Kansas Statutes 72-2549. Applications for state aid; required information
In order to be approved for payment of state aid, any application under Kan. Stat. Ann. § 72-2548, and amendments thereto, shall contain the following information:
(a) The number of certificated personnel of the school district who are participating in the program;
Terms Used In Kansas Statutes 72-2549
- Professional development: means any planned learning opportunities provided to certificated personnel employed by a school district or other authorized educational agency for purposes of improving the performance of such personnel in already held or assigned positions;
(b) "certificated personnel" means all employees of a school district or an authorized educational agency required to be certificated by the state board of education;
(c) "school district" means any public school district organized under the laws of this state;
(d) "authorized educational agencies" means area professional development centers, state education agencies, institutions of postsecondary education which are authorized under the laws of this state to award academic degrees, and other organizations which serve school districts;
(e) "area professional development center" means any regional organization providing professional development to school districts;
(f) "state board" means the state board of education;
(g) "department" means the state department of education;
(h) "board" means the board of education of any school district; and
(i) "school year" means the twelve-month period ending June 30. See Kansas Statutes 72-2545
- State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the territories. See Kansas Statutes 77-201
(b) a description of the scope, objectives, procedures and activities of and the services provided by the professional development program for the school year;
(c) the manner in which the professional development program is aligned with the mission, academic focus, and quality performance accreditation school improvement plan;
(d) a description of the performance measures utilized in meeting the evaluation standards and criteria established under subsection (b) of Kan. Stat. Ann. § 72-2546, and amendments thereto;
(e) the amount budgeted by the board for its professional development program;
(f) the amount of the actual expenses incurred by the school district in maintaining an approved professional development program;
(g) the amount of the actual expenses, if any, incurred by the school district for the provision of innovative and experimental procedures, activities and services in its professional development program; and
(h) such additional information as determined by the state board.