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Kansas submits $155 million Race to the Top Application
Jan 19, 2010 - 9:50:39 PM
The Kansas State Department of Education has submitted an application for the Federal Race to the Top application. Kansas’ Race to the Top (RTTT) application and plan was developed by the Kansas Department of Education in collaboration with the state’s education community.

Forty (40) states and D.C. submitted applications to compete in Phase 1 of Race to the Top. Since then, President Obama announced plans to expand Race to the Top and request $1.35 billion for the program in his FY 2011 budget.

Through Race to the Top, the U.S. Department of Education is asking states to advance reforms around four specific areas:Adopting standards and assessments that prepare students to succeed in college and the workplace and to compete in the global economy;
  • Building data systems that measure student growth and success, and inform teachers and principals about how they can improve instruction;
  • Recruiting, developing, rewarding, and retaining effective teachers and principals, especially where they are needed most; and
    Turning around our lowest-achieving schools.
  • Awards in Race to the Top will go to States that are leading the way with ambitious yet achievable plans for implementing coherent, compelling, and comprehensive education reform.
    • Race to the Top winners will help trail-blaze effective reforms and provide examples for States and local school districts throughout the country to follow as they too are hard at work on reforms that can transform our schools for decades to come.

    The Kansas Race to the Top application is now available online. To view the application, click here. To view the appendix - which includes all supporting documentation and letters of support, click here. Should you choose to print these documents, please note that the application and the appendix are more than 100 pages each.

    To learn more about the Race to the Top program, click here.


    Click to download the attached file(s):


    Administrator Resources
    2010 State of the State. On Monday, January 11, Governor Parkinson delivered the 2010 State of the State Address. To view the entire text of the speech, click here. The Governor's Budget Report for FY 2011 is published online in two volumes. Volume 1 is a narrative summary of the Governor's budget recommendations, while Volume 2 presents the budget by agency program. Follow the links below to access these reports:

    Budget Director's Overview
    FY 2011 Governor's Budget Report--Volume 1
    FY 2011 Governor's Budget Report--Volume 2
    2009-2010 Economic & Demographic Report

    Looking for contact information for your Representative or Senator? The USA|Kansas Legislative Action Center has a listing of all U.S. Congressional, Kansas Senate, Kansas House, and State Board of Education representatives - including office numbers, phone numbers and email addresses. If you don't know who your legislator is, visit the Kansas Legislature online. Individuals can search for Legislators by entering your home address and/or school address.

    Legislative Committee Schedules and Assignments, 2010
    House Committees (Schedule)
    House Committees (Membership)
    Senate Committees (Schedule)
    Senate Committees (Membership)

    2009-2010 K-12 Education Budget. KSDE has provided a more detailed computer printout (SF0014) which compares the 2009-2010 adopted general fund budget, 2009-2010 computed general fund budget using a base state aid per pupil (BSAPP) of $4,218 and the estimated revised general fund budget for 2009-10 using a BSAPP of $4,012. The BSAPP coincides with reductions made by the Governor as a result of allotments announced on November 23, 2009. (Please note: this is an updated report, replacing SF0011)

    Updated State Budget and School Finance materialsPlease be patient, as larger files may take longer to open or download.
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