Thanks to Screen Guardians for breakfast and presenting Addressing Schools' Digital Health & Safety with Katie Longhauser and Kevin Cronister at @swplains Supts Council today.

Nice group for today's @swplains UFLI for Interventionists workshop with Maryjane White @Maryjan68005700!

Zooming in with information from the School Finance Formula Task Force was Dr Brad Neuenswander @BradKsde @swplains Supts Council today.

Grateful to Dr Waters @MikeWaters @CHSBluejays for presenting "Questions That Might Not Be Asked" -Fiscally Responsible Leadership @swplains Supts Council this morning.

Thanks to @KState Dr Mischel Miller @mischelmiller for presenting @swplains Supts Council about KSU Programs & Opportunities today.


Good to get info at Supts Council this morning @swplains from Sarah Foreman from Liberal Area Coalition for Families. Excited to see how we can connect with them!

We hosted @swplains the Champions for Local Schools meeting for Kansans for Excellence in Education (KEE) and Game On for Kansas. The goal is to stimulate parents to become champions for their schools at a local and state level and help them understand their importance in the Kansas political arena.

We have almost 40 LETRS® Cohort 3 Volume 2 Unit 5 participants @swplains today working with our consultant @m_ortizsmith Maria Ortiz-Smith! @LexiaLearning #ScienceofReading #LETRS @ksdehq

We have almost 30 LETRS® Cohort 1 Volume 2 Unit 5 participants @swplains today working with our consultant @m_ortizsmith Maria Ortiz-Smith! @LexiaLearning #ScienceofReading #LETRS @ksdehq

Check out the fall workshops and PD opportunities @swplains in the October PD Newsletter! https://secure.smore.com/n/ekmb1
@swplains Consultant Hailey Cuellar @Hailey_Cuellar had a great day at @USD457 today to do a Para Training.

@swplains Maria Ortiz-Smith @m_ortizsmith leads Cohort 2 Volume 2 Unit 5 of LETRS® @LexiaLearning #ScienceofReading #LETRS today in Sublette. @ksdehq

Small-group topical discussions in-person and online at the @swplains Principal's Council this morning with Jen Stelter @swprscJen


@ksdehq KESA School Improvement Work Day @swplains with Copeland, @USD482Dighton, @HodgemanCounty, @LaCrosseLeopard and Montezumal is happening today with @bschields23. @apetersenks and @Ambermi_EdD!

@swplains Consultant Emily Davis has a good group in person and on Zoom for the @ksdehq School Counseling/PE Collaborative Workshop this morning!

We have a room full for today's New Teacher Bootcamp 101 Follow Up Session 1 of 4 with @swplains Maryjane White @Maryjan68005700! They are gaining invaluable knowledge, practical tips, and proven techniques that will set them up for success.

Resources and tools for implementing the KSDE Comprehensive School Counseling Program and SECD Standards in your district will be shared in this free (to first 30) workshop with @swplains Emily Davis Register at https://bit.ly/45gJm6Z

Fun and learning went hand in hand at @USD216 with @swplains consultants Hailey Cuellar @Hailey_Cuellar and Maryjane White @Maryjan68005700 as they did STEAM Camp with Deerfield students today. They learned about force, made catapults!
So excited to see that our own @JamieRumford @USD466_ScottCo has been announced as a finalist for the 2026 Kansas School Superintendent's Association Superintendent of the Year Award. The winner of the award will be announced Monday, October 6. Congratulations Mr. Rumford!

Join the conversation @swplains with Rebekah Bencomo as we lay out the importance of exposure for all students, encouraging higher level thinking/questioning and having a positive mindset when it comes to our students. Free to 1st 30 registered at https://bit.ly/4nEWNUX.

