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Redesign Resiliency During The Covid-19 Pandemic, Jay Scott
Redesign Resiliency During The Covid-19 Pandemic, Jay Scott
Educational Considerations
Voices from a state-wide school redesign initiative share their challenges and successes during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Kansans Can: Redesigning Education In Kansas, Randy Watson
Kansans Can: Redesigning Education In Kansas, Randy Watson
Educational Considerations
In fall 2014, the Kansas State Board of Education charged me with gathering information from Kansans as to what they wanted in their school system. After months of studying the research conducted from listening tours and matching that data to current educational research, the State Board of Education launched a new vision for education in October 2015.
This vision had clear metrics for success – Lead the World. Those metrics were all focused on a single point of obtainment – the Success of Each Student. The vision was clear, difficult to achieve, compelling and viewed attainable by 2026. In fall …
Post-Pandemic To Post-Secondary Success, John Heim
Post-Pandemic To Post-Secondary Success, John Heim
Educational Considerations
Ten years ago, the Kansas Association of School Boards Board of Directors authorized a statewide research project to determine how Kansans felt about their public schools. Local boards were encouraged to bring their communities together and ask them some basic questions about what they like and dislike about education in Kansas. One hundred districts ranging in size from Blue Valley to Republic County facilitated community meetings. Over 1,000 Kansans participated and the most commonly reported concern reported was that there was too much emphasis on testing.
With the new “Kansans Can” vision, local districts were asked to look beyond indicators …