Cross-State Partnership on Using Data and Evidence to Facilitate Action

Stakeholders across the Appalachia region have reported that they are data rich and information poor–and they are motivated to change that reality. The Cross-State Partnership on Using Data and Evidence to Facilitate Action is designed to bolster state agencies' ability to present data in ways to produce useful insights that local stakeholders and others can use in developing and monitoring policy and practice.

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Goals

Leverage state resources to support and strengthen local users' data literacy and use of a range of data types, tools, and resources.
Institutionalize systematic approaches to turning data into information that is readily comprehensible and useful.
Bolster the region's ability to present data and evidence to produce actionable insights and behavior change.

Events

Please check our Events page often for information on the latest REL events.

Past Events

Introducing New Handle With Care Program Materials: Monitoring Implementation and Student Outcomes in Schools

October 14, 2021
Charleston, West Virginia
Virtual

Carnegie Foundation Summit on Improvement in Education: Data-Driven Decisionmaking to Support Students Experiencing Trauma

April 19–28, 2021
Virtual

[See “Materials” for additional past events and resources]

Works in Progress

In-Progress

Using Data and Evidence to Facilitate Action

Publications

This partnership does not yet have any publications. See our Publications page to search all REL publications.

Resources

Blogs

Understanding Data Culture: What Data Do Education Leaders Use and How Do They Use Them?

Logic Model

Cross-State Partnership on Using Data and Evidence to Facilitate Action

Materials

Handle With Care Resources

Introducing New Handle With Care Program Materials: Monitoring Implementation and Student Outcomes in Schools

Carnegie Foundation Summit on Improvement in Education: Data-Driven Decisionmaking to Support Students Experiencing Trauma

Cross-State Partnership on Using Data and Evidence to Facilitate Action Partnership Meeting

Using Data and Evidence to Facilitate Action: Developing a Research and TCTS Agenda

Cross-State Partnership on Using Data and Evidence to Facilitate Action Research Agenda Setting Workshop

Video

Implementing Handle With Care: A Data-Driven Approach
Implementing Handle With Care: A Data Driven Approach Descriptive Transcript

Introducing New Handle With Care Program Materials: Monitoring Implementation and Student Outcomes in Schools

Research Partners

Our partners include the West Virginia Department of Education and secondary schools in West Virginia that are implementing Simulated Workplace programs. For more information, contact Partnership Lead Victoria Schaefer.

Current Cross-State Partnership on Using Data and Evidence to Facilitate Action Members

Name	Title	Organizational Affiliation
Mia Hyde	Director	Comprehensive Educational Resources
Jessica Cunningham	Executive Director	Kentucky Center for Statistics
Tod Massa	Policy Analytics Director	State Council of Higher Education for Virginia
Catherine Finnegan	Assistant Vice Chancellor for Institutional Effectiveness	Virginia Community College System
Ronald Parrish	Senior Data Analyst	Virginia Department of Education
Susan Williams	Manager, Educational Applications	Virginia Department of Education
Andrea Darr	Director	West Virginia Center for Children's Justice
Kelly Mordecki	Coordinator, Office of Student Support and Well-Being	West Virginia Department of Education
Carmen Araoz	Partnership Co-Lead	SRI International
Sarah Dec	Partnership Coordinator	SRI International
Doug Gagnon	Partnership Staff	SRI International
Cat Hall	Partnership Staff	SRI International
Hannah Kelly	Partnership Staff	SRI International
Kate Laguarda	Partnership Liaison	SRI International
Tim Podkul	Partnership Liaison	SRI International
Victoria Schaefer	Partnership Lead	SRI International