Welcome to the National Forum on Education StatisticsSummer 2010 Meeting

sponsored by the

National Center for Education Statisticsas a component of the

National Cooperative Education Statistics System

http://nces.ed.gov/forum

2009-2010 Forum Officers

Chair: Linda Rocks, Bossier Parish Schools (LA)

Vice Chair: Kathy Gosa, Kansas State Department of Education

Past Chair: Bruce Dacey, Delaware Department of Education

NESAC Chair: David Weinberger, Yonkers Public Schools (NY)

NESAC Vice Chair: Patricia Sullivan, Texas Education Agency

PPI Chair: Vince Meyer, Wyoming Department of Education

PPI Vice Chair: Laurel Vorachek, Anchorage School District (AK)

TECH Chair: Patsy Eiland, Alabama Department of Education

TECH Vice Chair: Lee Rabbitt, Newport Public Schools (RI)

New MembersSEA Members John Brandt, Utah State Office of Education Karolyn Bridges-Jordan, Mississippi Department of Education Lisa Howard, Tennessee Department of Education Sandy Hyslop, New Hampshire Department of Education Candy Johnson, Kentucky Department of Education Janice Johnson, Maryland State Department of Education Judy Merriman, South Dakota Department of Education Dorice Miller, North Dakota Department of Public Instruction Tom Olson, South Carolina Department of Education Marilyn Peterson, Nebraska Department of Education Dave Ream, Pennsylvania Department of Education Christina Tydeman, Hawaii Department of Education Ken Wagner, New York State Education Department Gary West, South Carolina Department of Education David Wu, Hawaii Department of Education

New Members (continued)

LEA Members Sheri Ballman, Princeton City School District (OH) Cindy Helmers, Bloomington School District #87 (IL) Marilyn King, Bozeman Public Schools (MT) Scott Zellmer, Weber School District (UT)

Associate Members Corey Chatis, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Craig Hoyle, Regional Education Laboratory–Northeast & Islands Douglas Levin, State Education Technology Directors Association

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 / Forthcoming Products

Traveling Through Time: The Forum Guide to Longitudinal Data Systems, Book I: What is an LDS?

http://nces.ed.gov/forum/pub_2010805.asp

The Forum Guide to Data Ethics Online Course

http://nces.ed.gov/forum/dataethics_course.asp

Meeting Agenda (Monday)

Forum Opening Session, 1:30 – 2:30 p.m.

Forum Agenda ReviewLinda Rocks, Bossier Parish Schools (LA)

Using Forum Products to Establish a Solid SLDS FrameworkKathy Gosa, Kansas State Department of Education

Standing Committee Meetings, 2:45 – 4:15 p.m. National Education Statistics Agenda Committee (NESAC) ……….Cabinet/Judiciary

Policies, Programs, and Implementation Committee (PPI) ……Diplomat/Ambassador Technology Committee (TECH)…………………………………….……..Old Georgetown

Steering Committee Meeting, 4:30 – 5:00 p.m. ………………………….Embassy

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

Meeting Agenda (Tuesday)

American Recovery and Reinvestment Act Education Data Requirements, 8:30 – 9:30 a.m. ……………………….…………….Lalique/BaccaratJudy Wurtzel, Deputy Assistant Secretary, OPEPD, USED

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

Policies, Programs, and Implementation Committee (PPI) …..…Diplomat/Ambassador Technology Committee (TECH)……………………………………..……..Old Georgetown

Lunch on Your Own, 12:00 – 1:15 p.m

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

FERPA Update, 3:30 – 4:00 p.m ………………………….…………….Lalique/Baccarat Melanie Muenzer, Chief of Staff, OPEPD, USED

Steering Committee Meeting, 4:10 – 5:00 p.m.…………………..………Embassy

Meeting Agenda (Wednesday)

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

……..….Cabinet/Judiciary Policies, Programs, and Implementation Committee (PPI) …..…Diplomat/Ambassador

Technology Committee (TECH)……………………………………………..Old Georgetown

Forum Closing Session, 10:15 – 11:30 a.m. ………………….…….Lalique/Baccarat

NCES UpdateStanding Committee Progress Reports

Task Force/Working Group Progress Reports Recognition of Forum Officers

Forum Election Meeting Evaluations

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

Have a Productive and Enjoyable

Meeting

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