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All materials provided by presenters have been posted below. If materials are not linked below they have not been provided by the presenter(s).

Tuesday (Pre-Conference) July 25

8:00 Registration Open

9:00-12:30 Special Education Administrators Quarterly 1

• Agenda
• Link to Special Education Administrator's Guide and Resources
• Getting to know the KSDE SETS Team PowerPoint  - PPT
• Special Education Administrators Checklist - Link

9:00-4:00 Title/LCP Administrators Quarterly 1- Materials Below

• Getting to know the KSDE SETS Team PowerPoint - PPT
• 2023-2024 LCP Application McKinney-Vento Title I- PDF of slide deck

12:30-2:00 Kansas Infinitec Executive Board Meeting

1:30-2:00 TASN Marketplace

2:00-5:00 FY 2024 MIS Worksop- Please check in as you arrive for this meeting. 

Wednesday, July 26 Conference

7:00am- 8:00am Registration and Check-in and Breakfast

8:00 - 9:30 General Session

Overcoming the Impact of Poverty on the Brain- Horacio Sanchez

If you were intrigued by Horatio Sanchez's keynote at the KSDE SETS Leadership Conference last week, the following resources/events might be of interest:

• Mindfulness and School-Based Yoga: Tools for the Classroom eLearning Course Informational Webinar (Online) on August 9, 2023. Attendees will learn about a new eLearning course seeking to learn and implement trauma-responsive practices that support child/youth well-being and are practical to implement in the classroom and other applicable settings.Register: https://www.ksdetasn.org/events/_LfXAQ
• Neuroscience in Education eCoaching Series (Online) with Dr. Lori Desautels begins September 6, 2023. Learn more about the Applied Educational Neuroscience Framework and identify school/community-wide practices to support children/youth, staff, and caregivers. Two series are available – one for administrators and one for educators. Use the links below to register. Limited seats are available!
  Administrator Series Registration: https://www.ksdetasn.org/event_groups/odOZ-Q
  Educator Series Registration: https://www.ksdetasn.org/event_groups/Qf5X9Q
• Trauma-Responsive School Community eLearning Modules. These online eLearning modules provide information on trauma-responsive practices and individual/group applications. A facilitation guide is available for building, district, and community-wide implementation. 
  Access the modules here: https://moodle.kansastasn.org/
• Stay tuned to the SMHI webpage (http://www.ksdetasn.org/smhi) and social media pages (http://www.facebook.com/TASNSMHI and http://www.twitter.com/TASNSMHI) to learn more about an upcoming onsite training for potential facilitators. 

10:00 Breakout Block A

• A1: Designing School Climates that Maximize Student Achievement
• A2: Best Practices in Early Childhood: What Administrators Need to Know
  • PowerPoint Presentation SlideDeck- PDF
  • Information Sheet: Early Childhood Funding Considerations for 2023-2024 and 2024-2025
  • Best Practices in Early Childhood Session Handout
• A3: Every Student Succeeds Act - Ensuring Stability for Children in Foster Care Implementation in Kansas
  • PowerPoint Presentation SlideDeck  - PDF
  • KSDE Foster Care Report Card 2021-2022  - PDF
  • A4: Building Networks for Transition: Findings from The Kansas Transition Teacher Needs Assessment and Transition Councils

11:30 Breakout Block B

• B1: My District is Non-Compliant Now What?....Coming Soon
• B2: Winning Recruitment: Developing a Playbook for Tackling the Educator Shortage in Kansas and Retention - PDF
• B3: Data and Duties: How digging deep into the data can help a liaison meet their 10 responsibilities
  • PowerPoint Presentation Slide Deck - PDF
  • Sustainability Plan Worksheet- Word
  • Allowable Use of Funds: Laws and Guidance - Word
  • 10 Duties of a LEA Liaison Handout- Word
• B4: Emergency Safety Intervention Regulatory Changes - PDF

1:45 Breakout Block C

• C1: Understanding IDEA Maintenance of Effort (MOE) reporting requirements and utilizing allowable exceptions of MOE - PDF
• C2: Indicator 12: Promoting smooth transitions from Part C to B
  • PowerPoint Presentation Slide Deck- PDF
  • Kansas Early Childhood Transition from IDEA Part C to Part B - PDF
  • Part C to Part B Childhood Transition Timeline for SPP/APR Handout- PDF
• C3: Education for Homeless Children and Youth program (EHCY) funding and How to Effectively Provide Services to Students Experiencing Homelessness
  • PowerPoint Presentation - PPT
• C4: Creating Environments Supportive of New Special Education Teachers - PDF
• C5: What's New or Changing with Kansas Assessments for 2023-2024 - PDF

3:00 General Session

Legal Updates- Mark Ward and Brian Dempsey

• An Update on Kansas Complaints, Federal Court Decisions, Federal Guidance, and Questions

Thursday, July 27 Conference

8:00 Breakout Block D

• D1: Single Audit Session
• D2: Meaningfully Engaging Families and Communities in Sharing Kindergarten Readiness Snapshot (ASQ) Data
• D3: Evidence to Make Effective Practice, Program, and Process Decisions
  • The Hexagon- An Exploration Tool - NIRN
  • Evidence for ESSA
  • What Works Clearinghouse
  • Indistar/KansaStar
• D4:Advancing Equity and Outcomes: Sustaining Practices that Promote Resilience 
  • College & Career Competency Framework Roadmap
• D5: Breaking Down Barriers to Inclusion: Learnings from the Field

9:15 Breakout Block E

• E1: Implementation Indicators to Inform Professional Learning and Coaching for Staff
  • Implementation Data Matrix Initiative
• E2: Indicator 6: Understanding Indicator 6 Data - How to promote positive change towards more inclusive environments
  • PowerPoint Presentation Slide Deck - PDF
  • Inclusion of Children With Disabilities in Kansas Early Childhood Programs Letter - PDF
  • Inclusion of Children With Disabilities in Kansas Early Childhood Programs Tabloid- PDF
• E3: What administrators need to know to support effective instruction within Inclusive Learning Environments 
• E4: Professional Development Needs in Kansas Integrated Accountability System (KIAS) Alternative Integrated Monitoring Settings
• E5: Title IV-A, Formula grant and competitive Bipartisan Safer Communities Act (BSCA) grant

10:30 General Session

Kansans CAN: Presentation by Dr. Randy Watson, Kansas Commissioner - PDF

Fiscal and Legislative Update Dr. Craig Neuenswander  & Dale Brungardt - PDF