1. Curriculum Leaders Meeting
KESA Update
Curriculum Leaders Meeting
October 5, 2018

2. KESA Contacts
Mischel Miller – Director, Teacher Licensure and Accreditation
Jeannette Nobo – Assistant Director, Accreditation
Bill Bagshaw – Coordinator, Accreditation
David Barnes – Education Program Consultant, Accreditation
Lynn Bechtel – Professional Development and Accreditation
Accreditation –
Here is our contact information for all those who work with KESA in some capacity

3. KESA Changes System Yearly Update Chair Annual Summary Report Not new
OVT Workbook pages revised for System completion
Information regarding accreditation process, goals, and State Board Goals
Chair Annual Summary Report
Only report to be completed by OVT Chair
Completed in collaboration with OVT members
Both of these reports have already been mentioned as part of what Systems and Chairs need to do for the school year in KESA.

4. KESA
Systems accredited in KESA last year ( ), will need to complete the KESA Initial Report and the “System Yearly Update – Year One”.
Systems being accredited in KESA this year ( ) will need to complete the KESA Final Report and the “System Yearly Update – Year Five”.
Systems in their 2nd, 3rd, or 4th year in KESA will need to complete the “System Yearly Update” for their respective year.
System Yearly Update is new for all Systems. Some Systems may have already had experience with this because many of the questions were part of the OVT workbook. These questions were refined to support the System to tell their story.

5. SYSTEM YEARLY UPDATE
Link to the System Yearly Updates. These are separated by years on the website.

6. KESA
System Tasks:
contact your onsite visiting team (OVT) chair and team members to determine date for annual visit
complete your “System Yearly Update” in the authenticated KESA application prior to your onsite visit
Share your “System Yearly Update with your OVT Chair and team members
Conduct an annual onsite visit
System Yearly Update will not be available until November but can find PDF’s on our KESA website. The next slide give the URL

7. KESA 2018-2019 Onsite Visiting Team (OVT) Chair responsibility:
contact System regarding date for the annual visit
review “System Yearly Update” prior to System visit
discuss with OVT members the System Yearly Update
collaborate with OVT members to complete the Chair Annual Summary Report
ensuring that the Chair Annual Summary Report is completed at the end of the System’s visit
The Chair’s Annual Summary Report is a critical document for the System because it provides the ARC with the necessary information to help them make a determination about the recommended accreditation status for the system. This report needs to be carefully thought out and have statements supported by evidence.

8. General Information
System feedback survey - last year’s KESA experience is ready:
Systems ensure your KESA Initial Report is completed and submitted
KESA Chairs make sure your Chair Annual Summary Report is completed and reflects last year’s visit discussions (Systems to follow-up if necessary)
KESA Staff will be contacting Systems and Chairs who have not completed some portion of their reports. We want to be sure this information is complete because the ARC depends on this information for an accreditation status recommendation.

9. Technical Assistance and Supports
Year 5 System and Chair Zoom Meeting Support
October 2, 2018 – March 5, 2019
Every 1st Tuesday of the month (Except in January 2019)
January’s Zoom Meeting – January 8, 2019
1:30 p.m. – 2:30 p.m.
Zoom Link:
January 8th Zoom Link:
Year 5 System and Chair Support. First one done and will be posted on our website.

10. Technical Assistance and Supports
Telephone support calls for OVT Chairs and Systems
October 16, 2018 – March 19, 2019
Every 3rd Tuesday of the month
10:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m.
Phone Number: ; Conference Call Code:
Support for all systems years 2-4. Trying to provide as much support as possible by making staff available to you both via phone, zoom and face-to-face.

11. System Regional Supports
Date
Location
Time
Registration Link
Oct 24 (Newly Added)
Hays
9: :00
REGISTER HERE
Oct 24 (Newly Added)
Oakley
1:30 – 4:00
Call: Heather at Ext: 114
or her at
Oct 31
ESSDACK
Oct 30
Greenbush
1:00 - 4:00
Lawrence
Nov 16
Orion
Nov 2
SW Plains
Nov 14
Salina
An opportunity to meet face-to-face with KESA staff and ask your questions. Updates on the latest information coming out from KESA, ARC and Redesign.

12. Chair and Outside Visitation Team Trainings
Trainings to be rolled out in late Fall/Winter (November/December)
Designed to provide support for what to do prior, during and after the onsite visit
Logistics for OVT Chairs
Collaboration with Service Centers and Kansas Education Leadership Institute (KELI)
Last year we were told that we started to early with these trainings, so we are trying to do these right before you begin your visits in early winter and spring so that the information will be fresh in your minds.

13. Accreditation Review Council (ARC)
Group Charged with recommending accreditation status of Systems to State Board of Education
Will meet a minimum of five times this schools year.
First meeting September 19, 2018
ARC Bylaws
Chair Reports and Expectations
Accreditation Criteria Refinements
Next Meeting: November 28, 2018
They will be reviewing 22 Systems this year (Eight Public and 14 private school systems)

14. Accreditation Advisory Council (AAC)
Group that provides advice and supports to KSDE staff on KESA
Will meet five times this schools year
Met on September 17, 2018 in Emporia
Focus:
KESA Update and Application Changes
Alignment of KESA Rubrics with School Redesign Principles
Next Meeting: November 5, 2018 in Wichita
Major focus this year for this group is the review of the KESA Rubrics with School Redesign Principles. Not only are the AAC members involved, but also last year’s two public systems that got accredited, current systems going into their accreditation year, Mercury Redesign School staff and both Gemini I and II Redesign School staff.
In the process of filing two vacancies: Parent and Higher Education

15. KESA Contacts
Mischel Miller – Director, Teacher Licensure and Accreditation
Jeannette Nobo – Assistant Director, Accreditation
Bill Bagshaw – Coordinator, Accreditation
David Barnes – Education Program Consultant, Accreditation
Lynn Bechtel – Professional Development and Accreditation
Accreditation –
Here is our contact information for all those who work with KESA in some capacity

16. Teacher Licensure and Accreditation
KESA
Teacher Licensure and Accreditation
Kansas State Department of Education
900 SW Jackson St., Suite 111
Topeka, KS
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