Take your data culture to the next level and help your students achieve greater success. Our upcoming symposium, "Transforming Schools through Data Culture: Strategies and Actionable Steps for Instructional Leaders," is the perfect opportunity for you!
Why Attend?
Learn how to harness the power of data to drive student success and foster a culture of continuous improvement and innovation. Through dynamic workshops, you’ll gain practical insights and actionable steps from experts who have significantly improved student outcomes using data-driven strategies.
What You'll Learn
Understand the Importance of Data Culture: Discover the critical role a data-driven culture plays in driving student success and promoting a culture of continuous improvement.
Implement Effective Strategies: Learn proven techniques and change management strategies to build and sustain a data-driven culture in your school or district.
Enhance Instructional Leadership: Explore innovative ways to use data to improve instructional practices and lead school improvement efforts.
Gain Actionable Tools and Resources: Acquire practical tools, tips, and resources for data analysis, decision-making, and fostering a data-centric environment.
Develop a Clear Plan: Based on your unique needs and goals, create a customized plan for implementing and sustaining a data-driven culture in your school or district.
Key Benefits
Immediate Impact: Leave with actionable steps and strategies to implement immediately to foster a data-driven environment.
Expert Guidance: Hear from forward-thinking leaders who have successfully utilized data to transform their schools and districts.
Innovative Insights: Learn new methods for using data to enhance instructional leadership and achieve measurable improvements in student outcomes.
Customized Planning: Based on your needs, develop a clear, tailored action plan to create a sustainable data culture.
Network and Collaborate: Connect with like-minded professionals, share insights, and build a supportive community of practice.
**Breakfast and lunch will be provided
Baruti K. Kafele
Your Data Is Your “Story”…How Do You Like the “Story” You’ve Authored Thus Far?
Principal Kafele contends that data is everything and everything is data. The challenge however is the question, “How is the data being utilized to drive instruction and overall decision-making?” In this keynote address, Principal Kafele will remind attendees that their accumulated data is the story of their schools and classrooms which begs the question, “How do you like the “story” you’ve authored thus far?” Principal Kafele will provide strategies toward creating a schoolwide culture of data analysis, data decision-making and data-driven instruction.
About Baruti K. Kafele
A highly-regarded urban educator in New Jersey for over twenty years, Principal Baruti Kafele distinguished himself as a master teacher and a transformational school leader. As an elementary school teacher in East Orange, NJ, he was selected as the East Orange School District and Essex County Public Schools Teacher of the Year and New Jersey State Teacher of the Year finalist.
As a middle and high school principal, Principal Kafele emerged as a turnaround school leader which included the turnaround of "The Mighty" Newark Tech, that went from a low-performing school in need of improvement to national recognition, including U.S. News and World Report Magazine recognizing it three times as one of America's best high schools. This culminated in Principal Kafele receiving the coveted Milken Educator Award for his leadership.
One of the most sought-after school leadership and classroom equity presenters in America, Principal Kafele is impacting America’s schools. For over 35 years, he has delivered more than 3000 conference and program keynotes, professional development workshops, parenting seminars and student assemblies. In addition to writing several professional articles for popular education journals, he has authored thirteen books, including seven ASCD best sellers. His next book, What Is My Value INSTRUCTIONALLY to the Teachers I Supervise will be released on December 16, 2024.
Principal Kafele is the creator and host of the popular AP & New Principals Academy, streamed live every Saturday morning on his AP & New Principals Academy YouTube channel at 10:55 ET. He is the recipient of over 150 educational, professional and community awards which include the prestigious Milken Educator Award, the National Alliance of Black School Educators Hall of Fame Award, the East Orange, NJ Hall of Fame Award, recognition as one of the World’s Top 30 Education Professionals for five consecutive years (2020 – 2024) by Global Gurus Top 30, and the City of Dickinson, Texas proclaiming February 8, 1998 as Baruti Kafele Day.
Sessions:
Come Full Circle Using DMAC
Presenter: Deanna Greene Education Specialist, ESC Region 7/ DMAC
Presenter: Julie Furlow Education Specialist, ESC Region 7/ DMAC
Panel Conversation: Establishing an Effective Data Culture
Presenter: Jerry Karacz Assessment and Analytics Executive, Renaissance Learning
Presenter: Jodi Witt Coordinator of Academic Support, Taylor ISD
Presenter: Mark Christie MTSS Specialist, Pflugerville ISD
Presenter: Amanda Hardwick
Director of Humanities Curriculum, Leander ISD
Supporting MTSS and the Whole Child
Presenter: Jerry Karacz Assessment and Analytics Executive, Renaissance Learning
Presenter: Gary van Staveren National Academic Advisor, Renaissance Learning
Breaking Barriers: Using AI to Modernize School Data Systems
Presenter: John Flaherty Co-Founder and COO, Sembix
Presenter: Jack Histon Co-Founder and CTO, Sembix
Best Practices and Sustainable Routines with TEKSbank Classr
Presenter: Joshua Dunn TEKSbank Consultant, ESC Region 10
Calibrate for Consistency: Improving Appraisal Practices
Presenter: Dr. Allison Ross Implementation Specialist, Eduphoria, Inc
Turning Data into Action: Empowering Teachers and Leaders
Presenter: Errin Jennings Director of Curriculum and Instruction: Assessment and Accountability, Luling ISD
Presenter: Kimberly Berry-Corie Director of Curriculum and Instruction: Special Programs, Luling ISD
Learning Communities
Presenter: Alison Jalufka Instructional Coach, Liberty Hill ISD
AI Assistants and Geospatial Tools for School Analytics
Presenter: Eric Penrod Founder/CEO, datience'IQ
Maximizing Impact: Data Insights for Tiers 1 and 2 Instruction
Presenter: Pennie Kimbrough Program Coordinator, ESC Region 10
Unlocking Data with Visualizations and Dashboards
Presenter: Chris Hanson Administrative Supervisor of Performance Reporting, Austin ISD
Presenter: Beatriz Lopez Coordinator of School Improvement, Austin ISD
Presenter: Chris Redmond Coordinator of Performance Reporting, Austin ISD
Presenter: Dillon Finan Director of Campus and District Accountability, Austin ISD
Accelerating Results for Emergent Bilingual Students
Presenter: Ana Segulin Coordinator of Multilingual, Title III and Migrant Support, ESC Region 13
Empowering Personalized Learning with AI: Data Strategies
Presenter: Guillermo López Díaz Coordinator of Multilingual, Chief Technology Officer, ESC Region 13
What Is My Value INSTRUCTIONALLY to the Teachers I Supervise?
Presenter: Barulti Kafele
Unlocking the Power of Your Data with The Exchange
Presenter: Jerry Lashley Director, Texas Education Exchange, Region 4 ESC
Presenter: Michael Naber Information Services Coordinator, ESC Region 13
The X Factor: Unveiling Hidden Potential Through Behavior Data
Presenter: Angela Isenberg Senior Coordinator for Behavior Program, ESC Region 13
Call for Presenters
Do you have something to say?
We're looking for great presenters for the Region 13 Data Symposium in Austin, Texas on February 27, 2025. Our theme is Transforming School through Data Culture: Strategies and Actionable Steps for Instructional Leaders. We aim to unite Texas educators to network and collaborate on data culture.
What we're looking for:
Session proposals should include the following:
Concise learning outcomes and objectives
Tangible tools and strategies for immediate use
One of the following:
What data to collect and how
How to move from data collection to action
How to analyze data
How to implement a data culture
Lessons learned
Research or evidence-based best practices
Connections to our theme
Embedded participant engagement/interaction
Things to know:
Application Deadlines: Proposal applications must be submitted using the Proposal Interest Form by December 31, 2024.
Notifications: Selected proposals and presenters will be notified by January 15, 2025.
Need more information: Get all the details on being a presenter, session format, vendor sessions, and more by reviewing the Proposal Interest Form.
Secure your spot
Enhance student success through data-driven instruction!
