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The May State Board of Education meeting will be at the Landon board room on Tuesday, May 14 and Wednesday, May 15 the meeting will be held at the Brown v. the Board of Education Museum in Topeka (1515 SE Monroe Street) in recognition of the 70th anniversary of that historic decision to integrate schools.
Board material may be accessed through this link
https://www.ksde.org/LinkClick.aspx?fileticket=YEOwKvAhxWI%3d&portalid=0
Members of the Kansas State Board of Education during their April business meeting signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to formally establish the Kansas Advisory Council for Indigenous Education (KACIE). This is a partnership with the Kansas State Department of Education (KSDE), Kansas Board of Regents (KBOR) and the state’s four Native American tribes.
Results of the 2023 Kansas Teacher Retention Survey show Kansas teachers feel significantly less engaged than they did in 2021 and are at a higher risk of leaving the profession.
Kansas State Board of Education members will hear presentations on teacher retention and bus safety; will hold a public hearing on the Professional Practices Commission (PPC) regulations; and will hear a presentation on state assessment development and the need for data literacy and analysis in a balanced assessment system.
The Kansas State Board of Education will conduct its next monthly meeting on Tuesday, March 12 and Wednesday March 13. Both days of the meeting will take place in Topeka as usual.
The agenda and meeting materials are viewable at: https://www.ksde.org/LinkClick.aspx?fileticket=GlO08t_gIGs%3d&portalid=0
The meeting will be livestreamed for the public to observe and listen.
https://www.ksde.org/Board/Kansas-State-Board-of-Education/Streaming-Media
The Kansas State Board of Education at its February meeting approved recommending to the legislature that the five-year research requirement within the current definition of evidence-based instruction be removed from K.S.A. 72-5153.
The Kansas State Board of Education will conduct its next monthly meeting on Tuesday, February 13 and Wednesday, February 14. Both days of the meeting will take place in Topeka as usual.
The agenda and meeting materials are viewable at: LinkClick.aspx (ksde.org)
The Kansas State Board of Education at its first meeting of the year approved the Kansas Early Learning Standards (KELS), received an update on the Kansas Education Systems Accreditation Framework and learned how the fentanyl crisis is impacting Kansas.
Dr. Frank Harwood, a former teacher, principal and superintendent with 30 years of experience in public education, will begin his duties as Deputy Commissioner of Fiscal and Administrative Services at the Kansas State Department of Education (KSDE) on Friday, Jan. 12.
The Kansas State Board of Education will conduct its next monthly meeting on Tuesday, Januray 9 and Wednesday, January 10. Both days of the meeting will take place in Topeka as usual.
The agenda and meeting materials are viewable at:
Kansas State Board of Education 2024 Board materials and agenda
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