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Speakers say NYTD must answer specific questions to create decision-ready data
Summary
Multiple speakers urged states to frame NYTD questions so they yield actionable, decision-ready information tied to service categories states control, improving prioritization and planning.
Speakers across the session argued that NYTD becomes actionable only when questions are specific and directly tied to decisions states can implement. "Data only becomes actionable when questions are being asked that are direct, detailed, and clearly tied to decisions states actually have to make," one speaker said.
The discussion focused on how broad questions can confirm assumptions rather than reveal gaps, while targeted items about access, quality, awareness and continued services produce clearer priorities for states' APSR (Annual Progress and Services Report) planning and other service-planning activities. Speakers recommended framing NYTD outcomes to align with service categories that state administrators manage to move from reporting to planning.
Several presenters recommended that states newer to NYTD start by focusing on one or two indicators to spark discussion and policy changes rather than trying to act on a broad set of metrics at once.
