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Harding said some challenges the school is seeing are: -Better inform parents of skills & services/programs. -Vision teacher shortages. -Indirect/consult services vs. direct services. -Better coordination for statewide vision services. -Accessibility of state assessments.

Harding talked about the Make48 competition, a collaborative inventor challenge. KSDE attended a Make48 competition that @KansasBlind hosted in June of this year. Click here to read more: ksde.org/Home/Quick-Links/Ne…

.@JonCHarding, superintendent of @KansasBlind, is providing updates to the State Board. The Kansas State School for the Blind (KSSB) serves more than 800 children and youth and has 50 students enrolled on campus. KSSB also provides services to 100 school districts.

State Board members are learning about the Makerspace at @KansasBlind. The school has 50 students on campus and serves 800 across the state.

Kansas State Board of Education members have finished their tour of the @KansasBlind and are now learning about all of the programs and initiatives the school offers. – at Kansas, USA

Did you know @KansasBlind students have a podcast they run right here on campus?

Addie wants to attend @WashburnUniv and become a special education teacher. She has a 4.0 grade point average, she told State Board members proudly.

Addie Bartels, an eighth-grade student at @HoltonMiddle, tells State Board members about the services she receives through @KansasBlind. Addie was diagnosed with familial exudative vitreoretinopathy, which has limited her vision since birth.

We're celebrating the three outgoing State Board of Education members today with a reception. @WaughJanet is leaving the Board after 24 years - she is the longest-serving Board member. @JeanClifford and @JonesKSBoE have been on the Board since 2019. Thank you for your service! – at Topeka, KS