KESA (Kansas Education Systems Accreditation)

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. 

Updated 2.2026

Kansans Can Star Recognition Program

School Improvement

Compliance

Outcomes