KESA (Kansas Education Systems Accreditation)
Every school district in Kansas engages in an annual accreditation process, known as KESA. This accreditation system is comprised of School Improvement, Compliance, and Outcomes. Through the school improvement work, local school districts use a variety of data and feedback points, including the local strategic plan, to create goals-action plans as measured with 6 month and 12 month targets. These goals-action plans are submitted to the Kansas State Department of Education for review and receive ongoing technical support from KSDE consultants related to these plans. Each district has an individualized timeline for implementation and target dates based on a KSDE identified schedule. For Leavenworth Public Schools, this is currently set in a January to January annual cycle.
Please note that KESA Goals and Action Plans are intended to compliment other school improvement efforts already in place such as Strategic Plans, Board Goals, etc.
Additional information on Kansans Can Star Recognition and the three areas of KESA 2.0 (School Improvement, Compliance, and Outcomes) are detailed below.
To learn more about the KESA Accreditation System in Kansas, please visit www.ksde.gov. Then, click the "A" section of their website to find the "Accreditation (KESA) page.
As of January 2025, the compliance areas for KESA 2.0 are as follows:
ACT and WorkKeys Participation
Anti-Bullying Policy and Plan & Child Abuse and Neglect Mandated Reporter Training & Jason Flatt Act
Assessments
Child Nutrition and Wellness
Dyslexia
Educator Mentoring and Induction Plan
Individual Plan of Study (IPS)
KIDS Reporting
Kindergarten Readiness Snapshot
Licensure
Professional Development Plan
Special Education (IDEA)
Title Services
For the most recent information on KESA 2.0 Compliance, please visit www.ksde.gov
For information on KESA Outcomes, please visit https://datacentral.ksde.org/
KESA 2.0 Outcomes include, but are not limited to, the following:
Assessment Data (including Kansas Assessment Program - KAP)
Graduation Data
Post-Secondary Success Data