Friday, February 8, 2019

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School Safety Teams – for Principals
Inventory Audit for All District Owned Property – for All Administrators
ELA Cadre (Grades 6-8) – for All Administrators and Instructional Coaches
National Counseling Week – for All Administrators

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School Safety Teams

from Henry Horn
Submit your Safety Team Leader’s name, email address, and primary phone number to Ms. Jamia Warren via email (jamia.warren@kckps.org). This will assist with the distribution of school safety information necessary for the District’s compliance with Kansas State Board of Education’s Safe and Secure School Standards.

Inventory Audit for All District Owned Property

from JaNia Motley
The attached “Building Inventory List” is to be used in completion of the inventory audit for all district owned property. All building and department leaders are responsible for providing a complete inventory of their building or department to Beth Porter by Tuesday, April 30th 2019. Please compile and submit ONE list per building or department. For questions, contact Beth Porter at beth.porter@kckps.org.
*This request is in compliance to Board policy Section D, Code DIC- Inventories*.

Completing the Building Inventory List (PDF)

Building Inventory List (Excel Spreadsheet)

ELA Cadre (Grades 6-8)

from Kristi Chalk
The Curriculum and Instruction Department is seeking ELA teachers in grades 6-8 to support the development of the Guaranteed and Viable Curriculum (GVC). See form for application.

https://docs.google.com/document/d/167gcDoUlCDmB9IMgLxfRe7WZFUBAH8efXv3IYbTk2dU/edit?usp=sharing

National Counseling Week

from Lisa Stewart
Kansas school counselors celebrated
during National School Counseling Week

TOPEKA ??? National School Counseling Week, Feb. 4-8, focuses attention on the unique contribution professional school counselors provide to school districts across the state and country.

The American School Counselor Association (ASCA) sponsors the week.

National School Counseling Week also highlights the impact school counselors can have in helping students achieve school success and plan for a career.

Gov. Laura Kelly on Friday, Feb. 1, signed a proclamation designating Feb. 4-8 as School Counseling Week in Kansas.

More than 100,000 school counselors across the country, including 1,247 licensed public school counselors in Kansas, will be participating in the week???s festivities. The number of school counselors in Kansas has increased 6.4 percent (80 counselors) over the 2017-2018 school year total of 1,167, according to Kansas State Department of Education figures.

The American School Counselor Association is a worldwide nonprofit organization based in Alexandria, Virginia. It was founded in 1952 and supports school counselors??? efforts to help students focus on academic, personal/social and career development. For more information on ASCA, visit www.schoolcounselor.org.

The Kansas School Counselor Association (KSCA) has been an active organization since 1965. ASCA serves as the parent organization for the KSCA. For more information on the KSCA, visit www.kssca.com.

For more information on school counseling in Kansas, visit https://www.ksde.org/Agency/Division-of-Learning-Services/Career-Standards-and-Assessment-Services/Content-Area-M-Z/School-Counseling.