Welcome to the National Forum on Education Statistics Summer 2010 Meeting sponsored by the National Center for Education Statistics as a component of the National Cooperative Education Statistics System

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 Members SEA 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? The Forum Guide to Data Ethics Online Course

Meeting Agenda (Monday) Forum Opening Session, 1:30 – 2:30 p.m. Forum Agenda Review Linda Rocks, Bossier Parish Schools (LA) Using Forum Products to Establish a Solid SLDS Framework Kathy 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/Baccarat Judy 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 Update Standing 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