This Ignite presentation was presented by Jane Groff at the National State Personnel Development Grant Conference in Washington, DC in October 2016. An Ignite presentation is 20 slides and each slide is only 15 seconds long. The presentation is a total of 5 minutes with 10 minutes of follow up qu...

Gain ideas on how snapchat might be used to support teacher development. 

This session will provide attendees information on Elementary and Secondary Education Act programs (ESEA) and using evidenced-based practices to support students in reaching their academic goals. Some of the changes in ESEA under the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) will be presented as wel...

This PowerPoint begins with the explanation of an Ignite presentation. Then there are 20 slides that rotate every 15 seconds. The notes for the PowerPoint are in another PowerPoint presentation called Notes for Making Informed Decisions in MTSS Using Family Engagement Data.  

Measuring the degree to which families are engaged and then using that data for targeting improvement can be challenging. In this Ignite presentation: the newly developed 15 item Family Engagement Survey (Noonan, Gaumer Erickson, & Groff, 2015) will be shared and how it was used by schools im...

These are the notes for the 20 slides in the Ignite PowerPoint. Each of the 20 slides is allowed 15 seconds that rotates automatically.

The Individual Plan of Study (IPS) process provides a fresh opportunity for schools to engage families in their student's career development in middle school and high school when families can become unsure of their educational roles. Including families in the IPS process engages them in the caree...

Behavior Contracts: Behavior Tour

Presentation by Cherie Blanchat, LSCSW and Christin Sheldon, LMSW at the 2017 Kansas MTSS Symposium. The School Mental Health Initiative (SMHI) team has put together a number of resources; but are they practical and ready for immediate use? Yes! Participants attending this session will be prov...

This a recorded session from the 2016 KSDE Summer Leadership Conference. These are the closing comments from Day 1 provided by Vera Stroup-Rentier, KSDE Assistant Director of Early Childhood Special Education and Title Services (ECSETS). These closing comments include a discussion of inclusion of...

This is a recorded presentation from the 2016 KSDE Summer Leadership Conference. This session is the KSDE Hot Topics 

This is a recorded session from the 2016 KSDE Summer Leadership Conference. This session is provided by KSDE Early Childhood Special Education and Title Services (ECSETS) staff. 

Record session from the 2016 KSDE Summer Leadership Conference by Dale M. Dennis, KSDE Deputy Commissioner Division of Fiscal and Administrative Services and Craig Neuenswander, KSDE Director School Finance.

Recorded presentation by Dr. Amy Gaumer & Dr. Pattie Noonan, University of Kansas Center for Research on Learnign, showcasing the College and Career Competency framework.

Recorded presentation by Dr. Randy Watson, Kansas Commissioner of Education from the 2016 KSDE Summer Leadership Conference.

This is a video recording of the presentation Projects or Passion at the 2016 KSDE Summer Leadership Conference provided by Brad Neuenswander, Deputy Commissioner Division of Learning Services at the Kansas State Department of Education (KSDE). In this sessio...

Presentation by Julie Ward, LSCSW and Cherie Blanchat, LSCSW at the 2017 KSDE Dialogue Summit. Teachers and nurses tie for the highest rate of daily stress among all occupational groups. Additionally, Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs), have a direct correlation on physical and mental health...

Blanchat, C., & Mann, C. (2016, September 25). School Mental Health and Trauma-Informed Practices within an MTSS Framework. Presentation at CASE NASDSE Conference, Milwaukee, WI.      National Conference  

Blanchat, C., LSCSW, Mann, C., LSCSW, Behrens, S., LMSW, & Sheldon, C., LMSW. (2016, July 27). Addressing Mental Health Needs in Schools. Presentation at KSDE Leadership Conference, Wichita, KS. Tags: State Conference, SC

FY 2018 MIS Data Clerk Presentation