Welcome to the National Forum on Education Statistics Summer 2011 Meeting sponsored by the National Center for Education Statistics as a component of the National Cooperative Education Statistics System

Forum Officers Kathy Gosa, Kansas State Dept. of Education David Weinberger, Yonkers Public Schools (NY) Linda Rocks, Bossier Parish Schools (LA) Patricia Sullivan, Texas Education Agency Cheryl 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 Members SEA 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 Members LEA 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 Members Federal 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 Websites Traveling Through Time: The Forum Guide to Longitudinal Data Systems, Book IV: Advanced LDS Usage Forum Guide to Crime, Violence, and Discipline Incident Data

Meeting Agenda (Monday PM) Forum Opening Session, 1:15 – 2:30 p.m. ………………... Forum Agenda Review Kathy Gosa, Kansas State Department of Education Welcome to the Summer 2011 Forum John Easton, Institute of Education Sciences, U.S. Department of Education Assessment Consortia Panel David Weinberger, Yonkers Public Schools (NY) Tom Foster, Kansas State Department of Education Wes 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/Judiciary Diplomat/Ambassador Old Georgetown Exec. Boardroom Concours Terrace

Meeting Agenda (Tuesday) Joint Session, 8:00 – 9:30 a.m. ……………………………… NAEP 12 th Grade Reading & Math Data as Indicators of Education Preparedness Cornelia Orr, National Assessment Governing Board Integrated Postsecondary Education Data Systems (IPEDS) Update Elise 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/Judiciary Diplomat/Ambassador Old Georgetown Exec. Boardroom 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 Update Standing Committee Progress Reports Recognition of Completed Projects Recognition of Forum Officers Forum Election Meeting Evaluation Steering Committee Meeting, 11:45 a.m. – 12:15 p.m… Cabinet/Judiciary Diplomat/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