KSDE Weekly

Accountability, Accreditation and Assessments

Posted: Mar 26, 2026
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The new KAP Parent Guide to Practice Tests provides parents and families with access to online preview tests through the Kite Student Portal.

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Posted: Mar 26, 2026
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Would you like to let your students see how they use those foundational skills when applying them to narrative and expository text passages? Consider having them take the optional second grade assessment. 

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Posted: Mar 26, 2026
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The KESA Graduation webpage is now live. This page will show your system’s KESA graduation rate, the most recent and previous years’ rates. It will also show the rate of change from your previous KESA graduation rate to the most recent KESA graduation rate as well as the performance category your system is in, based on the KESA graduation standards.   

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Posted: Mar 19, 2026
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The KESA Graduation webpage is now live. This page will show your system’s KESA graduation rate, the most recent and previous years’ rates. It will also show the rate of change from your previous KESA graduation rate to the most recent KESA graduation rate as well as the performance category your system is in, based on the KESA graduation standards.  

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Posted: Mar 19, 2026
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The Kansas State Department of Education (KSDE) is providing several flyers to assist districts and buildings in communicating why statewide testing participation matters to several audiences.  

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Posted: Mar 12, 2026
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The Kansas State Department of Education (KSDE) is providing several flyers to assist districts and buildings in communicating why statewide testing participation matters to several audiences.

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Posted: Mar 12, 2026
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The Kansas Instructional Materials Data Visualization (dashboard) is now available through the KSDE authentication portal.

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Posted: Mar 5, 2026
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The Kansas Instructional Materials Data Visualization (dashboard) is now available through the KSDE authentication portal. This tool is a display of the information districts and private accredited schools provided in the Fall 2025 Instructional Materials Data Collection. It is intended to foster collaboration across Kansas and support the selection of high-quality instructional materials.  

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Posted: Mar 5, 2026
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The testing window for both the Kansas English Language Proficiency Assessment (KELPA) and the WIDA Alternate ACCESS Assessment closes Friday, March 13. 

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Posted: Mar 5, 2026
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The testing window for the optional second grade assessment opens March 23 and closes April 24.   

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Posted: Mar 5, 2026
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The KSDE accreditation and design reminds districts and systems of the upcoming virtual monthly update for KESA 2.0 and the guidance for revising action plans. 

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