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Emporia district begins KSDE accreditation cycle; district plan due to state in April
Summary
District leaders briefed the board on Kansas State Department of Education's new accreditation process (KISA 2). Year 1 is a learning year; the district must submit a school-improvement action plan in April and will develop Measures of Progress over the next year.
Dr. Ryan Karjala, director of assessment and accountability, and Dr. Erica Mickelson, director of teaching and learning, told the board that Kansas has implemented a new accreditation process (KISA 2) that requires districts to meet standards in three areas: compliance with federal and state requirements, school improvement work, and outcomes (measures across ELA, math, graduation and postsecondary readiness).
Karjala and Mickelson said the district is in a "learning year" for the new system. This year the district will develop a high-quality district school-to-preschool improvement plan aligned to KSDE fundamentals and structures, collaborate within an assigned cohort (Emporia is paired with Salina and Hays) and submit its action plan to KSDE in April for feedback. The state will provide rubrics and measures; Karjala said a graduation-rate rubric was expected to be advanced to the State Board for consideration within weeks and that outcome measures tied to the new state test likely will lag until next year.
The district described supports from KSDE, monthly office hours with the accreditation design team (ADT), webinars and cohort interactions. District staff said building-level plans and Title program requirements (Kansas Star/Wise Ways compliance) must align with the district improvement plan. The board asked about state support and peer learning; staff described regular contacts, cohort meetings and planned in-person collaboration in February.
No vote was taken; the presentation functioned as information and planning guidance for upcoming board-level work on district improvement.
