Dr. Martha Ellis, CCATT’s Senior Consultant on Data-Informed Governance, offered a practical session (June 18, 2026) on how trustees can move from reviewing data to using it more effectively in board-level decision-making. Drawing on examples from a fictional case study of Bluebonnet Community College, this webinar focused on how boards define clear objectives and ask appropriate data questions.
Participants explored the characteristics of strong objectives, the board’s role in establishing them, and how trustees can evaluate whether objectives align with the institution’s mission and vision. The session also addressed how to ask stronger data questions, the types of quantitative and qualitative data used in higher education, and the distinction between leading and lagging indicators of student success.
Watch the webinar recording here.