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The primary goal of the Special Education Services team is to provide leadership and support for exceptional learners receiving special education services throughout Kansas schools and communities. Our web pages are designed to provide access to available documents, resources and guidelines.
District Level Reports Dispute Resolution Fact Sheets Fiscal Resources Gifted Education Services Kansas Integrated Accountability System (KIAS) Kansas Special Education Process Handbook Legal MIS and Student Data Notices/Forms Resources for Families and Educators Sensory Losses State Performance Plan (SPP) & Annual Performance Report (APR) Special Education Advisory Council (SEAC) Secondary Transition
Emergency Safety Interventions (ESI)
To receive announcements from the Special Education and Title Services Team, please send an email to Joyce Broils (jbroils@ksde.org) with your Name, Email Address, and Organization.
The KSDE SETS team provides regularly-scheduled webinars for special education administrators. Communication will occur via online meeting platform Zoom and materials and chat are available during the scheduled meeting date and time. The schedule of dates and topics with registration link at the bottom to receive reminders prior to the meeting.
Meetings 2024-25. Meetings begin at 9am on Zoom August 30, 2024 (Vimeo Link) / Materials (PDF) October 11, 2024 (Vimeo Link) / Materials (PDF)
Meetings 2023-24 Meetings begin at 9am on Zoom September 08, 2023 (Vimeo Link) / Materials (PDF) October 13, 2023 (Vimeo Link) / Materials (PDF) November 17, 2023 (Vimeo Link) / Materials (PDF) December 08, 2023 (Vimeo Link) / Materials (PDF) February 09, 2024 (Vimeo Link) / Materials (PDF) March 08, 2024 (Vimeo Link) / Materials (PDF) April 12, 2024 (Vimeo Link) / Materials (PDF) May 10, 2024 (Vimeo Link) / Materials (PDF)
The KSDE Special Education and Title Services (SETS) Team is hosting meetings for new and experienced special education administrators. Team members will cover timely special education topics and a call for questions from the field will be sent prior to each meeting so that the SETS team can prepare specific information. The following will be included for special education; hot topics, networking, helpful hints for upcoming reports/requirements, KIAS calendar requirements, Q’s & A’s.
Webinar recordings and materials https://www.ksdetasn.org/tasn/ksde-sets-special-education-quarterly-meetings
Special Education District Level reports are now housed on Data Central: http://datacentral.ksde.org/sped_rpts.aspx
Director Bert Moore bmoore@ksde.org
Assistant Director Doug Boline dboline@ksde.org
Assistant Director Brian Dempsey bdempsey@ksde.org
Assistant Director Kerry Haag khaag@ksde.org
Assistant Director Twyla Sprouse tsprouse@ksde.org
Assistant Director Dean Zajic dzajic@ksde.org
Team Organizational Chart (PDF) KSDE Leadership Chart (PDF)
Main Team Page Special Education Title Services Announcements Fact Sheets Kansas Integrated Accountability System (KIAS) Kansas Multi-Tier System of Supports (MTSS) (external link) Kansas’ Technical Assistance System Network (TASN) (external link)
Problems with this page contact: Evelyn Alden ealden@ksde.org
The Kansas State Department of Education does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, disability, or age in its programs and activities. (more information...)
To accommodate people with disabilities, on request, auxiliary aides and services will be provided and reasonable modifications to policies and programs will be made. To request accommodations or for more information please contact the Office of General Counsel at gc@ksde.org or by 785-296-3201.