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Science Curriculum Cadre – for All Principals
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Spelling Bee in KCKPS – for All Principals
Master’s Programs for Teachers – for All Principals
FAFSA Training – for All HS Counselors, Lead College and Career Counselors, College and Career Facilitators, and College Advisors
Girls Who Code Clubs – for 3rd-12th Grade Principals
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Science Curriculum Cadre
from Cheryl Beyer
The Curriculum Department is seeking a variety of classroom, sped, and ESL teachers to engage in a cadre that will come together to learn about how to assess all three dimensions of the Next Generation Science Standards in order to review new resources that could help support the NGSS. Please forward this link to teachers who might be interested.
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Spelling Bee in KCKPS
from Tracy Cooper
The 2020 Wyandotte County Spelling Bee will be hosted by KCKPS and held at Wyandotte High School on Saturday, February 1, 2020 at 9:30. Building spelling bee sponsors will organize a process at the building level (elementary & middle schools, grades 3-8) to determine a student to represent each building at the county spelling bee. Chosen sponsors in each building must complete the form at here by September 21. Each building/sponsor will then be registered with Scripps to support preparation for the building and county bees. A sponsor meeting will be scheduled in October. One building sponsor per building will be compensated for 10 extra duty hours.
Master’s Programs for Teachers
from Ana Perez-Sievert
Principals, please share the attached document with your building. Park University would like to invite teachers to information meetings.
FAFSA Training
from LaShonda Bilbo-Ervin
The Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) application opens on Oct 1 and this is key to getting our students access to the funding they will need to attend college. All staff assisting with FAFSA applications for our seniors need to be trained. As a support, Mary Dorr, from KCKCC, will be available to train staff on Wednesday, Sept 18 at Wyandotte High School, in the auditorium, from 1:00-3:00.
All Diploma+ staff in your school will be supporting students and their families in completing the FASFA. The following people will need to be trained:
??? Lead CCC
??? All Counselors
??? Facilitator
??? K-State College Adviser
If you have any questions, please contact Lindsey Schneider by email at lindsey.schneider@kckps.org
Girls Who Code Clubs
from Julie Leach
Kansas Department of Education has partnered with Girls Who Code (GWC) once again this year to bring free computer science learning opportunities to our state. Girls Who Code Clubs are FREE after-school programs for 3rd-12th grade girls to join a sisterhood of supportive peers and role models and use computer science to change the world. Participants not only learn hard coding skills and computational thinking, but they???ll also learn project management skills, collaboration, bravery, resilience, how to positively impact their community, and so much more.
When you start a GWC Club, you???ll gain access to free resources, flexible plug and play curriculum, funding opportunities, ongoing support, alumni opportunities for your young learners, and more! There???s no computer science experience needed to get started since GWC is there for you every step of the way. Apply now with the quick 15 min Clubs Application?? through our partnership or learn more about how to get started by joining the next live 30 min webinar!
-Contact: Stephen King