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Strategic Data Project Convening 2026

Alex Spurrier

Bellwether

Associate Partner

Louisville, KY

https://bellwether.org

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9:00am EDT

Welcome to SDP Convening 2026: Proof Positive Amesbury Ballroom, Lobby LevelMiriam Greenberg

9:15am EDT

Airplane Mode: The Evidence Behind Cell Phone Bans Amesbury Ballroom, Lobby LevelJustin Reich • Stephanie Downey Toledo • David Figlio • Eric Mackey

10:45am EDT

Making Data Interactive with R Shiny: A Teacher Workforce Planning Example Remington, 2nd FloorMatt Faiello

12:00pm EDT

Lunch Amesbury Ballroom, Lobby Level

2:45pm EDT

Capstones + Coffee: Fellows' Impact Mt. Auburn (14th Floor) & Charles View (16th Floor)MSI Cohort 1 Fellows • SDP Cohort 16 Fellows

4:30pm EDT

Meeting the Moment: The Evidence We Have and Need to Address the Education Challenges of Today Amesbury Ballroom, Lobby LevelMatthew Kraft

5:45pm EDT

Conference Reception Riverside Pavilion, Lobby Level

6:45pm EDT

Dinner & Data: SDP Convening 2026 Amesbury Ballroom, Lobby Level

8:00am EDT

Breakfast Amesbury Ballroom, 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

Cultivating a Culture of Continuous Improvement through Outcomes Based Contracting Central Square, Lobby LevelChristina M. Gazdick • Elise Lenthe • Cara Jackson

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

2:45pm EDT

Building Smart Systems for Better Schools: Automation, ML and LLMs to Support Student Success Porter Square, Lobby LevelArthur Cunningham • Lief Esbenshade