The Maine Department of Education (MDOE) wanted to better understand if their current educator workforce data collection could help them quantify supply and demand for educators in the state. They also wanted to understand if local school administrative units collected data that could inform future efforts to understand educator vacancies to inform data collection efforts and inform policies and programs. The Region 1 Comprehensive Center (R1CC) worked closely with MDOE to both understand the state of data collection and identify potential elements that could be calculated using the data collected, with the goal of addressing key questions regarding the supply and demand of educators in the state. The work crossed data and policy offices in the agency, helping to align efforts across both offices. Simultaneously, R1CC gained insight and understanding from local school administrative unit (SAU) staff about local staffing, and data collection, reporting, and use. The information collected helped MDOE understand the possibilities for a future pilot collection and improvements to educator workforce data collection more broadly.