Challenge

Stakeholders lacked a consistent, trusted view of CTE participation and outcomes. Data lived in siloed spreadsheets and PDFs, making CLNA prep and briefings slow and inconsistent.

Solution

As lead architect with MSDE, I directed the design, execution, and rollout of the Maryland CTE Data Portal, a public portal with dedicated dashboards for Enrollment, Progression, Performance, Technical Skills Assessments, and Labor Market, plus guided tutorials to build data literacy.

Impact

• Single reference for reporting and equity monitoring.
• Reduced ad-hoc data pulls; standardized leadership narratives.
• Improved transparency across communities and partners.

Challenge

Students and families struggled to find clear pathway info and understand outcomes across clusters and regions.

Solution

Built an Explore experience with a Program Locator and direct links to Enrollment/Outcome dashboards — tying discovery to evidence.

Impact

• Streamlined navigation from interests → programs → outcomes.
• Supported counseling, communications, and equity monitoring.

Challenge

Leaders needed a clear, trustworthy view of how users discover, navigate, and engage with online resources. Data lived in multiple tools, and reports didn’t connect traffic, engagement, and goals into a single narrative.

Solution

Implemented GA4 with custom events and dimensions, then designed a Looker Studio dashboard focused on decision-ready views: traffic & audience trends, content drill-downs, acquisition/referrers, search behavior, engagement events, and goal funnels. Built lightweight data definitions and a cadence for monthly/quarterly reviews.

Impact

• Standardized reporting for leadership and program teams (one “source of truth”).
• Identified high-value content and drop-off points, informing content roadmap and UX fixes.
• Reduced ad-hoc data pulls; accelerated board/partner updates with consistent metrics.

Challenge

TSA performance data was scattered across files and point-in-time reports, limiting timely coaching and improvement cycles.

Solution

Interactive dashboard with attainment trends and subgroup gaps; aligned views to local CLNA and mid-year check-ins.

Impact

• Accelerated data reviews; improved targeting of supports.
• Standardized evidence used in reviews and monitoring.

Challenge

Leaders needed evidence to justify pathway expansion and employer engagement — but demand signals and programs weren’t connected.

Solution

Tables + drill-downs that tie SOC/CIP labor market demand to programs and credentials; regional comparisons for decision-making.

Impact

• Informed board communications and grant narratives.
• Reduced ad-hoc labor market lookups; focused partnerships.

Challenge

Teams lacked a consistent, equity-minded routine for moving from data to decisions in CLNA/Perkins planning and MOA monitoring.

Solution

Statewide workshop series building shared routines: read data, write growth opportunity statements, root-cause analysis, strategy selection, action plan.

Impact

• Standardized local processes across districts and colleges.
• Faster turn-around from analysis to prioritized actions.
• Clear alignment to accountability requirements.

Challenge

Insights from meetings were lost in notes and spreadsheets; no common toolkit existed to turn findings into a trackable plan.

Solution

Participant Workbook + Plan-of-Action template that structure the process end-to-end and tie actions to evidence.

Impact

• Consistent documentation for strategy and monitoring cycles.
• Faster grant alignment and clearer accountability.