Each year, all states are required to make LEA determinations. And though certain aspects are required, states have flexibility in how they approach that requirement. For New York, their 2023 DMS findings became a powerful springboard for a comprehensive remaking of the state’s LEA determinations process. But the result was more than a redesigned methodology; it led to new conversations about accountability, support, and continuous improvement statewide. On this episode of A Date with Data, host Amy Bitterman sits down with New York’s Caralee Kardash and Suzanne Bolling to learn more about the Empire State’s renewed determinations.