Strategic Data Project Convening 2026 has ended

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Strategic Data Project Convening 2026

10:45am EDT

Creating a Data Warehouse that Inspires Educators to Act Harvard Square, Lobby LevelBob Balfanz • JT Stark • Laura Davidson From Roadmap to Reality: Refreshing Strategy through Data and Dialogue Porter Square, Lobby LevelErin Philip • Tiffany Perkins Making Data Interactive with R Shiny: A Teacher Workforce Planning Example Remington, 2nd FloorMatt Faiello Next-Generation Readiness: Speech Analytics, Teacher-Feedback Tools, and Open Data for Early Learning Measurement Kendall Square, Lobby LevelJohn Hansen • Michael Frank • Remy Pages (Session Chair) • Meredith Rowe The Power of Less: Achieving Coherence Through Subtractive Design Inman Square, Lobby LevelSean Berkstresser • Akisha Osei Sarfo • Bo Yan When Data Systems Are Asked to Do More Than They Were Built For: Lessons from Emergency Response Central Square, Lobby LevelChristopher Ozuna

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Finish What We Start: A Case Study on Momentum, Transfer, and Completion Kendall Square, Lobby LevelZong Her • Marco Torrez-Miranda From Proof to Practice: Using District Data Partnerships to Improve Summer Learning in Boston Public Schools Porter Square, Lobby LevelNicole Reddig • Meg Caven • Magaly Sanchez • David Martinez Leveraging Participatory Action Research (PAR) to Engender Trust Central Square, Lobby LevelRhonda Broussard Open-Source Tidy Education Finance Data: A Hands-On Workshop with edfinr Remington, 2nd FloorAlex Spurrier • Biko McMillan • Bonnie O'Keefe SAFE and Connected: Negotiating for an Ethical, Interoperable, and Human-Centric AI Future Inman Square, Lobby LevelAndrea Claver Writing Actionable Insights: Turning Evidence into Clear, Usable Messages Harvard Square, Lobby LevelCarrie Conaway • Christina Claiborne

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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

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(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

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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