About CIRIS
"I am so impressed by how much you have accomplished in a few years. I have been upskilled by this group and have found some lifelong friends and colleagues here. I cannot wait to see what the coming years bring. Thank you!"CIRIS Participant
Our Vision
- Organizing a structured and coherent curriculum for new institutional researchers organized around the foundational areas of data infrastructure and governance, survey design, data analysis and statistical techniques, data visualization tools, and Data Culture development.
- Designing professional development opportunities for more advanced techniques in the areas listed above, as well as topics relevant to specific areas of school operations (e.g. Enrollment Management, Academics, etc.)
- Continuing to publish high-quality documents and resources around institutional research best practices, similar to Data-Informed Leadership: A Guide to Institutional Research in Independent Schools.
- Growing live and asynchronous opportunities for CIRIS members to connect directly with each other through meetups and online communications
- Expanding the number and capacity of CIRIS webinars and Professional Learning Groups to accommodate our growing membership.
- Providing compensation to CIRIS PLG facilitators
- Leveraging the CIRIS Fellows Lab to create practical tools of use to the entire institutional research community
- Continuing our partnership with ATLIS to provide a track of institutional research sessions at the annual ATLIS conference.
About our Executive Director
After finishing an undergraduate degree in International Economics at Georgetown University, Eric went on to graduate school in economics at the University of Chicago where he earned a master’s degree. While at the University of Chicago, Eric worked on the research team of Nobel Prize winner James Heckman, focusing on microeconomic models of educational attainment.
Over the last fifteen years, Eric has worked in a variety of capacities in independent schools including middle and upper school math teacher, upper school grade dean, and institutional researcher. He is currently the Director of Institutional Research at Maret School in Washington, DC, where he develops and implements data-driven models supporting enrollment management, faculty development, DEIJ initiatives, and student wellness.