Welcome to the National Forum on Education StatisticsSummer 2011 Meeting

sponsored by the

National Center for Education Statisticsas a component of the

National Cooperative Education Statistics System

http://nces.ed.gov/forum

2010-2011 Forum OfficersKathy Gosa, Kansas State Dept. of EducationDavid Weinberger, Yonkers Public Schools (NY)Linda Rocks, Bossier Parish Schools (LA)

Patricia Sullivan, Texas Education AgencyCheryl McMurtrey, Mountain Home SD 193 (ID)

Laurel Vorachek, Anchorage School District (AK)Tom Howell, Ctr. for Educ. Performance & Info

(MI)

Lee Rabbitt, Newport Public Schools (RI)Peter Tamayo, Washington State Office of Supt.

Chair: Vice Chair:

Past Chair:

NESAC Chair:NESAC Vice Chair:

PPI Chair: PPI Vice Chair:

TECH Chair: TECH Vice Chair:

New MembersSEA Members Jeff Baker, New York State Education Department Laurel Ballard, Wyoming Department of Education Sarah Cox, Arkansas Department of Education Robert Curtin, Massachusetts Dept. of Elem. and Secondary Education Kent Hatcher, Indiana Department of Education Sally Gordon, Minnesota Department of Education John Kraman, Oklahoma State Department of Education Esmeray Ozdemir, Nevada Department of Education Joyce Popp, Idaho State Department of Education Annette Severson, Colorado Department of Education

New MembersLEA Members Daniel Chuhta, Portland Public Schools (ME) Daniel French, Bennington Rutland Supervisory Union (VT) James Hawbaker, Appleton Area School District (WI) Bob Jensen, Sioux Falls School District (SD) Michael Pinkston, Lawrence County School District (AR) John Rundle, Royal Valley USD #337 (KS) Ryan Smith, Green Hills Area Education Agency (IA)

New MembersFederal Member Ruth Neild, National Center for Education Evaluation and Regional

Assistance

Associate Members Kathleen Barfield, Regional Educational Laboratory- Southwest David Goldstein, Data Quality Campaign Ellen Mandinach, Regional Educational Laboratory- West Eli Pristoop, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation

Forum Mission

To develop and recommend strategies for building quality education data systems that will support local, state, and federal

efforts to improve elementary and secondary education throughout the United

States.

Recently Completed Products

Forum Guide to Ensuring Equal Access to Education Websiteshttp://nces.ed.gov/forum/pub_2011807.asp

Traveling Through Time: The Forum Guide to Longitudinal Data Systems, Book IV: Advanced LDS

Usagehttp://nces.ed.gov/forum/pub_2011802.asp

Forum Guide to Crime, Violence, and Discipline Incident Datahttp://nces.ed.gov/forum/pub_2011807.asp

Meeting Agenda (Monday PM)Forum Opening Session, 1:15 – 2:30 p.m. ………………...

Forum Agenda ReviewKathy Gosa, Kansas State Department of Education

Welcome to the Summer 2011 ForumJohn Easton, Institute of Education Sciences, U.S. Department of Education

Assessment Consortia PanelDavid Weinberger, Yonkers Public Schools (NY)

Tom Foster, Kansas State Department of EducationWes Bruce, Indiana Department of Education

Standing Committee Meetings, 2:45 – 4:45 p.m. National Education Statistics Agenda Committee (NESAC) ………..

Policies, Programs, and Implementation Committee (PPI) …... Technology Committee (TECH) …………………………………………….

Steering Committee Meeting, 5:00 – 5:30 p.m. ………….

Reception, 5:30 – 7:00 p.m. …………………………………

Lalique/Baccarat

Cabinet/JudiciaryDiplomat/Ambassador

Old Georgetown

Exec. Boardroom

Concours Terrace

Meeting Agenda (Tuesday)Joint Session, 8:00 – 9:30 a.m. ………………………………

NAEP 12th Grade Reading & Math Data as Indicators of Education PreparednessCornelia Orr, National Assessment Governing Board

Integrated Postsecondary Education Data Systems (IPEDS) UpdateElise Miller, National Center for Education Statistics

Standing Committee Meetings, 9:40 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. National Education Statistics Agenda Committee (NESAC) ………..

Policies, Programs, and Implementation Committee (PPI) …… Technology Committee (TECH) ………………………….......……………..

Lunch on Your Own, 12:00 – 1:15 p.m.

Standing Committees Reconvene, 1:15 – 3:15 p.m.

Implementing the Teacher-Student Link, 3:30 – 4:30 p.m…Hella Bel Hadj Amor and Anna Gregory, DC Public Schools

Steering Committee, 4:45 – 5:15 p.m. ……………………..

Cabinet/JudiciaryDiplomat/Ambassador

Old Georgetown

Exec. Boardroom

Lalique/Baccarat

Lalique/Baccarat

Meeting Agenda (Wednesday AM)

Standing Committee Meetings, 8:30 – 10:00 a.m. National Education Statistics Agenda Committee (NESAC)………..

Policies, Programs, and Implementation Committee (PPI)…… Technology Committee (TECH)……………………………………………..

Forum Closing Session, 10:15 – 11:30 a.m. ………………NCES UpdateStanding Committee Progress Reports Recognition of Completed Projects Recognition of Forum OfficersForum ElectionMeeting Evaluation

Steering Committee Meeting, 11:45 a.m. – 12:15 p.m…

Cabinet/JudiciaryDiplomat/Ambassador

Old Georgetown

Lalique/Baccarat

Exec. Boardroom

Have a Productive and Enjoyable

Meeting

Questions about the Forum meeting can be directed to Ghedam Bairu at ghedam.bairu@ed.gov.