Kansas Leads the World in the Success of Each Student. Dr. Randy Watson, Kansas Commissioner of Education

Kansas leads the world in the success of each student A NEW Vision for Kansas ... Kansas leads the world in the success of each student KANSAS STATE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION | www.ksde.org

Defining Success A Successful Kansas High School Graduate has the Academic preparation, Cognitive preparation, Technical skills, Employability skills and Civic engagement to be successful in postsecondary education, in the attainment of an industry recognized certification or in the workforce, without the need for remediation. A Successful Kansas High School Graduate has the Academic preparation, Cognitive preparation, Technical skills, Employability skills and Civic engagement to be successful in postsecondary education, in the attainment of an industry recognized certification or in the workforce, without the need for remediation.

2018 Winners September 17th 2018 Kansas State Department of Education | Landon State Office Building 900 S.W. Jackson St., Topeka, KS 66612

Proven Practices of Effective Civic Learning Rigorous instruction in government, history, law, and democracy Classroom discussions of issues important to students Service Learning Extracurricular activities that connect student with their community Student participation in school governance Student participation in democratic simulations The criteria for being inducted into the Civic Advocacy Network is creating outstanding opportunities for student engagement around these Six Proven Practices

Civic Advocacy Network Award Program Timeline Applications were due June 1st Evaluation and scoring was completed by August 1st Awards ceremony will be on Constitution Day (September 17th) at 1:00 PM in the auditorium at the Memorial Building 120 SW 10th Ave, Topeka, KS Schools submitted evidence of how their school has created programs addressing each practice. Those applications were scored by a panel on a scoring rubric. Schools were given more points the higher the percentage of student engagement. Each practice was scored and those scores combined and the winners selected. 4 Elementary Schools 2 Middle Schools and 2 High Schools made the inaugural class.

CAN Award Winners Complete High School USD #266 Maize Derby Hills Elementary USD#260 Derby Enders Community Service Magnet USD #259 Wichita Garden City High School USD#457 Garden City

CAN Award Winners McPherson Middle School USD#418 McPherson Park Hill Elementary USD#260 Derby Starside Elementary USD#232 De Soto Susan B. Anthony Middle School USD#383 Manhattan

Promising Practices Awards Valley Heights High School USD#498 Valley Heights Florence Wilson Elementary USD#457 Garden City Merriam Park Elementary USD#512 Shawnee Mission Seaman High School USD#345 Topeka Though these schools did not make the inaugural class, the scoring panel made note of some promising practices. These promising practices could be modeled to support other schools as they try to improve their programs..

Today’s students are the future workforce and future leaders of Kansas Today’s students are the future workforce and future leaders of Kansas. Kansans Can achieve anything and, together, Kansans Can lead the world in the success of each student.