April

3: All programs that want to be funded for Preschool-Aged At-Risk Approval must submit forms by today. The Preschool-Aged At-Risk Approval form for the 2024-2025 school year is available on the Early Childhood Preschool Programming Webpage. 

5: 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. 2024 ATE-K/Kansas Association of Colleges of Teacher Education (KACTE) Spring Conference, virtual. For more information, contact Alan English, ATE-K president, at EnglishAE@bethanylb.edu.

5: 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Kansas Early Childhood Outcome Rating Process Workshop by KSDE Early Childhood and Special Education and Title Services teams. Fort Hays State University Ballroom, 700 College Drive, Memorial Union 208 in Hays. In person for five professional learning contact hours. To register, click here. Email Chelie Nelson (chelie.nelson@nau.edu) with any questions.

9-10: Kansas State Board of Education meeting, Topeka. Click here to watch the live stream.

10: 4-5 p.m. KSDE’s monthly math meeting. Topic: Statistics/Other. Zoom: https://ksde.zoom.us/j/88043941824. For more information, contact KSDE’s Jennifer Hamlet via email at jhamlet@kse.org or by phone at 785-296-6823.

10: 8:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m., KSDE: Summative Assessments in Science: Unit/Course Level. Greenbush, Lawrence. Cost is $35. Meals provided. In person. To register, click here.

10: 8:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m., KSDE: Summative Assessments in Science Unit/Course Level. Smoky Hill Education Service Center in Salina, 605 E. Crawford, Room 2. Cost is $35. In person. Six credit hours and six professional development points available. To register, click here.

10: 8:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m., KSDE: Summative Assessments in Science Unit/Course Level. Greenbush, Girard. Cost is $35. In person. Food provided. To register, click here.

10: 8:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m., KSDE: Summative Assessments in Science Unit/Course Level. ESSDACK, 1500 E. 11^th in Hutchinson. Cost is $35. Lunch is included. In person. Optional one-half graduate-level college credit available from MidAmerica Nazarene University for $45. To register, click here.

10: 8:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m., KSDE: Summative Assessments in Science Unit/Course Level. Northwest Kansas Educational Service Center, 703 West 2^nd in Oakley. Cost is $35. In person. To register, click here.

10: 8:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m., KSDE: Summative Assessments in Science Unit/Course Level. Southwest Plains Conference Center, 810 W. Larke Ave. in Sublette. Cost is $35. In-person and virtual options available. To register, click here.

13: Innovative Next Steps in Pre-K-12 Learning Education Conference, Bethany College. The registration fee of $40 for teachers and $10 for high school students includes lunch. College credit is available for $150 per credit hour (total of two hours). Register at https://bethanylb.edu/education-conference.

17: 1 p.m., Creating a Cybersecurity Framework 2. This is the fourth workshop in the KSDE Cybersecurity and Data Privacy Professional Development Webinar Series. Developed by K-12 IT practitioners for K-12 IT practitioners, and aligned to cybersecurity risk management best practices, the K12 Security Information eXchange (K12 SIX) Essentials series establishes baseline cybersecurity standards for United States school districts. It also provides guidance and tools to support their implementation. This session, which builds upon March’s session, is presented by Doug Levin, co-founder and national director of K12 SIX. Register now by clicking here.

18: 9 a.m.-3 p.m., Kansas Multi-Tier System of Supports and Alignment’s Preschool Make-and-Take Training, Bluemont Hotel, 1212 Bluemont Ave. in Manhattan. Register here.

18-19: Brown v. Board of Education 70^th Anniversary Conference, Lawrence/Topeka. Free. Register here.