Data and Donuts: CDE Homeless Education Data Office Hours
About Data and Donuts
The California Department of Education (CDE) partners with the California Homeless Education Technical Assistance Center (HETAC) to host monthly Data and Donuts homeless education data office hours throughout the school year. In these sessions, attendees dig into homeless education data with CDE and become better equipped to leverage data to inform their work.
Data and Donuts Session Recordings and Materials
2024-2025 School Year
Topic: DataQuest and Dashboard Updates: 2023-24 Insights (Join presenters to unpack the latest homeless education data from the 2023-24 school year, highlighting key trends and outcomes for students experiencing homelessness. Learn how to navigate DataQuest and the California School Dashboards to uncover critical insights that support this vulnerable population and drive impactful decisions.) | View recording (Recorded 2/13/2025) | Download handouts
Topic: Frequently Asked Questions (Hear responses to frequently asked questions about homeless education data and explore related scenarios that have come up throughout the school year.) | View recording (Recorded 12/12/2024) | Download handouts
Topic: High School Seniors Experiencing Homelessness and Graduation Rates (Learn about the unique challenges faced by seniors experiencing homelessness as they strive to graduate high school and explore related data points and initiatives.) | View recording (Recorded 11/07/2024) | Download handouts
Topic: Youth-Driven Data (Hear from subject matter experts about how they have been incorporating youth voice to raise awareness and address youth homelessness) | View recording (Recorded 10/10/2024) | Download handouts
Topic: Census Data (Explore the importance of identification and recertifying students experiencing homelessness prior to Census Day. Review Census data from the previous year and practice calculating the percentage of students who are eligible for free and reduced priced meals with students who are identified as homeless.) | View recording (Recorded 10/10/2024) | Download handouts
Topic: Data Refresher (Explore a high-level overview of the latest homeless student data and learn updates about California data collection and reporting) | View recording (Recorded 8/20/2024) | Download handouts
2023-2024 School Year
Topic: Voices from the Field: What's Working? (California local educational agencies (LEAs) share how they're leveraging data strategically) | View recording (Recorded 4/11/2024) | Download handouts
Topic: Voices from the Field: What's Working? (California local educational agencies (LEAs) share how they're leveraging data strategically) | View recording (Recorded 3/14/2024) | Download handouts
Topic: Homeless Education Data by Dwelling Type (Learn to navigate the Homeless by Dwelling Type data report to better understand the housing needs of students experiencing homelessness) | View recording (Recorded 2/08/2024) | Download handouts
Topic: Downloadable Data Files (Brush up on your Excel skills and practice using downloadable data files) | View recording (Recorded 12/14/2023) | Download handouts
Topic: Funding and Data (Learn more about funding streams and using data to track and advocate for funding) | View recording (Recorded 11/09/2023) | Download handouts
Topic: Collaboration with Data (Learn about existing data partnerships and resources and how LEAs can utilize them) | View recording (Recorded 10/12/2023) | Download handouts
Topic: Census Day (Learn about Census Day and the importance of identifying homeless students before the first Wednesday of October) | View recording (Recorded 9/14/2023) | Download handouts
Topic: Data Refresher (Review of key topics from previous Data and Donuts sessions) | View recording (Recorded 8/10/2023) | Download handouts