Timeline for Implementation

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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.

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