Welcome to the National Forum on Education Statistics

Welcome to the National Forum on Education Statistics Summer 2012 Meeting sponsored by the National Center for Education Statistics as a component of the National Cooperative Education Statistics System http: //nces. ed. gov/forum

2011 -2012 Forum Officers Chair: David Weinberger, Yonkers Public Schools (NY) Vice Chair: Tom Ogle, Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education Past Chair: Kathy Gosa, Kansas State Dept. of Education NESAC Chair: Cheryl Mc. Murtrey, Mountain Home SD 193 (ID) NESAC Vice Chair: Raymond Martin, Connecticut State Department of Education PPI Chair: Tom Howell, Michigan Center for Educational Performance and Information PPI Vice Chair: Sonya Edwards, California Department of Education TECH Chair: Peter Tamayo, Washington State Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction TECH Vice Chair: Laurel Krsek, Napa Valley School District (CA)

New Members SEA Members n Tamara Darnall, South Dakota Department of Education Reylam Guerra-Goderich, Puerto Rico Department of Education Karen Lane, Indiana Department of Education Edward Moreno-Alonso, Puerto Rico Department of Education n Sameano Porchea, Nebraska Department of Education n Annette Severson, Colorado Department of Education Emily Tew, Utah State Office of Education Margaret Votta, Rhode Island Department of Elementary and Secondary Education Jerry Winkler, Utah State Office of Education n n n

New Members LEA Members n n Cliff Eichel, Charles County Public Schools (MD) Gary Neihaus, Mc. Lean County Unit School District 5 (IL) Ellis Ott, Fairbanks North Star Borough School District (AK) John Walker, Henryetta Public Schools (OK) Associate Members n Art Burke, Regional Educational Laboratory-Northwest

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.

Forum Website Visits http: //nces. ed. gov/forum Average = 10, 225 / Month July 2011 to June 2012 14, 854 / Month 20, 000 18, 000 14, 000 12, 000 10, 000 8, 000 6, 000 4, 000 Partial Monthly Data Due to Change in Measurement Tool 2, 000 07 Aug 07 Oct-0 7 Dec 07 Feb 08 Apr-0 8 Jun 08 Aug 08 Oct-0 8 Dec 08 Feb 09 Apr-0 9 Jun 09 Aug 09 Oct-0 9 Dec 09 Feb 10 Apr-1 0 Jun 10 Aug 10 Oct-1 0 Dec 10 Feb 11 Apr-1 1 Jun 11 Aug 11 Oct-1 1 Dec 11 Feb 12 Apr-1 2 Jun 12 0 Jun- Number of Visits 16, 000 Month-Year

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Opening Session Agenda Forum Opening Session 1: 30 – 3: 00 p. m. …………………. . East Forum Agenda Review and Introduction David Weinberger, Forum Chair, Yonkers Public Schools (NY) Welcome to the Summer 2012 Meeting John Easton, Institute of Education Sciences, U. S. Department of Education Data Use and the Regional Educational Laboratory (REL) Program Ruth Neild, National Center for Education Evaluation and Regional Assistance U. S. Department of Education REL Roundtables (2: 15 p. m. – 3: 00 p. m. ) East Room Matt Dawson, REL Midwest (This Room) Teresa Duncan, REL Mid-Atlantic Ellen Mandinach, REL West John Hughes, REL Southeast Ruth Neild, REL Southwest Colonial (Lower Level) Nolan Malone, REL Pacific Christopher Mazzeo, REL Northwest Steve Meyer, REL Central Rob Muller, REL Appalachia Jill Weber, REL Northeast and Islands

Have a Productive and Enjoyable Meeting Questions about the Forum meeting can be directed to Ghedam Bairu at ghedam. bairu@ed. gov.

REL Roundtables East Room REL Midwest: Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Michigan, Minnesota, Ohio, & Wisconsin REL Mid-Atlantic: Delaware, Maryland, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, & Washington, DC REL West: Arizona, California, Nevada, & Utah REL Southeast: Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Mississippi, North Carolina, & South Carolina REL Southwest: Arkansas, Louisiana, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Texas Colonial Room REL Pacific: American Samoa, Federated States of Micronesia, Guam, Hawaii, Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, Republic of the Marshall Islands, & Republic of Palau REL Northwest: Alaska, Idaho, Montana, Oregon, & Washington REL Central: Colorado, Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, South Dakota, & Wyoming REL Appalachia: Kentucky, Tennessee, Virginia, & West Virginia REL Northeast and Islands: Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New York, Puerto Rico, Rhode Island, Vermont, & the Virgin Islands