August

11: Noon-1 p.m., KSDE weekly “ASQ Tips and Questions Session.” 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 Sunflower Summer program.

14: First day of 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. The application to apply closes Tuesday, July 11. The fee is $800 per person, but scholarships are available.

14: 6-8:30 p.m., screening of “Wake Up,” a film raising awareness of 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 of human sex trafficking. at the Topeka and Shawnee County Public Library, 1515 S.W. 10^th Ave. in Topeka. To register for the Topeka event, click here.

16: Kansas Vaping ECHO for Education program orientation.

18: Noon-1 p.m., KSDE weekly “ASQ Tips and Questions Session.” 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.

23: 9 a.m., School-Based Mental Health 2023-2024 ECHO series begins via Zoom. For more information, topics, dates and to register for this free opportunity, visit https://www.kumc.edu/community-engagement/our-divisions/project-echo/current-series/school-based-mental-health-echo.html.

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

25: Noon-1 p.m., KSDE weekly “ASQ Tips and Questions Session.” 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.

28: 1-4:30 p.m. Counting KIDS Workshop, Oakley, Northwest Kansas Educational Service Center, 703 W. 2^nd, Oakley. Register by Aug. 21 on the KSDE Training Portal at https://learning.ksde.org/.

29: 8:30 a.m.-noon, Counting Kids Workshop, Cimarron High School Auditorium, Cimmaron USD 102, 400 N. 5th, Cimarron. Register by Aug. 21 on the KSDE Training Portal at https://learning.ksde.org/.

29-30: 12:30-4:30 p.m., 2023 Kansas Home Visiting Virtual Conference. To register or for more information, visit kshomevisiting.org.

30: 8:30 a.m.-noon, Counting Kids Workshop, Hutchinson CTE Academy, Hutchinson USD 308, 800 15^th Circle, Hutchinson. Register by Aug. 22 on the KSDE Training Portal at https://learning.ksde.org/.

30: 9-11:30 a.m., Kansas Vaping ECHO for Education program summit, virtual. Keynote speaker is Dr. Brenna VanFrank. There also will be a panel discussion, “JumpStart Your Stop Vaping Initiative.” Register for the summit here. The Zoom link will be sent to participants upon registration. 

31: 5 p.m., deadline for completed Stronger Connections Grant (SCG). Instructions and required forms are located in the Request for Application at the following link: https://www.ksde.org/Default.aspx?tabid=792.

31: 1-4:30 p.m., Counting Kids Workshop, Hiawatha High School Auditorium, Hiawatha USD 415, 600 Red Hawk Drive, Hiawatha. Register by Aug. 23 on the KSDE Training Portal at https://learning.ksde.org/.

31: 10-10:30 a.m., KSDE staff members will be available via Zoom to answer Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief (ESSER) questions. The Zoom link is https://ksde.zoom.us/j/87815848572.