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IPEDS Workshop 2015

IPEDS Team

IPEDS Workshop Agenda

• Staff Introductions• Notes from 2014-15 Data Collection• 2015-16 Data Collection Calendar• 2015-16 Data Collection• New Resource• Resources Reminder• Using IPEDS Data• Beyond collection and dissemination

Meet the IPEDS Team

Staff at NCES

• Peggy Carr, Acting Commissioner, National Center for Education Statistics

• Ross Santy, Associate Commissioner, Administrative Data Division

• Richard Reeves, Branch Chief, Postsecondary Administrative Data Branch

• Samuel Barbett, Data Quality & Dissemination Team Lead

• Tara Lawley, Acting Data Collection Team Lead

Staff at NCES

• Moussa Ezzeddine: Human Resources; Universe; Data files, data integration

• Gigi Jones: Graduation Rates; Outcome Measures; Admissions; Data Feedback Report; Data Integration

• Tara Lawley: Research and Development; Training• Bao Le: Finance, 12-Month and Fall Enrollment, Academic

Libraries; Indicators, Publications• Andrew Mary: Completions; CIP; Publications• Stefanie McDonald: Institutional Characteristics, Student

Financial Aid• Jie Sun: SAS programming• Peter Oldershaw: Data tools consultant

IPEDS Contractor Staff

• RTI International– Dan Pratt, Director, Center for Education Surveys– Janice Kelly-Reid, IPEDS Project Director– Jamie Isaac, Associate IPEDS Project Director, Help Desk Mgr

• Association for Institutional Research (AIR)– Randy Swing, Executive Director– Christopher Coogan, Chief of Staff– Eric Godin, Associate Director of Education

• IT Innovative Solutions Corp (INOVAS)– Mohamad Sakr, Vice President– Bongjun Lee, Collection Systems Manager– Ruba Hay

Notes from2014-15 Data Collection

Fall Collection Extended

• Fall Collection was extended one day due to issues relating to the NCES Cloud conversion

Reporting Noncompliance

• The regulations permit a fine of up to $35,000 for each violation of any provision of Title IV, or any regulation or agreement implementing that Title

• Remember, noncompliance encompasses both timely and accurate reporting

Response Status

• Keyholder close date was Wed, 4/8• Help Desk is now working with KHs who did

not lock on time– One Last Chance– Minor edit problems

• Coordinator close date was Wed, 4/22

One Last Chance Policy

• Allows institutions one chance to submit data after the deadline

• After due date, Help Desk contacts institutions that have not already used OLC– They are given 2 weeks – Help Desk enters, edits, works w/ keyholder to get

data clean and locked

• Institutions that have used OLC are not contacted– If institution contacts Help Desk, they are given 24

hours to submit the data

• Most institutions using OLC are non-coordinated, so thanks!

2014-15 Pretty Much Status Quo

• Completions• 12 Month Enrollment• Graduation Rates• Graduation Rates 200• Human Resources*

2014-15 Changes, Lessons Learned, and Etc…

• Institutional Characteristics• Student Financial Aid• Admissions• Finance• Fall Enrollment• Academic Libraries

Institutional Characteristics Changes, Lessons Learned, and Etc…

Gigi Jones

Institutional Characteristics Changes

• Added question: Which of the following are available to veterans, military service members, or their families?– Post-9/11 GI Bill Yellow Ribbon Program– Credit for military training– Dedicated point of contact for support services for veterans,

military service members, and their families– Recognized student veteran organization– Member of Servicemembers Opportunity Colleges

• URL for tuition policies specifically related to veterans and military service members (Institution Identification)

• Removed Estimated Fall Enrollment• Removed Admissions questions

Institutional Characteristics Lessons Learned

• Shorter form with Admissions questions moved and deletion of Estimated Enrollment questions

• Veteran/Military programs posted on College Navigator

• Cost of Attendance’s books and supplies.– Institutions that enter 0 (zero). Is it because books

and supplies are included in tuition and fees?

And Etc…

Student Financial Aid Changes, Lessons Learned, and Etc…

Gigi Jones

Student Financial Aid Changes

• Number of undergraduate and graduate students receiving Post-9/11 GI Bill benefits and the total dollar amount of tuition and fee benefits awarded to them through the institution

• Number of undergraduate and graduate students receiving DoD Tuition Assistance and the total dollar amount of DoD Tuition Assistance awarded to them through the institution

• New SFA Comparison Chart– All UG– FTFT– Other non-FTFT UG

Student Financial Aid Changes

• If schools changed their previous years SFA data in the current collection, then the PYR system was unlocked for schools to also update in PYR.

Student Financial Aid Lessons Learned

• Lots of questions on the new Veterans/Servicemembers benefits– VA’s GI Bill Post 9/11– DoD Tuition Assistance Program– School certifying officials were not aware ahead of

time/some scrambling

And Etc…

• Servicemembers and Veterans benefits on College Navigator– Information will be placed on College Navigator

early summer– We are still thinking of the best way to present all

Veterans/Servicemembers information on College Navigator

Admissions Changes and Lessons Learned

Tara Lawley

Admissions Changes

• New component • Open admissions screening question asked in

IC Header

Admissions Lessons Learned

• Lessons Learned from 2014-15 Collection– Many institutions do not require test scores but

were still reporting them in the admissions section of IC• And we probably want them to…

Finance Changes and Lessons LearnedBao Le

Finance Changes

• Finance form for private, for-profit– Expanded in 2014-15• Balance sheet, revenues, and expenditures collected in

more detail

– Part F: Tax Expenditures• Applicable for degree-granting institutions• Can be reported by partial parent

Finance Changes/Lessons Learned– Part F: Tax Expenditures• Clarification question added to designate who paid the

tax – FAQ also added

Finance Changes/Lessons Learned– Part F: Tax Expenditures• Reporting negative tax expenditures• Additional clarifications will be provided:

– Negative income tax expenditures may occur as a result of:» An increase in the net deferred tax asset at the end of the

fiscal year» A decrease in the net deferred tax liability at the end of

the fiscal year

Finance Changes• Edit added for institutions treating Pell as

passthrough– Updated tip sheet available at

http://nces.ed.gov/ipeds/factsheets/fct_ipeds_finance_03072007_3.asp

Finance Changes• Summary screens edited to reflect DFR

GASB public FASB private, not-for-profit FASB private, for-profit

Finance Changes/Lessons Learned

• Added VA education benefits FAQ #16: – Are VA education benefits under the Post-9/11 or

Montgomery GI Bill included as federal grants in IPEDS?

– No, these VA education benefits should not be included as “federal grant” in the Finance revenue section or as “other federal student grant aid” in the scholarship/fellowship section. They should be reported as "tuition and fees" revenue received from the student.

Fall Enrollment Lessons Learned and Etc…

Bao Le

Fall Enrollment

• Schools in consortia– Tip sheet available at

http://nces.ed.gov/ipeds/submit_data/Consortium_Cheatsheet.asp

– Institution where student is taking classes should report the enrollment• Students taking classes at multiple institutions can be reported

by multiple institutions

– Distance education courses offered through a consortium agreement• An institution can indicate that they offer distance education

opportunities (IC) only if students are enrolled in a distance education course through their institution.

Fall Enrollment• Study abroad FAQ– Students who are enrolled in your institution and

attend classes in a foreign country should NOT be included in your enrollment report if:• The students are enrolled ONLY in courses offered by

another institution;• The students are enrolled at a branch campus of your

institution in a foreign country;• Your institution does not provide the instructional

resources (i.e., classrooms, instructors), even if the student pays tuition to your institution. Their enrollment at your institution serves only as an administrative record.

• Additional guidance to come

Fall Enrollment• Reporting transfer students– How to count transferring degree-seeking and non-

degree-seeking students?– General Rule: At the same institution, once in a

cohort a student may not be reassigned to another cohort. Regardless of how often the student leaves the institution and returns, they remain in the originally assigned cohort. Additionally, students who attend or transfer into the institution for the first time the prior summer term as degree-seeking students are to be included in the first-time or transfer-in cohorts, as applicable.

Fall Enrollment

• Reporting enrollment by CIP Codes– How to report students with more than one

major? Can CIP counts be duplicated? – FAQ will be added in the next collection cycle to

instruct institutions to report student enrollment on any applicable CIP screen, even if there is duplication by CIP.

Academic Libraries Changes and Lessons Learned

Bao Le

Academic Libraries Changes

• New survey component for Spring• Some changes from the ALS previously

collected

Academic Libraries Lessons Learned• Reporting expenditures in IC Header– Libraries may not have accurate estimates of expenditures

in the Fall

– Question will change in 2015-16

Academic Libraries Lessons Learned

• Reporting e-books– Digital/electronic books as e-book or database?

• General rule: if the library selects a package of titles and not the individual titles for the collection, count as database.

• Rule doesn’t address when librarians select: – Some titles in a package– Some packages in a collection of packages

• Vendors don’t differentiate the counts

• 2015-16 changes to instructions:– count as e-book if titles are searchable through the catalog – include e-book titles in aggregated sets

Academic Libraries Lessons Learned• Reporting unit for e-books/e-media– Current instructions: when deciding what to report,

consider if the item or unit is restricted to a finite or unlimited number of simultaneous users. • Finite number of simultaneous users: based on the number of

simultaneous usages allowed – if one, count as one if 10, count as 10• Unlimited number of simultaneous users: based on the number of titles in

the collection. If a collection has 100 titles, count 100 units.

– No separation of finite vs unlimited titles on the form

• 2015-16 changes to instructions:– titles should simply count as the equivalent of one volume,

regardless of the number of users

• Physical circulation: – Instructions say to report “circulation of physical

items” from general collections and reserve collections.

– Circulation from general collection is better metric for usage

• 2015-16 changes to instructions:– Report circulation from general collections only

• Interlibrary loans transactions: – instructions states to “include all returnable and non-returnable

interlibrary loans and documents.” – Non-returnables are faxes, photocopies, etc, that the library does not

expect to have returned, so maybe it shouldn’t be included in determining usage of the library collection

– Non-returnables should not be lumped with returnables

• 2015-16 changes to instructions: – include ILL transactions for items owned by the library and that have

charge record. Exclude all non-returnables and items the library borrows from another institution

• Digital/electronic circulation: – Instructions indicate that circulation is the number of

downloads– Some vendors don’t provide downloads, just use statistics

(# times a user has clicked to open and view an e-resource)

• 2015-16 changes to instructions: – Circulation to include viewing or otherwise opening a

digital/electronic book or media (which may not be a download) as well as downloads

Academic Libraries Lessons Learned• Reporting salaries/wages: – instructions indicate include salary/wages if it comes from

the library budget– librarians still want to include salary/wages even though

it’s funded by institutional budget– other types of expenditures can come from sources not in

library budget

• 2015-16 changes to instructions: – Salary/wages, along with fringe benefits, should only be reported if

paid from the library budget

2015-16 Data Collection

Collection CalendarTara Lawley

2015-16 Data Collection Calendar

Registration Fall(6 wks)

Winter(9 wks)

Spring(17 wks)

Open date Aug 5 Sept 2 Dec 9 Dec 9Keyholder close date Oct 14 Feb 10 Apr 6

Coordinator close date Oct 28 Feb 24 Apr 20

IncludesRegistration

MappingInstitution ID

GR200ADMOM

Registration Review Date

• Register by August 26 – coordinators, too! • If a keyholder has not registered as of this

date, a letter will be sent to the CEO requesting appointment of a new keyholder

• If coordinators don’t register, we have to hunt you down. Only registered coordinators are invited to this conference….

Prior Year Revision (PYR) System

• Survey components will be open for revision during their regular data collection period

• EXCEPT: Fall components will open on 9/9 instead of 9/2

• Revise cost of attendance data on IC or any SFA data through current year SFA, NOT in PYR

Other Important Dates

• Update Registration Contact information– 8/5/15 – 7/15/16

• Update Institution Identification information– 8/5/15 – 6/1/16

• Upload Custom Comparison Group for 2015 Data Feedback Report– 1/4/16 – 7/15/16

Changes to Data Collection for 2015-16

Outcome MeasuresTara Lawley

2015-16 Changes

• Are approved by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB)

• The following information has been posted in Data Provider Center (DCS login screen) and DCS Help menu:– Description of changes– Screens and instructions (survey materials)

Origins of Changes

• TRP: Alternate Measures of Student Success, 2/12 & 10/12

Preview Year

• 2015-16 changes were posted during 2013-14 and 2014-15 collections

Changes for 2015-16

New Outcome Measures (OM)

• New Winter component for degree-granting institutions

• Collect outcome measures data on 4 degree/certificate-seeking undergraduate student cohorts – Full-time, first-time students– Part-time, first-time students– Full-time, non-first-time entering students– Part-time, non-first-time entering students

• Improve the quality and availability of student success data

• Collect more comprehensive measures of student success for a broader group of students

• Feb 2012 TRP 37 suggested outcome information be collected for first-time, part-time students

• Oct 2012 TRP 40 suggested similar outcome information be collected for non-first-time students

• To expedite availability of OM data, TRP 40 also suggested that data be reported retrospectively– If a prospective reporting model were used, OM data

would not be available until 2023.

OM – 8 yrs• For each of the 4 cohorts, collect a status update 8

years after the cohort enters the institution using the following categories:– Received award– Did not receive award, still enrolled at reporting institution– Did not receive award, subsequently enrolled at another

institution– Did not receive award, subsequent enrollment status

unknown• A total of students who did not receive an award will be

calculated

OM – 6 yrs

• For each of the 4 cohorts, collect a status update 6 years after the cohort enters the institution using the following category:– Received award

• Academic reporting institutions will report on Fall cohorts; program and hybrid reporters will report on full-year cohorts

• Outcome Measures data collection will begin in 2015-16 with institutions reporting on their 2007 cohorts

• Data will not be disaggregated by race, ethnicity, or gender

OM FAQs

• Will race and ethnicity be required in future years?– At this time, there are no plans to collect R/E for Outcome

Measures.• Should students be included in OM cohorts if degree

seeking intent is not explicitly stated?– In order to receive federal student aid, a student must be

degree or certificate seeking. If the student is eligible (even if they do not actually receive aid) for federal student aid they should be included in the cohort. If they are not eligible and have not clearly stated their intent, then they should not be counted. The instructions for OM cohorts follow the same basic rules as the GR cohorts – there are just more of them.

OM FAQs

• Won’t there be double counting if two institutions are counting an award?– Yes, there will be double counting. However, the

students will be in different cohorts and the award will be counted in different columns. This is not a unique issue for OM, since students are likely double counted in other components as well (e.g., enrollment).

OM FAQs

• Will students that transfer from 4-year to 2-year institutions and complete a lower level degree be counted? Is that really a measure of success for the first institution?– Yes, they would be counted as receiving an award.

At this time, IPEDS will not collect the level of the award received at the subsequent institution. IPEDS will not place a judgment on success based on different award levels.

OM FAQs

• What is meant by ‘still enrolled’?– A student actively enrolled at the institution during the

most recent Spring term can be counted as still enrolled. – What is meant by ‘non-first-time’?

• A non-first-time degree/certificate seeking student is any student that is not attending a postsecondary institution for the first time. This term will mostly refer to transfer-in students, however, there may be students that have postsecondary experience that are not considered transfer students. For example, a student that is in enrolling in an institution but failed previous coursework so that none of the previous coursework is accepted would be a non-first-time student but would not necessarily be considered a transfer-in student.

OM FAQs

• If an institution classified a student as first-time but learns later that a student should have been classified as non-first-time, what should they do?– When an institution learns something that would

improve their reporting of cohorts, they should revise the cohort as appropriate.

OM FAQs

• What about Spring cohorts? Should those students be included?– No, at this time OM does not cover students that

started in the Spring. • How should a student be reported if they entered

the institution, left the institution, then returned?– The student should be reported in the cohort in which

they originally started. Remember – once in a cohort, always in a cohort (unless subsequent information about their original status requires a change).

OM FAQs

• Does any award really mean any award?– At this time IPEDS has not further defined this

term, and any award means any award and can be a certificate or degree.

• Should stackable credentials count as any award?– Stackable credentials can count as an award.

OM FAQs

• Should a student who earns multiple awards – one in 6 years and one in 8 years, be counted in both award columns (e.g. 8/2013 and 8/2015)? – No, the student should only be counted one time,

at the earliest time they received an award.

OM Resources

• We will develop an OM Resources website– Definitions– FAQs– Help with developing retrospective cohorts

Summary, 2015-16Fall Collection Winter Collection Spring Collection

• Institutional Characteristics

• Completions• 12-month

Enrollment

• Student Financial Aid

• Graduation Rates• 200% Graduation

Rates• Admissions• Outcome

Measures

• Fall Enrollment• Human Resources• Finance• Academic

Libraries

New Resource

IPEDS on TwitterBao Le

IPEDS on Twitter• Follow us @ipeds_nces

• View our profile https://twitter.com/ipeds_nces

Social media to target data USERS

Emails/Websites Social Media

Timely

Short and concise messages

Can include visuals

Take longer to post

Detailed messages

Can be saved

IPEDS Twitter Goals

1. Increase the general public awareness of the IPEDS data system

2. Share IPEDS and IPEDS-related updates, results, resources and information with data users

3. Publicize opportunities for collaboration and training to stakeholders

Resources Reminder

Tara Lawley

Help Desk

• RTI International manages the Help Desk• The Help Desk provides outstanding service• They are expert representatives, most with

years of IPEDS experience

• Data Collection Help Desk• Tools Help Desk

IPEDS Help Desk

Help Desk Activity 2014-15(through XX/XX/XXXX)

Fall 2014 (includes

registration)Winter/Spring

2014-15 Total

Number of calls handled

Number of calls made

Number of e-mails received

Training

• Association for Institutional Research (AIR)– Holds the subcontract for IPEDS training– Provides training in a variety of modalities:• Face-to-Face Workshops• Online Video Tutorials

– Manages a national cohort of 30 IPEDS Trainers– https://www.airweb.org/IPEDS

Face-to-Face Workshops

• 30 workshops annually, most co-hosted with other higher education organizations

• Workshops:– Keyholder Training– Best Practices for Reporting and Using IPEDS Data to

Improve Efficiencies– IPEDS Data as the Public Face of an Institution– IPEDS Data and Benchmarking: Supporting Decision

Making and Institutional Effectiveness – IPEDS Finance Training for IR Professionals

Online Video Tutorials

• Overviews of each survey component (~5 min)• IPEDS definitions and key concepts

– Explanation videos on commonly misunderstood concepts – Links also embedded within the data collection forms

• Data tools– Data Center, Trend Generator, etc.

• IPEDS related tutorials– New Keyholder, Net Price Calculator, etc.

• IPEDS update – Annual review of changes to collection process and survey

components

Listservs

• IPEDS listserv– >1500 subscribers– Very lively discussions– Biggest challenge: communicating to keyholders

when to contact Help Desk, and when to post on listserv

• Coordinator listserv– Available to all coordinators – Message Center– Has seen some activity this past year

This Week in IPEDS

• Important news – Data submission topics– Data releases, publication releases

IPEDS Resource Center

• Data release procedure Data tip sheets• Survey instrument archive; changes• Information Centers– HR/SOC– Race/Ethnicity– CIP– Net Price Calculator

• Net price FAQs

Coordinator Tools in DCS

See Coordinator Handbookfor more details

Using IPEDS Data

Data Release ScheduleAndrew Mary

IPEDS Data Release Procedure

• 4 stages:– Collection Level– Preliminary – Provisional– Final

• Outlined in IPEDS Resource Center

Collection Level

• Data are locked• Then they are reviewed by the Help Desk • Then they are migrated to the Collection Level

Data Center (login available only through the Data Collection System)

• At Collection Level, any respondent whose data have already been migrated can see their own data, as well as the data for all of the other institutions that have already been migrated

Preliminary Data

• After an IPEDS data collection cycle closes:– A First Look publication based on preliminary data is

released – Preliminary data are made publicly available through

the IPEDS Data Center• Preliminary data have been edited but are subject

to further NCES quality control procedures • Imputed data for nonresponding institutions are

not included

Provisional Data

• After all quality control procedures are complete: – The First Look publication is reissued based on the

provisional data– Provisional data are made publicly available

through the IPEDS Data Center• Data have been imputed for non-responding

institutions

Final Data

• Institutions may submit revisions to data in the subsequent data collection year.

• After editing of these revised data is complete: – Final data are made public through the IPEDS Data

Center– The First Look publication is not reissued

Using IPEDS Data

Publications & ReportsAndrew Mary

Publication/Data Release Schedule

• Preliminary Data [data released and First Look published]:– Fall Survey Data (ICH, IC, E12, C): mid- to late-May following the

collection– Winter Survey Data (SFA, ADM, GR, GR200, OM): early- to mid-

September following the collection– Spring Survey Data (HR, EF, F, AL): early- to mid-October

following the collection

• Provisional Data [data released and First Look published]:– Approximately 4-6 weeks after the Preliminary data release

IPEDS First Looks

• What Is A First Look? A brief publication and set of tables that coincides with the release of IPEDS data files. Recent releases:– IPEDS Fall 2014-15 data collection (preliminary data)

• Coming soon!

– IPEDS Winter 2013-14 data collection (provisional data) • Pub #2014-105, 11/20/14

– IPEDS Spring 2013-14 data collection (provisional data)• Pub #2015-012, 11/06/14

– IPEDS Fall 2013-14 data collection (provisional data)• Pub #2014-066rev, 07/31/14

2015 Data Feedback Report (DFR)• Uses IPEDS data submitted in 2014-15

• Notifying keyholders, coordinators, and CEOs – TWII Announcement to create or update their custom comparison group. – Email sent two weeks to KH/Coord before data feedback reports are released to CEO in the late

• Comparison Groups– 2 ways to update (KH only): Data Collection System or Data Center– Changes for 2015 report can be made now thru July 15, 2015

• DFR will be sent through a link– DFR will not be printed/mailed nor emailed as a PDF

• DFR available in the Data Center– Customized DFR

• Statistical Analysis Report• Custom Data Feedback Report

– Standard DFRs available from 2005

Using IPEDS Data

CrosswalkMoussa Ezzeddine

Crosswalk

• The main purpose of the crosswalk files is to reliably map unique identifiers between FSA OPE IDs and IPEDS Unit IDs on an annual basis.

• Give users a better understanding of what changes occurred in the IPEDS/PEPS universes between any two given years.

• Track changes (closed, merged, …) to each institution over a period of time (2000 to Current)

• For the purpose of creating a crosswalk between IPEDS ids and PEPS ids, we added the “repot map” to the collection system.

Crosswalk

• We populate the reporting map based on initial mapping between IPEDS and PEPS.

• Then we present the reporting map to KH to approve, make changes or additions.

• Data is then saved into a table that contains the crosswalk between IPEDS and PEPS ids.

Crosswalk

Beyond collection and dissemination

NPEC: IPEDS R&DTara Lawley

Role of NPEC

• National Postsecondary Education Cooperative• To promote the quality, comparability and

utility of postsecondary data and information that support policy development at the federal, state, and institution levels

• NCES has assigned NPEC the specific responsibility for developing a R&D agenda for IPEDS, in support of its mission

Role of NPEC

• In addition to core membership, members serve on/lead working groups to explore targeted R&D topics

• Members serve on the IPEDS Technical Review Panel

• http://nces.ed.gov/npec

Who Is NPEC?• 15 members:

– Six data representatives from ACE, NAICU, APLU, AASCU, APLU, and AACC– Nine representatives from:

• a non-profit college; • a for-profit college • a community college; • a public 4-year college;• a regional organization (e.g., SREB, WICHE); • a data user group (e.g., IHEP, NACUBO); • a state higher ed agency or system• a community college system• a state independent college association

• Staffed and supported by NCES: – Support for related contractual work including meeting logistics and R&D

Current MembersMichael MatierSpringfield College

Kent PhillippeAmerican Association of Community Colleges (AACC)

Kenneth ReddNational Assoc. of College and Univ. Business Officers

Chris Rasmussen*Midwestern Higher Education Compact (MHEC)

Christy England-SiegerdtWashington Student Achievement Council (WSAC)

Brandon DanielsAmerican Council on Education (ACE)

Gayle FinkBowie State University

Rajat ShahLincoln Educational Services

OPENAssociation of Private Sector Colleges & Universities

Jason RamirezNational Assoc. of Independent Colleges & Univ. (NAICU)

Christine KellerAssociation of Public & Land-Grant Universities (APLU)

Christina WhitfieldKentucky Community and Technical College System

Carolyn MataGeorgia Independent College Association

Jennifer DalyDelgado Community College

Emily ParkerAmerican Assoc. of State Colleges & Univ. (AASCU) * Term Ends June 30, 2015

R&D Reports

• Recent– Improving the IPEDS Finance Component– Clarifying the reporting and use of second major data

in IPEDS– Clarifying how study abroad students are reported in

IPEDS– Institutional grouping working group: Identification

of issues and recommendations

IPEDS Technical Review PanelTara Lawley

What is the IPEDS TRP?

• Group of technical experts that meets ~3x/yr to:– Implement legislation and regulations into IPEDS– Address emerging areas of concern – Decrease reporting burden AND retain federal data

necessary for policy making and analysis• Meetings conducted by RTI International• TRP Website, hosted by RTI (IPEDS Newsroom)– Summaries of meetings, calls for comment and

dates for upcoming meetings

Recent TRP Meetings

Date Held TRP Topic

July 2014 Human Resources (for degree granting institutions)

Sep 2015 Outcome Measures

Mar 2015 Improvements to the Finance Survey Component

June 2015 Study Abroad

Oct 2015 Institutional Groupings (Tentative)

• Summaries available at TRP website, Newsroom

• Contact Janice Kelly-Reid at jrk@rti.org if interested in serving

Data Integration and Other Inter-office and Inter-agency Work

Gigi Jones

Integration/other projects

• Crosswalk - FSA, OPE• Gainful Employment - FSA• College Scorecard - OPE• Shopping Sheet – OPE• Net Price Calculator - OPE• CATC/CATEF (Accountability and Transparency Lists and

Explanation Form) – OPE• Principles of Excellence – VA, DoD, CFPB• Standard Occupational Codes (SOC) working group -

IPEDS WebsiteGigi Jones

IPEDS Website

• Quick group activity• The next slide will be the current IPEDS

website• Going to give you a minute to quickly write

down everything that could be approved about the website (essentially, what you don’t like).

Current IPEDS Homepage

IPEDS Website Enhancements

• Started work the summer of 2014• Goals– Create an integrated look and feel– Organize information – Guide visitors quickly– Enhance website navigation

• Release plan– In a few phases within the next two years– First release, Fall 2015

IPEDS Homepage Redesigned

Prospective Students and Families

Researchers and Data Users

Data Providers

IPEDS Community

Explore a variety of activities through ‘Join In’

Current TWII: An Example of Re-organizing Information

Updated TWII

Current: About IPEDS

Updated: About IPEDS

Who do you call/email?

Questions?

About anything…

Thank you!

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