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Announcements

 
Public draft of science standards available for review -
The first public draft of the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) is now available at the NGSS website http://www.nextgenscience.org/. The standards will be open for public comments through June 1. Individuals who wish to provide comments on the public draft are encouraged to review the Framework for K-12 Science Education or the Framework report brief on the National Academy of Sciences website
21st Century Community Learning Centers Grant Competition! -

Grant Applications Due May 24th.


Click on the following link to review the Requests for Applications. 

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Kansas' NCLB waiver request submitted -
The Kansas State Department of Education has submitted its ESEA Flexibility Request for waivers from certain provisions of the No Child Left Behind Act to the U.S. Department of Education. We’re excited about the proposed changes which
shift the focus from making Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP) to preparing students to be college and career ready by the time they graduate from Kansas high schools.

Thank you to everyone who provided input and feedback in developing the request. The U.S. Department of Education will conduct a peer review of each State’s submission in late March and then work with the states regarding any changes that need to be made. Later this spring, KSDE will host webinars and send information to the field to help in understanding the flexibility request. Questions may be directed to waiver@ksde.org

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Discipline Reports -
Discipline reports for local school districts and the state are now easier to find.  Just look for "Discipline Reports" under the most requested topics drop down box on the KSDE homepage, or on the Data, Media and Reports page.  By following those links, you can get information on in-school and out-of-school suspensions and expulsions by incident type.  The discipline information is available at the building level by accessing K-12 reports under quick links on the School Finance page.  Find the school you're interested in under the "schools" tab and choose the discipline report under the school statistics. 
FERPA amendments finalized -
Final regulations amending the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) have been published in the Federal Register. Effective Jan. 3, 2012, the regulations offer greater flexibility to states to share data that can be helpful in judging the effectiveness of educational programs, while maintaining safeguards to student privacy. Learn more about FERPA and the regulation changes at the USDOE’s Family Policy Compliance Office website
OER offers access to free learning resources -
Kansas educators can gain easy access to a variety of free digital resources through the Kansas State Department of  Education’s Open Education Resources website. Open Education Resources (OER) provides links to digital textbooks, E-books and thousands of free online books, as well as links to resources for the visually impaired. All of the resources on OER are in the public domain and can be customized and modified to fit individual needs, or combined with other materials. These resources are ideal for teaching, learning, research and more. Check out the Open Education
Resources webpage
today!
 
New Kansas Educator Evaluation Project Website -
Kansas Educator Evaluation Project
Updates and information regarding this project can be found here
Kansas Waiver SFY 2010 -
Newly Redesigned K-12 Reports! -
The newly redesigned K-12 reports provides information for any
county, school district, or school in the state of Kansas. 

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Press Releases

 
Topeka, Kan. May 16, 2012 - This spring, the Kansas State Department of Education and Midwest Dairy Council teamed up to encourage schools to showcase how their schools got active each day.   View Article

TOPEKA – Members of the Kansas State Board of Education were updated on the status of the state’s request for a waiver from some of the provisions of the federal No Child Left Behind legislation when they met May 8 and 9 in Topeka.
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TOPEKA – Results from the 2011 National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) science exam place Kansas students’ performance just about in the middle of nation when compared against the performance of other states.   View Article

TOPEKA – Forty-two Kansas high school seniors have earned the 2012 High Schools That Work Award of Educational Achievement.   View Article

TOPEKA --The Kansas State Department of Education (KSDE) and the Kansas Association for Conservation and Environmental Education (KACEE) are proud to announce that Brookwood Elementary (USD 512), Eisenhower High School (USD 265), and Erie High School (USD 101) are among 78 schools named U.S. Department of Education Green Ribbon Schools. Kansas is among 29 states and the District of Columbia with schools receiving the first-ever awards.   View Article

TOPEKA – The Kansas State Board of Education voted to move what are currently guidelines around the appropriate use of emergency safety interventions in Kansas schools to regulations and asked the Kansas State Department of Education (KSDE) to draft language for the regulations. The action came during the Board’s monthly meeting April 17 in Topeka.
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What: April State Board of Education Meeting
When: April 17-18, beginning at 10:00 a.m.
Where: Board Room, Kansas State Department of Education, 120 SE 10th Ave., Topeka, KS; Kansas State School for the Blind, 1100 State Ave., Kansas City, KS; Kansas State School for the Deaf, 450 East Park St., Olathe, KS
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TOPEKA—Education Commissioner Dr. Diane DeBacker announced today the names of the three Kansas schools that will represent Kansas in the inaugural Green Ribbon Schools awards program. The nominations have been sent to the U.S. Department of Education, where the winners of this prestigious award will be determined.   View Article

TOPEKA – Kansas State Board of Education members expressed frustration during their monthly meeting March 13 in Topeka over a recent decision by the U.S. Department of Education (USDOE) not to grant in full requests from three Kansas school districts for waivers from some of the assessment requirements in the federal No Child Left Behind legislation.   View Article

TOPEKA – A final determination on the waiver requests made by three Kansas school districts with regard to some of the assessment requirements of the federal No Child Left Behind legislation was reached on Monday, March 19.   View Article

What: March State Board of Education Meeting

When: March 13, beginning at 10:00 a.m.

Where: Board Room, Kansas State Department of Education, 120 SE 10th Ave., Topeka, KS

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TOPEKA – State Board of Education members demonstrated their support for seeking flexibility from numerous provisions of the federal No Child Left Behind (NCLB) legislation by voting to endorse submission of such a request by the Kansas State Department of Education (KSDE).   View Article

TOPEKA – State Board of Education members demonstrated their support for seeking flexibility from numerous provisions of the federal No Child Left Behind (NCLB) legislation today by voting to endorse submission of such a request by the Kansas State Department of Education (KSDE).   View Article

TOPEKA -- Iola High School, USD 257, and the Hesston School District, USD 460, are being recognized through the 2012 Kansas Schools of Character program.   View Article

TOPEKA – In conjunction with the Alliance for Excellent Education’s national Digital Learning Day Feb. 1, 2012, Gov. Sam Brownback has declared Feb. 1, 2012 Digital Learning Day in Kansas.   View Article

TOPEKA – The Summer Food Service Program (SFSP) is looking for sponsors willing to provide nutritious meals to Kansas children during the summer months.   View Article

What: Special meeting of the Kansas State Board of Education
When: 4 p.m. Friday, Jan. 27, 2012
Where: Office of the Commissioner, Kansas State Department of Education, 120 SE 10th Ave., Topeka, KS
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The University of Kansas has made progress in developing a new generation of assessments for students with the most significant cognitive disabilities.   View Article

TOPEKA - Thirty-one beginning educators from around the state were named 2012 Kansas Cable Telecommunications Horizon Award recipients recently.   View Article

TOPEKA – State Board of Education members took time during their meeting Jan. 10 and 11 in Topeka to further discuss Gov. Sam Brownback’s proposed school funding formula.   View Article

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