1. Common Data Standards (CDS): How to Access the Standards and Provide Feedback Summer Data Conference July 29, 2010 Summer Data Conference July 29, 2010 Nancy Smith, NCES Beth Young, QIP Mark Blevins, AEM Nancy Smith, NCES Beth Young, QIP Mark Blevins, AEM

2. Common Data Standards (CDS): How to Access the Standards and Provide Feedback Background and focus How CDS elements were included and articulated Where to find the elements & comment Use case examples Background and focus How CDS elements were included and articulated Where to find the elements & comment Use case examples

3. Common Data Standards Organizational Chart Technical Working Group (facilitated by NCES) Governance Sub-Group Postsecondary Sub-Group Technical Sub-Group Use Case Sub-Group Consortium for Communication & Adoption (CCSSO, SHEEO, SIF, PESC, DQC)

4. Technical Working Group Keith Brown, HE, NC Bethann Canada, SEA, VA Patsy Eiland, SEA, AL Kathy Gosa, SEA, KS Patrick Perry, HE, CA Tom Purwin, LEA, NJ Linda Rocks, LEA, LA Ken Sauer, HE, IN Diane Sherman, HE, AL Bill Smith, LEA, SD Patricia Sullivan, SEA, TX David Weinberger,LEA, NY Tom Ogle, SEA, MO* Bruce Dacey, SEA, DE* *Alternates Kwasi Asare, USED-OII John Blegen, SHEEO Jim Campbell, SIF Association Corey Chatis, Gates Foundation Ian Christopher, Michael & Susan Dell Foundation Alex Jackl, CCSSO Lyndsay Pinkus, Data Quality Campaign Ross Santy, USED-OPEPD Michael Sessa, PESC Jessica Shedd, USED-NCES Postsecondary Nancy Smith, USED-NCES Tom Weko, USED-NCES Postsecondary Hugh Walkup, USED - OET Contractors: Beth Young, QIP Mark Blevins, AEM Hector Tello, AEM Keith Fox, AEM Barbara Clements, ESPSG

5. Sub-Group Membership Governance Sub-Group John Blegen Corey Chatis Bruce Dacey Ross Santy Jessica Shedd Diane Sherman David Weinberger Postsecondary Sub-Group Keith Brown John Blegen Patrick Perry Ken Sauer Michael Sessa Jessica Shedd Tom Weko Technical Sub-Group Ian Christopher Jim Campbell Kathy Gosa Alex Jackl Linda Rocks Michael Sessa Patrick Perry Use Case Sub-Group Jim CampbellTom Purwin Bethann CanadaKen Sauer Corey ChatisDiane Sherman Ian ChristopherBill Smith Patsy EilandPat Sullivan Kathy Gosa

6. Technical Working Group 1 st meeting in December 2009 to define scope, type and initial list of elements, focus on critical business use cases Jan – May: multiple reviews of elements, code sets, technical specs, use cases in relation to existing sources and SEA/LEA/HE needs May-June (and ongoing): receive comments from community at large online June-July: review and address comments, refine standards and processes for establishing standards August-September: last round of review & comment and release of Version 1.0 and business use cases Sept-Dec: continued input, work with early adopters, define scope, type and list of elements for Version 2.0 – highlighting postsecondary Technical Working Group 1 st meeting in December 2009 to define scope, type and initial list of elements, focus on critical business use cases Jan – May: multiple reviews of elements, code sets, technical specs, use cases in relation to existing sources and SEA/LEA/HE needs May-June (and ongoing): receive comments from community at large online June-July: review and address comments, refine standards and processes for establishing standards August-September: last round of review & comment and release of Version 1.0 and business use cases Sept-Dec: continued input, work with early adopters, define scope, type and list of elements for Version 2.0 – highlighting postsecondary Timeline Conversations about need for Common Data Standards: SIF Association development of objects and interoperability standards PESC development of standards in postsecondary standards DQC discussion of need for standards to help with interoperability and comparability across SLDSs NCES Forum discussion about need for common standard USED/NCES role in Handbooks and developing voluntary standards Gates Foundation grants to CCSSO/SHEEO to work on communication & adoption in conjunction with NCES TWG

7. Atomic level, not aggregate metrics, not data collection Focus and Value-Add Focus Common Core subset of variables, not complete set Core subset of permissible values Spark plug, not the car Value-Add Interoperability, portability, comparability Use cases: student record exchange, transcripts, feedback reports

8. Common Data Standards (CDS): How to Access the Standards and Provide Feedback www.commondatastandards.org