District leadership teams wanting to enroll in the Kansas State Department of Education’s (KSDE) Adaptive Schools Training need to do so by Friday, Sept. 22.  

Author and presenter Dr. Carol Brooks Simoneau will lead the trainings, which are scheduled at service centers at various times and locations.  

Trainings are for district leadership teams of three to five people. Please refer to the program flyer or brochure to learn more about the training and trainer and to register for the four-day training.   

Only 50 to 80 spots are available at each location. The cost is $300 per person.  

Sessions for the 2023-2024 school year will take place at:   

• Southwest Plains Conference Center, 810 W. Lark Ave. in Sublette: 8:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m. Oct. 9-10, 2023, and Jan. 29-30, 2024.   
• Greenbush in Lawrence, 8:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m. Registration and breakfast open at 8 a.m. Oct. 19-20, 2023, and Feb. 8-9, 2024. The cost, which includes all four days of training, all reading and training materials, breakfast and lunch, is $300. Graduate college credit is available.   
• Orion Education and Training, 13939 Diagonal Road in Clearwater: 8:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m. Oct. 13, 2023; Oct. 16, 2023; Jan. 31, 2024; and Feb. 1, 2024. The cost, which includes all four days of training and lunch, is $300 per person. Two hours of college credit is available.   
• ESSDACK, 1500 E. 11th in Hutchinson: 8:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m. Oct.17-18, 2023, and Feb. 6-7, 2024. The cost, which covers all four days of training, all reading and training materials and lunch, is $300 per person.   
• Smoky Hill Education Service Center, 8:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m. Oct. 11-12, 2023, Feb. 2, 2024, and Feb. 5, 2024. The cost, which covers lunch, snacks and materials, is $300 per person. Registration deadline is Sept. 18. For more information, email Darla Smith, assistant director of Smoky Hill, at dsmith@smokyhill.org.