About the SJDLP

The South Jersey Data Leaders Partnership (SJDLP) was founded in 2016.  Its mission is to improve outcomes for students, teachers, schools, districts, and state departments of education through the effective use of data.

In order to make that happen, we do two things.  First we focus on the development of educators in data leadership positions– either leaders whose position is specific to data (“data specialist,” etc.) or de facto data leaders in the position of superintendent, curriculum director, principal, supervisor, etc.   Our vow is to ensure that data leaders are never without a network of support, collaboration, and professional learning in their data work.

Second, we collectively advocate for effective and productive data practices to those who can ensure that students benefit from data quality, deep and useful analysis and reporting on standardized or other state testing, development of data confidence and reflexiveness in pre-service teachers and leaders, and more.  We work to ensure that government and private industry leaders dialogue with data leaders in the field to align their work with realities in the field from real districts, schools, classrooms, and student lives.

The SJDLP meets 4 times per school year.  Meetings are usually virtual so that our members can attend without having to worry about travel.  Meetings consist of professional learning sessions and presentations, conversations with state leaders, PLCs, and other interactions in service of our mission and goals.  Each August the SJDLP hosts a data conference that is open to all educators, with sessions aimed at teachers, school and district leaders, and data specialists.

Email inquiries can be directed to marc@sjdlp.org.