Accepting 2026 Data Trailblazers Nominations

 We are now accepting nominations for the 2026 Data Trailblazer awards!

A Data Trailblazer school:

• Assists educators in accessing, interpreting, and communicating data while demonstrating improved student outcomes.

• Helps families and caregivers interpret their student’s grades and assessment scores – and use that knowledge to help their student achieve academic success. 

• Establishes and maintains a culture of schoolwide data-informed decision making with a goal of improved student outcomes.

• Incorporates practices and policies that prioritize data privacy and ensures school staff are adequately trained in data security and privacy standards.

   

  Contact EOC Communications Manager Tenell Felder at ftenell@eoc.sc.gov with any questions