Inservice & Logging

What is inservice? 

The State of Kansas requires paras to complete a calculated amount of inservice hours each school year. The state defines inservice as “professional development where you learn something to take back to the classroom to use with the students.” 

How do I document the inservice I attend?

A Para Inservice Log will be shared with you to document your inservice hours; this log will include the required amount of hours you need to obtain. You can access this log on your Google Drive; type in the search bar: "Para Inservice Log 2025-2026." I would recommend bookmarking this log for easy access. 

Along with your log, please sign in on the sign-in sheet (also located on the Teacher's Corner page of this website); the presenter should have one available for you if you attend training within the district. If you complete a Learning Opportunity on the Learning Opportunity page of this website, please fill out a Learning Summary after each training on the Learning Summary page of this website, and document this on your Para Inservice Log. 

Regarding college credit hours or other inservice opportunities not aforementioned, please reach out to the Special Services Secretary. She will request documentation such as a degree audit, certificate of completion, or likewise. She will then request approval from the Assistant Director of Special Services. If approved, you can document the inservice on your Para Inservice Log.

Why do you need to document inservice hours?

These hours are utilized by the state to fund paraeducator positions. By obtaining the required amount of hours, you are ensuring maximum funding for salary purposes. You need to fill out your Para Inservice Log for state auditing purposes. 

Along with your log, you need to sign-in to an inservice training, fill out a learning summary, or provide other documentation as mentioned above as proof of attendance. If you do not fill out your log and have the supplemental documentation, the hours of inservice you attended will be discounted, amounting to less funding; this is why it is important to complete the required amount of inservice hours. 

After you have completed the required amount of inservice hours on your log with documentation, you do not need to fill out your log or provide documentation. We do ask that you sign in to mandatory inservice days if there is a sheet supplied.

When are inservice hours due?

All inservice hours are due by May 1, 2026.

As you log your inservice hours, consider the following helpful tips:

• Items listed are intended as examples only and, not all paras will have completed the listed topics. 

• Fill out log completely. This includes the Topic, Date, Presenter, and Hours columns for each entry.

• The College Hours column is for college hours taken at a community college or university. You will need to provide a copy of your transcript and grades for all semesters claimed to the Secretary for Special Services. 

• A sign-in sheet must be submitted for teacher or building-led Inservice. 

• Para Inservice logs are due as published on this website.

• Do not share your log with other staff members.  Logs are shared and can be accessed as needed. 

Sample Inservice Log

Fill out and submit this paraeducator Independent Learning Summary Form to claim credit after each Learning Opportunity is completed. 

This is a requirement to claim inservice credit.

Before claiming resources viewed on your own (outside of the Learning Opportunities provided on this website) request permission from the Special Services Department. To do so, email the Secretary of Special Services, and cc the Assistant Director(s) of Special Services; include the training you would like to attend and why.