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Start of August 2021
30 Participants Attend Teacher Safari
Grant Opportunity Corner: STOPit and Friendzy
Featured PD: McREL Teacher Evaluation System
Volume Purchasing: Seeking Suppliers
Educational VR Technology Available Through Twotrees . . .
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Kansas State Treasurer Lynn Rogers visited Smoky Hill Education Service Center in Salina in June to return more than $6,500 in unclaimed property to SHESC. The visit was part of the treasurer’s tour of the state, returning millions of dollars in unclaimed property to thousands of Kansans.
“The best part of my job is being able to deliver good news to families, and that news usually comes in the . . .
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End of June 2021
New Resources for Perkins Consortium Members: zSpace and Wind Tunnel
Featured PD: Math Workshops
Upcoming Summer Presentations from KSDE
Volume Purchasing: New Cafeteria, Lumber Catalogs Coming Soon
Preventing . . .
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After a year’s hiatus, 87 participants played through misty conditions at the 24th annual Smoky Hill Education Foundation “Scramble for Schools” Golf Tournament on June 1.
The annual fundraiser brought in more than $6,000 in support of education at more than 50 school districts in Kansas.
A tradition nearly as old as Smoky Hill Education Service Center itself, the tournament at the . . .
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Thanks to a nearly $3,000 grant from the L.P. “Pat” Mullen Fund through the Greater Salina Community Foundation, elementary school students in Salina had the opportunity to learn more about space exploration - and even launch their own rocket - in April and May of 2021.
More than 100 fifth grade students at Oakdale Elementary School and Schilling Elementary School participated in five interactive science . . .
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End of May 2021
Watch the Virtual 'Schools of Character' Recognition Ceremony
Golf Tournament Fundraiser Registration Due May 21
Volume Purchasing: Products to Help Prevent 'Summer Slump'
Engineering by Design Training . . .
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State School of Character
Criteria for selection are based on Character.org’s 11 Principles of Character, which include providing students with opportunities for moral action, fostering shared leadership and engaging families and communities as partners in the character-building effort.
In Schools of Character, adults embrace their critical role as models. Teachers . . .
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Start of May 2021
Next week - May 3-7 - is Teacher Appreciation Week!
We invite you to join us and #ThankATeacher who has made a difference in your life. If you are a teacher, please know we are grateful for all that you do!
Summer Workshops Open for Enrollment
Schools of Character Award Ceremony May . . .
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End of April 2021
Emergency Connectivity Fund Information
Time to Sign Up for Learn360
May 11: Virtual Award Ceremony for Schools of Character
Volume Purchasing: Secure Essential Products for Graduation Day
Feature PD: Low Ropes Facilitator . . .
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Smoky Hill Education Service Center is excited to announce a new partnership with VECTOR Virtual Coaching! The partnership is focused on bringing high-quality, accessible, personalized professional development in the form of virtual coaching to all Kansas educators.
VECTOR stands for V erify perspective, E xamine influence, C ommit to change, T ake action, O perationalize performance, and R . . .
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