Beyond '23: KYSTATS Data Summit

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Beyond '23: KYSTATS Data Summit

Come hear from KYSTATS, partners, & leaders from multiple sectors about our data and the potential for it to shape the future of Kentucky.

By Kentucky Center for Statistics (KYSTATS)

Date and time

Thursday, September 28, 2023 · 9am - 4pm EDT

Location

Kentucky International Convention Center

221 South 4th Street Louisville, KY 40202

Agenda

9:15 AM - 4:30 PM

KYSTATS Data Summit

Welcome

Beth Brinly, Kentucky Education and Labor Cabinet

Kentucky's Data Infrastructure Beyond '23

Dr. Matt Berry, KYSTATS


Over the past 10 years, the Kentucky Center for Statistics has continuously expanded in size and scope and is now recognized as one of the country’s leading longitudinal data systems. What will the n...

Implementation is the Innovation

Dr. Charles Davis, Evolve502


Data is essential for informing decisions about education and workforce development. However, simply collecting and analyzing data is not enough. The real innovation comes from the research and imple...

11:00 AM - 12:05 PM

MORNING BREAKOUT SESSIONS

Using Data to Inform Business Leaders and Policymakers

Dr. Mike Clark, University of Kentucky


Government officials and business leaders must make difficult choices amid considerable uncertainty. This session will examine how analysts can use economic data to produce forecasts that help these ...

Research on Short-Term Certificates in Kentucky

Dr. Chuanyi Guo, University of Kentucky


The rising popularity of certificate programs dictates inquiry into the value proposition of short-term certificates; in this session, the findings will be discussed to add new information to improve...

Data-Driven Broadband Expansion

Tyler Campbell, Kentucky Rural Broadband Association


With $1.1 billion in federal infrastructure dollars coming to Kentucky for broadband, this session will discuss how new federal and state broadband maps will impact the future of broadband deployment...

Border-State Data Collaborations and the Multi-State Postsecondary Report

Dr. Angie Tombari, KYSTATS

Brian Mudrak


Since 2020, KYSTATS has been working with the Coleridge Initiative and state agencies in Indiana, Ohio, and Tennessee to explore the connection between employment outcomes associated with institution...

UK and KYSTATS’ Partnership to Build Evaluation Capacity

Dr. Carolyn Oldham, University of Kentucky

Mindy Wilson, Kentucky Campus Compact


Evaluation, while perceived as overwhelming for those unfamiliar with its utility, in reality, presents limitless growth opportunities. Learn about the new, unique partnership between the University ...

The Cost of Motherhood: How Kentucky Women Pay the Price

Dr. Beth Kelly, KYSTATS


When examining differences in wages between groups, an often studied and cited phenomenon is the "gender wage gap," the difference in earnings between men and women. These inequities can often be exa...

12:05 PM - 1:30 PM

LUNCH ON YOUR OWN

1:30 PM - 2:00 PM

GENERAL SESSION

Digital Learning & Employment Records: How “Skills Resumes” Are Taking Shape

Amanda Winters, National Governor’s Association


LERs, also known as Learning Employment Records, are digital records of learning and work that can be grouped together to describe individuals’ skills, experiences, and abilities when pursuing educat...

2:15 PM - 3:20 PM

AFTERNOON BREAKOUT SESSIONS

Tracing Out the Teacher Pipeline

Carolyn Tsao, Princeton University/KYSTATS


Where Teacher Data Are Now, and Where to Go Next: Teachers are one of the most important determinants of student academic achievement and non-cognitive development. So, how can educational data show ...

Utilizing Workforce Data to Build Talent Pipelines

Jacob McAndrews, Kentucky Chamber of Commerce


KYSTATS and the Kentucky Chamber Foundation have collaborated to create a dashboard showing outcomes for those employers and employees associated with Talent Pipeline Management (TPM®), an employer-l...

Championing Education Data Use in Eastern Kentucky

Dr. Rebecca Tucker, Partners for Rural Impact


This session offers a balcony-level overview of data-informed practices by Partners for Rural Impact (PRI), entwining Results Based Accountability and the Strive Together Theory of Action. Through re...

Data Integration for Evaluation and Beyond

Dr. Chris Bollinger, University of Kentucky


In this session, Dr. Bollinger will explore his current projects that utilize integrated data, including an evaluation of Code Louisville that integrates KYSTATS and KentuckianaWorks data. The projec...

The Power of the Kentucky Longitudinal Data System & Requesting KYSTATS Data

Logan Rupard, Barrett Ross, Kari Whitt, KYSTATS


This session will explore the capabilities of the Kentucky Longitudinal Data System by following a cohort of students from their student assessments through their high school graduation and into coll...

The Kentucky Human Capital and Higher Education Project

Dr. Chris Ledford, Council on Postsecondary Education


This session explores how CPE and KYSTATS are leveraging their longitudinal data systems to create a comprehensive tool that investigates postsecondary opportunities in the Commonwealth. The Kentucky...

GENERAL SESSION - PANEL DISCUSSION

3:35 PM - 4:20 PM

Artificial Intelligence and the Kentucky Education & Workforce Landscape

Dr. Beth Kelly, Moderator

Ben Reno-Weber, University of Louisville

Ben Donlon, Metro United Way

Alisia McClain, TECH-nique


Before our eyes, artificial intelligence has become entwined with our daily lives. From predictive text to automating tasks, the next technology revolution has begun. In Kentucky, we’re already seein...

Closing Remarks

Dr. Matt Berry, KYSTATS

RECEPTION - Sponsored by Salesforce & Carahsoft

About this event

Preparing for what the future holds means Kentuckians must better understand the realities of the world we live in. At the Kentucky Center for Statistics (KYSTATS) data summit, on Sept. 28 in Louisville, attendees will hear from the KYSTATS team and partners, national data experts, and state policymakers about what we have learned through our current data infrastructure, and what it could look like Beyond 2023.

This is a free conference, and all are invited to attend. Registration is limited to the first 300 attendees.

An agenda will be available in the coming weeks. The event will begin at 9 a.m. and end at 4 p.m., with a reception directly following the close of the conference. Lunch will be on your own.

 

 

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