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Manhattan-Ogden USD 383 previews KESA 2 accreditation plan, schedules April 22 school improvement day
Summary
District staff briefed the Board of Education at a winter retreat on KansasEducation Systems Accreditation (KESA 2), the stateframework for continuous school improvement, previewing an April 22 school improvement day and a 60-day timeline to draft an action plan.
District staff told the Manhattan-Ogden USD 383 Board of Education during a winter retreat that the district is beginning Year 1 of KESA 2, the Kansas Education Systems Accreditation framework, and will hold a school improvement day on April 22 to develop an initial action plan.
KESA 2, as presented, is a statewide accreditation and continuous-improvement model intended to strengthen coherence across districts by focusing on a small set of high-leverage fundamentals. Trina, a district staff presenter, said the framework pairs expectations with resources, including a standards-alignment toolkit for the four core subjects, and sets a multi-year roadmap that moves districts from planning to outcomes measurement.
The district described three accreditation components emphasized by KSDE: compliance, school improvement and outcomes. Compliance areas listed in the packet and presentation included ACT and WorkKeys participation, anti-bullying policy and plan, mandated reporter training, dyslexia supports, educator licensure and induction plans, special-education…
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