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Posted: Mar 27, 2024
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Teachers are encouraged to use the updated Professional Development Plan guidance with template on the KSDE PD Planning webpage to ensure that their five-year professional development plan meets all requirements established by the Kansas State Board of Education and Kansas statutes and regulations.

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Posted: Mar 21, 2024
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Teachers are encouraged to use the updated Professional Development Plan guidance with template on the KSDE PD Planning webpage to ensure that their five-year professional development plan meets all requirements established by the Kansas State Board of Education and Kansas statutes and regulations.

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Posted: Mar 14, 2024
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Teachers are encouraged to use the updated Professional Development Plan guidance with template on the KSDE PD Planning webpage to ensure that their five-year professional development plan has the minimum components required based on the criteria established by the Kansas State Board of Education and Kansas statutes and regulations.

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Posted: Aug 31, 2023
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The Kansas State Department of Education will be sending out a link to an online scheduling calendar by Sept. 8 to districts that had professional development plans expire July 31, 2022, or July 31, 2023, so that an in-person PD review meeting can be scheduled. 

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Posted: Aug 10, 2023
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This reminder is for Professional Development Councils (PDCs) in preparing professional development transcripts.

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Posted: Aug 3, 2023
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This reminder is for Professional Development Councils (PDCs) in preparing professional development transcripts. 

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Posted: Jun 15, 2023
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Professional Development Councils (PDCs) can now accept work from Idaho State University’s Albion Center if the activity meets the definition of “in-service education,” the Kansas State Department of Education’s Teacher Licensure team has announced. 

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Posted: Jun 8, 2023
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Twenty-nine Kansas school districts/systems and service centers have professional development plans that expire Monday, July 31.

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Posted: Apr 13, 2023
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Districts/systems now have another option for their annual Professional Development Council (PDC) member training requirement. 

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Posted: Jan 12, 2023
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Professional development and mentoring plans are due to the Kansas State Department of Education by Aug. 1. Districts may begin turning in plans beginning March 1. 

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Posted: Sep 22, 2022
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Beginning Monday, Oct. 3, the template for professional development plans will be on the Professional Development webpage. It will include guidance on how to update the plan and the template layout to write the plan. 

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Posted: Aug 2, 2022
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Beginning Monday, Aug. 8, 2022, all content and new information for the Mentoring and Professional Development programs will be put on each program’s respective web pages, according to Ed Kalas, an education program specialist for KSDE.

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