July 

7: 11 a.m. to noon, Kansas counselors group chat. Watch for an email from KSDE’s Kent Reed for a link to this event. 

9: Deadline for applications to become a HirePaths teacher ambassador. For more information, email info@hirepaths.com. Learn more and apply here: https://hirepaths.com/for-educators/become-a-hirepaths-ambassador. 

9: 6-7 p.m., Burnout Prevention/Intervention Educator Group, watch for an email from KSDE’s Kent Reed for more information and a link to the event or contact him at kreed@ksde.org. 

10-13: Salina USD 305 AP CSP Workshop. For Kansas residents only. Register here. 

11: 9 a.m.-4 p.m. KSDE School Bus Safety Unit’s Transportation Basics Workshop, Dodge City USD 443 District Office Building, 2112 First Ave., Dodge City. Registration deadline is July 6. Free to attend. Workshops are recommended and designed for new directors or supervisors. However, any transportation director/supervisor is welcome to attend. To register, go here. 

11: Final day to register for the University of Kansas School of Medicine’s fall 2023 Tobacco Treatment Specialist Training. To apply for this virtual, self-paced, eight-week training, click here. Training begins Aug. 14. There is a fee of $800 per person. However, scholarships are available. 

11: 9-10 a.m., FastBridge FastTrack 101: Early Reading, virtual. Learn about universal screening with FastTrack Reding at your grade level. This session will be an overview of reading assessments and reports for grades pre-K-first grade. Register here. 

11: 10-11 a.m. Star Power Hour, virtual. A space for collaboration, resources and to ask Star questions, exclusively for Kansas educators. Register here. 

11-12: Kansas State Board of Education meeting. View the live stream at https://www.ksde.org/Board/Kansas-State-Board-of-Education/Streaming-Media. 

11-13: 1-4:30 p.m., Fort Hays State University’s Maximizing Learning – Leveraging the Science of Reading in Content Areas. Workshop takes place via Zoom. Cost is $15. Registration deadline is July 5. To register, contact Mary Cooper by email at mccooper2@fhsu.edu or by phone at (785) 628-4283. For more information, contact Dr. Carrie Tholstrup at cbtholstrup@fhsu.edu. 

12: 9 a.m.-4 p.m. KSDE School Bus Safety Unit’s Transportation Basics Workshop, Hageman Education Center, Salina USD 305, 409 West Cloud, Salina. Registration deadline is July 6. Free to attend. Workshops are recommended and designed for new directors or supervisors. However, any transportation director/supervisor is welcome to attend. To register, go here. 

13: Achieving Equity in AP, Salina USD 305. For Kansas residents only. Register here. 

13: 9 a.m.-4 p.m. KSDE School Bus Safety Unit’s Transportation Basics Workshop, Kansas City USD 500 Central Office and Training Center, 2010 N. 59th St. in Kansas City, Kansas. Registration deadline is July 6. Free to attend. Workshops are recommended and designed for new directors or supervisors. However, any transportation director/supervisor is welcome to attend. To register, go here. 

13: 9 a.m.-noon, It’s Not Just PE: Meeting the Physical, Mental and Emotional Needs of Students. This virtual summer academy will include several different topics of discussion, including the value and necessity for physical education; standards and best practices; the connection to social-emotional character development; and the mental health and obesity connection. Registration is required to attend. https://link.smokyhill.org/ItsNotJustPE-7-13. 

13: 9-10 a.m., Star Reading 101, virtual. Learn what Star Reading is, why it should be administered and how to leverage it as a universal screener. Also learn how the Star scale connects student test performance to learning progressions, resources, Kansas standards and other scores. Administer the Star Reading test with fidelity. Register here. 

13: 11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m., FastBridge FastTrack 101: Early Math, virtual. Learn about universal screening with FastTrack Math at your grade level. This session will be an overview of reading assessments and reports for grades pre-K-first grade. Register here. 

17: 9 a.m.-3 p.m. 2023-2024 School Year Kick-Off Event for Jump Start Your Success in School Nutrition Programs. Jump Start offers a blend of in-person, live virtual, on-demand and personalized training opportunities for new and aspiring school food service directors and managers. This training opportunity is for those with less than three years of experience. For more information about the program or event, contact KSDE’s Kelly Chanay at kchanay@ksde.org. All participants must register at https://ksde.sjc1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_577eu6HSSn2VhRk. 

17: Registration deadline for Fort Hays State University’s Trauma-Informed Practices virtual workshop. Workshop is 9-11 a.m. July 25-26. Cost is $40. To register, contact Mary Cooper by email at mccooper2@fhsu.edu or by phone at (785) 628-4283. 

17: Registration deadline for Fort Hays State University’s Introduction to Restorative Practices and Using Circles Effectively. The workshop will take place via Zoom from noon to 2 p.m. July 25-26. Cost is $40. For questions about the workshop, contact Dr. Sarah M. Lancaster at smlancaster2@fhsu.edu. To register, contact Mary Cooper by email at mccooper2@fhsu.edu or by phone at (785) 628-4283. 

18: 9 a.m.-noon and 1:30-4 p.m., Local Foods Culinary Workshop, Wichita, National Institute of Culinary and Hospitality Education. For more information, contact Kelly Chanay, assistant director for the Kansas State Department of Education’s (KSDE) Child Nutrition and Wellness team, at kchanay@ksde.org. 

19: 9 a.m.-noon, Kansas State Department of Education and the Kansas Highway Patrol are partnering for Reasonable Suspicion Training for commercial driver’s license supervisors. Kansas Association of School Boards (KASB), 1420 S.W. Arrowhead Road, in Topeka. Free of charge to any Kansas school district employee or any Kansa school bust contractor employee. Click this link to register https://events.ksde.org/Default.aspx?tabid=854. 

19: 1:30-2:30 p.m., Star Early Literacy 101, virtual. Learn what Star Early Literacy is, why it should be administered and how to leverage it as a universal screener. Also learn how the Star scale connects student test performance to learning progressions, resources, Kansas standards and other scores. Administer the Star Early Literacy test with fidelity. Register here. 

20-21: #EpicEducators23 Summer Retreat, Alvin E. Morris Administrative Center, 903 South Edgemoor St. in Wichita. Keynote speakers are Dr. Richard Villa (“Differentiated Instruction”) and Dr. Mary Kaye Siebert (“Courage to Teach” facilitator). There is a $25 registration cost. For more information and to register, visit bit.ly/41KwcLf. 

21: Quarterly reporting for ESSER funds closes on CommonApp. 

24: 9-11 a.m., FastBridge Essentials: Progress Monitoring Day 1. Virtual. Get started with a quick tour of how to navigate the FastBridge system and then dive into assessments you can use to progress monitor students: CBM Automatically, CBM Reading and Early Reading Nonsense Words. Register here. 

24-27: Blue Valley USD 229 AP CSP and AP CSA Workshops. For Kansas residents only. Register here. 

25: 9-11 a.m., FastBridge Essentials: Progress Monitoring Day 2, virtual. Learn how to select students for monitoring, set up progress monitoring groups, choose the details need for each group’s schedule, how to indicate the specific intervention, and where to go to conduct the 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. 

25-26: 9-11 a.m., Fort Hays State University’s Trauma-Informed Practices workshop via Zoom. The registration deadline is July 17. Cost: $40. To register, contact Mary Cooper by email at mccooper2@fhsu.edu or by phone at (785) 628-4283. One-, two- or three-course credits available. To apply for college credit at FHSU, contact Heather Musil at hjmusil@fhsu.edu. 

25-26: Noon-2 p.m., Fort Hays State University’s Introduction to Restorative Practices and Using Circles Effectively via Zoom. Cost is $40. Registration deadline is July 17. To register, contact Mary Cooper by email at mccooper2@fhsu.edu or by phone at (785) 628-4283. One-, two- or three-course credits available. To apply for college credit at FHSU, contact Heather Musil at hjmusil@fhsu.edu. 

26-27: 2023 KSDE Special Education and Title Services Leadership Conference for all Kansas education administrators. Wichita Hyatt Regency. To register, go here. 

27: Achieving Equity in AP, Blue Valley USD 229. For Kansas residents only. Register here. 

27: 9-11 a.m., FastBridge Lightning Round, virtual. A space for collaboration, resources and to ask FastBridge questions, exclusively for Kansas educators. Register here.