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9:00am PDT

1A-Literacy & Math Improvement Review with Teaching Matters Full
Monday March 31, 2025 9:00am - 10:30am PDT
High Tech High International Room 120
A powerful routine where improvement teams reflect on their data and learning, share a dilemma, and receive feedback from experts who can provide a fresh perspective and push. Join this fishbowl type session to experience this routine, learn more about a team’s work, and glean insights to inform your own improvement efforts.

Teaching Matters works with 23 school teams across New York City, with a focus on increasing 6-8th grade ontrack for post-high school success. A core tenet that undergirds our work is ensuring student belonging and engagement, while increasing math and ELA proficiency. Come learn more about this work, grapple with a dilemma together, and glean insights to inform your own improvement efforts.

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Speakers
avatar for Ryan Gallagher
avatar for Kiran Purohit

Kiran Purohit

VP of Curriculum & Instruction, New Visions for Public Schools, New Visions for Public Schools
Project-Based LearningScience curriculum designUrban high schools
avatar for Alicia Grunow

Alicia Grunow

Co-Founder; Improvement Specialist, Improvement Collective
Alicia Grunow is an educational improvement expert, specializing in how to apply the science of improvement to help teams, organizations and networks reach their improvement goals. Alicia started her career as a bilingual teacher in Denver Public School and then in New York City... Read More →
JB

Jacobē Bell

NSI Director, Teaching Matters
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Jeff Kitrosser

Associate Director of Research and Evaluation, Teaching Matters
Monday March 31, 2025 9:00am - 10:30am PDT
High Tech High International Room 120
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9:00am PDT

1B-Liberatory Improvement: Reimagining the Intersections of Improvement, Equity and Justice
Monday March 31, 2025 9:00am - 10:30am PDT
High Tech High International Commons
Let’s have deep conversations on issues that matter to improvers. No slide decks, just real talk. Fireside chats are places for attendees to connect with luminaries, hear transformative stories, and ask questions. This is not a panel, but a free-flowing conversation where a pair of educational leaders interview one another and pursue their wonderings together.
Improvers 💜 data: Complete the Session Survey.


Speakers
avatar for Amanda Meyer

Amanda Meyer

Senior Director of Improvement, CORE Districts
CS
BH
Monday March 31, 2025 9:00am - 10:30am PDT
High Tech High International Commons
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9:00am PDT

1C-Harnessing the Power of Understanding Variation Full
Monday March 31, 2025 9:00am - 10:30am PDT
High Tech High Room 148
In the pursuit of educational improvement, understanding variation is key to making informed decisions that drive real change. This interactive session will explore the power of Shewhart Charts to distinguish common from special cause variation. Using case examples, we will demonstrate how organizations, teams and networks can use these methods to accelerate their improvement efforts. 

We cannot improve what we can’t measure: Share your feedback on this session.
Speakers
avatar for Erica Geary

Erica Geary

Data Scientist, HTH GSE
avatar for Brandon Bennett

Brandon Bennett

Improvement Advisor, Teacher and Author
Brandon Bennett is an advisor, teacher and author who helps organizations in health care, education and social welfare improve outcomes for the communities and individuals they serve. As the founder of ISC LLC, Brandon Bennett teaches advanced improvement methods and partners on a... Read More →
Monday March 31, 2025 9:00am - 10:30am PDT
High Tech High Room 148
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9:00am PDT

1G-All Of Us > Any Of Us: Math Teachers Getting Better Together Filling
Monday March 31, 2025 9:00am - 10:30am PDT
High Tech High International Room 215
What gets in the way of building a great math classroom? A network of math teachers are defining and improving on common problems of practice. Join us to explore the range of tools & routines we’ve developed to structure collaborative improvement across a state-wide practice-research NIC.

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Speakers
avatar for Joanna Burt-Kinderman

Joanna Burt-Kinderman

Project Lead, Mountaineer Mathematics Master Teachers (M3T)
Joanna Burt-Kinderman has been a math teacher and teacher of math teachers for the last 25 years. She is a project lead and developer of  Mountaineer Mathematics Master Teachers (M3T), a network improvement community of local improvement team led by math teachers across 37 West Virginia... Read More →
avatar for Breck Loudermilk

Breck Loudermilk

Mountaineer Mathematics Master Teacher, Marion County Schools, WV
avatar for Jason Massie

Jason Massie

Mountaineer Mathematics Master Teachers, Monroe County Schools WV
Monday March 31, 2025 9:00am - 10:30am PDT
High Tech High International Room 215
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9:00am PDT

1I-Leading to Improve: Using Community Action to Address Chronic Absenteeism Full
Monday March 31, 2025 9:00am - 10:30am PDT
High Tech High International Room 205
This session will guide participants through a community-driven approach to addressing chronic absenteeism, drawing on lessons learned from ImpactTulsa’s successful Community Action Forums. Participants will engage in hands-on activities, leveraging data to identify key barriers to attendance—such as safety, mental and physical health, transportation, and housing—and co-design interventions to combat these challenges. Through collaborative discussions and case examples, attendees will learn how to mobilize community partnerships, lead cross-sector efforts, and drive improvements in attendance and student outcomes. This session is ideal for leaders focused on systemic, results-driven change through field-building and community collaboration.

We cannot improve what we can’t measure: Share your feedback on this session.
Speakers
avatar for Aubrey Flowers

Aubrey Flowers

Head of Cradle to Career Initiatives, ImpactTulsa
Aubrey serves as ImpactTulsa's Head of Cradle to Career Initiatives. Aubrey is a passionate advocate seeking to facilitate meaningful change for youth, families, and communities of Tulsa. In service to all children and adults, Aubrey is also proud to be an innovator, reimagining the... Read More →
Monday March 31, 2025 9:00am - 10:30am PDT
High Tech High International Room 205
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9:00am PDT

1K-Enhancing Voice and Equity in Strategic Planning: An Improvement Science Approach Filling
Monday March 31, 2025 9:00am - 10:30am PDT
High Tech High International Room 127
Discover how improvement science can transform strategic planning in education by amplifying stakeholder voices and promoting equity. Participants will learn to align strategic goals with stakeholder input, utilize data-driven decision-making, and foster a culture of continuous improvement. This session offers practical strategies for effective planning and implementation, empowering educators, administrators, and policymakers to drive meaningful progress and equitable outcomes. Join us to enhance stakeholder engagement and ensure equity in your strategic planning and implementation efforts.

Improvers 💜 data: Complete the Session Survey.
Speakers
avatar for Darcie Jamieson

Darcie Jamieson

Assistant Director of Teaching and Learning, Educational Service District 105
avatar for Emily Nelson

Emily Nelson

Executive Director of Student Support, ESD 105
Emily Nelson is the Executive Director of Student Support at Educational Service District 105 (ESD 105) in Yakima, WA. Emily has over 16 years of experience with school based behavioral health integration and co-launched Together 105, ESD 105’s Licensed Behavioral Health Agency... Read More →
avatar for Shane Backlund

Shane Backlund

Superintendent, Educational Service District 105
avatar for Brandon Riddle

Brandon Riddle

Assistant Director of Student Support, Educational Service District 105
Brandon is committed to advancing educational equity by coaching and training evidence-based strategies and frameworks. With a solid background in Multi-Tiered System of Support (MTSS), Interconnected Systems Framework (ISF), Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports (PBIS... Read More →
Monday March 31, 2025 9:00am - 10:30am PDT
High Tech High International Room 127
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9:00am PDT

1P-How 12 Systems of Public Higher Education Improved their way to Transfer Student Success
Monday March 31, 2025 9:00am - 10:30am PDT
High Tech High International Room 222
80% of community college students enroll intending to transfer and earn a bachelor’s degree–unfortunately, only 33% of these students will enroll in a 4–year institution, and only 16% will attain a bachelor’s degree within six years. The National Association of Higher Education Systems brought together 12 public higher education systems into a structured improvement community and has seen breakthrough results at campuses all across the country–84% of participating institutions saw year-over-year improvement in transfer student enrollment. By using rigorous improvement methods, networked learning, and building local improvement capacity, this collaborative has moved the dial for this often-overlooked population of students.

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Speakers
avatar for Juliette Price

Juliette Price

Senior Improvement Coach, National Association of Higher Education Systems (NASH)
avatar for Tracy Schoolcraft

Tracy Schoolcraft

Associate Provost and Interim Dean of Exploratory Studies
Monday March 31, 2025 9:00am - 10:30am PDT
High Tech High International Room 222
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11:00am PDT

2A-9th Grade On-Track Improvement Review with CORE Districts
Monday March 31, 2025 11:00am - 12:30pm PDT
High Tech High International Room 120
A powerful routine where improvement teams reflect on their data and learning, share a dilemma, and receive feedback from experts who can provide a fresh perspective and push. Join this fishbowl type session to experience this routine, learn more about a team’s work, and glean insights to inform your own improvement efforts.

CORE's Breakthrough Success Community connects 45 schools across California dedicated to transforming the 9th grade experience so that all students are on track towards the widest array of post-secondary opportunities. Come learn more about this work, grapple with a dilemma together, and glean insights to inform your own improvement efforts.  

Improvers 💜 data: Complete the Session Survey.
Speakers
avatar for Ryan Gallagher
avatar for Jarrod Bolte

Jarrod Bolte

CEO, Improving Education
BH
avatar for Dr. Doug Kriedeman

Dr. Doug Kriedeman

Senior Improvement Coach, Core Districts
avatar for Juli Coleman

Juli Coleman

Chief of Improvement, School Networks, CORE Districts
Juli Coleman is the Chief of Improvement, School Networks, for The CORE Districts. She leads a multi-district network of 45 high schools across eight large urban districts focused on improving 9th grade on-track rates.With over 25 years of experience in education, Juli has served... Read More →
avatar for Amanda Meyer

Amanda Meyer

Senior Director of Improvement, CORE Districts
Monday March 31, 2025 11:00am - 12:30pm PDT
High Tech High International Room 120
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11:00am PDT

2D-Prioritizing for Impact: Using Pareto Analysis to Select a High Leverage Focus Filling
Monday March 31, 2025 11:00am - 12:30pm PDT
High Tech High Room 105
Not all problems are created equal—some have a far greater impact than others. In this hands-on session, participants will learn how to apply Pareto analysis, a simple yet powerful tool for identifying the most frequently occurring causes of the problems we seek to address and focusing efforts where they matter most. Using real-world education data, attendees will practice creating Pareto charts, uncovering root causes, and making data-driven decisions that maximize improvement. Walk away with practical skills to streamline your efforts, reduce inefficiencies, and drive meaningful change in your school or district.

Improvers 💜 data: Complete the Session Survey.
Speakers
avatar for Curtis Taylor

Curtis Taylor

Director, Meta Network, HTH GSE
avatar for Kelly McMahon

Kelly McMahon

Director, Center for Public Research and Leadership
Monday March 31, 2025 11:00am - 12:30pm PDT
High Tech High Room 105
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11:00am PDT

2I-Improvement Doesn't Happen By Accident
Monday March 31, 2025 11:00am - 12:30pm PDT
High Tech High Room 148
Improvement doesn’t happen by chance—it requires intentional effort. Since 2018, the City Year Network for School Improvement (NSI) has collaborated with educators to transform schools with trust, respect, and humanity. Our Milwaukee network, rated “achieving” across all Network Health Survey domains, highlights how investing in culture and mindset early fosters lasting improvement for educators and students.

Central to this success is the CLEAR protocol, a framework for advancing collective work. In this session, participants will explore our improvement journey, engage hands-on with CLEAR, and leave with actionable strategies to strengthen collaboration and apply these insights in their own contexts.

Celebrate and push on the work: Give feedback on this session.
Speakers
avatar for Paola Deliz Felix Encarnacion

Paola Deliz Felix Encarnacion

Vice President, Network for School Improvement, City Year - 1
avatar for E Her Vang

E Her Vang

Managing Director, Milwaukee, City Year - 1
avatar for Mary Halling

Mary Halling

External Affairs, Learning & Engagement Director, City Year
MK
Monday March 31, 2025 11:00am - 12:30pm PDT
High Tech High Room 148
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11:00am PDT

2O-Elevating Student Voice: Co-Designing for Well-Being, Engagement, and Belonging Filling
Monday March 31, 2025 11:00am - 12:30pm PDT
High Tech High International Room 127
This session explores the transformative power of student voice and co-design in creating more inclusive and equitable learning environments. We will begin by exploring a case study from a California district that successfully used student-centered, community-driven improvement efforts to enhance well-being and belonging. Participants will then dive into national data from the Challenge Success survey and consider trends with their school or community in mind. Participants will leave with practical strategies for engaging students as active participants in the improvement process, empowering them to co-create solutions that drive meaningful and lasting school improvements.

Celebrate and push on the work: Give feedback on this session.
Speakers
JN

John Nickerson

Superintendent, Acalanes UHSD
avatar for Megan Pacheco

Megan Pacheco

Executive Director, Challenge Success
Megan Pacheco, M.A., is the Executive Director for Challenge Success. She has more than 20 years of experience helping to transform schools. She has served in a variety of roles, including teacher, school coach, and organizational leader. Prior to joining Challenge Success, she was... Read More →
avatar for Matthew Swenson

Matthew Swenson

Director of Educational Partnerships, Challenge Success
Matthew Swenson is the Director of Educational Partnerships at Challenge Success, where he leads national outreach to help K-12 schools foster student well-being, engagement, and belonging. With experience as an English teacher, assistant principal, and principal, he has a background... Read More →
Monday March 31, 2025 11:00am - 12:30pm PDT
High Tech High International Room 127
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11:00am PDT

2P-Student-Led Improvement: Stories from the NWRESD Student Network
Monday March 31, 2025 11:00am - 12:30pm PDT
High Tech High International Room 222
Join us for stories of bright spots and hurdles gathered over four years with Oregon’s NWRESD Student Network. In partnership with adults in the NWRESD 9th Grade Success Network, Student Interns investigate their own systems, design and implement plan-do-study-act cycles, and advocate for more caring, connected, and inclusive school cultures. Interns receive stipends for participating in convenings, workshops, and coaching to develop the skills and mindsets to become agents of change. Session participants will develop their own pilot proposal for partnering with students using key lessons learned from the NWRESD Student Network and resources from Student-Powered Improvement.

Improvers 💜 data: Complete the Session Survey.
Speakers
avatar for Annie Tronco

Annie Tronco

9GS Professional Learning Co-Lead, Northwest
avatar for Hilary Clark-Hassinger

Hilary Clark-Hassinger

9th Grade Success Network Professional Learning Co-Lead, Northwest Regional ESD
Monday March 31, 2025 11:00am - 12:30pm PDT
High Tech High International Room 222
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1:45pm PDT

3A-College Access Improvement Review with KIPP Public Schools
Monday March 31, 2025 1:45pm - 3:15pm PDT
High Tech High International Room 120
A powerful routine where improvement teams reflect on their data and learning, share a dilemma, and receive feedback from experts who can provide a fresh perspective and push. Join this fishbowl type session to experience this routine, learn more about a team’s work, and glean insights to inform your own improvement efforts.

KIPP is a national network of public charter schools that includes 49 high schools. Our Match and Counseling community aims to increase the number of KIPP graduates enrolling in well-matched postsecondary options. After several years of running an improvement community with a subset of schools, the Match and Counseling playbook is now being scaled as standard work for all high schools. Improvements are supported through 1:1 coaching of all high schools' Directors of College and Career Counseling (DCCCs) and a continued community of practice. Come learn more about this work, grapple with a dilemma together, and glean insights to inform your own improvement efforts.  

We cannot improve what we can’t measure: Share your feedback on this session.
Speakers
avatar for Stacey Caillier

Stacey Caillier

Director, National Coalition for Improvement in Education, High Tech High Graduate School of Education
avatar for Dr. Michelle Sadrena Pledger

Dr. Michelle Sadrena Pledger

Director of Liberation/Founder, High Tech High Graduate School of Education/Living for Liberation
Dr. Michelle Sadrena Pledger is the Founder of Living for Liberation, an organization that supports the liberation of self, systems, and society. She is also the Director of Liberation at the High Tech High Graduate School of Education, an institution that brings together practitioners, researchers and youth to address complex problems of practice... Read More →
avatar for Jen Stocklin

Jen Stocklin

Senior Director, Continuous Improvement, KIPP
KS
avatar for Camille Lafayette

Camille Lafayette

Director, Data & Analytics, KIPP Foundation
avatar for Brandon Bennett

Brandon Bennett

Improvement Advisor, Teacher and Author
Brandon Bennett is an advisor, teacher and author who helps organizations in health care, education and social welfare improve outcomes for the communities and individuals they serve. As the founder of ISC LLC, Brandon Bennett teaches advanced improvement methods and partners on a... Read More →
Monday March 31, 2025 1:45pm - 3:15pm PDT
High Tech High International Room 120
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1:45pm PDT

3B-How Do We Catalyze and Accelerate a Movement?: Lessons from Healthcare and the Social Sector
Monday March 31, 2025 1:45pm - 3:15pm PDT
High Tech High International Commons
Let’s have deep conversations on issues that matter to improvers. No slide decks, just real talk. Fireside chats are places for attendees to connect with luminaries, hear transformative stories, and ask questions. This is not a panel, but a free-flowing conversation where a pair of educational leaders interview one another and pursue their wonderings together.
Celebrate and push on the work: Give feedback on this session.
Speakers
avatar for Ben Daley

Ben Daley

President, High Tech High Graduate School of Education
What do we want? Deeper Learning!How will we get it? Improvement!
avatar for Cathy Casserly

Cathy Casserly

Casserly Consulting & Coaching
LP
Monday March 31, 2025 1:45pm - 3:15pm PDT
High Tech High International Commons
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1:45pm PDT

3I-Beyond the Anecdote: Strengthening Empathy Interviews for Systemic Change Filling
Monday March 31, 2025 1:45pm - 3:15pm PDT
High Tech High International Room 215
Increase your improvement team’s capacity to meaningfully plan for and use empathy interviews in this hands-on session. Participants will learn how to identify a clear and specific purpose for empathy interviews and backwards plan towards that purpose. We’ll discuss the common missteps of empathy interviews and how to avoid them. Participants will practice analysis and application of interview findings. Strategies from this session can be modified and applied to other qualitative data teams collect such as listening sessions. Previous experience with empathy interviews is not required.

Improvers 💜 data: Complete the Session Survey.
Speakers
avatar for Kari Nelsestuen

Kari Nelsestuen

Co-Founder, Community Design Partners
Kari Nelsestuen brings creativity, leadership, and curiosity to Community Design Partners, an organization she co-founded in Portland, Oregon. As a skilled facilitator and advisor, she is motivated by “light bulb moments” when teams uncover root causes of problems on their path... Read More →
Monday March 31, 2025 1:45pm - 3:15pm PDT
High Tech High International Room 215
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1:45pm PDT

3O-Coordinating Cross-sector Work Through a NIC to Meet the Needs of Underserved Students
Monday March 31, 2025 1:45pm - 3:15pm PDT
High Tech High Room 108
Discover how a Networked Improvement Community (NIC) is driving transformational change across four Fresno County school districts. In partnership with local organizations, these districts are achieving significant gains in attendance and literacy for underserved students and influencing countywide policy. Learn about essential practices, including engaging the right stakeholders, implementing clear processes, building routines with feedback loops, and using "Learn by Doing" cycles. See how tracking key data supports sustainable improvement. Join us to explore the Improvement Science framework and tools, and consider how these strategies might apply in your own work through table discussions and Q&A.

Improvers 💜 data: Complete the Session Survey.
Speakers
avatar for Abby Petropulos

Abby Petropulos

Executive Leadership Coach, Office of the Fresno County Superintendent of Schools
An Executive Leadership Coach with Fresno County Superintendent of Schools. She has been a teacher, principal, and district-level administrator. Abby leads the accountability team in the FCSS model.
avatar for Justin Paredes

Justin Paredes

Executive Leadership Coach, Office of the Fresno County Superintendent of Schools
avatar for Alyson Rocco

Alyson Rocco

Executive Leadership Coach, Fresno County Superintendent of Schools (FCSS)
JS
Monday March 31, 2025 1:45pm - 3:15pm PDT
High Tech High Room 108
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