May

4: 9 a.m. – 3 p.m., Kansas Safe Kids “Building a Safer World for Kansas Kids” family safety event at the Topeka Zoo. For more information, go to safekidskansas.org or follow Safe Kids Kansas on Facebook and Instagram.

9: 2 p.m., KSDE’s Child Nutrition and Wellness team is hosting a virtual town hall meeting to discuss the School Nutrition Program (SNP) renewal process for the 2024-2025 school year. Join the town hall meeting at: https://ksde.zoom.us/j/87204779621?pwd=NEhrcHloRjBobGtOZTJEWFJtR0tUQT09  (Meeting ID: 872 0477 9621, Passcode: 746337). 

9: 4 p.m., KSDE’s Teacher Licensure team is hosting an informational Zoom meeting to assist districts in learning more about the Kansas Registered Teacher Apprenticeship program. The meetings can be accessed here: https://ksde.zoom.us/j/89518729747. 

14-15: Kansas State Board of Education meeting, Topeka.

15: 1 p.m., FERPA 201 for IT. This is the fifth workshop in the KSDE Cybersecurity and Data Privacy Professional Development Webinar Series. The Student Privacy Policy Office’s Privacy Technical Assistance Center (PTAC) challenges all attendees to put their knowledge about the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) to the test. Attendees will explore complex and varied real-world scenarios around student privacy. This session, led by Brittani Fairchild, a data privacy analyst for AEM/PTAC, will also provide a forum for discussion of complex issues regarding FERPA. Register now by clicking here.

27: KSDE offices closed in observance of Memorial Day.

30-31: 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., Science Summit centered around the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) and standards alignment/storyline process at Maize South High School, 3701 N. Tyler Road, in Wichita.

June

5-7: The Kansas School Transportation Safety Conference and State Driving Competition will be held at the Drury Plaza Hotel Broadview, in Wichita. School transportation professionals will connect and learn how to improve operations and safety for their transportation teams.

5: 9 a.m-3 p.m., Playful Learning Across the Day in Pre-K, Emporia State University Memorial Union, Emporia. Attendees will discuss everyday routines with playful instructional strategies to help young children develop important early literacy foundational skills integrating print knowledge and phonological awareness. Click here to register.

6: 9 a.m-3 p.m., Playful Learning Across the Day in Pre-K, Hilton Garden Inn, Salina. Attendees will discuss everyday routines with playful instructional strategies to help young children develop important early literacy foundational skills integrating print knowledge and phonological awareness. Click here to register.

10-11: 9 a.m.-4 p.m., Learning through the Arts workshops, Wichita Northwest High School, Wichita. Click here to register.

11: 9-11 a.m., KSDE is hosting a free, virtual workshop for Kansas educators who want to integrate STEM and literacy in their elementary classrooms. This session is for grades 3-5. Click here to register.

12: 9-11 a.m., KSDE is hosting a free, virtual workshop for Kansas educators who want to integrate STEM and literacy in their elementary classrooms. This session is for kindergarten through second grade. Click here to register.

18: (repeated session) 9-11 a.m., KSDE is hosting a free, virtual workshop for Kansas educators who want to integrate STEM and literacy in their elementary classrooms. This session is for kindergarten through second grade. Click here to register.

19: KSDE offices closed in observance of Juneteenth.