July

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 needed 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: 9 a.m., Kansas Registered Teacher Apprenticeship Program kickoff event, Wichita State University.

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. The cost is $40. The 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.

27-28: 12-13: 9 a.m.-noon, KSDE and Phenomenon Elementary Science Education virtual training. This is a repeated session. There will be approximately 2 hours of additional asynchronous engagement before, during and after the training. Applicants will be asked to commit to engaging during this time. College credit is optional, and certificates of professional learning will be provided. There is no cost to participants. Participants will be confirmed via email by May 15th and kits of materials will be shipped to the addresses provided below. Please email mrichard@ksde.org with questions. Register here.

27-28: 9 a.m.-4 p.m., The Colors of Nature: Investigating the Interactions of Science and Art, McPherson Opera House, 219 S. Main in McPherson. Through a series of investigations, participants will become familiar with the core practices of science, math and art to develop scientific and artistic habits of mind that empower engagement in self-directed inquiry. Registrations received by July 22 will be eligible for a classroom grant of up to $150 from the Norene Ketcherside Endowment Fund For Fine Arts. The grant may be used to purchase classroom supplies during the 2023-2024 school year. To learn more, contact Becky Goss at 620-245-9070 or 620-242-7169 or by email at becky@mcphersonfoundation.org. Registration is capped at 40 participants. Register here.

31: 8:30 a.m.-2:30 p.m., in-person training appropriate for K-12 school counselors to set up 2023-2024 comprehensive school counseling program for success, Southwest Plains Conference Center, 810 W. Lark Ave. in Sublette. Registration is $25 per person, which includes lunch. For more information, click here. To register for the training, click here.

31-Aug. 3: Online AP CSP and AP CSA AP Summer Institute. Register now.

August

2: 9 a.m.-noon and 1:30-4 p.m., Local Foods Culinary Workshop, Olathe, Kansas State University Olathe Campus. 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.

3: 9 a.m.-noon and 1:30-4 p.m., Local Foods Culinary Workshop, Garden City, Garden City High School. 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.

3: CACFP At-Risk After-School Meals informational training via Zoom. Join at:  https://ksde.zoom.us/j/81547793233?pwd=V21jcEZnQWdpbnpHVkZQWU13Q1doQT09

8-9: Kansas State Board of Education meeting. View the live stream at https://www.ksde.org/Board/Kansas-State-Board-of-Education/Streaming-Media.

9: 1-1:45 p.m. Informational webinar on Mindfulness and School-Based Yoga: Tools for the Classroom E-Learning Course. Register for the informational webinar here.

13: Last day of Sunflower Summer program.