Patterns in Plain Sight:

A Practical Approach to Quality Improvement with the Data You Have

with Marisa Barrett of Early Childhood Collective

Who is Marisa Barrett?

Your program is already sitting on a data mine. Child assessments. Attendance records. Family engagement. It's all there. The question is what to do with it. This hands-on session is designed for people who don't consider themselves "data people." Using a simple three-question framework and real sample datasets, you'll learn to spot patterns, identify needs, and take small, confident steps toward quality improvement. No spreadsheet expertise required. You'll leave with a practical framework, a little more confidence, and a room full of colleagues who are figuring it out right alongside you.

Kansas raised her, Texas claimed her, and Head Start gave her life's work its shape and direction. She co-founded Early Childhood Collective to get research into teachers' hands, in ways that actually work. She still covers a classroom when they need her. Staying close to the work is kind of her thing.

Marisa works alongside programs as a CLASS® observer, pre-service trainer, and coach. Coaching that actually sticks. That's the goal.

Kansas roots. Texas boots. Firmly committed to chips and queso.