Kansas Association of School Psychologists

01/07/2026

🚨 FREE MEMBER PERK ALERT! 🚨

School Psychs, staying up-to-date on legal changes is essential, and KASP is here to make it easy (and free!). We are thrilled to host our popular Law Year in Review virtual training, featuring Brian Dempsey from KSDE.

Not a member yet? Now is the perfect time to join and take advantage of this high-value session!

🗓 When: Friday, January 23, 2026
⏰Time: 8:15–11:15 AM (CT)
💻 Where: Virtual Workshop
🎓 Credit: 3 hours NASP-approved CPD

🔗 Register here: https://www.kasp.org/event-6400259

01/06/2026

✨ Thinking about joining (or renewing) NASP midyear? There are two flexible options right now, so you can pick what fits your goals and budget. ✨

If you’ve been waiting for a good time to jump in, this is it with resources, community, advocacy, and professional support all in one place.

🔗https://www.nasponline.org/membership-and-community/join-nasp/choose-the-nasp-midyear-membership-that-fits-your-needs

01/05/2026

🌻 Calling All Western Region School Psychs! 🌻

Western Region School Psychs – come hang out with us! KASP is hosting a Western Region Meet & Greet Happy Hour, and we would love to see you there.

Whether you’ve been a member for years or you’re just curious about what we do, this is the perfect time to step away from the paperwork and recharge!

🗓️ The Details:
When: January 9, 2026 | 4:00 PM – 6:00 PM
Where: Gella’s Diner & Lb. Brewing Co.
Address: 117 East 11th Street, Hays, Kansas 67601
What: Appetizers, networking, and great conversation.

Who should come?
✅ Current KASP members looking to connect and recharge with colleagues.
✅ Prospective members who want to learn more about the benefits of joining our KASP family.

📝 RSVP Today!
To help us get a headcount for appetizers, please fill out this short form: 🔗 https://forms.gle/XaPktLkzQn4orx356

Tag a colleague in the comments below and make plans to join us! Let's kick off the new year by strengthening our Western Kansas network. 🌾✨

01/02/2026

✨ Join KASP Today!💛🦬

https://kaosp.wildapricot.org/Membership

12/31/2025

✨ KASP Year in Review: Advocacy, Connection, and Impact ✨

As we look back on this year, we’re proud of the momentum KASP has built by showing up, speaking up, and strengthening our profession across Kansas. 💛🦬

✅ Interstate Compact: We continued advocacy efforts to strengthen workforce mobility and support access to school psychological services across states.

🤝 Meet & Greet with Governor Laura Kelly

🏛️ Increased Presence at KSDE: We’ve expanded our voice and collaboration through key spaces, including:
• BTAM Toolbox
• School Mental Health Coalition
• Literacy Advisory Council

📚 Professional Learning & Connection Opportunities: We’ve kept learning (and community!) at the center with:
• Dyslexia Office Hours
• Book Study
• “Lunch with Lina”

🎓 Member Perk Spotlight: FREE Webinars for Members

🧠 School Mental Health Advocacy Day (January 23, 2025): 66 registered from 4 organizations

🇺🇸 DC for PPI (Summer 2025): Two KASP board members represented Kansas in DC—building relationships and advocating for policies that impact school psychologists and student supports.

💛 Giving Back: We were proud to present $419 to Sunflower House in support of their important work.

🎉 A Successful Fall Convention: Thank you to everyone who attended, presented, volunteered, and helped make our fall convention a success!

12/28/2025

🎉Don't miss out on this FREE member perk! 🎉
Kansas Association of School Psychologists (KASP) is excited to offer our popular Law Year in Review as a FREE virtual training for members—presented by Brian Dempsey from KSDE.

🗓 Friday, January 23, 2026
🕗 8:15–11:15 AM (CT)
💼 Earn 3 hours NASP-approved CPD
💻 Virtual Workshop

Registration is now open!
✅ You must be a KASP member to register.
✅ You must be registered to receive CPD credit.
🔗 https://www.kasp.org/event-6400259
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Kansas Association of School Psychologists (KASP) is approved by the National Association of School Psychologists to offer continuing education for school psychologists. KASP maintains responsibility for the program and its content. This webinar provides NASP-approved CPD credits. ✅

12/27/2025

🍻 Western Region School Psychs – come hang out with us!

KASP is hosting a Western Region Meet & Greet Happy Hour on January 9, 2026 from 4:00–6:00 PM at Gella’s Diner in Hays, KS.

This casual get-together is for:

✅ Current KASP members who want to connect and recharge with colleagues
🤝 School psychologists who are curious about KASP membership and want to learn more about the benefits of joining

Stop by for appetizers, conversation, and a chance to meet other school psychs from across western Kansas. No formal agenda—just time to network, ask questions, and build community.

📍 Gella’s Diner & Lb. Brewing Co.
117 East 11th Street
Hays, Kansas 67601

📅 To RSVP, please fill out this short form: https://forms.gle/XaPktLkzQn4orx356

Tag a colleague and make plans to join us!

12/26/2025

🚀 Spotlight on Excellence: NASP’s ESPS Recognition Program 🚀

Did you know NASP offers a way for districts to be recognized for implementing high-quality, comprehensive school psychological services?

The Excellence in School Psychological Services (ESPS) Recognition Program highlights school districts across the country that are working to implement the NASP Model for Comprehensive and Integrated School Psychological Services (NASP Practice Model)—grounded in 10 Domains of Practice and 6 Organizational Principles. ESPS focuses primarily on the 6 Organizational Principles, because they create the conditions that allow school psychologists to fully practice across all 10 domains.

🏅 Five levels of recognition:
✅ No Recognition → 🌱 Emerging → ⭐ Promising → 💪 Proficient → 🏆 Exemplary

🎯 Why ESPS matters
The goals of the program are to:
• Highlight districts that value school psychologists and build systems where we can be most effective
• Provide a continuous improvement framework to strengthen services over time
• Empower school psychologists to improve support for students, families, and schools

💡 Value of participating

ESPS participation offers powerful benefits, including:
🔎 A structured self-evaluation + objective peer feedback
🗣️ A tool to drive internal conversations with district leadership
📣 A mechanism to raise the profile of school psychologists and our impact
🏗️ Support for advocating for stronger organizational structures and comprehensive services
🎓 Incentives tied to professional development
🎉 Formal public recognition to share with stakeholders and the community

✨ The ESPS Recognition Program is also a meaningful way to celebrate the scope and breadth of work school psychologists do every day—and to help stakeholders better understand why school psychological services are essential.

12/24/2025

📣Shelby Reichard (Ph.D. candidate, Wichita State University) is inviting you to participate in a research study exploring job satisfaction and burnout in our field.

🔹 Participation is not mandatory
🔹 20–30 minute electronic survey
🔹 You’ll review study details and provide consent at the beginning

Your input helps strengthen understanding of the realities of school psychology in Kansas.

12/22/2025

12/18/2025

In light of today's announcement by the Trump administration to move forward with measures that would effectively ban gender-affirming care for young people, NASP reaffirms its position statement on safe and supportive schools for transgender and gender diverse students. NASP supports access to gender-affirming care and rejects efforts that would allow health providers to deny services to gender diverse students or punish/prohibit parents from seeking gender affirming care for their children. See our full position statement about safe and supportive schools for transgender and gender diverse students: https://buff.ly/U6dPicN