Our women leaders broke out into job-alike groups and had some time to connect and share with leaders in similar positions from across the state. #edleadershipmatters #WLS 2026
Our Women's Leadership Summit partcipants are currently hearing an inspiring and empowering presentation from Dr. Sarah Johnson! #edleadershipmatters #WLS2026
We've kicked off our 2026 Women's Leadership Summit this morning in Wichita with 250+ of our closest friends! We are just finishing up our first breakout session, and about to head into our Opening Keynote! #WLS2026
Tomorrow morning, just over 250 women education leaders will be joining us in Wichita for the 2026 Women's Leadership Summit. This summit will be our largest to date, and we can't wait to spend two days connecting, uplifting, and inspiring with some amazing women! #WLS2026
The March Issue of Under the Umbrella is out now! Check your inbox to access the entire issue. #edleadershipmatters
We had a great AI Circle last Friday & we are looking forward to another great session this Friday, March 6 featuring Dyane Smokorowski (USD 259) to hear more about AI Scaffolding Hacks. Find the zoom link & past recordings here: https://www.usakansas.org/page/ai-learning-circle
Join us this morning at 9:00 am for our next AI Learning Circle. Trevor Ashcraft from Holton USD 336 will be presenting on Standards Alignment with AI. The Zoom link is on our website: https://www.usakansas.org/page/ai-learning-circle See you there!
Leaders in Lawrence dug into conversations today around best practices to provide whole child supports, develop high performing school cultures, and implement high reliability, data driven data systems. It was a powerful day of reflection, learning, and collaboration!
Our KELI Year 2 Building Level Leaders are in Salina today. This PD is provided in partnership with K-State who facilitates the #KELI Mentoring Program. Today, building leaders spent time discussing empathy, helping trios, data, and a culture of care among other things.
Type 1 Diabetes (T1D) affects 1.8 million Americans — including thousands of Kansans managing blood sugar 24/7. Without early detection, T1D can lead to serious complications like heart disease, stroke, blindness, and kidney disease. That’s why the Kansas School Nurses Organization, Kansas Department of Education, Kansas Legislature, and USA-Kansas are working together to raise awareness and provide schools and families with resources to help keep Kansas kids safe.
USA-Kansas is also in Garden City today working with our Elevate Leadership 1 cohort. They are finishing their initial discussion of the "What Matters Most" framework, then beginning discussion on what the research says on Change. #edleadershipmatters #elevateleadership
USA-Kansas and the Kansas School Nurses Organization are excited to work with Kansas schools to help parents recognize the symptoms of Diabetes!
Thank you to Governor Laura Kelly for your help in raising awareness about T1D by signing a proclamation declaring February 24, 2026 to be "Type 1 Diabetes Awareness Day"!
Mark your calendars! Our next AI Learning Circle will take place this Friday, February 27 @ 9:00 am via Zoom. Trevor Ashcraft from Holton USD 336 will be presenting on Standards Alignment with AI. The zoom link is on our website: https://www.usakansas.org/page/ai-learning-circle
Your weekly Legislative recap is here! You can use the QR code to access a short video from G.A. Buie with a summary of what happened this week. A full recap with links to bills and committees will be in inboxes soon! #edleadershipmatters
Thank you to our Board of Directors for coming out to Topeka today for our quarterly meeting. Members of our board come from all 10 of our member associations. We appreciate their leadership in public education and on our board. #edleadershipmatters
Leaders in Elevate Leadership 2 engaged in collaboration around best practices in CIA today. They took time to analyze their growth around target areas and reflected with colleagues. Thank you to Goddard USD 265 and Blue Valley USD 229 for hosting! #edleadershipmatters
We are in Garden City today working with teachers in our Western Kansas Leadership Academy. Today is all about culture and the impact a learning-focused culture can have on staff and student success. Thank you to our hosts @USD457 and our partners at @swplains and @KASBPublicEd.
Our Goddard group of Elevate Leadership 1 is off to a great start today! After meeting with their accountability partners and engaging in reflection, leaders are learning more today about inspiring and leading change. Leaders will close out the day action planning for next steps!
Yesterday, we had the pleasure of working with Geary County USD 475 engaging with teachers and leaders around strategies to cultivate excellence in the classroom and the critical importance of teacher leadership in schools. Reach out if custom, on-site PD could benefit you!
