CERA 2026

CERA 2026

Kate Ory

Chico Unified School District

Data and Assessment Analyst

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10:00am PST

Conference Registration Foyer

12:15pm PST

Visualizing Local Students' Progression through CTE Pathways Salon GSattik Ghosh Starting Strong: Building Data Literacy in Continuous Improvement Salon AJacob Pence

2:30pm PST

Snacks with Sponsors Foyer

3:00pm PST

Assessing the assessments: Evaluating local assessment systems for coherence and effectiveness Salon HMarkie Zainal • Tiffany Katanyoutanant

4:15pm PST

Opening Keynote Salon D/E - Las Palmas Ballroom

5:15pm PST

President's Reception Starlight Terrace

7:00am PST

Breakfast Salon D/E - Las Palmas Ballroom

8:00am PST

Keynote Salon D/E - Las Palmas Ballroom

9:00am PST

What’s your X Factor? Data Visualizations for analyzing and improving High School A-G Success Salon BKristy Warren • Dr. Allison Krasnow

10:30am PST

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

CCEE Data Academy: Improving Data Literacy and Usage at Panama Buena Vista Union School District Salon CJim Shen

2:15pm PST

Snacks with Sponsors and Data Viz Foyer

2:45pm PST

Moving Beyond Averages: Co-Designing Equity-Forward Assessment Reports to Inform Instruction and Policy Salon 2/3Marisol Kevelson • Chad Portney • Katherine Castellano

7:30am PST

Breakfast Salon D/E - Las Palmas Ballroom

8:45am PST

Analytics in the Age of AI: Best Practices for Turning Education Data into Insight — Responsibly Salon HChristopher Mattson From "Vibe Coding" to Structured Educational Insights: Skills, guardrails, and dual-agent review for AI-assisted data work in a public agency Salon ANicholas Chitwood, Ed.D. • Kerry Bobbitt Not All Squares Are Equal: Moving Beyond Color on the CA Dashboard to Drive Action Salon FMimi Quan

11:30am PST

Awards, Prizes, New Board Members Salon D/E - Las Palmas Ballroom

10:15pm PST

Closing Keynote Salon D/E - Las Palmas Ballroom