A Date with Data
A Date with Data
Podcast Description
Special education staff have been asking to hear from staff in other states and districts about what they’re doing that’s working and lessons they’ve learned, so we’re throwing a spotlight on your IDEA data stories. Join your host, Amy Bitterman, as she chats with state and district special education staff, who, just like you, are dealing with IDEA data every day. We hope that by sharing these real experiences, you’ll be able to feel more connected to colleagues in other states doing the same work, grow together, and, ultimately, improve your data quality.
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The podcast focuses on themes such as special education data, data quality improvement, and stakeholder engagement. Specific episodes explore topics like the significance of preschool data through interviews with state experts, the impact of local data literacy initiatives in West Virginia, and collaborative stories from states like Puerto Rico and Georgia about building effective data systems.
Special education staff have been asking to hear from staff in other states and districts about what they’re doing that’s working and lessons they’ve learned, so we’re throwing a spotlight on your IDEA data stories. Join your host, Amy Bitterman, as she chats with state and district special education staff, who, just like you, are dealing with IDEA data every day. We hope that by sharing these real experiences, you’ll be able to feel more connected to colleagues in other states doing the same work, grow together, and, ultimately, improve your data quality.
Each year, all states are required to make LEA determinations. And though certain aspects are required, states have flexibility in how they approach that requirement. For New York, their 2023 DMS findings became a powerful springboard for a comprehensive remaking of the state’s LEA determinations process. But the result was more than a redesigned methodology; it led to new conversations about accountability, support, and continuous improvement statewide. On this episode of A Date with Data, host Amy Bitterman sits down with New York’s Caralee Kardash and Suzanne Bolling to learn more about the Empire State’s renewed determinations.
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