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October

1-17: CommonApp open for quarterly ESSER reporting. Email esser@ksde.org with questions. 

4: CTE technical assistance session, 9 a.m.-2 p.m., ESSDACK, Hutchinson. Click here to register. Registration is $35 and lunch is included. Contact Natalie Clark, ndclark@ksde.org or (785) 296-4351 with questions. 

7: CTE technical assistance session, 8:30 a.m.-2:30 p.m., Southwest Plains, Sublette. Click here to register. Registration is $35 and lunch is included. Contact Natalie Clark, ndclark@ksde.org or (785) 296-4351 with questions. 

8-9: Kansas State Board of Education meeting, Topeka. 

8: Local Consolidated Plan administrators quarterly meeting, 9 a.m. – 3 p.m., Hotel Topeka at City Center, Topeka. Register here. Contact Twyla Sprouse, tsprouse@ksde.org or (785) 296-6714 with questions. 

8: KSDE TASN School Mental Health Initiative’s Mindfulness and School-based Yoga: Tools for the Classroom; Maize, Maize Performing Arts and Aquatics Center, 8:30 a.m. – 3:30 p.m.; Register here: https://ksdetasn.org/events/LsAQ-A. Contact Laura Hattrup, laurah@tasnsmhi.org, or (785) 249-5160 with questions.  

9: KSDE TASN School Mental Health Initiative’s Mindfulness and School-based Yoga: Tools for the Classroom; Topeka, Bishop Professional Development Center, 8:30 a.m. – 3:30 p.m.; Register here: https://ksdetasn.org/events/naLuZA. Contact Laura Hattrup, laurah@tasnsmhi.org, or (785) 249-5160 with questions.

10: District test coordinator mandatory training, 9 a.m. – 3 p.m., Greenbush, Girard. Register here. Contact Chelsea Pelfrey at cpelfrey@ksde.org or (785) 296-0040 with questions. 

10: Local Consolidated Plan administrators quarterly meeting, 9 a.m. – 3 p.m., Clarion Inn, Garden City. Register here. Contact Twyla Sprouse, tsprouse@ksde.org or (785) 296-6714 with questions. 

10: 2025 Kansas Horizon Award nominations due. Contact Tamla Miller, tmiller@ksde.org or (785) 296-4950 with questions. 

10: Presidential Scholars, Presidential Scholars in CTE nominations due. Contact Tamla Miller, tmiller@ksde.org or (785) 296-4950 with questions.

10: 2025 United States Senate Youth Program applications due. Contact Tamla Miller, tmiller@ksde.org or (785) 296-4950 with questions. 

11: Introduction to the Ages & Stages Questionnaires (ASQ)® training, 9 a.m. - 12 p.m., on Zoom. Register at ksdetasn.org/events.  

14: KESA 2.0 monthly Zoom update, 10:30-11:15 a.m. Click here for the Zoom link. (Mark your calendars for these future Zoom meetings: Nov. 11, Dec. 9, Jan. 13, Feb. 10, March 10, April 14, and May 12.) 

14: E-Rate training, 8:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m., Greenbush South, Girard. Register here. Contact Jenni Marlatt, jmarlatt@ksde.org, with questions. 

15: Deadline for Summer EBT program food benefits online application. Click here for more information that can be shared with families by school districts.  

15: E-Rate training, 8:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m., Orion, Clearwater. Register here. Contact Jenni Marlatt, jmarlatt@ksde.org, with questions.

16: McKinney-Vento virtual training, 1 p.m.; contact Maureen Tabasko, mtabasko@ksde.org, (785) 296-1101, or Roxanne Zillinger, rzillinger@ksde.org, (785) 296-7260 for access to the Zoom link and/or additional information. 

16: E-Rate training, 8:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m., Smoky Hill, Hays. Register here. Contact Jenni Marlatt, jmarlatt@ksde.org, with questions. 

17: CommonApp closes for quarterly ESSER reporting. Email esser@ksde.org with questions. 

17: E-Rate training, 8:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m., Smoky Hill, Salina. Register here. Contact Jenni Marlatt, jmarlatt@ksde.org, with questions.

18: District test coordinator mandatory training, 9 a.m. – 3 p.m., Orion, Clearwater. Register here. Contact Chelsea Pelfrey at cpelfrey@ksde.org or (785) 296-0040 with questions. 

18: E-Rate training, 8:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m., Greenbush North, Lawrence. Register here. Contact Jenni Marlatt, jmarlatt@ksde.org, with questions. 

23-25: KSDE Great Ideas in Education: Lighting the Path Forward annual conference, Hyatt Regency Wichita. Click here for conference information.

30: CTE technical assistance session, 9 a.m.-2 p.m., Greenbush South, Girard. Click here to register. Registration is $35 and lunch is included. Contact Natalie Clark, ndclark@ksde.org or (785) 296-4351 with questions. 

November

1: Electronic Training Equipment CTE cluster application for FY2025 Perkins Reserve grant due. Contact Helen Swanson, hswanson@ksde.org, with questions.   

8: 2026 Kansas Teacher of the Year nominations due. Instructions for accessing the online application can be found here. Contact Tamla Miller, tmiller@ksde.org, or (785) 296-4950 for more information or questions. 

8: Introduction to the Ages & Stages Questionnaires (ASQ)® training, 9 a.m. - 12 p.m., on Zoom. Register at ksdetasn.org/events

12: Kansas MTSS & Alignment Leadership Institute, Topeka. Click this link to register: ksdetasn.org/events. Contact Josh Lee at josh@kansasmtss.org with questions. 

12: McKinney-Vento virtual training, 10:30 a.m.; contact Maureen Tabasko, mtabasko@ksde.org, (785) 296-1101, or Roxanne Zillinger, rzillinger@ksde.org, (785) 296-7260 for access to the Zoom link and/or additional information. 

13: District test coordinator mandatory training, 9 a.m. – 3 p.m., Southwest Plains Educational Service Center, Sublette. Register here. Contact Chelsea Pelfrey at cpelfrey@ksde.org or (785) 296-0040 with questions. 

13: Kansas MTSS & Alignment Leadership Institute, Wichita. Click this link to register: ksdetasn.org/events. Contact Josh Lee at josh@kansasmtss.org with questions. 

14: District test coordinator mandatory training, 9 a.m. – 3 p.m., Northwest Kansas Educational Service Center, Oakley. Register here. Contact Chelsea Pelfrey at cpelfrey@ksde.org or (785) 296-0040 with questions. 

14: Kansas MTSS & Alignment Leadership Institute, Garden City. Click this link to register: ksdetasn.org/events. Contact Josh Lee at josh@kansasmtss.org with questions. 

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