1. “MAXIMIZING THE VALUE OF NATIONAL, STATE, AND LOCAL MEASUREMENT SYSTEMS FOR RESEARCH AND POLICY” NOVEMBER 5, 2014 Anne Sheridan Executive Director, Governor’s Office for Children

2. Maryland’s Landscape

3. Children’s Cabinet Structure Children’s Cabinet Governor’s Office for Children Governor O’Malley DHR (Child Welfare) MDOD (Disabilities) DHMH (Health ) MSDE (Education) DJS (Juvenile Services) DBM (Budget)

4. Using Data to Measure Progress  Results and Indicators Framework Indicators Results

5. Governor O’Malley’s16 Strategic Policy Goals

6. Strategic Policy Goals and the Maryland Children’s Cabinet End Childhood Hunger in Maryland by 2015. Improve Student Achievement and School, College, and Career Readiness by 25% by the end of 2015. Reduce Violent Crimes Committed Against Women and Children by 25% by the end of 2018. Reduce Infant Mortality in Maryland by 10% by 2017.

7. Ending Childhood Hunger: Deciding How to Measure Success

8. Proving an Intervention Strategy

9. Improving Our Access to Data

10. Tying a Reduction in Hunger to Additional Outcomes Maryland as a Case Study Augustine-Thottungal, Robin, John Kern, Jackie Key, and Becca Sherman. "Ending childhood hunger: A social impact analysis." Deloitte and the No Kid Hungry Center for Best Practices (2013).

11. Moving Forward in Maryland The difference between a dream and a goal is a deadline