To address the potential learning loss caused by the shift to remote instruction during the COVID-19 pandemic, the Kansas State Department of Education (KSDE) has allocated a portion of the State's ESSER funds. This disruption impacted the foundational literacy skills of young students in Kansas. In response, KSDE is offering free LETRS® training to all educators who work in KSDE-accredited public or private elementary schools or who provide reading instruction to struggling learners at any grade level. This opportunity covers the cost of both the online course and training days, with no cost to the school or the teacher.
Additionally, to support new teachers entering the profession, this training is also available to higher education faculty who teach literacy courses in Kansas teacher preparation programs.
KSDE will continue to offer LETRS training, covering the cost for educators in KSDE-accredited schools and Kansas higher education teacher preparation programs. KSDE is also offering LETRS Local Certified Facilitator (LCF) training to districts with 500+ students, allowing districts to organize their own training.
Note: Lexia does not provide a Local Certified Facilitator model for LETRS for Administrators, so one additional statewide training cohort will be available.
Beyond the January 2025 LETRS and LETRS for Early Childhood training is available through:
Due to no LCF training for LETRS for Administrators and small group size for LETRS for Early Childhood we will attempt to have one final statewide virtual training group in August 2025.
If you're interested in participating in future statewide LETRS for Early Childhood or LETRS for Administrators courses, please register your interest.
WAITLIST for LETRS - this list will be used to fill spots from individuals who cancel. Anyone who joins the waitlist will have about a 2 week late start into the course - Join Waitlist