The best present to give your students is to plan for the holiday mayhem. Here are a few tips to keep your classroom running as smoothly as possible. For most of us the holiday season brings joy, parties, family, and rest. But for some students it brings anxiety, worry and uncertainty. Keeping yo...
All Ages
December 18, 2025
The Measurable Annual Goals Progress Monitoring Checklist is a word document that can be downloaded and printed for your use. If you have questions about the checklist please contact Cary Rogers on the KSDE SETS team at crogers@ksde.org
All Ages
January 12, 2026
School staff work to teach college and career competencies in a purposeful way so that students develop these skills. Teaching these competencies in the classroom is not enough and families play a major role in developing these skills outside of school. This document will help families prepare th...
Middle School (6 − 9), High School (9 − 12)
May 09, 2025
In recognition of the need for evidence-based, universal, trauma-responsive practices that support the complete physical, mental, emotional, and social well-being of children, youth, staff, and caregivers, the TASN School Mental Health Initiative has partnered with Little Flower Yoga to develop a...
Early Childhood (Birth − K), Elementary (K − 6)
July 01, 2025
As Dr. Tom Guskey reminds us, students can learn without grades, but not without feedback. Descriptive feedback and students’ self-monitoring of their progress toward academic goals have become two of the clearest avenues for student self-efficacy and success in the past few decades. Join us for ...
All Ages
March 07, 2025