Jayashree Krishnan, Chief Data and Analytics Strategist, with the Governor’s Office of Student Achievement (GOSA), was recently named as a Strategic Data Project (SDP) Fellow. SDP is a program based at the Center for Education Policy Research at Harvard University.

SDP offers Fellows a rich complement of professional development designed to boost skills and knowledge in three key areas: (1) measurement and analysis, (2) leadership/ management and effective communication, and (3) research findings in education policy. The professional development over the course of the two-years.

Fellows are current employees who have been identified as data/analytic leaders in their agency. They are the rising stars of their organization who, with additional training and attention, will take on executive-level roles. By participating in the fellowship, both fellows and their host agencies will grow advanced analytic capacity, develop clear priorities and plans for data use and data systems, build organizational willingness to use data for decision-making, and uncover valuable insight about performance. To date, SDP has partnered with 94 education agencies across the country and engaged with seven cohorts of fellows totaling over 220 fellows and alumni in the field.

“GOSA has an opportunity to advance our talent to the next level. Jaya will learn new skills and advances in implementing innovative solutions to our most pressing education challenges that will benefit her professional growth and her work for Georgia’s educators and students. We are grateful for the opportunity SDP is providing to a leader in state government, Jaya Krishnan,” stated Joy Hawkins, Executive Director, GOSA.