PREPS FEDERAL PROGRAM DIRECTORS 12/1/20 - 11:00 AM

Federal Program Directors

December 1 at 11:00 to 12:00 CST

ATTENTION NEW DAY AND TIME

Topic: Strategic Budgeting Tool

Session Description:

As states and districts navigate the wide-ranging repercussions of the COVID-19 pandemic, they will be forced to make the kinds of difficult trade off decisions that are the inevitable consequence of an increase in demand for services in the face of declining revenues. We will share a tool and proposed process with a series of guiding questions to help SEAs and LEAs address critical short-term issues while planning for long term recovery.

Presenter: Bi Vuong

Bio: Bi is an experienced education policy professional who is committed to a practical approach to building evidence and improving outcomes and opportunities for students. Before joining Project Evident, Bi was Director of Proving ground at the Center for Education Policy Research at Harvard University where she worked with states and districts across the country to implement a continuous improvement framework built on meaningful, measurable outcomes. She also launched the National Center for Rural Education Research Networks, brining evidence-building capacity to districts in rural NY and OH. Prior to Proving Ground, Bi served as the Deputy Chief Financial Officer at the School District of Philadelphia; she has also held positions at the Data Quality Campaign and Education Counsel, LLC. Bi currently serves on the board of the Academic Development Institute. A graduate of Kenyon College, Bi also holds an MPA from the Woodrow Wilson School at Princeton University.