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National Forum on Education Statistics Summer 2009 Meeting Closing Session

The closing session of the National Forum on Education Statistics Summer 2009 Meeting, sponsored by the National Center for Education Statistics. Updates, feedback, progress reports, task force reports, recognition of completed projects, forum election, and meeting evaluations will be discussed.

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National Forum on Education Statistics Summer 2009 Meeting Closing Session

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  1. National Forum on Education StatisticsSummer 2009 MeetingClosing Session sponsored by the National Center for Education Statistics as a component of the National Cooperative Education Statistics System http://nces.ed.gov/forum

  2. Agenda • Forum Closing Session 10:15 – 11:30 a.m. • NCES Update • Stuart Kerachsky, Acting Commissioner, National Center for Education Statistics • Standing Committee Feedback: Forum & Nat’l Data Standards • Standing Committee Progress Reports • NESAC –Helene Bettencourt, Chair • PPI –James Haessly, Chair • TECH – Tom Purwin, Chair • Task Force/Working Group Progress Reports • Crisis Data Management Task Force – Linda Rocks, Chair • Data Ethics Task Force – Tom Purwin, Chair • Longitudinal Data Systems Task Force – Bruce Dacey, Chair • Section 508 Accessibility Working Group – Lee Rabbitt, Chair • FERPA Working Group – Levette Williams, Chair • Course Code Classification Working Group –Helene Bettencourt, Chair • Recognition of Completed Projects • Recognition of Forum Officers • Forum Election • Meeting Evaluations

  3. Standing Committee Feedback: Forum & National Data Standards Why the Forum? Neutrality Competence/expertise Experience Unique range of perspectives Practicality Track record What role(s) can we take? • Commit to being a leader in this area; take proactive role • Work collaboratively with other players • Educate others on our past & current work • Respond to the work of other organizations – collaboratively, not competitively

  4. What work can we do? Flesh out basic questions: What are “data standards”? What standards exist? Where are the gaps? Continue to update past publications based on gap analysis Continue to create best practice recommendations guides on implementation Move immediately to address hot button issues Standing Committee Feedback: Forum & National Data Standards What next? • Steering Com. will review and consolidate Standing Com. ideas • Discussion will continue over coming weeks; vision will be refined • Steering Com. will provide feedback to Forum via webex and email

  5. 2008-2009 Forum Officers Chair: Bruce Dacey, Delaware Department of Education Vice Chair: Linda Rocks, Bossier Parish Schools (LA) Past Chair: Susan VanGorden, Lakota Local School District (OH) NESAC Chair: Helene Bettencourt, MA Dept. of El/Sec Education NESAC Vice Chair: David Weinberger, Yonkers Public Schools (NY) PPI Chair: James Haessly, School District of Waukesha (WI) PPI Vice Chair: Vince Meyer, Wyoming Department of Education TECH Chair: Tom Purwin, Jersey City Public Schools (NJ) TECH Vice Chair: Patsy Eiland, Alabama Department of Education

  6. Proposed 2009-2010 Forum Officers Chair: Linda Rocks, Bossier Parish Schools (LA) Vice Chair: Kathleen 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: David Fringer, Council Bluffs Community SD (IA) TECH Chair: Patsy Eiland, Alabama Department of Education TECH Vice Chair: Lee Rabbitt, Newport Public Schools (RI)

  7. Enjoy the NCES Summer Data Conference For more information about the Forum, contact Ghedam Bairu at ghedam.bairu@ed.gov or at 202-502-7304. The Steering Committee meets at 11:45 a.m. in the Embassy room.

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