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Announcements

 
Kansas 150 Website Launches ks150.org Highlights State Sesquicentennial Commemoration -
Kansas 150th CommemorationJanuary 29, 2011, marks 150 years of statehood for Kansas. The Kansas 150 Advisory Committee is a website for communities across Kansas to become involved. The website, www.ks150.org, is a portal to events, programs, resources, and agencies that commemorate the anniversary of statehood.

Additional Information from KSDE About the 150th State Sesquicentennial Commemoration
 

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2010 Kansas MTSS Symposium -
2010 Kansas MTSS Symposium

September 9th & 10th, 2010
Hyatt Regency in Wichita

Registration is now open. Please click the link below for more information. 

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KSDE 2010 Annual Conference -
KSDE 2010 Annual Conference

Embracing our Future will be held October 26-27, 2010 at the Wichita Regency Hyatt. Embracing our Future will showcase and address many of our school’s greatest successes and challenges. We look forward to seeing you in Wichita! 

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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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Definition Of Persistently Low Achieving Schools. -
Schools Making Standard of Excellence in 2009 -
Below is a link to the 2008-2009 Schools Making the Standard of Excellence List

2009 Standard of Excellence Schools

 
Priority Assessed Learning Standards Booklets Published -

 Priority Assessed Learning Standards Booklets or Pocket PALS are avaliable to give educators a quick reference to the 2009-2010 assessed standards in reading and mathematics.  

Pocket PALS have been published for grades 3 - High School and you can download them by clicking on the link below.

Pocket PALS

 
2008-2009 AYP Results Released -

The Kansas State Board of Education received the list of public schools and districts not making adequate yearly progress (AYP). Diane DeBacker developed a power point presentation which includes the components of AYP and trend information.

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New Kansas District Superintendents Directory -

2009-2010 Kansas Superintendents Directory

The 2009-10 Kansas Districts Superintendents Directory has been released. Click on the link below to view the directory. 

 

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Press Releases

 
More than 500 attendees will gather at the Sheraton Hotel and Overland Park Convention Center Aug. 2–4, 2010 for the annual Career and Technical Education (CTE) Summer Conference.   View Article

TOPEKA – July 14, 2010 – The first meeting of the Kansas Education Commission took place Tuesday, July 6, 2010 at the Kansas State High School Activities Association to discuss the purpose and objectives of the commission.

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TOPEKA—July 14, 2010—The Kansas State Board of Education met July 13–14, 2010, in the boardroom at the Kansas State Department of Education (KSDE).  All Board members were present with the exception of Ken Willard.   View Article

What: July State Board of Education Meeting
When:  July 13–14, 2010, beginning at 10:00 a.m.
Where: Boardroom, Kansas State Department of Education, 120 SE 10th Ave., Topeka, KS
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TOPEKA—June 14, 2010—The Kansas State Board of Education met June 8–9, 2010, in the boardroom at the Kansas State Department of Education (KSDE).    View Article

WASHINGTON, D.C.—May 28, 2010—The Character Education Partnership (CEP) has announced it will award 196 schools and districts from across the United States, as well as Brazil, Mexico, Puerto Rico, and Singapore, 228 awards for “Promising Practices” in character education.   View Article

What:  June State Board of Education Meeting
When:   June 8–9, 2010, beginning at 10:00 a.m.
Where: Boardroom, Kansas State Department of Education, 120 SE 10th Ave., Topeka, KS
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TOPEKA—May 25, 2010—Today the Kansas Board of Regents and the Kansas State Department of Education announced that Kansas has received a $9.1 million grant from the Institute of Education Sciences at the U.S. Department of Education.   View Article

TOPEKA—May 18, 2010—The Kansas State Board of Education met May 11–12, 2010, in the boardroom at the Kansas State Department of Education (KSDE). All Board members were present with Ken Willard arriving shortly after the meeting commenced.   View Article

ARLINGTON, VA—May 17, 2010—Sally Cauble of the Kansas State Board of Education has been selected to participate in the National Association of State Boards of Education (NASBE) newly-established Task Force on Rural and Frontier Education Issues.   View Article

TOPEKA—May 7, 2010—Several schools were recognized for their character-building programs Thursday morning at the Brown vs. Board National Historic Site.

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TOPEKA—May 4, 2010—In direct partnership with the Kansas State Department of Education, Docufide has now launched its Student Records Exchange (SREx) servicing 1,661 PK–12 schools and approximately 471,500 thousand students throughout the State.

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What:  May State Board of Education Meeting
When:   May 11–12, 2010, beginning at 10:00 a.m.
Where: Boardroom, Kansas State Department of Education, 120 SE 10th Ave., Topeka, KS
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TOPEKA—April 22, 2010—Students from Baldwin High School were named the national champions of the 2010 Real World Design Challenge held at the National Air and Space Museum in Washington, D.C. last month.

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TOPEKA—April 20, 2010—The Kansas State Department of Education announced today that it has received a $34,500 grant from the Verizon Foundation to raise teachers’ awareness of the free educational resources available on Verizon Thinkfinity and to train teachers to use those resources.   View Article

The Kansas State Department of Education will hold its first ever Pathwise Framework Induction Program Colloquium in Garden City on April 22, 2010.   View Article

TOPEKA—April 15, 2010—The Kansas State Board of Education met April 13-14, 2010, in the boardroom at the Kansas State Department of Education (KSDE). All Board members were present with the exception of John Bacon.   View Article

The Kansas State Department of Education in partnership with the National Park Service will be recognizing Kansas schools and/or districts that have demonstrated outstanding character education programs.    View Article

TOPEKA—April 14, 2010—The Kansas Department of Education has decided not to reapply for Phase II of the Race To The Top Grant, as recommended by the Board of Education.   View Article

TOPEKA—March 24, 2010—The 2009 National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) reading results are being released today. Results of the NAEP exams are measured in two ways: 1) with an average scale score (0-500), and 2) with achievement levels: basic, proficient, and advanced.   View Article

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