Welcome to the National Forum on Education Statistics Winter 2012 Meeting sponsored by the National Center for Education Statistics as a component of the National Cooperative Education Statistics System

Forum Officers David Weinberger, Yonkers Public Schools (NY) Tom Ogle, Missouri Dept. of Elementary and Secondary Education Kathy Gosa, Kansas State Dept. of Education Cheryl McMurtrey, Mountain Home SD 193 (ID) Raymond Martin, Connecticut State Dept. of Ed. Tom Howell, Ctr. for Educ. Performance & Info (MI) Sonya Edwards, California Dept. of Education Peter Tamayo, Washington State Office of Supt. Laurel Krsek, Napa Valley Unified School Dist. (CA) Chair: Vice Chair: Past Chair: NESAC Chair: NESAC Vice Chair: PPI Chair: PPI Vice Chair: TECH Chair: TECH Vice Chair:

New Members SEA Members Laura Boudreaux, Louisiana Department of Education Paul Butler-Nalin, South Carolina Department of Education Sarah Cox, Arkansas Department of Education Drew Dilly, Wyoming Department of Education Sally Gordon, Minnesota Department of Education Reylam Guerra-Goderich, Puerto Rico Department of Education Kent Hatcher, Indiana Department of Education Chandra Haislet, Maryland State Department of Education Jared Knowles, Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction Edward Moreno-Alonso, Puerto Rico Department of Education Sameano Porchea, Nebraska Department of Education Annette Severson, Colorado Department of Education Peg Votta, Rhode Island Department of Elementary and Secondary Ed. Susan Williams, Wyoming Department of Education

New Members LEA Members John Walker, Henryetta Public Schools (OK) Gary Niehaus, McLean County Unit School District 5 (IL) Associate Members Chris Brandt, Regional Educational Laboratory- Midwest Chris Cobitz, Regional Educational Laboratory- Mid-Atlantic Edith Gummer, Regional Educational Laboratory- Northwest John Hughes, Regional Educational Laboratory- Southeast Wendy Kekahio, Regional Educational Laboratory- Pacific Julie Kochanek, Regional Educational Laboratory- Northeast & Islands Ellen Mandinach, Regional Educational Laboratory- West Steve Meyer, Regional Educational Laboratory- Central Robert Muller, Regional Educational Laboratory- Appalachia

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.

New Publication Undergoing final NCES review Release anticipated any day Establishes consistent education facilities data elements in order to promote the collection of high-quality and useful public school facility data. Refines and expands data elements to meet the latest needs of facilities managers, policymakers, and other stakeholders interested in the condition of public school buildings and grounds. Includes data elements to support changing expectations for sustainable design and management; community use, co-location, and joint use; and budget and finance associated with private financing for public charter school facilities. Presents data elements as discussed in greater detail in the NCES Handbooks Online at Reflects standards from the UNIFORMAT classifications system to create a better linkage between school district facility data and information classifications in the construction industry.

Meeting Agenda (Monday AM) Forum Opening Session, 9:30 – 11:45 a.m...…... Forum Agenda Review David Weinberger, Yonkers Public Schools (NY) Welcome to California Sonya Edwards, California Department of Education Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) Reauthorization and Waivers Ross Santy and Lily Clark, Office of Planning, Evaluation and Policy Development, U.S. Department of Education The Learning Journey: Solana Beach School District Leslie Fausset, Solana Beach School District (CA) Lunch on Your Own, 11:45 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. Grande Ballroom B and C

Meeting Agenda (Monday PM) Standing Committee Meetings, 1:00 – 3:15 p.m. National Education Statistics Agenda Committee (NESAC) ……………..…... Policies, Programs, and Implementation Committee (PPI) … Technology Committee (TECH) …………………………………………………….. FERPA Updates, 3:30 – 4:30 p.m. Kathleen Styles, Chief Privacy Officer, U.S. Department of Education Steering Committee Meeting, 4:30 – 5:00 p.m. …………………... Nautilus 1 Nautilus 2 Nautilus 3 Nautilus 1

Meeting Agenda (Tuesday) Standing Committee Meetings, 8:30 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. Forum Closing Session, 3:30 – 4:30 p.m………… Regional Educational Laboratory Program John Easton, Director, Institute of Education Sciences NCES Update Jack Buckley, Commissioner, National Center for Education Statistics Standing Committee Progress Reports Recognition of Completed Projects Meeting Evaluations Steering Committee, 4:30 – 5:00 p.m. …………………………..….. Nautilus 1 Grande Ballroom B and C Nautilus 1 Nautilus 2 Nautilus 3

Have a Productive and Enjoyable Meeting Questions about the Forum meeting can be directed to Ghedam Bairu at