Southwest Plains Regional Service Center

IN PERSON AND VIRTUAL ATTENDANCE OPTIONS AVAILABLE

Facilitated by Dr. Amber Miller & Crystal Steinmetz, SWPRSC


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Kindergarten Readiness is a fundamental foundation to a successful high school graduate. Come and network with other systems to familiarize yourself with the KSDE rubric for alignment  to support the KESA process. Be ready to learn and share about a rigorous, sustained, and systemic commitment to addressing this SBO.  Participants will share examples and network with other systems to also support those who are planning to apply for the KSDE STAR Recognition award.

THIS SESSION IS APPROPRIATE FOR KESA DLT MEMBERS AND ADMINISTRATORS.

REGISTRATION FEE:
$125/person for SWP Members
$140/person for Non members

COLLEGE CREDIT: 
Optional 0.5 graduate-level college credit available from MidAmerica Nazarene University for $45. Requires completion of assignment.
REGISTRATION/CANCELLATION: 
Trainings with less than 5 registrations are subject to cancellation one week prior to the event date.  

VIRTUAL ATTENDANCE ONLY

Facilitated by Joni Clark-Leiker

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The Advanced Individualized Plans of Study Professional Learning Network (IPS PLN) sessions will address IPS connections to KESA and the development and implementation of a comprehensive PK-12 career preparation curriculum, IPS Star Rubric (all elements), elementary level and middle level career development/IPS Frameworks and other topics as requested by participants.

Each session of the series will be offered twice (one morning option and one afternoon option).  Pick the one that works best for your schedule! 


THE DATES OF THE SERIES ARE:

SESSION 1: September 27 (9:00AM-10:00AM) OR September 28 (2:00PM - 3:00PM) 
SESSION 2: October 11 9:00AM-10:00AM)   OR October 12 (2:00PM - 3:00PM)
SESSION 3: October 25(9:00AM-10:00AM)  OR October 26 (2:00PM - 3:00PM)
SESSION 4: November 8 (9:00AM-10:00AM)   OR November 9 (2:00PM - 3:00PM)
SESSION 5: December 13 (9:00AM-10:00AM)   OR December 14 (2:00PM - 3:00PM)
SESSION 6: January 10 (9:00AM-10:00AM)   OR January 11 (2:00PM - 3:00PM)
SESSION 7: January 24 (9:00AM-10:00AM)   OR January 25 (2:00PM - 3:00PM)

REGISTRATION FEE FOR THE SERIES:
FREE to SWPRSC Perkins Consortium Member Districts
 (Ashland, Bucklin, Cimarron, Comanche County, Deerfield, Dighton, Elkhart, Fowler, Greeley County, Hodgeman County, Holcomb, Hugoton, Ingalls, Kiowa County, Kismet-Plains, Lakin, Meade, Montezuma, Ness City, Rolla, Satanta, Scott County, Skyline, Spearville, Stanton County, Sublette, Syracuse, Ulysses, Wichita County)

$125/person for non SWPRSC consortium members

COLLEGE CREDIT:
Optional 0.5 graduate-level college credit available from MidAmerica Nazarene University for $45. No course assignment required but attendance at one date of each session is.

VIRTUAL ATTENDANCE ONLY

Facilitated by Joni Clark-Leiker

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The Year 1 Individualized Plans of Study Professional Learning Network (IPS PLN) will focus on supporting districts with the development and implementation of a comprehensive PK-12 framework offering a continuum of varied levels of exposure to postsecondary/career preparation as it relates to KESA and the KSDE IPS Star Recognition Program. Participants of this virtual series will focus on the IPS Framework, complete an IPS district self-study, gain an understanding of the four state-defined minimum IPS components, and develop an IPS framework with grade-band components and strands reflecting each district's unique structure.

Each session of the series will be offered twice - one morning option and one afternoon option. Pick the one that works best for your schedule! The dates of the series are listed below:

SESSION 1: September 27 (2:00PM-3:00PM) OR September 28 (9:00AM-10:00AM)
SESSION 2: October 11 (2:00PM-3:00PM) OR October 12 (9:00AM-10:00AM)
SESSION 3: October 25 (2:00PM-3:00PM) OR October 26 (9:00AM-10:00AM)
SESSION 4: November 8 (2:00PM-3:00PM) OR November 9 (9:00AM-10:00AM)
SESSION 5: December 13 (2:00PM-3:00PM) OR December 14 (9:00AM-10:00AM)
SESSION 6: January 10 (2:00PM-3:00PM) OR January 11 (9:00AM-10:00AM)
SESSION 7: January 24 (2:00PM-3:00PM) OR January 25 (9:00AM-10:00AM)


REGISTRATION FEE FOR THE SERIES:
FREE to SWPRSC Perkins Consortium Member Districts
 (Ashland, Bucklin, Cimarron, Comanche County, Deerfield, Dighton, Elkhart, Fowler, Greeley County, Hodgeman County, Holcomb, Hugoton, Ingalls, Kiowa County, Kismet-Plains, Lakin, Meade, Montezuma, Ness City, Rolla, Satanta, Scott County, Skyline, Spearville, Stanton County, Sublette, Syracuse, Ulysses, Wichita County)

$125/person for non SWPRSC consortium members

COLLEGE CREDIT:
Optional 0.5 graduate-level college credit available from MidAmerica Nazarene University for $45. No course assignment required but attendance at one date of each session is.
 

IN PERSON AND VIRTUAL ATTENDANCE OPTIONS AVAILABLE

Facilitated by Ardith Dunn & John Black, KPERS Representatives

Register with your Online Account  

Full list of all KPERS 2022 Fall Pre-Retirement Seminar Dates & Locations

This seminar will cover retirement topics to answer questions mainly about KPERS 1 and KPERS 2; however, KPERS 3 will also be covered, just not as extensively. It is designed specifically for persons that are 1-10 years from KPERS retirement. If you are further from retirement but would like to understand your KPERS retirement options, this seminar is also for you.

• Some topics covered include: employee & employer contributions


• eligibility


• things to consider prior to retirement


• retirement calculations


• your online account


• the retirement process


• rules governing working after retirement.  

The seminar will last approximately 75 minutes and will have time for questions. The KPERS representative will be available after the session for any further questions.

REGISTRATION FEE: FREE
COLLEGE CREDIT: NOT AVAILABLE

IN-PERSON AND VIRTUAL ATTENDANCE OPTIONS AVAILABLE

Facilitated by Maria Ortiz-Smith, SWPRSC 

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We hear it so much, relationships are at the heart of all learning. How do we build genuine relationships with culturally and linguistically diverse students? What social emotional and instructional tools are available? Teachers will receive and practice easy to implement tools and strategies for cross-cultural relationship-building and content delivery. Join us for this and more! 

REGISTRATION FEES:
FREE to SWP Title III Consortium Members
$125/person for SWP Members
$140/person for Non Members

COLLEGE CREDIT:
Optional 0.5 graduate-level credit available from MNU for $45. Requires assignment completion.
CANCELLATION:
Events with less than 5 registrants are subject to cancellation one week prior to event date.

IN-PERSON ATTENDANCE ONLY

Facilitated by Joe Coles & Various Community Partners

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Southwest Kansas Entrepreneurship (SWKE): School, Business & Community Partnership
MISSION: To keep our school graduates in southwest Kansas where they will live a happy and successful life with family and career.

This session will provide an opportunity for high school students that are interested in the agriculture field to meet with local business members to learn about necessary skills and possible internship opportunities. Important leadership skills will also be interwoven into the day's format.

THIS OPPORTUNITY IS APPROPRIATE FOR HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS, COUNSELORS AND ADMINISTRATORS.

Lunch is provided and there is no cost for this event.

REGISTRATION DEADLINE IS SEPTEMBER 22, 2022.

IN-PERSON ATTENDANCE ONLY

Facilitated by the staff of STEMM Fire

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STEMM Career Exploration! An exciting offering for your 6-12 grade students to spend 3 hours learning about careers in-person from various professionals in Science, Technology, Engineering, Math and Medicine. STEMM FIRE will be bringing a handful of STEMM professionals out to speak about each of their careers, students then get hands-on with items from their fields, small group Q&A sessions, meet & greet with opportunities to set up mentoring and shadowing and more! Lineup of speakers TBA. Past speakers have included orthopedic surgeons, electrical engineers, lineman, nursing, nuclear engineering, physicist, veterinary medicine, agronomist, agricultural technologist, etc.

THIS SESSION IS APPROPRIATE FOR 6TH-12TH STUDENTS, COUNSELORS, CAREER ADVISORS AND ADMINISTRATORS.

REGISTRATION FEES:
FREE TO EVERYONE!

COLLEGE CREDIT:
Not available.
CANCELLATION:
Events with less than 5 registrants are subject to cancellation one week prior to event date.

IN-PERSON ATTENDANCE ONLY

Facilitated by the staff of STEMM Fire

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STEMM Career Exploration! An exciting offering for your 6-12 grade students to spend 3 hours learning about careers in-person from various professionals in Science, Technology, Engineering, Math and Medicine. STEMM FIRE will be bringing a handful of STEMM professionals out to speak about each of their careers, students then get hands-on with items from their fields, small group Q&A sessions, meet & greet with opportunities to set up mentoring and shadowing and more! Lineup of speakers TBA. Past speakers have included orthopedic surgeons, electrical engineers, lineman, nursing, nuclear engineering, physicist, veterinary medicine, agronomist, agricultural technologist, etc.

THIS SESSION IS APPROPRIATE FOR 6TH-12TH STUDENTS, COUNSELORS, CAREER ADVISORS AND ADMINISTRATORS.

REGISTRATION FEES:
FREE TO EVERYONE!

COLLEGE CREDIT: Not available.
CANCELLATION: 
Events with less than 5 registrants are subject to cancellation one week prior to event date.

IN PERSON AND ZOOM ATTENDANCE OPTIONS AVAILABLE

Facilitated by Maria Ortiz-Smith & Jessie Bloyd, SWPRSC

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Civic Engagement is an integral component of a successful high school graduate. Come network with other systems to develop your students' individual and collective abilities to make political and nonpolitical actions.

REGISTRATION FEE:
$125/person for SWP Members
$140/person for Non members

COLLEGE CREDIT: 
Optional 0.5 graduate-level college credit available from MidAmerica Nazarene University for $45. Requires completion of assignment.
REGISTRATION/CANCELLATION: 
Trainings with less than 5 registrations are subject to cancellation one week prior to the event date.  

IN-PERSON ATTENDANCE ONLY

Facilitated by KSDE Teacher Leaders

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We invite HGSS educators in grades K-12 to join us for this PLC Extravaganza with a focus on the following areas:

• Civics


• Hands-on social studies


• Inquiry Design Model (IDM), Part II


• Classroom Based Assessment (CBA)

REGISTRATION FEES:
$25/person (includes lunch)

COLLEGE CREDIT:
Optional 0.5 graduate-level credit available from MNU for $45. Requires assignment completion.
CANCELLATION:
Events with less than 5 registrants are subject to cancellation one week prior to event date.

IN-PERSON AND VIRTUAL ATTENDANCE OPTIONS AVAILABLE

Facilitated by Dr. Amber Miller, SWPRSC

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Collaborative and individual support for the Kansas Education Systems Accreditation (KESA) process is necessary in creating a cohesive accredited system. Content is driven by KESA expectations as outlined by KSDE/KSBE. Continuous Learning Plans and KESA work will be integrated.
FOCUS WILL BE ON SYSTEMS BEGINNING YEAR 1 OF THE NEW KESA CYCLE.

Each session will include but not be limited to: timelines and tasks, data organization, report writing, collaboration, and work time.

THIS SESSION IS APPROPRIATE FOR DISTRICT LEADERSHIP/KESA TEAMS.

REGISTRATION FEE:
$125/person for Members
$140/person for Non Members

COLLEGE CREDIT:
Optional 0.5 graduate-level credit available from MNU for $45. Requires assignment completion.

IN-PERSON AND VIRTUAL ATTENDANCE OPTIONS AVAILABLE
Facilitated by Dr. Gayla Lohfink, SWPRSC

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How well do EL students know words in your content area? What are the benefits of vocabulary routines for English language learners? Engage in teaching practices that deepen your EL students' networks of vocabulary knowledge. Consider how structured literacy components of syllabication and morphology impact word learning for second language learners. Participate in GoTo strategies that help build your EL students' background knowledge and build their word usage and content learning.

THIS SESSION IS APPROPRIATE FOR INTERMEDIATE ELEMENTARY TEACHERS (GRADES 3-6), MIDDLE SCHOOL & HIGH SCHOOL CONTENT TEACHERS, ADMINISTRATORS, INSTRUCTIONAL COACHES & TITLE TEACHERS.

REGISTRATION FEES:
FREE to SWP Title III Consortium Members
$125/person for SWP Members
$140/person for Non Members
COLLEGE CREDIT:
Optional 0.5 graduate-level credit available from MNU for $45. Requires assignment completion.
CANCELLATION:
Events with less than 5 registrants are subject to cancellation one week prior to event date.

IN-PERSON & ZOOM ATTENDANCE OPTIONS AVAILABLE

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Collaborative opportunity for area PK-12 counselors to come together to share their successes, challenges and learn about/discuss state initiatives and other areas essential to a successful school system.

REGISTRATION FEE:
FREE to SWPRSC members
* includes lunch for onsite participants
$30/person for non-members

IN-PERSON AND VIRTUAL ATTENDANCE OPTIONS AVAILABLE 
Presented by Emily Davis, SWPRSC

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Does your district use Xello? What is it? Why do I need it and how do I use it? Join your colleagues for three sessions this year to learn information on the navigation and implementation of Xello. These cadres will include collaborative opportunities to come together to share successes and challenges; and learn about/discuss topics related to this important piece of the Kansas Individual Plan of Study.

Each session will begin with information on the workings of Xello, include highlights on available features, time for Q & A, "from the field" sharing of district practices by area teachers/counselors, as well as participant-directed "hot topics."   

REGISTRATION FEE:
FREE to SWPRSC Perkins Consortium Members
$25/person for SWP members
$40/person for non members
COLLEGE CREDIT: Not available.
REGISTRATIONS/CANCELLATIONS: Trainings with less than 5 registrants are subject to cancellation one week prior to the event date.

IN-PERSON AND VIRTUAL ATTENDANCE OPTIONS AVAILABLE

Facilitated by Jessie Bloyd, SWPRSC 

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Learn how to plan and implement effective cooperative learning strategies into your lessons to increase student engagement and improve academic student conversations. This workshop is for any elementary teacher wanting to activate students in deeper and more impactful dialogue in your classroom.

THIS SESSION IS APPROPRIATE FOR ANY EDUCATOR, PARAPROFESSIONAL OR ADMINISTRATOR IN GRADES K-5.

REGISTRATION FEES:
$125/person for SWP Members
$140/person for Non Members

COLLEGE CREDIT:
Optional 0.5 graduate-level credit available from MNU for $45. Requires assignment completion.
CANCELLATION:
Events with less than 5 registrants are subject to cancellation one week prior to event date.