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Tuesday
, May 12
Lobby Level, Hyatt Regency Boston / Cambridge Hotel
3:00pm •
Pre-Convening Early Registration & Check-In
Wednesday
, May 13
Amesbury Ballroom, Lobby Level
8:00am •
Breakfast
9:00am •
Welcome to SDP Convening 2026: Proof Positive
9:15am •
Airplane Mode: The Evidence Behind Cell Phone Bans
12:00pm •
Lunch
4:30pm •
Meeting the Moment: The Evidence We Have and Need to Address the Education Challenges of Today
6:45pm •
Dinner & Data: SDP Convening 2026
Central Square, Lobby Level
10:45am •
When Data Systems Are Asked to Do More Than They Were Built For: Lessons from Emergency Response
1:15pm •
Leveraging Participatory Action Research (PAR) to Engender Trust
Harvard Square, Lobby Level
10:45am •
Creating a Data Warehouse that Inspires Educators to Act
1:15pm •
Writing Actionable Insights: Turning Evidence into Clear, Usable Messages
Inman Square, Lobby Level
10:45am •
The Power of Less: Achieving Coherence Through Subtractive Design
1:15pm •
SAFE and Connected: Negotiating for an Ethical, Interoperable, and Human-Centric AI Future
Kendall Square, Lobby Level
10:45am •
Next-Generation Readiness: Speech Analytics, Teacher-Feedback Tools, and Open Data for Early Learning Measurement
1:15pm •
Finish What We Start: A Case Study on Momentum, Transfer, and Completion
Lobby Level, Hyatt Regency Boston / Cambridge Hotel
7:00am •
Registration & Check-In
Mt. Auburn (14th Floor) & Charles View (16th Floor)
2:45pm •
Capstones + Coffee: Fellows' Impact
Paperback Tavern, Level 2, Hyatt Regency Boston / Cambridge Hotel
8:30pm •
After-Dinner Connections
Porter Square, Lobby Level
10:45am •
From Roadmap to Reality: Refreshing Strategy through Data and Dialogue
1:15pm •
From Proof to Practice: Using District Data Partnerships to Improve Summer Learning in Boston Public Schools
Remington, 2nd Floor
10:45am •
Making Data Interactive with R Shiny: A Teacher Workforce Planning Example
1:15pm •
Open-Source Tidy Education Finance Data: A Hands-On Workshop with edfinr
Riverside Pavilion, Lobby Level
5:45pm •
Conference Reception
Thursday
, May 14
Amesbury Ballroom, Lobby Level
8:00am •
Breakfast
9:00am •
Finding Truth in the Noise: Data, Assessment, and Positive Progress in an AI World
12:00pm •
Lunch
4:15pm •
Brighter Pathways: Connecting High School, College, and the Growing Promise of Two-Year Institutions
Central Square, Lobby Level
10:45am •
Cultivating a Culture of Continuous Improvement through Outcomes Based Contracting
1:15pm •
(Networking) Monkey SEA, Monkey Do: Identifying Challenges and Practices for Accountability, Assessment, and Reporting in SEAs
2:45pm •
From Logs to Learning: How a Data Standard Improves High-Dosage Tutoring
Harvard Square, Lobby Level
10:45am •
Standardizing and Applying Cost Analysis to Inform Educational Decision-Making
1:15pm •
(Networking) Generative AI in Education Data: Peer-to-Peer and Cross-Role Networking and Collaboration
2:45pm •
Proving and Improving in Low-Maturity Data Environments
Inman Square, Lobby Level
10:45am •
Proof in Practice: Building Trustworthy Data Systems with Google Tools
1:15pm •
(Networking) Ready for What? Rethinking College and Career Readiness
2:45pm •
Building Trustworthy Evidence: Partnering for Proof and Positivity in Innovation
Kendall Square, Lobby Level
8:00am •
Cohort 17 Breakfast
10:45am •
Positive Program Review Through Shared Goals and Accessible Data
1:15pm •
(Networking) The Data Adoption Clinic
2:45pm •
New Tools for Working Across Education Datasets for Interoperability at Scale
Lobby Level, Hyatt Regency Boston / Cambridge Hotel
7:15am •
Morning Momentum: Optional Run/Walk
10:15am •
Coffee + Connections Networking Break
Mt. Auburn, 14th Floor
5:15pm •
Cohort 16 Reception
Porter Square, Lobby Level
10:45am •
Capturing Community Voice at Scale: Balancing AI, Equity, and Trust
1:15pm •
(Networking) How can you create and sustain a culture of evidence and inquiry in your organization?
2:45pm •
Building Smart Systems for Better Schools: Automation, ML and LLMs to Support Student Success
Remington, 2nd Floor
10:45am •
Instructional Coherence for Literacy: Knox County Randomized Control Trial Demonstrates Stronger Growth, Better Alignment, and Teacher Support
1:15pm •
(Networking) Proof in the Periphery: Illuminating Impact from Outside the Research Office
2:45pm •
Closing the Confidence Gap: Aligning Behavioral Health Metrics with P20W Milestones
Friday
, May 15
Harvard Square, Lobby Level
8:00am •
Cohort 16 Breakfast & Graduation
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