Timeline for Implementation

November 2019 Kansas State Board of Education approved dyslexia recommendations

January 2020 Kansas State Board of Education approved screening components

March 2020 Kansas State Department of Education and Kansas Educational Service Centers will collaborate on required training

April/May 2020 Training will be available from Kansas Department of Education and Kansas Educational Service Centers

July 2020 A dyslexia coordinator should be identified by the Kansas State Board of Education

August 2020 Schools will begin providing dyslexia professional development and implementing evidence-

based reading practices (structured literacy)

August 2020 KSDE and the State Board of Education will have a dyslexia handbook available

August 2021 Full implementation by all Kansas schools

Please note: The timeline can change based on the Kansas State Board of Education and the Kansas State Department of Education's actions.