Calendar of Events

Register Here Entire building security training

Register Here Ed Kalas from KSDE will join us to share the yearly KSDE Professional Development Council (PDC) Training and a question and answer session. Registration will begin at 8:30, with the session starting at 9.Girard - Greenbush Education Service Center947 W. 47 Hwy.Girard, KS 66743Breakfast and Lunch are provided.Please reach out to Tonya Smedley...

Register Here Navigating PACK Act RequirementsHB 2466 (2022) set a new requirement upon Kansas schools: each high school shall offer a computer science course beginning in 2023-24. Participants will join KSDE's Stephen King in a discussion of specific concerns and how some districts are meeting those concerns. Recommendations for developing a comprehensive K-12 computer science...

Register Here Maintenance of effort (MOE) and effective ways to manage exceptions and ongoing MOE calculations. This workshop is designed to provide you with a comprehensive overview of MOE requirements and equip you with practical strategies to ensure compliance while optimizing resource allocation. Through engaging discussions and interactive exercises, you will gain valuable insights into...

Register Here Ottawa Board Office - An Open Forum designed to discuss current issues and the latest trends in the student transportationCost: $0 Transportation Consortium Members $30 Non Members

Register Here EDUCATORS ARE OUR CULTURE HEROESIn a time when teachers, support staff and administrators are under growing demands and pressure, Courage to Teach® provides educators with an opportunity to reconnect with other teachers and remind us why we became a teacher in the first place. Are you an educator who:Is passionate about your work, but...

Register Here The Kansas State Department of Education (KSDE) will be providing Career and Technical Education (CTE) Technical Assistance opportunities in the fall at educational service centers.Topics that will be covered include CTE Clusters and Pathways, Career Cluster and Pathway Program of Study Applications (CPPSAs), Kansas Course Code Management System (KCCMS) Summary, Double-Up and Nesting...

Register Here Early Childhood educators will be able to learn the foundational concepts surrounding best practices in early childhood special education. The session will cover the Kansas Process handbook, creating student center IEP goals and objectives, and implementing knowledge through discussion and small group exercises.

Register Here This course invites you to shift your perspective and learn to see behavior and sensory processing through a brain-based lens. This shift will help you understand the root cause of these baffling behaviors and dysregulation. In this course, you will gain practical strategies for your students in the classroom, problem-solve with other professionals,...

Register Here Join us for training and support on utilizing FastBridge data and reports to plan and provide intervention for students. The following content will be covered:Matching Interventions to Need with FastBridge ReportsInterventions for Phonemic Awareness and PhonicsInterventions for Fluency, Vocabulary, and ComprehensionTrainer: FastBridge provided trainerCost: $25 for all to attend this KSDE-sponsored event

Register Here Reading Intervention Recommendation #1-Build students’ decoding skills so they can read complex multisyllabic words.Virtually every secondary teacher works with at least some and sometimes many, students who struggle to read on grade level. Low reading scores in these grade levels are particularly troublesome when considering that so much of the curriculum in secondary...

Register Here The Kansas State Department of Education (KSDE) will be providing Career and Technical Education (CTE) Technical Assistance opportunities in the fall at educational service centers.Topics that will be covered include CTE Clusters and Pathways, Career Cluster and Pathway Program of Study Applications (CPPSAs), Kansas Course Code Management System (KCCMS) Summary, Double-Up and Nesting...