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Strategic Data Project Convening 2026

Jane Liang

California Department of Education

Education Programs Consultant

Sacramento, California

https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=YUaBebAAAAAJ&hl=en&oi=sra

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Jane Liang, Ed.D.
Education Administrator
Applied Data Research and Evaluation Office
California Department of Education
Phone: 916-718-7301
Email: [email protected]
Google Scholar

7:00am EDT

Registration & Check-In Lobby Level, Hyatt Regency Boston / Cambridge Hotel

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

Creating a Data Warehouse that Inspires Educators to Act Harvard Square, Lobby LevelBob Balfanz • JT Stark • Laura Davidson

12:00pm EDT

Lunch Amesbury Ballroom, Lobby Level

1:15pm EDT

SAFE and Connected: Negotiating for an Ethical, Interoperable, and Human-Centric AI Future Inman Square, Lobby LevelAndrea Claver

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

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

Positive Program Review Through Shared Goals and Accessible Data Kendall Square, Lobby LevelWyl McCully

12:00pm EDT

Lunch Amesbury Ballroom, Lobby Level

1:15pm EDT

(Networking) Monkey SEA, Monkey Do: Identifying Challenges and Practices for Accountability, Assessment, and Reporting in SEAs Central Square, Lobby LevelSadeq Sohrabie • Jeremy Simon

2:45pm EDT

New Tools for Working Across Education Datasets for Interoperability at Scale Kendall Square, Lobby LevelAlex Bowers • Tara Chiatovich

4:15pm EDT

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