Division of Learning Services
(DLS)
Lunch Time/Hot Topics
October 21, 2015
Brad Neuenswander
Deputy Commissioner
AGENDA
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Resources on our website
ECSETS Update
TLA Update
CSAS Update
Kansas State Department of Education
www.ksde.org
Questions
Please email your questions to
brownbag@ksde.org.
Questions/answers will be compiled
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Kansas State Department of Education
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Kansas State Department of Education
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Questions
Please email your questions to
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Contact Information
Brad Neuenswander, Deputy Commissioner
785-296-2303
bradn@ksde.org
Kansas State Department of Education
www.ksde.org
Early Childhood,
Special Education &
Title Services
Sandy Guidry, Assistant Director
Emergency Safety Intervention
Reporting for the 2015–16 School Year
The 2015 Kansas Legislature passed statutes on emergency safety intervention, which became law on June 4,
2015. These statutes require significant changes to the emergency safety intervention data that each building
must report to KSDE. Beginning with the 2015-16 school year each building must report the following
information in the ESI Report in the Kan-Dis application for all emergency safety intervention incidents for
students for which it is responsible:
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KIDS Student ID
Whether the student had an IEP at the time of the emergency safety intervention incident
Whether the student had a 504 plan at the time of the emergency safety intervention incident
Whether the student had a BIP at the time of the emergency safety intervention incident
The date of the incident
Whether the incident was a physical restraint or a seclusion
The total minutes of physical restraint or seclusion (with any duration of less than one minute rounded to one minute)
The Emergency Safety Intervention Report in the Kan-Dis application will continue to be submitted twice per
calendar year. The relevant dates for Reporting Period 1 of the 2015–16 school year are as follows:
Incident Date Range Begins: 06/01/2015
Incident Date Range Ends: 11/30/2015
Submission Window Opens: 12/01/2015 (Submit incidents of ESI that occurred on or between 06/01/2015 and
11/30/2015.)
Submission Window Closes: 12/15/2015
Questions? Please contact Laura Jurgensen at ljurgensen@ksde.org or (785) 296-5522.
Kansas State Department of Education
www.ksde.org
Kansas State Department of Education
www.ksde.org
Kansas State Department of Education
www.ksde.org
Standard Operating Procedures
2015-2020
1. TASN projects are not research projects. All activities to be conducted must be planned
and carried out for the direct benefit and provision of supports and services to Kansas
districts and schools as defined in Attachment C: Levels of Support.
2. Across priority areas, all TASN providers must actively participate, collaborate and
support KSDE initiatives, including work to support Focus and Priority schools such as
District Needs Assessments and implementation of interventions.
3. All proposed objectives and activities will align with and support implementation of the
Kansas Multi-Tier System of Supports including the principles and practices.
4. All funded efforts must demonstrate capacity to support district- or school-wide
systems change by incorporating activities that will effectively support all students,
including those with all types of disabilities (i.e. students with mild to significant
disabilities regardless of categorical label).
5. All funded efforts must demonstrate support for addressing academic and behavior in a
connected manner as a preschool through college and career ready continuum for all
students, including those with disabilities.
Kansas State Department of Education
www.ksde.org
Standard Operating Procedures
2015-2020 (cont’d)
6. All proposed activities are to utilize an implementation science framework,
coordinate with other KSDE initiatives and focus on capacity-building, using data to
drive decision making. The focus is specifically on developing district and school
capacity to implement effective evidence-based practices. Visit the Scaling-Up
state implementation website for more information at www.scalingup.org .
7. All funded efforts must demonstrate capacity and commitment, through action
and evaluation, to provide statewide support in each Kansas State Board of
Education region.
8. All funded efforts will work collaboratively with the TASN evaluator to design and
implement an evaluation plan for each priority area.
9. Funded projects will house all information on a single KSDE TASN website and will
not maintain individual websites.
10. All funded projects will be known and marketed at ‘TASN’; individual project
names are not to be created in this RFA. Identities will be established for funded
projects in collaboration with KSDE ECSETS leadership and designees.
Kansas State Department of Education
www.ksde.org
Standard Operating Procedures
2015-2020 (cont’d)
11. All activities must adhere to the Learning Forward standards for professional
learning as adopted by the Kansas State Board of Education in 2012. For more
information visit www.learningforward.org.
12. All funded efforts will provide KSDE with data to assist in planning and reporting
for the Annual Performance Report (APR)/State Performance Plan (SPP)/Systemic
State Improvement Plan (SSIP) and other purposes as requested.
13. All TASN providers are required to participate in quarterly TASN meetings.
Representative professional staff from all projects will also attend annual midyear progress meetings with KSDE ECSETS leadership and the TASN Coordination
and Evaluation staff.
14. All funded efforts will participate in a “2+3” review mid-way during year two for
KSDE ECSETS leadership and TASN Coordination and Evaluation staff to ensure
progress and activities are meeting KSDE ECSETS needs. From this meeting,
determination of continuation and future direction will be made for years 3-5.
Kansas State Department of Education
www.ksde.org
Leaders Supporting Every Student Every Day:
Access for All
Professional Learning for District and Building Leaders
Learning Objectives
 To promote the intentional collaboration of educational leaders through
information sharing, shared decision making, and shared responsibility.
 To foster a culture in which all students deserve access to quality education
 To ensure all students receive access to quality instruction
Format
 Panel Discussion with guest central office and school administrators
 Table Discussions related to school scenarios
 Teachable Moments lead by Kansas experts
When/Where:
Registration:
November 3, 2015, 9:00AM – 2:00PM, Manhattan, KS
http://ksdetasn.org/events/2Yl-0w deadline October 26, 2015
Sponsored by: Kansas Educational Leadership Institute (KELI) and the Kansas State
Department of Education (KSDE)
Kansas State Department of Education
www.ksde.org
Contact Information
Sandy Guidry
sguidry@ksde.org
(785) 296-1101
Kansas State Department of Education
www.ksde.org
Questions
Please email your questions to
brownbag@ksde.org.
Questions/answers will be compiled
and shared, via listservs.
Kansas State Department of Education
www.ksde.org
Routes To the
Classroom
Scott Myers, Director
Susan Helbert, Assistant Director
Teacher Licensure & Accreditation
CURRENT OPTIONS
Kansas State Department of Education
www.ksde.org
Requirements:
 Degree
 Teacher Preparation completed
(approved program)
 Testing: content and pedagogy
 Recency
• One year license if testing is not complete
• Move to a professional license after a year
of mentoring
Transitional License
 Submit application and fee
 Valid for current school year
 Allows full-time teaching while
providing time to complete renewal
requirements
Retired teacher
 Maintain a full teaching license based
on only 50% of the required
professional development points
STEM License
 Degree in STEM subject (statutory)
 Five years of professional work
experience in subject
 Employed and assigned to teach only
subject specified
Restricted Teaching
License
 Degree in any secondary, middle or
all-level subject
 Pass content test
 Teach full-time while completing
professional education coursework
during 1st 2 years
 Collaborative effort
Traditionally Prepared:
Reviewed for same requirements
as a KS traditional graduate
Type/level of license determined
by amount of experience or
comparable testing, and if
“recency” met
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Initial = beginning teacher
Professional = experienced
TN = 1 year if need test(s)
EX = 2 year if need test(s)
Transitional = no “recency”
Secondary License holder
from out-of-state may be
issued Kansas license for
same subject(s) grades 812
 New regulation 2014
 Valid out-of-state license at
secondary level
 Offer for hire by a Kansas district
 Preparation program not required
to be verified
 Type of license determined by
testing history and/or exemptions
from tests based on experience
Alternative Route
prepared
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Professional license
 5 or more years of experience, 3
consecutive in same district (new reg in
2014)
OR
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Licensure Review Committee
Process under an Interim
Alternative license
 Teach full-time while completing LRC
 LRC reviews file/personal appearance
follows
LRC appeals reduced >50%
by new regulations.
Visiting Scholar
 Must meet 2 of the following:
 Advanced degree in subject
 Significant related experience
 Outstanding talent/distinction
Visiting International
Teachers Program (VIT)
 Credentialled teacher in their country
 MOU between state board and
educational authority in Spain and
China
 May be hired in assignment to teach
their language OR the subject they
were trained to teach
Career and Technical Education (CTE)
Specialized Certificate
 New regulation 2014
 Full-time: 5 years of work plus industry
credential (statute) OR
 .5 FTE or less: verify occupational
competency via one of multiple ways
(State Board design)
 Requested by district; 3 years,
renewable; grades 8-12
CTE Restricted/Full Certificate
 Verify occupational
competency/experience
 Teach full-time while complete
professional education
 Grades 8-12; 2 years, renewable; may
add new areas by competency
 Available for a number of years; updated
to align to pathways
Adding new teaching subjects to
existing licenses
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Add based on passing content test:
 Not contingent on level of current
license
 Cannot add early childhood, SPED, or
elementary by testing
 Over 11,000 added by testing to date
2.
Waiver/Provisional:
 Plan of study and current enrollment –
LEA requests
 Allows full-time teaching while
completing program requirements
 Move from waiver to provisional
license; 3 years maximum waiver.
Provisional = 2 years, renewable
 Most SPED added this way
2014-2015 Licensed Personnel Report
Type and Totals of Licenses Issued by Teacher Education and Licensure
Type of License
2008-2009
2009-2010
2010-2011
2011-2012
2012-2013
2013-2014
2014-15
Total Licenses Issued
25,187
19,875
20,477
19,307
20,874
19,800
20,395
License Renewals
11,065
9,130
8,742
9,502
9,204
9,588
10,131
Initial Standard/Kansas
Graduate
1,870
1,686
1,883
1,894
1,984
1,717
1,572
Initial Standard/Out of
State Graduate
951
816
751
651
811
816
805
One Year
Nonrenewable
Two Year Exchange
348
288
276
298
275
283
202
181
167
156
131
156
183
142
Interim Alternative
40
38
52
48
67
55
16
Transitional
116
128
121
75
65
62
75
Standard Substitute
878
796
714
751
737
756
666
8,560
5,095
5,844
4,083
5,657
4,554
5351
Emergency Substitute
* Each column of data represents dates from July 1 – June 30 of the respective year.
Kansas State Department of Education
www.ksde.org
2014-2015 Licensed Personnel Report
Initial Licenses
Professional Licenses
One Year Nonrenewable
Two Year Exchange
Transitional
Interim Alternative
STEM
CTE Specialized
Restricted Teaching
Provisional
Kansas Grads
Out of State
Renewals
School Specialist
School Leadership
Out of State
Upgrades from initial (mentoring)
Renewals
Kansas Grads
Out of State
Teaching
School Specialist
1572
500
812
264
602
305
2067
7322
100
102
142
75
16
3
5
213
253
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Kansas State Department of Education
www.ksde.org
Questions
Please email your questions to
brownbag@ksde.org.
Questions/answers will be compiled
and shared, via listservs.
Kansas State Department of Education
www.ksde.org
Contact Information
Scott Myers
smyers@ksde.org
(785) 296-8012
Susan Helbert
shelbert@ksde.org
(785) 296-8012
Kansas State Department of Education
www.ksde.org
Career, Standards &
Assessment Services
Scott Smith, Director
CTE Update
Jay Scott, Assistant Director
Follow us on Twitter @KSDE_CTE
CTE Student Participation
2014-2015
149,976
Unique students in grades 8 - 12 enrolled in at least
one CTE course
Follow us on Twitter @KSDE_CTE
Kansas State Department of Education
www.ksde.org
Pathway Growth
2014-2015
2015-2016
Total Approved Pathways
Total Approved Pathways
2469
2714
20+ Increase Pathways
Visual Arts
Teaching/Training
Restaurant/Event Management
Health Science
Engineering/Applied Mathematics
AV Communications
Follow us on Twitter @KSDE_CTE
Kansas State Department of Education
www.ksde.org
6-8, Identify Career Interests
K-6, Career Exposure
Fields
Clusters
8-12, Career Exploration
Pathways
Kansas State Department of Education
www.ksde.org
Cluster Reviews
 Clusters reviewed last year:
 Marketing
 Manufacturing
 Human Services
New in 2016-2017
 Clusters to be reviewed this year :
 Government & Public Administration
 Hospitality & Tourism
 Transportation, Distribution, & Logistics
Follow us on Twitter @KSDE_CTE
New in 20172018
Kansas State Department of Education
www.ksde.org
Career Pathways Assessments (cPass)
General CTE Assessment
For students midway through a Pathway
Academic, Leadership, & Employability Test
Items
Pathway-specific Assessments
For students completing a Pathway
Technical Skill Test Items
Kansas State Department of Education
www.ksde.org
Career Pathways Assessments (cPass)
Each Assessment developed includes:
1. Sit-down, computerized test items (100)
2. Career Competency Qualifications(CCQ)
(Performance Assessment)
Career Pathways Assessment System
Follow us on Twitter @KSDE_CTE
Kansas State Department of Education
www.ksde.org
cPass
Kansas State Department of Education
www.ksde.org
Industry-Recognized Certifications
 In addition to a diploma, another gamechanger for students is earning an industryrecognized certification while in high school.
 It’s important for school districts to keep
record of students who have earned industryrecognized certifications as that is a measure
of college/career readiness.
Follow us on Twitter @KSDE_CTE
Kansas State Department of Education
www.ksde.org
New CTE Student Categories beginning in
2016-2017
 *Participant – 0.5 CTE credit
 *Concentrator – 2.0 CTE credits (any combination
of two levels in the same Pathway)
 Completer – Benchmarks to be determined
 CTE Scholar – Program Under Construction
* Must be reported for Perkins Federal Accountability
Follow us on Twitter @KSDE_CTE
Kansas State Department of Education
www.ksde.org
CTE Funding
0.5 Funding, 1992 - 2015
 Weighted funding based on
students enrolled in
technical/application level
courses
 Funds to be used for:
 Special facilities
 Special equipment
 A lower pupil/teacher ratio
 Teacher training and
retraining to keep abreast of
the specialized subject area
**Block Grant, 2015-2017
 Schools will receive roughly the
same amount of funding as in
2014-2015
 0.5 CTE Funds are IN the Block
Grant but not specifically
earmarked for CTE
**Pending School Funding Lawsuit
Follow us on Twitter @KSDE_CTE
Kansas State Department of Education
www.ksde.org
February is CTE Month!
 To recognize exemplary student achievement in
CTE, KSDE is gathering photos and/or videos (3
minutes or less) of students in CTE classrooms or
professional learning experiences.
 The photos and videos will be posted to KSDE
social media sites during the month of February.
 Please send photos and videos to
jscott@ksde.org by December 20, 2015.
Follow us on Twitter @KSDE_CTE
Kansas State Department of Education
www.ksde.org
Standards Updates
Library Media
Kansas State Department of Education
www.ksde.org
Pre-K – 12 Library Media and
Technology Standards
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Committee members selected
Meeting dates are being established
Basically online communications
Early 2016 standards to KSBE
Feedback to committee chairs and co-chair
indicate standards need to impact instruction
delivered in 20-30 minute sessions once per
week
Kansas State Department of Education
www.ksde.org
State Library of Kansas Resources
 State Library of Kansas Resources
 Allie Lockwood
 SLK Resource Sharing Specialists
 http://kslib.info/
Kansas State Department of Education
www.ksde.org
Standards Updates
English Language Arts
Kansas State Department of Education
www.ksde.org
ELA Virtual Communities of Practice
 Focus: Meaningful, ongoing, inquiry-based professional
learning for K-12 teachers of English Language Arts
 4 VCOPs:
Western KS Elementary
Eastern KS Elementary
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Western KS Secondary
Eastern KS Secondary
Capped at 30 participants per cohort
6 meetings: 2 in-person and 4 virtual
1 hour college credit available-$65 through Baker Univ.
$150/participant (includes all six meetings)
For more information, contact semyers@ksde.org.
Kansas State Department of Education
www.ksde.org
Standards Updates
Mathematics
Kansas State Department of Education
www.ksde.org
Acceleration Task Force
 Met in July 2015
 Created four fantastic resources
1. Acceleration White Paper
2. Kansas Mathematics Roadmap Grades 6-12 A
Guide for Districts
3. Math is the Highway Success Document for
parents
4. Video
Will be RELEASED at the KSDE Annual Conference!
Kansas State Department of Education
www.ksde.org
KSDE Annual Conference
Math General Conference Session
Wisdom of OZ: Addressing Issues of Acceleration in
Middle & High School
 Presenters: Liz Peyser, USD 259, Dr. Sherri Martinie,
Kansas State University and Melissa Fast, KSDE
 Participants that attend this session will
 Weigh the costs/benefits of acceleration
 Investigate college and career readiness pathways/pipeline
for grades 6-12 mathematics
 Discuss the purpose for acceleration and how students are
identified.
 Participants that attend this session will focus on how to
best communicate to parents and community
Kansas State Department of Education
www.ksde.org
KSDE Standards Guide & Activities
for Parents K-5
 Provide a clearer understanding of what students will
learn at a specific grade level in parent friendly language.
 Provide a few activities parents can do at home with
their child to further support their learning of
mathematics.
 Simple yet precise one page documents that are perfect
for distribution during parent teacher conferences or any
other school related event.
 Check out these and other great parent resources at
http://community.ksde.org/Default.aspx?tabid=5651
Kansas State Department of Education
www.ksde.org
Math Science Partnership Grant
 There will be a competition this year.
 More details coming in the next few weeks!
 http://community.ksde.org/Default.aspx?tabid=52
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Kansas State Department of Education
www.ksde.org
Standards Updates
General Information:
Pre-Conference
Kansas State Department of Education
www.ksde.org
ASSESSMENT PRECONFERENCE
Monday, October 26
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Morning – General Sessions
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Afternoon Breakout Sessions (repeated twice: 12:45 – 2:15 and 2:30 – 4:00 p.m.
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New Test Coordinator Training
Test Security Training
Plenary Session by KSDE
cPass
Math
English Language Arts
History/Government/Social Studies
Science
ELPA 21
CETE/KIDS
Kansas Assessment Advisory Council networking session
Kansas State Department of Education
www.ksde.org
KSDE Annual Pre-Conference Standards
and Assessment Workshops
Participants will engage in activities aimed at
developing an understanding of standards-based
instruction and assessments for deeper learning
within a particular discipline. Session leaders will
share information about available tools for assisting
schools and districts with staff, parent, and public
communication related to standards and assessment,
available tools for instructional leaders and coaches,
as well as new resources to assist teachers with
standards-aligned instruction.
Kansas State Department of Education
www.ksde.org
KSDE Annual Conference Math
Preconference Session
 Presenters: Dr. Sherri Martinie, Kansas State
University and Melissa Fast, KSDE
 Measuring Student Learning in Mathematics
 Participants will engage in activities aimed at
developing an understanding of standardsbased instruction and assessments for
deeper learning within Mathematics.
Kansas State Department of Education
www.ksde.org
Standards Updates
General Information:
Standards Review
Kansas State Department of Education
www.ksde.org
Standards Review of ELA and Math
 Committees formed by January 2016
 Approximately 25 members each committee
 Representative of educational constituents
 Representative of 10 board districts
 A couple of face-to-face meetings and the rest
done via web-ex/online
 Information requesting participation to come
out in November
Kansas State Department of Education
www.ksde.org
Standards Review Website
 Website: http://standards.ksde.org
 Site will close October 30, 2015
 Please share information about this to
your teachers and community!
Kansas State Department of Education
www.ksde.org
Standards Review
 Physical Education and Health
 World Language
 Driver’s Education
 Counseling
 Music –(in process)
Kansas State Department of Education
www.ksde.org
ASSESSMENTS - 2015
 Check Your Data
 October 12 – 31
 Individual district and building data available on the KSDE
authenticated website.
 Building Report Card
 Public release is schedule for the December State Board
meeting
 Preview for districts and buildings after Thanksgiving
 Accountability – Annual Measurable Objectives (AMO)
 Participation Rates
 Graduation Rates
 2015 is the baseline year for the other AMOs.
Kansas State Department of Education
www.ksde.org
ASSESSMENTS - 2016
 English Language Arts and Mathematics
 Grades 3 – 8 & 10
 Science
 FIELD TEST – no scores will be released
 Grades 5, 8 & 11
 History/Government/Social Studies
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Delayed Results
Standard setting – summer 2016
Grades 6, 8, &11
Alternate History/Government/Social Studies
 DLM (consortium assessments)
 English Language Arts & Mathematics
 Science
Kansas State Department of Education
www.ksde.org
ASSESSMENTS - 2016
 TESTING WINDOW
 CETE will begin processing TEST Records on October 26
 Performance task
• February 16 – March 10
 Estimated length of time to complete task
» Math – 30 minutes
» MDPT – 60 minutes (2 activities)
 Machine scored
• March 16 – April 28
 Estimated length of time to complete
» Math – 90 minutes (4 parts)
» ELA – 90 minutes (4 parts)
» Science – 90 minutes (2 parts)
» History/Government – 30 minutes (2 parts)
 TOTAL TESTING TIME
 8th grade student – 6.5 hours
Kansas State Department of Education
www.ksde.org
ASSESSMENTS - 2016
 DLM
 English Language Arts and Math
• Imbedded window – November 5 – February 29
 English Language Arts, Math and Science
• Spring window – March 16 – April 28
 ELPA 21
 Window may change – stay tuned
 Headphones with microphones will be required
 LISTENING
 Fall field test is no longer necessary
 School for the Deaf will field test ASL listening on Oct. 29
 Will not adapt until 2017
Kansas State Department of Education
www.ksde.org
Questions
Please email your questions to
brownbag@ksde.org.
Questions/answers will be compiled
and shared, via listservs.
Kansas State Department of Education
www.ksde.org
Career, Standards and Assessment
Services
Scott Smith, Director
785-296-3142
sesmith@ksde.org
Beth Fultz, Assistant Director
785-296-2325
bfultz@ksde.org
Jeannette Nobo, Assistant Director
785-296-2078
jnobo@ksde.org
Jay Scott, Assistant Director
785-296-0979
jscott@ksde.org
Kansas State Department of Education
www.ksde.org