ksde.org/Board/Kansas-State-Board-of-Education/Streaming-Media. 

15: 9 a.m., commercial driver’s license (CDL) proxy test for prospective Kansas school bus drivers, Kansas City USD 500 Central Office and Training Center, 2010 N. 59th St. No cost. The registration deadline is March 8. Cost is $13 for the commercial learner’s permit. Register at https://events.ksde.org/Default.aspx?tabid=861. 

16: 9-11 a.m., Interpreting the FastBridge Screening to Intervention Report. Tune into key features of the Screening to Intervention Report by uncovering information it provides from the whole-group level to the individual level. Examine sample data or local student data using a Data Interpretation Tool designed specifically for this report. Register here. 

21: 9-11:30 a.m., Progress Monitoring with FastBridge. Discover the basics of progress monitoring with FastBridge, including a working definition, purpose and available measures. Learn how to select students for monitoring, set up progress monitoring groups, chose the details needed for each group’s schedule, how to indicate the specific intervention and where to go to conduct monitoring. Use the Individual Progress Monitoring Report, such as the trend, goal and projection lines, as well as specific student errors, in order to interpret the data, evaluate intervention effectiveness and intensify interventions. Register here. 

21: 8:30 a.m.-2:30 p.m., Ages & Stages Questionnaires® Data Analysis Workshop, Sublette. Learn more and register for the ASQ Data Analysis workshop here.  

21: 2 p.m., KSDE Child Nutrition and Wellness team’s Town Hall meeting. Join the virtual March Town Hall meeting at https://ksde.zoom.us/j/84920437369?pwd=dXgrdE5ickp6VVVHRTFWbkowN0FJUT09 

22: 9 a.m.-3 p.m., five-hour informational workshop for mechanics performing Part I Mechanical School/Activity Bus Safety Inspection. The workshop is for informational purposes only. Lunch isn’t provided, and there is no certification for attendees. Registration deadline is March 15. Dodge City, Dodge City USD 443 District Office, 2112 First Ave. Registrants can begin checking in at 8:30 a.m. Register here. 

28: 9 a.m., Entry-Level Driving Training (ELDT) Theory event for prospective Kansas school bus drivers, Dodge City USD 443 Administration Building, 2112 1st Ave. No cost. The registration deadline is March 22. Register at https://events.ksde.org/Default.aspx?tabid=861. 

28: Deadline to finish pre-course work (two-hour online training) for the Youth Mental Health First Aid Community of Practice. 

28: 1-4 p.m., Introductory Ages & Stages Questionnaires®, Third Edition (ASQ-3) training. This training is designed to support the statewide expansion of the ASQ and are not specific to the Kindergarten Readiness Snapshot. Learn more and register for the ASQ-3 introductory training here.   

29: 9 a.m., commercial driver’s license (CDL) proxy test for prospective Kansas school bus drivers, Dodge City USD 443 Administration Building, 2112 1st Ave. No cost. The registration deadline is March 22. Cost is $13 for the commercial learner’s permit. Register at https://events.ksde.org/Default.aspx?tabid=861. 

29: 6:30-8:30 p.m., session one of Youth Mental Health First Aid Community of Practice. Virtual.  

29: 9 a.m.-3 p.m., five-hour informational workshop for mechanics performing Part I Mechanical School/Activity Bus Safety Inspection. The workshop is for informational purposes only. Lunch isn’t provided, and there is no certification for attendees. Registration deadline is March 15. El Dorado USD 490, Performing Arts Center Auditorium, 500 West Central. Register here. 

30: 9 a.m.-12 p.m., Introductory Ages & Stages Questionnaires®: Social-Emotional, Second Edition (ASQ:SE-2) training. This training is designed to support the statewide expansion of the ASQ and are not specific to the Kindergarten Readiness Snapshot. Learn more and register for the ASQ:SE-2 introductory training here.   

30: 1-2 p.m., Star Assessments Spring Virtual Learning, sponsored by KSDE. “March Star Burst: Planning Instruction with Record Book and Nearpod.” Learn more about the month’s topic or join the Office Hours Breakout Room. Registration: https://renaissance.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJAvdO6grjktHdQZS2CYzpUybAfoXroP2N5Y. 

30: 8:30 a.m.-2:30 p.m. Dyslexia: Tier I Supports for Middle/Secondary Students. ESSDACK, 1500 E. 11th in Hutchinson. The cost is $25, and lunch is provided. Optional one-half graduate-level college credit available from MidAmerica Nazarene University for $45. Register here. 

30-31: 2023 Kansas Federal Education Funds Administration Forum, Wichita Marriott, 9100 E. Corporate Hills Drive. Fee is $125. Registration information can be found at: https://reg.learningstream.com/reg/event_page.aspx?ek=0009-0020-0da0ee848a8a482bbc9e1536e45f8b27. For questions or concerns regarding registration, email Brad Schwartz at blschwartz@pittstate.edu. 

31: Final deadline for systems entering year five of KESA to have on-site Outside Visitation Team visit. 

31: Deadline to submit virtual school forms.