National Summit on Improvement in Education 2025: Full Schedule

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9:00am PDT

4C-Learning from Public Chronic Absenteeism Data: An Interactive Control Chart Dashboard

Tuesday April 1, 2025 9:00am - 10:30am PDT

High Tech High International Room 205

Discover a fresh perspective on Chronic Absenteeism with the NCIE data team’s interactive control chart dashboard, designed from California’s public data to drive improvement rather than accountability. In this hands-on session, participants will explore absenteeism data across California schools and districts, learning from variation and “bright spots” of success that can inspire actionable insights. For those interested in the technical side, we’ll also dive into the code and tools behind the dashboard, offering practical guidance for creating similar solutions. Join us to see how public data can be leveraged for learning and improvement.

We cannot improve what we can’t measure: Share your feedback on this session.

Speakers

Ben Sanoff

High Tech High GSE

Erica Geary

Data Scientist, HTH GSE

Julio Garcia-Granados

High Tech High Graduate School of Education

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 →

Tuesday April 1, 2025 9:00am - 10:30am PDT
High Tech High International Room 205

Sessions

Strand Leadership and Field Building
Areas of Focus Chronic absenteeism, Scale or spread practices
Target Audience District leaders, Network leaders, School leaders, County or state level leaders, Policy makers, Researchers

9:00am PDT

4F-Beyond Change Packages: Strategies for Creating Dynamic, Silo-busting Resource Hubs Full

Tuesday April 1, 2025 9:00am - 10:30am PDT

High Tech High Room 105

Join HTH GSE’s CARE Network team and their design partner, Friday, as they challenge us to acknowledge the drawbacks of PDF change packages and the benefits of a digital approach. Together, you’ll dive into the principles of atomic design, explore the benefits of consistent messaging structures, and consider how filtering and tagging strategies can break down silos between district, school, and classroom teams. Lessons will be grounded in their own work to build a more dynamic resource hub, efforts you’ll be invited to join as we work together to spread and scale improvement routines and change ideas.

We cannot improve what we can’t measure: Share your feedback on this session.

Speakers

Daisy Sharrock

Director, CARE Network, HTH GSE

Elizabeth Cameron

Co-founder & Partner, Friday

Elizabeth has over 10 years of experience partnering with mission-driven organizations to develop brands and communications that match the magic of what they do. She excels at seeing the big picture, defining the steps and strategy needed to get there, and bringing others along to... Read More →

Tuesday April 1, 2025 9:00am - 10:30am PDT
High Tech High Room 105

Sessions

Strand Leadership and Field Building
Areas of Focus On-track to graduate K-12, Scale or spread practices
Target Audience County or state level leaders, District leaders, Network leaders, Technical assistance providers

9:00am PDT

4M-Leading to Build and Sustain PLCs for Student Growth and Teacher Empowerment

Tuesday April 1, 2025 9:00am - 10:30am PDT

High Tech High International Room 124

In this interactive session, participants will learn how the Tea Area School District utilizes improvement science principles to enhance instructional practices through weekly Elementary Professional Learning Community (PLC) meetings. Attendees will engage in hands-on activities that illustrate the use of student-driven Plan-Do-Study-Act (PDSA) cycles and effective goal-setting strategies.Through group discussions, role-playing scenarios, and real-life improvement studies, attendees will collaborate with peers to share insights and develop actionable strategies. The session will incorporate feedback loops and guidelines used in the Tea Area PLCs, highlighting the gradual release of ownership to teachers and the importance of feedback cycles in fostering teacher agency and increasing teacher collective efficacy.

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Speakers

Dr. Samantha Walder

Director of Curriculum, Instruction, and Assessment, Tea Area School District

John Westhoff

School Improvement Coach

Tracy Schmidt

Continuous School Improvement Coach, Tea Area School District

Tuesday April 1, 2025 9:00am - 10:30am PDT
High Tech High International Room 124

Sessions

Strand Leadership and Field Building
Areas of Focus Scale or spread practices, Educator development, Leadership actions
Target Audience County or state level leaders, District leaders, Teachers, School leaders, Community stakeholders

9:00am PDT

4N-From Innovation to Impact: Designing for Sustainable Scaling in a Networked Community

Tuesday April 1, 2025 9:00am - 10:30am PDT

High Tech High International Room 215

Our session shares the journey of evolving from an innovation-focused network to a scaling initiative, driven by a commitment to expand effective practices reliably across diverse schools and regions. We’ll discuss how we built and refined infrastructure to support routines for data collection, fostered cross-regional collaboration, and developed onboarding systems to welcome new teams while honoring the work of founding partners. Join us to explore strategies and tools that not only spread proven methods but also create a pipeline of skilled practitioners to sustain field growth and impact.

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Speakers

Stephanie Lassalle

Director of Improvement Programs, Marshall Street

Kim Burdi

Director of Continuous Improvement, Marshall Street

Tuesday April 1, 2025 9:00am - 10:30am PDT
High Tech High International Room 215

Sessions

Strand Leadership and Field Building
Areas of Focus Scale or spread practices, Networks
Target Audience County or state level leaders, District leaders, Network leaders, School leaders, Technical assistance providers