CERA 2026

CERA 2026

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7:00am PST

Breakfast Salon D/E - Las Palmas Ballroom

8:00am PST

Keynote Salon D/E - Las Palmas Ballroom

9:00am PST

Addressing Disparities Among Latine Students in Special Education Salon 6Jesabel Centeno Beyond A Grade: Understanding Elementary Students' Conceptualization of Success Salon 6Bruce Mercado Beyond Sensitivity and Specificity: A Comprehensive Framework for Linguistically Fair Universal Reading Screening Salon HJulian M. Siebert Listening to Students: Survey and Interview Insights on the High School-to-College Transition Salon FJacob Jackson • Heather Daniels Multilingual Education Leadership: La Ruta Salon HCristina Alfaro, Ph.D. Reimaging Equity: Recognizing Multilingual Students’ Linguistic Resources Salon HJenna Canillas • Yahaira Rios Camacho What Works for Accelerate Student Learning Post-Pandemic? Evidence From a Four-Year Research-Practice-Partnership Salon FJonathan Isler • Julian Betts • Niu Gao Haybaler Support Time: Embedding academic and behavioral supports in the school day Salon GMegan Welsh • Kevin Medeiros • Derek Barnes • Elaine Klauer • Christina Murdoch Mills • Paulette Cobb • Shawn Tennenbaum Data in Action, Teams in Motion: Partnering with Families to Combat Chronic Absenteeism and Boost Learning Salon 7Sujie Shin Data Sharing Agreements Centering Data Management & Data Literacy to Support School Districts in Differentiated Assistance Salon 8Debra Pettric From Proficiency to Growth: Sanger Unified's Journey Salon AKatie Gault Modern Education Data Workflows with R and Positron Salon 1Joseph Knapp What’s your X Factor? Data Visualizations for analyzing and improving High School A-G Success Salon BKristy Warren • Dr. Allison Krasnow More Than a Subgroup: Interpreting Vulnerable Student Data Salon CCathy White • Monica Gonzalez-Williams

10:30am PST

Access Matters: High School Coursetaking and the Pathway to College Salon 7Sherrie Reed • Jonathan Isler Beyond Accountability: Linking California Alternate Assessment Performance to Postsecondary Outcomes Salon 6Daniel Adams • Kelly Bacher Beyond Preference: Community College Students' Modality Decision-Making in the Post-Pandemic Era Salon 7Melissa Reeve Preparing for Accountability: The Role of Structural Opportunity in Shaping Growth Trajectories in California Schools Salon 6David Stevens Building Shared Evidence for Continuous Improvement Across Educational Partnerships Salon GSteven Sterling Mitchell • Nada Anasseri Designing Conditions for Equitable Improvement by Organizational, not Data, Inquiry Salon HYung-Hui Chien • Jared Prolo Eight Years of Student Voice: What Longitudinal SEL Data Reveal About Student Success Salon CBrian Landisi, Ed.D. • Lena Kortoshian Cut Through the Noise: One Assessment, Actionable Results Salon 8Greg West • Dori Sanchez • Dr. Joanna Kendrick From Talk to Understanding: Building Discussion-Rich Mathematics Classrooms for Multilingual Learners Salon 1Victoria Dye • CJ Carlson Leading with Data: How District Leaders Lead Through Complexity to Advance Equity Salon FDorcas Kong Setting Your Ethical Boundaries: Protecting Yourselves and Your Community Salon BAubrey Roy • Darshi Balasuriya • Dina Mahmood Ask the Data: How Conversational Analytics May Change Educational Research, Evaluation, and Planning Salon AJoel Rabin • Oren Tirschwell

11:45am PST

Lunch (Voting and Awards) Salon D/E - Las Palmas Ballroom

1:00pm PST

Evaluation of and Takeaways from the NorCal Educational Leadership Consortium (NorCal ELC). Salon 6Ben Seipel • Mike Kotar • Karen Schreder • Christina Murdoch Mills From Data to Action: School Leaders’ Use of Data for Improvement and Learning Salon HMongThi Nguyen Promoting Equitable Outcomes: Evidence from Three Regional K-16 Partnerships Salon 6Alexandria Hurtt • Ebony E. Lewis The Desired Results Developmental Profile (2015) Predicts School-Age English Language Arts and Math for Students who Participated in the California State Preschool Program Salon 2/3Stephen Propheter • Robert Carr Two Jobs, One Person: Supporting the Superintendent-Principal Salon HAngela Asch Listening in Real Time: An Equity-Centered Rapid Feedback Framework for Institutional Listening and Continuous Improvement Salon BDaisy D. Alfaro, Ph.D. Learning from Similar Schools: A Data-Informed Approach to Improvement Salon 7Priyanka Aggarwal • Ryan Adams, M.A. The Data System Playbook: Onboarding Counties, Supporting Districts, Elevating Student Outcomes Salon 1Kathy Gonzales When the Brain Can't Keep Up: Using Cognitive Load Theory to Design Assessment to Teach Salon GDr. Kimberly Corbin CCEE Data Academy: Improving Data Literacy and Usage at Panama Buena Vista Union School District Salon CJim Shen Elevate Your Communication Game with Effective Feedback Salon ANikki Antonovich • Kasia Faughn Reimagining CAASPP & ELPAC Interim Assessments as Tools for Learning Salon FJulie Webb • Meghan Bell

2:15pm PST

Snacks with Sponsors and Data Viz Foyer

2:45pm PST

Board meeting Salon 8 Moving Beyond Averages: Co-Designing Equity-Forward Assessment Reports to Inform Instruction and Policy Salon 2/3Marisol Kevelson • Chad Portney • Katherine Castellano Educator Turnover Perspectives and Strategies: Examining Work Environment with Minoritized Student Populations Salon GKathryn Lige, Ed.D., LCSW Toward Liberatory Leadership Preparation: Redesigning a Professional Practice Doctorate SalonGDr. Violet Ballard, EdD • Dr. Mathew Espinosa-Castro, EdD Bridging the Gap: Building District Capacity for Evidence-Based Decision Making Salon 6Haena Lee From Survey Evidence to Improvement: A Quick Tool for Facilitating District Capacity-Building Efforts Salon 6Abbey Kerins • Tim Burke • Charlotte Suzara Inside the CCEE UDL Learning Network: Using Student Voice to Improve Assessment and Learner Agency Salon 1Zach Smith Moving the Needle on Black Student Outcomes: Initial Data from the African American Student Success Network Salon FSujie Shin Building the Plane While Flying It: Designing an Evaluation Plan for a Statewide Literacy Initiative Salon HSherrie Bennett • Joel Rabin When Data Becomes Action: Building Systems That Leaders Actually Use Salon BJennifer Garcia • Jennifer Francone Beyond Spreadsheets: Designing Interactive LCAP Tools for Smarter Fiscal Decision-Making Salon CGerardo Mendez Barroso • Jacob Pence Bridging Invisible Barriers: Empowering Resiliency for Learners Experiencing Homelessness Salon ADr. Naomi Cortez Mother From Another: Who Mothers the Women Who Mother Everyone Else? Subtitle: A Research-Informed Framework for Strengthening Educator Well-Being, Belonging, and Relational Leadership Salon 7Dr. Wicondra Stovalll

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