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State Board News
State Board agendas and materials can be found at http://www.ksde.org/commiss/ bdmaterials.shtml and are usually available the Monday of the week prior to the State Board meeting. Meetings are also now audio-streamed on KanEd Live. Click on http://www.ksde.org/commiss/boardstream.html to log on. Prior meetings are also archived for 30 days following the meeting.
- October State Board News
- Turnover at KSDE; State Report Card Data Countinues Positive Trend; Professional Development Audit Authorized; Other Action; November Board Meeting
- October 2009 State Board News
- Turnover At KSDE; State Report Card Data Continues Positive Trend; Professional Development Audit Authorized; Other Action; November SBOE Meeting
- September 2009 State Board News
- AYP Results Released, Race To The Top, Professional Development Survey Results, Teacher Leader Standards Introduced, In other action and October SBOE Meeting
- August State Board News
- Title 1 Schools and Districts Meet Higher Targets; September Meeting; Other Action
- July State Board News
- SBOE Asks Lege to Fund the Law; Board Approves Licensure Changes; Other Action; August Meeting
- June State Board News
- Teachers Appointed to Advisory Committees; License Regulations Hearing Held; Other Action
- May State Board News
- Common Core of Standards Considered; Licensure Regulations Hearing in June; Committee Reappointments Approved; Other action
- April State Board News
- State Board Minutes May Go "Skinny;" Board Appoints Hearing Officer for Jewell; Board Objectives Reviewed; Practices Commission Recommendations; A Personal Viewpoint
- March State Board News
- Board Admonishes Member, Recinds Travel Request; Licensure Regulations Hearing Set; April Board Meeting in Dodge City
- February State Board News
- State Board Still "Storming;" 2009 Kansas Teacher of the Year Team Honored; Teaching in Kansas Commission Recommendations Accepted; Other Action
- January State Board News
- New Board Organizes; 2009 Meeting Dates; License Regulations Changes Proposed; Other Action
- December State Board News
- Time of Transition; State Input Requested; Final Report of the Teaching in Kansas Commission
- November State Board News
- Reading and math standards reviews begin; 21st Century Learner and Environment profiles presented; Other action
- October State Board News
- State Assessment results show strong performance in reading, math, science and history/government for all students; Board discusses Legislative recommendations, teacher vacancies
- September State Board News
- 90% of Kansas Schools make AYP! Board discusses legislative recommendations, tax credits, graduation rates
- August 2008 State Board News
- ACT scores show strengths of Kansas public schools
- July State Board News
- FY 2010 Budget and Project Updates occupy State Board; Discussed guidelines for Virtual Schools in Kansas; Approved recommendations of the Professional Practices Commission; Approve recommendations of the Evaluation Review Committee; Approve recommendations of the Licensure Review Committee;Approved model curriculum standards for world languages
- June State Board News
- KANTeLL Results Released; Members Selected for SBOE Committees; Members Recognized for Change Award; Licensure Regulations Pass; KELC Recommendations Received; Other action
- May State Board News
- Transitional Performance Assessment Approved; New License Fee Approved; Licensure Regulations Hearing Held; Teaching In Kansas Commission Continues; Other Action
- March State Board News
- C&TE-What Does It Look Like?; Administrators Recognized; Charter Schools Proposed; April State Board Meeting; Other Action
- February State Board News
- Board Advances Integration and Redesign Agenda; KPA Update; Kansas TOY Team Honored; Licensure Hearing Date Set; Other Action
- January State Board News
- KPA Changes Coming!; Teaching in Kansas Commission Named; MTSS Explained & Discussed; Board Endorses NSDC Professional Development Stds., Other Action
- November State Board News
- Board approves licensure changes; State Board holds joint meeting with Board of Regents; Board hears supply-demand analysis study and post-secondary technical education authority
- October State Board News
- Board Endorses Major Legislative Package; Board Continues Licensure Review; Board to Hold 'Focus Forums;'KSDE Reorganization
- September State Board News
- More Kansas Schools Hit AYP Target, Board Receives Ambitious Plan of Action, October & November SBOE Meeting Changes,Staff Changes
- August State Board News
- Board Sets Goals & Objectives;Professional Standards Board, Licensure Review Committee Appointments; Board Approves FY09 Budget Recommendation;
- July State Board News
- Board Begins Budget Discussions; Educators Appointed to Advisory Committees; Board Schedules Retreat; Other Action
- June State Board News
- License Regulations Changes Pass; Other Action; Next Meeting Dates
- May State Board News
- Recruitment and Retention; Assessment Targets Reviewed; Reading First Program; ESOL Presentation from Southwest Plains Regional Service Center; Other Action; Approved
- April State Board News
- State Board Visits District Six; Board Schedules Commissioner Candidate Interviews; Charter Schools Approved; Other Action; May State Board Meeting
- March State Board News
- Seclusion & Restraint Guidelines Approved; Public Hearing for Licensure Regulations Changes Set; April Meeting in Junction City; Other Action
- February State Board News
- Science Standards - Déjà vu All Over Again; Teacher Recruitment and Retention Discussed; Teacher of the Year Team Honored; Seclusion/Restraint - Guidelines or Regulations?;Future Meeting, Board Materials; Other Action
- January State Board News
- New Board Takes Office; Search for New Commissioner Begins; Science, Again; Legislative Agenda Finalized; Calendar Set for 2007; Other Action
- December State Board News
- Kansas Report Card: Student Achievement is Up!; No Change to Board Travel Policy - Yet; Reed Recognized for Milken Award; Out With the Old, In With the New
- November State Board News
- 1,219 Schools and 264 Districts Make AYP; KNEA Members and Schools Recognized; $40,000 Awarded To Charter School Organization; Other action; December State Board Meeting
- October State Board News
- Commissioner States 'Reorganization Complete' and No Vacancies 'Of Consequence' Unfilled; Charter School Grants Generate Questions; Student Engagement Project Described; QPA, State Assessment Update; Board Visits District 10
- September State Board News
- Charter School application process, Title 1 scores topics of debate
- August 06 State Board News
- Budget discussions contentious; Bacon proposes "scholarships" (i.e. vouchers)
- July State Board News
- State Board Sets KPA Passing Score, Deadline Looms; July Meeting, Lots of Reports; Action Items; Elections and Next State Board Meeting
- June State Board News
- Sex Ed Policy, KSDE Reorg, Testing Contracts Prove Contentious
- May State Board News
- It Takes Six Votes; State Assessment Issues Discussed; Agency Response to Sex Ed Instruction Request; Other Action; Future Dates
- April State Board News
- State Board meets in Wichita.
- State Board News - March 2006
- State Board Votes to Require Parental Permission for Students to Participate in Sexuality Education; Kansas History Project Materials Available; Other Action; April Meeting in District 8
- State Board News -- February 2006
- Update on Restricted License Proposal; Teacher of the Year Team Recognized;
A Month of Updates; In Other Action; Board Considering New Clipping Service
- State Board News -- January 2006
- State Board Doubles Budget Request; Charter Law Amendments Sought; 2006 Meeting Calendar Approved
- State Board News -- December 2005
- 'Choice' Proposals Fuel Heated Debate
- State Board News -- November 2005
- Big but not surprising news; Commissioner's Report; In other action; On Wednesday; Science Standards Resolution
- State Board News -- October 2005
- Impressive Gains in Test Scores; Highly Qualified Teachers; New Commissioner; Listen to Board Meeting Live
- State Board News -- September 2005
- Health Standards; In Other Action
- State Board News -- August 2005
- Two Presentations-Separate and Unequal; Science Standards - 1999 Revisited; Number of Kansas Schools on Improvement Drops to 15; Commissioner Search
- State Board News -- July 2005
- Science standards still center stage; State Board approves budget request; Search for Commissioner Reopened
- Special Edition: June 29 2005
- Following an hour of executive session to discuss the two finalists for Kansas Commissioner of Education, the State Board returned to open session, passed a motion to approve end-of-year Board travel and adjourned. There was no motion related to hiring a Commissioner.
- State Board News -- June 2005
- Science, Sex and aSsassination (character) at the State Board; Commissioner Candidates Interviewed; July Meeting Dates Changed
- State Board News -- May 2005
- New License Fee Approved; Teachers Recognized; New QPA Manual Available; Reappointments to PSB, PPC, LRC
- State Board News -- April 2005
- Science Standards - The Beat Goes On; Kansas Board of Regents Not Available
- State Board News -- March 2005
- Board Announces Procedure for Hiring New Commissioner; Science Hearing Committee to Continue; Board Begins Discussions on Integration of Academic and Vocational Education; April Meeting in Hutchinson
- State Board News -- February 2005
- Tompkins to Retire; Board Resolution Alters Science Standards Review Process; Morris Challenges KNEA, KASB
- State Board News -- January 2005
- New Year, New State Board; Board Discusses First Two White Papers; In other action
- State Board News -- December 2004
- Science Standards; History Standards; Writing Standards; News Briefs
- State Board News -- November 2004
- History/Government Standards; A Preview of Things to Come?; The Fun Continued on Wednesday
- State Board News -- October 2004
- New State Board Resource Available; State Assessment Results - Are Great; Performance Levels Set; Update on Science Standards Review; Sparks Fly
- State Board News -- September 2004
- Kansas Education Resource Center Launched; Science, History/Government, Writing Performance Levels Discussed; October Meeting in District 2 Board Agendas Available on the Web
- State Board News -- August 2004
- Career and Technical Education; High School Restructuring; New Resource for Educators in Kansas; Preliminary List of Title I Schools and Districts on Improvement; Title I Schools Identified for Improvement for 04-05; Alternative Teacher Compensation; Legislative Matters; Civics/Government and Geography Standards; In other action
- State Board News -- July 2004
- Don't Forget the Primary Elections!; History/Govt Standards Controversy Continue; Preliminary Budget Request Formulated; In Other Action
- State Board News -- June
- History/Government Stds Spark Controversy; Advisory Committee Appointments; July Meeting Dates Changed
- State Board News -- May 2004
- It Really Is Still All About Science Wars; Kansas Assessments Update; confidence Intervals Explained; Advisory Committee Reappointments; July Meeting Dates Changed
- State Board News -- April 2004
- Board Meets in St. Francis and Atwood; Vote on ELL Standards; Initial Draft of History/Government Standards; Commissioner's Comments; In other action
- State Board News -- March 2004
- In this month's State Board News: charters Renewed, Approved, Funded; ELL Standards Vote Postponed; Wagnon Questions Board Behavior; Board Approves Guidelines for On-line Programs; April Meeting in Western Kansas; In other action
- State Board News -- February 2004
- KS Teacher of the Year Team Wows SBOE; Charter School Applications, Renewals Received; ESOL Standards Provoke Controversy; On-Line Program Guidelines Received; In other action
- State Board News -- January 2004
- State Board Recognizes Kansas Administrators of the Year; Governor's Budget Recommendations Reviewed; In other action
- State Board News -- December 2003
- Licensed Personnel Report Out; Milken Recipients Recognized; In other action
- State Board News -- November 2003
- 91-1-206 Amended; History/government Standards on Fast Track; NAEP Scores Stay High; In Other Action
- State Board News -- October 2003
- QPA-AYP-Performance Levels; Board Reviews Educator Licensure System; Other State Board Action
- State Board News -- September 2003
- Standards and Assessments; New Assessments Approved for Paraprofessionals; KSDE's Strategic Directions; Introduction of the Special Education Advisory Council and annual report
- State Board News -- December 2002
- State Board Passes QPA Regulations; Graduation Requirements; Accreditation Levels; Performance and Quality Criteria; Transition; For More Information; Core Principles for System Redesign Approved; Outgoing Board Members Recognized; In other action
- State Board News -- November 2002
- New Performance Levels Approved; QPA Regulations Hearing; In other action
- State Board News -- October 2002
- Hearing Set for QPA Regulations; System Redesign Discussion Continues; Focus on USD 233, Olathe; Mentor Teacher Program Evaluated; Board Endorses PTA Standards; Board Receives List of Schools Designated for Assistance; In other action
- State Board News -- September 2002
- State Board Approves QPA Revisions; Performance Criteria; Quality Assurances; Levels of Accreditation; Graduation Requirements; Statewide Assessment Results Released; Teacher Vacancies Down; In other action
- State Board News -- August 2002
- Kansas Test Results are "Awesome;" Kansas Report Card Issues; Curriculum Standards Review Set; Governor's Task Force Sets Public Meetings; In Other Action
- State Board News -- July 2002
- SBOE Can't Agree on Standards Reviews; '05 Budget Request: Add $104 Million; Mathematics, Reading Standards Approved; In Other Action
- State Board News -- June 2002
- Mathematics, Reading Standards Almost Ready; PSB, PPC Appointments; SEAC Appointments; In other action
- State Board News -- May 2002
- Board Frustrated with School Funding; Board Declares 'Time of Emergency' Award Winner Challenges Board; Performance Assessment Pilot Authorized; E-Assessment Challenges Discussed; Committee Members Reappointed; In other action
- State Board News -- April 2002
- ParaPro Cut Score Set; 2002-2003 Certification Report Released; Reading and Mathematics Standards Presented; Board Continues Discussions About District Reorganization; In other action
- State Board News -- March 2002
- Board Votes To Continue Lawsuit; Charter Applications Approved; Bond Election Questioned; April Meeting; In other action
- State Board News -- February 2002
- All Quiet on the State Board Front; ESEA Review - Friday the 14th; Teacher of the Year Team Honored; Seeing R-E-D; Other State Board Action; School Accreditations Approved
- State Board News -- January 2002
- A Note from Peg; Board Disorganizes; Morris Raises Immigration Issue; In other action (yes, there was some)
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