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[https://doi.org/10.4148/0146-9282.2230](https://doi.org/10.4148/0146-9282.2230)  \nThis Article is brought to you for free and open access by New Prairie Press. It has been accepted for inclusion in Educational Considerations by an authorized administrator of New Prairie Press. For more information, please [contact](contact cads@k-state.edu)[ cads@k-state.edu](contact cads@k-state.edu).  \nKansans Can: Redesigning Schools  \nBrad Neuenswander  \nKansas, like many states that are coming off an era of accountability under the federal No Child  \nLeft Behind requirements, is looking at more meaningful ways to value and measure student  \nsuccess. We have asked ourselves questions: are we focusing on the right measures, is our  \naccountability system aligned to our educational priorities and values, and is the educational  \nsystem itself in need of change in order to produce a more meaningful set of outcomes? These  \nare questions that need answers before any educational reform initiatives can be addressed.  \nKansas has a 10-member state board of education that traditionally holds a strategic planning  \nretreat every two years in February following the election of new members. With the hiring of anew Commissioner of Education, Dr. Randy Watson, in November 2014, the decision was made  \nto postpone the February retreat so KSDE leadership, along with state board members, could  \nconduct a tour of Kansas communities, seeking input regarding what Kansans want and value in  \ntheir public education system. It was important to the new commissioner and the state board to  \nbase their long-term strategic plan and vision on input from Kansans. The spring of 2015 was the  \nbest opportunity to conduct tours across the state.  \nAs Deputy Commissioner of Learning Services at the KSDE, I oversee teacher licensure,  \naccreditation of schools, early childhood, special education, title programs, standards,  \nassessments, and career and technical education. The KSDE team works on behalf of the state  \nboard of education to provide support, guidance and technical assistance to schools in order to  \nachieve the vision set by the state board. The results of this state-wide tour will play a significant  \nrole in guiding the work of the Learning Services team at KSDE as the state board crafts a new  \nvision for the state of Kansas.  \nIn order to encourage attendance and participation from a larger population than just the school  \nemployees, Randy and I decided to call these events Kansas Children, Kansas’ Future:  \nCommunity Conversations. It was important for us to hear the voice of all stakeholders who  \nwanted to be engaged in conversation about redefining success for students in education; we  \nwanted to focus on the ideas of community and conversation. Community referred to parents,  \nbusiness leaders, students, and the general public, while conversation signified dialogue between  \nus, as presenters, and the participants, as audience. We wanted them to know they would be  \ninvolved in a discussion, rather than merely hearing a presentation where communication is a  \none-way process.  \nThe tour consisted of 20 locations across the state ","cbCaiml8wtnTlbgN","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaiml8wtnTlbgN","pdf",367904,"English","# Kansans Can: Redesigning Schools\n## Need for Meaningful Measures of Student Success\n## State Board Planning and the Statewide Tour\n## Kansas Children, Kansas’ Future: Community Conversations\n## Tour Scope and Participant Focus Groups\n## Guiding Questions for Stakeholder Input","[{\"question\":\"Why does Kansas seek education redesign now?\",\"answer\":\"Kansas is looking for more meaningful ways to value and measure student success after an era of accountability under No Child Left Behind. 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