Friday, November 7, 2014
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9:10 AM
Enchantment II (Convention Center)
*Names in bold indicate Presenter
Since 2008, the Strategic Data Project (SDP) has partnered with school districts, charter school networks, state education agencies, and nonprofit organizations to bring high-quality research methods and data analysis to bear on strategic management and policy decisions. SDP’s mission is to transform the use of data in education to improve student achievement. Part of the Center for Education Policy Research at Harvard University, SDP was formed on two fundamental premises: 1) Policy and management decisions can directly influence schools' and teachers' ability to improve student achievement, and 2) Valid and reliable data analysis significantly improves the quality of decision making. SDP’s theory of action is that if we bring together the right people, assemble the right data, and perform the right analysis, we can help leaders make better decisions—ultimately improving student achievement significantly. To make this happen, one of SDP’s strategies is to build a network of top-notch data strategists who serve as fellows for two years with our partner agencies.
In this session, participants will hear commentary from an SDP Data Fellowship Alumnus, who will comment on lessons learned from a practitioner’s viewpoint on how to augment the use of data and evidence in improving strategy and decision-making.
