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7:15am EDT

Morning Momentum: Optional Run/Walk Lobby Level, Hyatt Regency Boston / Cambridge HotelMatt Linick • Megan Lane Conklin

8:00am EDT

Breakfast Amesbury Ballroom, Lobby Level Cohort 17 Breakfast Kendall Square, Lobby Level

9:00am EDT

Finding Truth in the Noise: Data, Assessment, and Positive Progress in an AI World Amesbury Ballroom, Lobby Level

10:15am EDT

Coffee + Connections Networking Break Lobby Level, Hyatt Regency Boston / Cambridge HotelMegan Schoor • Ashley Pierson

10:45am EDT

Capturing Community Voice at Scale: Balancing AI, Equity, and Trust Porter Square, Lobby LevelJennifer Owens • Travis Norvell • Mavi Shrestha Cultivating a Culture of Continuous Improvement through Outcomes Based Contracting Central Square, Lobby LevelChristina M. Gazdick • Elise Lenthe • Cara Jackson Instructional Coherence for Literacy: Knox County Randomized Control Trial Demonstrates Stronger Growth, Better Alignment, and Teacher Support Remington, 2nd FloorErin Phillips • Courtney Bell Positive Program Review Through Shared Goals and Accessible Data Kendall Square, Lobby LevelWyl McCully Proof in Practice: Building Trustworthy Data Systems with Google Tools Inman Square, Lobby LevelChris Cutrona Standardizing and Applying Cost Analysis to Inform Educational Decision-Making Harvard Square, Lobby LevelLuke Kohlmoos • Kellie Solowski • Atsuko Muroga

12:00pm EDT

Lunch Amesbury Ballroom, Lobby Level

1:15pm EDT

(Networking) Generative AI in Education Data: Peer-to-Peer and Cross-Role Networking and Collaboration Harvard Square, Lobby LevelStephen Fedore • Erin Dillon • Elena Schmidt • Carlos Romero • Holly Karakos (Networking) How can you create and sustain a culture of evidence and inquiry in your organization? Porter Square, Lobby LevelCara Jackson • Matthew Duque (Networking) Monkey SEA, Monkey Do: Identifying Challenges and Practices for Accountability, Assessment, and Reporting in SEAs Central Square, Lobby LevelSadeq Sohrabie • Jeremy Simon (Networking) Proof in the Periphery: Illuminating Impact from Outside the Research Office Remington, 2nd FloorEmily Gell (Networking) Ready for What? Rethinking College and Career Readiness Inman Square, Lobby LevelJames Riddlesperger (Networking) The Data Adoption Clinic Kendall Square, Lobby LevelJustine Ingram • Peter Bartanen • Michaela Fernandez

2:45pm EDT

Building Smart Systems for Better Schools: Automation, ML and LLMs to Support Student Success Porter Square, Lobby LevelArthur Cunningham • Lief Esbenshade Building Trustworthy Evidence: Partnering for Proof and Positivity in Innovation Inman Square, Lobby LevelCalen Clifton Closing the Confidence Gap: Aligning Behavioral Health Metrics with P20W Milestones Remington, 2nd FloorCurt Merlau From Logs to Learning: How a Data Standard Improves High-Dosage Tutoring Central Square, Lobby LevelShaunté Duggins • Sarah Glover • Jason Godfrey New Tools for Working Across Education Datasets for Interoperability at Scale Kendall Square, Lobby LevelAlex Bowers • Tara Chiatovich Proving and Improving in Low-Maturity Data Environments Harvard Square, Lobby LevelVal Melikhova • Liam Honigsberg • Gershwin Penn

4:15pm EDT

Brighter Pathways: Connecting High School, College, and the Growing Promise of Two-Year Institutions Amesbury Ballroom, Lobby LevelRebecca Marshall • Shaun Dougherty

5:15pm EDT

Cohort 16 Reception Mt. Auburn, 14th Floor