August 

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. 

10: The Kansas Parent Information Resource Center (KPIRC) will present the live virtual course “Introduction to the Ages & Stages Questionnaires (ASQ)”. The training is designed to provide any professional working with children birth through kindergarten a solid understanding of what the ASQ is and how to partner with families to complete developmental screenings. The training incorporates family studies, role-playing and practice with evaluation and scoring. Participants will also learn how to discuss screening results, next steps, and referrals to community resources with families. This training is from 9 a.m. to noon. Click here to register for the Aug. 10 “Introduction to the Ages & Stages Questionnaires (ASQ)” training. 

10: KSDE’s Accreditation and Design (AD) team will host the Kansas Education Systems Accreditation (KESA) kickoff meeting. All superintendents and their leadership teams are invited to one of the two KESA kickoff meetings scheduled for 8-9 a.m. or 3-4 p.m. Aug. 10 via Zoom. Both Zooms can be accessed that day here. 

11: Beginning today, KSDE will host a weekly “ASQ Tips and Questions Session” each Friday from noon to 1 p.m. KSDE staff members will be available to answer questions and help with the ASQ. Visit the KSDE TASN Calendar at ksdetasn.org/events to register. This series will conclude Friday, Sept. 29. 

13: Last day of 2023 Sunflower Summer program. 

14: First day of the University of Kansas School of Medicine’s fall 2023 Tobacco Treatment Specialist Training.  

14: 6-8:30 p.m., screening of “Wake Up,” a film raising awareness human sex trafficking. CAC Theater on the Wichita State University campus, 1845 Fairmount St. in Wichita. To register for the Wichita event, click here. 

14: Pratt, private celebration with Dolly Parton for statewide success of Imagination Library Kansas. 

15: 5-7:30 p.m., screening of “Wake Up,” a film raising awareness human sex trafficking. at the Topeka and Shawnee County Public Library, 1515 S.W. 10th Ave. in Topeka. To register for the Topeka event, click here. 

16: Kansas Vaping ECHO for Education program orientation. 

24: 2 p.m., KSDE Child Nutrition and Wellness Thursday Townhall meeting via Zoom.  https://ksde.zoom.us/j/87204779621?pwd=NEhrcHloRjBobGtOZTJEWFJtR0tUQT09.