The First 30 Days: What Early Climate Data Tells You About the Year Ahead
The first month of school sets the tone for what your community can expect for the upcoming year. School climate, staff engagement, and parent feedback trends all begin taking shape in those first few weeks.
Join Kate Popham, PhD, and Lauren Gonzalez as they share how school and district leaders can use those early signals to understand where the year is really beginning and where timely action can make the biggest difference.
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Your speakers
Two people who have lived the problem.
Dr. Kate Popham is a Senior Research Consultant at Sogolytics specializing in K–12 employee engagement and continuous improvement. She partners with school districts to transform staff feedback into practical strategies that strengthen culture, engagement, and retention.
Lauren designs and leads research studies that help organizations better understand what their communities think. She translates research findings into actionable insights, highlighting key trends and practical decisions organizations can make today.
The first few weeks of school generate some of the most valuable data you'll collect all year. The good news is it's still early enough to act.
In this session, Kate Popham and Lauren Gonzalez will walk through real benchmark data and show which trends district leaders should be focusing on.
- Which first-month indicators deserve your attention
- How attendance, discipline, and perception data work better together
- How to turn those insights into a practical action plan for the months ahead
You'll leave with a practical framework you can use immediately.
Together we'll explore how to:
- Benchmark your climate and engagement data
- Identify the signals that matter most
- Focus your efforts on two or three priorities instead of trying to solve everything at once
- Build an action plan with clear owners and timelines
This session is designed for:
Whether you're leading a district or a single campus, this session will help you make better decisions to set your school or district up for a successful school year.
Before you watch
Why the first month matters
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The opening weeks set expectations, establish routines, and reveal where support is needed. The challenge isn't collecting more data. It's knowing what data deserve your attention and what to do next.
Watch this on demand session to learn how early climate and engagement data can help you make confident decisions as the year begins.
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