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

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

Aloha! We had a tropical Councilors Council @swplains yesterday! Good info and good times were had by all!

Join the KSDE HGSS team for our 2026–2027 Regional PLC series! Discover proven strategies, curated resources, and engaging lesson designs to boost student achievement.

🎯 Best for: K-12 Social Studies Teachers, Coaches & Admins

📅 Series Dates: Sep 23 | Feb 10 | Mar 31 (4 sessions total)

Register at https://forms.gle/1fTTrecwFMRpjAc16

Reflecting on the feelings of the situation in the Poverty Simulation @swplains @USD443

Reflection discussions after the @swplains Poverty Simulation @USD443.

Grades 3-12 ELA teachers! Raise the bar for student learning in our text complexity workshop. Learn to select appropriately challenging texts and scaffold instruction using evidence-based strategies that balance productive struggle with achievement. Register: https://tinyurl.com/y5vztrp6

Evaluation of the end of the month. More overheard: "We rented a room to people that got evicted for more money.", "All our appliances were stolen, no one helped!", "The bank hours aren't long enough.", To be honest, I didn't know where my kid was for a week.". @swplains @USD443

"Now we're homeless!" @swplains @USD443 Poverty Simulation

Overhead at the Poverty Simulation: "You spent all the money?!", "He left the baby home alone!", "I don't want to take care of it!", "My bills are all paid!", "Our battery is dead!", "Don't forget to pick the kids up from school!" @swplains @USD443

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

Weekend and plan the next week @swplains @USD443

@swplains @USD443 lots of applicants for employment!

Families assigned, roles assigned. One month of poverty about to start.@swplains @USD443

Almost go time at the Poverty Simulation! Learning how much rent costs! @swplains @USD443

Our @swplains staff is at Dodge City @USD443 to do a Poverty Simulation with paras and teacher cadets this morning!

Join us for a workshop on effective EL supports, language acquisition, and more!

🎯 Best for: Paras & Reg Ed Teachers
👉 Register: https://tinyurl.com/3arznwrv

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

Thanks to BTU Consulting and @ksdehq for being the ERate Annual Training to @swplains. We had a good group in person and larger group on Zoom.