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MC3 Work in Kansas
The Mid-Continent Comprehensive Center (MC3), in conjunction with each state education agency (SEA), develops an annual state work plan. The MC3 work plan for the Kansas State Department of Education (KSDE) addresses the following capacity building goals.
- Increase KSDE’s capacity to provide quality professional development to the intermediary agencies, the Professional Learning Communities (PLCs), and other technical assistance (TA) teams on high quality instruction and closing the achievement gap as these group assists districts and schools.
- Improve the quality of instruction at levels in schools to close the achievement gap.
- Increase KSDE’s capacity to initiate and sustain effective high school reform throughout the state.
- Increase KSDE’s capacity to provide a quality growth model of tracking student data and progress.
- Increase KSDE’s capacity to support districts and schools as they implement the Multi-Tier System of Support (MTSS).
- Build KSDE’s capacity to the percentage of highly qualified teachers within the state.
- Increase KSDE’s capacity to support the leadership in program improvement districts and schools.
- Increase KSDE’s capacity to support districts and schools in their efforts to increase parent and family involvement.
- Increase KSDE’s capacity to improve the quality of restructuring of schools under ESEA.
Read the full MC3 Kansas Work Plan.
Latest Work
Kansas Trainer of Trainers for the Common Core State Standards (November 9, 2011)
Midwest Mathematics Meeting of the Minds M4 Conference (February 29, 2012)
MC3 Technical Assistance (TA) Team
MC3 Kansas TA Coordinator Jacob Tsotigh
MC3 Kansas TA Liaison Gary Manford
Kansas State Coordinating Council
- Dr. Diane DeBacker, Commissioner
- Mrs. Pamela Coleman, Director of Teacher Education and Licensure
- Ms Norma Cregan, Title Programs and Services Team Assistant Director
- Dr. Tom Foster, Career, Standards, and Assessment Services Director
- Ms Kathy Gosa, Information Technology Director
- Mrs. Kerry Haag, Special Education Services Assistant Director
- Ms Robin Harris, Career, Standards, and Assessment Assistant Director
- Ms Susan Helbert, Teacher Education and Licensure Assistant Director
- Ms Elena Lincoln, Assistant Director of Special Education Services
- Mrs. Judi Miller, Title Programs and Services Assistant Director
- Mr. Brad Neuenswander, Deputy Commissioner
- Ms Jeannette Nobo, Career, Standards, and Assessment Assistant Director
- Ms Colleen Riley, Special Education Services Director
- Mr. Howard Shuler, Title Programs and Services Interim Director
- Mr. Scott Smith, Career, Standards, and Assessment Assistant Director



