DATAG 2026 Summer Conference

What’s the FRICCS? – The RIC/BOCES Network Helping Districts Get... 2:30pm - 3:30pm

Cyber IQ + NIST 2.0: The Next Generation of School Cyber Readine... 2:30pm - 3:30pm

The Data Balancing Act: Protecting trust in an era of expanding... 1:15pm - 2:15pm

Responsible AI Use for Data Analysis in Education 2:30pm - 3:30pm

Women in Technology 2:30pm - 4:00pm

Registration 12:15pm - 1:00pm

Welcome

Forgettable: What the Movies of John Hughes Teach Us about Commu... 2:30pm - 3:30pm

Social Gathering Sponsored by Mindex & ParentSquare 5:00pm - 7:00pm

Vendor Presentation (Gold Sponsor) 10:10am - 11:10am

Cyber IQ Unleashed: Building AI Boosted Cyber Smart Schools 11:15am - 12:15pm

OMG I Have Too Many Tabs Open: Queensbury's Case for Wayground (... 1:30pm - 2:30pm

Bringing your District Data to Life with Mindex Analytics AI 2:35pm - 3:35pm

Unlocking What’s Next: Delivering Smarter Workflows and Improved... 3:40pm - 4:40pm

The Good, The Bad, and The Data: Our Real Story of Implementing... 10:10am - 11:10am

Best Practices of Professional Development: Looking at Data, Par... 11:15am - 12:15pm

Hidden Gems: Unlocking the SIRS Manual with Custom AI 1:30pm - 2:30pm

Data Detective: Using AI to Assist with Data Issues 2:35pm - 3:35pm

From Scattered to Streamlined: Creating a Scalable Resource Hub... 3:40pm - 4:40pm

2025-2026 End of Year Data Reporting: Best Practices in Verifyin... 10:10am - 11:10am

How Would I Even Know If My School District Boundaries Are Corre... 11:15am - 12:15pm

Beyond the District Report: Teacher-Level Assessment Reporting 1:30pm - 2:30pm

From Vision to Visuals: Designing a Dashboard for District Leade... 2:35pm - 3:35pm

Instructional Insights Using Computer-Based Testing Data 3:40pm - 4:40pm

Equitable Grading 10:10am - 11:10am

Collaborative Data Conversations: Leading Teams Toward Continuou... 11:15am - 12:15pm

New DDC on the Block 1:30pm - 2:30pm

Creating Dynamic Dashboards from an Excel Dataset 2:35pm - 3:35pm

Before the Data: Why Defining ‘Good’ Is the Key to Literacy Grow... 3:40pm - 4:40pm

From Silos to Systems: A Collaborative Blueprint for District Su... 10:10am - 11:10am

Presenting State Testing Results Data to All Concerned 11:15am - 12:15pm

Human-Driven, Data-Informed: Using AI to Turn Data into Instruct... 1:30pm - 2:30pm

$mart Data: Work $marter, Not Harder 2:35pm - 3:35pm

The Missing Data: Using AI to Capture and Act on Student Engagem... 3:40pm - 4:40pm

From Vision to Reality: Tracking the NYS Portrait of a Graduate... 3:40pm - 4:40pm

Cocktail Reception...

Registration & Breakfast 7:30am - 8:30am

Keynote: Equitable Grading 8:30am - 10:00am

AI on Your Own Terms: Deploying, Querying, and Tuning Open‑Sourc... 10:10am - 11:10am

Is this a big number? 11:15am - 12:15pm

Engage, Connect, Attend: Equity-Based Data Leadership Using Clas... 1:30pm - 2:30pm

NYSITELL and NYSESLAT 101: What does it all mean? 2:35pm - 3:35pm

Think Before You Share: Key Principles of Education Law § 2-d an... 3:40pm - 4:40pm

Reduce the complexity of your Software Stack to save time and mo... 10:10am - 11:10am

Vendor Presentation (Platinum Sponsor) 11:15am - 12:15pm

Vendor Presentation (Gold Sponsor) 1:30pm - 2:30pm

Vendor Presentation (Gold Sponsor) 2:35pm - 3:35pm

Table Talk Breakout Room: NYSESL... 10:30am - 11:00am

Table Talk Breakout Room: Office... 10:30am - 11:00am

Table Talk Breakout Room: Office... 10:30am - 11:00am

Hidden Growth Factors: Does potential learning = total learning? Finding the hidden information... 9:30am - 11:00am

Breakfast 9:00am - 9:30am

Large Group Panel: State Education 9:30am - 10:30am

Table Talk Breakout Room: Office... 10:30am - 11:00am

Table Talk Breakout Room: Portra... 10:30am - 11:00am