Southwest Plains Regional Service Center

Ready to conquer your first year in the classroom with confidence?

Join our multi-session series designed specifically for PK–12 educators (Years 1–2)! From classroom management and lesson design to AI tools, state assessments, and essential self-care—we’ve got you covered.
Register: https://forms.gle/jup8K4mFt555PgGj8

K–6 ELA & HGSS teachers! Discover how to maximize your instructional time by blending social studies and ELA. Learn to identify natural overlaps, design integrated lesson plans, and create aligned assessments that strengthen critical thinking in both subjects. Register: https://tinyurl.com/582yfkzb

Thank you for all you do for your staff and the districts @swplains serves. Happy Boss's Day, Boss!

Join us for a full-day workshop on Word Origins, a research-backed UFLI resource! Learn strategies for teaching roots, prefixes, and suffixes to boost comprehension and academic vocabulary.

🎯 Best for: ELA, Content-Area, SPED, & EL Teachers (Grades 4–12) Register Here: https://tinyurl.com/r6hkej4n

Join us for an eye-opening Poverty Simulation & Implications for Best Practice! 💡

This interactive experience simulates the daily, urgent stressors of living at or below the poverty line. Participants will analyze key challenges and plan actionable strategies to strengthen support for students and families in our communities. REGISTER HERE: https://tinyurl.com/544u2ap7

Early Childhood Educators! Get this event on your calendar now! Register is open now at https://bit.ly/3VDN8VN @swplains #KindersCan

We have in-person and virtual participants in today for our Elementary Praxis Prep: Reading & Social Studies session with @swplains consultant Natalie Briscoe @BriscoeNatalie

School IT Directors & Coordinators! Feeling like you're on a deserted island of wiring, switches, and access points? Join fellow tech leaders in western Kansas to network, share ideas on devices, recycling, and training, and grow together. You bring the ideas, we'll bring the snacks! Register: https://tinyurl.com/2t5975db

Encourage your students to explore their future! The Western Kansas Career Showcase (WKCS) connects high school students with regional business partners to explore exciting local career paths, job shadowing, internships, and apprenticeships. Register at
https://forms.gle/Umo8BepiNc9tPSQR6

Join KSDE for a full-day training on updating guidance around suicide prevention, mandated reporting, and bullying prevention. During this session, you will learn current state guidance, evidence-based practices, and be given dedicated time to work as a team to complete templates for your local district implementation plans. Register here: https://forms.gle/68Er5m9XAGVxwBLP7

Looking for PD opportunities or college credit options? Check out our October PD Newsletter! https://app.smore.com/n/xr65b

Looking to elevate music education in your school? Join us for our Music Classroom Observation Excursion! 🎷🎹

Discover fresh instructional strategies, observe live music classrooms in action, and connect with fellow educators. REGISTER HERE: https://tinyurl.com/49u78v78

Kansas superintendents, tech directors, and E-Rate filers! Master the opportunities and compliance requirements of the E-Rate program. Join us to cover program basics, what's new for FY2027, Category 1 vs. 2 budgets, competitive bidding, and application/reimbursement steps. Register: https://tinyurl.com/2t5975db

Year 2+ PK-12 teachers! Ready to move past survival mode and boost your instructional impact? Join our New Teacher Bootcamp 201 series to refine your lesson planning, classroom management, and data-driven instruction across three powerful sessions (including follow-ups on Oct 20 & Feb 23). Register: https://tinyurl.com/2bz22sb3

Ready to bring more rigor into your reading instruction?

Join us for Text Complexity: Strategies for Rigorous and Accessible Reading! Learn how to match texts to your students, balance productive struggle with achievement, and implement effective scaffolding. Register at https://tinyurl.com/y5vztrp6

Educators, specialists, & admins! Explore the critical intersection of English Learner services and special education. Learn best practices to distinguish between language acquisition and learning disabilities, prevent misidentification, and apply culturally responsive evaluation practices. Register: https://tinyurl.com/2smf9e53

Early Childhood Educators! Get this event on your calendar now! Register is open now at https://bit.ly/3VDN8VN @swplains #KindersCan

@swplains @ksdehq We're hosting the KSDE Annual Regional Test Coordinators Training - Morning Session today and have a good group here to prepare for a successful administration of the Kansas Assessment Program (KAP).

Thanks to Cody Ashley, South Western Communications (SWC) for sponsoring breakfast and the overview of Safety & Security Solutions for School Districts at @swplains Supts Council today.

Thanks to @ksdehq Dr Zach Conrad for providing KSDE Updates and info on Building Meaningful Assessment Systems: From Design to Instructional Impact at @swplains Supts Council today!