KDE Data Governance

The Kentucky Department of Education (KDE) has a cross-agency coordinated data governance structure to promote data quality, appropriate data use and data security. KDE publishes aggregated data to give stakeholders information on performance of public schools and a variety of education characteristics in Kentucky. The primary sites to view and access Kentucky's education data are Kentucky School Report Card and Open House.  

​KDE Data Governance Team

KDE's data governance team is led by DeDe Conner, chief data officer.​​​ The team is responsible for approval of new data collections,​​ changes to existing data collections, and training and direction to data stewards. Each KDE office is represented on the team.

Office of Career & Technical Education and Student Transition 

• Scott U'Sellis
• Claude Christian​
  

Office of the Commissioner

• Aaron Butler
• Hannah Poquette
• Shravanthi Raghavapuram

Office of Continuous Improvement and Support

• Windy Newton 

Office of Educator Licensure and Effectiveness

• Anthony Pinson
• Crystal Hord

Office of Education Technology

• Dede Conner, Chief Data Officer
• Robert Hackworth, Chief Security Officer
• Linda Burton
  

Office of Finance and Operations

• Jessica Carlton
• Mark Darbyshire

Office of Legal Services

• John Landon
• Lindsey Swartz

Office of Special Education and Early Learning

• Amy Patterson
  
• Andrea Bartholomew
• Joe McCowan

Office of Teaching and Learning

•  Pending appointment
  

Office of Assessment and Accountability

• Michael Prater
• Kevin Hill