Special Education Funding Task Force Underway
The Task Force established by the 2008 Legislature to study the system of funding special education and related services held its first meeting Aug. 8. It elected Commissioner of Education Alexa Posny as its chair, and Superintendent Bert Moore of West Elk USD 282 and director of the Chautauqua and Elk County Special Education Services Cooperative as vice chair. It then reviewednational trends, alternative models and the current . . . read more
Dr. Posny Sends Thanks To Kansas Educators
Dear Educators - How do you thank all educators in the state of Kansas who have put students first and have produced—for the last nine years—more and more students who have met or exceeded high challenging standards in both reading and math? Mere words do not seem sufficient, yet they can be so powerful. Thank you, Kansas . . . read more
Autism Speaker Headlines KASEA Spring Conference
Dr. Cathy Pratt, Director of the Indiana Resource Center for Autism, will be the keynote speaker for the KASEA Spring Conference. The KASEA Conference will be held on Wednesday, March 4, 2009, at the Wichita Hyatt. We will also be honoring our KASEA Awards Winners at the luncheon banquet. Plan to attend to help us . . . read more