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KESA Regional/Cohort Model of Support

Our vision is that every system in Kansas will be fully accredited. We know that through the last cycle of KESA, many systems did not feel that they received consistent support and guidance and access to resources. To be more responsive and support to systems’ needs, we are going to a regional/cohort model of support where an Accreditation and Design member will serve as the KESA contact for their systems. Systems in a region are grouped goegraphically while systems in a cohort are grouped by the similarities they share. 

Each region/cohort will be assigned a team member as their KESA contact:

West                                           Central – TBD                         East
Dr. Amber Miller                          Mindy Bruce                            Jean Rush
amiller@ksde.org                       mbruce@ksde.org                   jrush@ksde.org              
(620) 765-7490                           316-304-6493                         785-296-7884                                                                                                                    

Suburban & Urban                      Private                                  Special Purpose Schools
Dr. Jay Scott                                 Dr. Jay Scott                          Dr. Jay Scott
jscott@ksde.org                            jscott@ksde.org                    jscott@ksde.org   
(785) 296-6818                            (785) 296-6818                       (785) 296-6818

Myron Melton                                Myron Melton
mmelton@ksde.org                      mmelton@ksde.org
(785) 296-8110                             (785) 296-8110

Through this model, each Regional Executive will work with 87 to 88 systems on their KESA process. Regional Executives will serve as accountability partners and support providers to the systems in their region/cohort. Meet the Team here.

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KESA Forms- 2023/2024

On August 8, 2023, the State Board of Education took action to approve 2023/2024 as a 'Learning Year' for Accreditation (see: Learning Year Fact Sheet). While a lot of work will continue to take place, systems utilizing the application for narrative-based reporting will not be required. During the kickoff on August 10, 2023 (learn more here), the KESA Team outlined the Learning Year Expecations for all systems. This year, systems are expected to engage in three things: (1) collect artifacts of your system's work, (2) meet with your KSDE Regional Executive, and (3) engage in a peer review

Please, send any comments or suggestions about the above notice to accreditation@ksde.org.  

 KESA Application

**NOTE: For the 2023/2024 school year, use of the KESA authenticated application will not be required. Systems will only use the application to update their contact information, access previous work, and/or submit documentation to the ARC for a conditional accreditation redetermination. No formal report in the application will be completed during the 2023/2024 school year.** 

The KESA Application (KESA App) is a district-level application. It should be completed by the superintendent or his/her designee. In order to request/gain access to the KESA App, the user must log in to a district-level authenticated applications account. If the user does not have a district-level account, a separate district-level account must be established by going to the authenticated applications login page and clicking on the green "Register" button. In the "building" dropdown, select "All buildings."  

Each system should ensure annually that the system contact information in the authenticated application is up-to-date. 

Note: The process is slightly different for private schools where each building is accredited as a separate system.  Please, do not hesitate to contact KSDE if you need any assistance gaining access to the KESA App.

 


KESA Guidance Document (Updated December 2023) 

Updated 12/12/2023

*As 2023/2024 is serving as a bridge year to the enhanced KESA Framework coming in the 2024/2025 school year, 2021/2022 guidance document is being removed. An updated guidance document for the Learning Year (2023/2024) will be rolled out alongside the August 10, 2023 KESA kickoff.* 

 

KESA Accreditation Criteria

*Note, this criteria will be updated during the 2023/2024 school year with new criteria coming out with the revised KESA Framework for the 2024/2025 school year.*
The KESA Accreditation Criteria was developed for the Accreditation Review Council (ARC) to help make an accreditation recommendation to the State Board of Education.  It is comprised of eight (8) sections.  Each section corresponds to a question in the ARC's executive summary recommendation of accreditation report to the State Board of Education. The document is being provided so that systems and their outside visiting team can have a clear understanding about the measures the ARC is using to make an accreditation recommendation.

KESA Fact Sheet

 

KESA Training Information 

 

KESA System (District) Process Information

  • PERCEPTION SURVEYS
    • ​Culture Survey
    • Component Baseline Analysis
    • Family Engagement Survey

KESA Newsletters

 

Accreditation K-12 Contacts

Director of Accreditation and Design
Jay Scott
jscott@ksde.org  
785-296-6818

Assistant Director 
Myron Melton
mmelton@ksde.org
785-296-8110

West Regional Executive
Amber Miller
amiller@ksde.org
620-765-7490

Central Regional Executive
Mindy Bruce
mbruce@ksde.org
316-304-6493


East Regional Executive
Jean Rush
jrush@ksde.org
785-296-7884

Administrative Specialist
Rue Huereca-Retana
rhuereca-retana@ksde.org
785-296-3379

 

Accreditation Email
accreditation@ksde.org

If you would like to subscribe to the KESA Listserv, simply email your request to accreditation@ksde.org. You can learn about how to use the listserv here!
 

Agency Calendar

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