NCES Education Institution Handbook

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NCES Education Institution Handbook

• Jinhee Lee, Council of Chief State School
  Officers
• Barbara Clements, Evaluation Software Publishing

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Key Points in this Presentation

• Goals for this Session
• Purpose of the Handbook
• Timeline
• Sampling of States
• Sources of Sampling Information
• Four Examples of Categories
• Other Proposed Categories
• Next Steps

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Goals for this Session

• Describe the Proposed Handbook
• Solicit Ideas for Data Elements
• Recruit Interested Person

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Purpose of the Handbook

• Identify Data Elements that Can Be Used to
  Describe, Manage, and Evaluate Programs, Schools,
  School Districts, and Intermediate Agencies.

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Timeline

• Stage 1
• Winter/Spring 2001 Develop preliminary listing
  of categories and data elements
• Stage 2
• June, 2001 First Working Group Meeting with
  Federal Review Group
• Stage 3
• July, 2001 NESAC Review of Data Elements
• Stage 4
• End of September, 2001 First Draft of Handbook
  Submitted for NCES for Review
• Stage 5
• 2002 Publication of Handbook

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State Education Agencies Web Sites Searched

• Alabama
• Arizona
• California
• Delaware
• Hawaii
• Florida
• Illinois
• Montana

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Types of Web Sites

• School Report Card Alabama, Arizona
• Education Statistics Summary Alabama, Delaware
• Glossary Arizona, Montana
• State Education Profile Montana
• District Profile and Summary California,
  Delaware, Illinois
• Educational Options Office California
• Comprehensive Assessment and Accountability
  System Hawaii
• School Indicators Report Florida

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InstitutionClassification

• Alternative Schools
• District
• Language Immersion School
• Public/Private
• Special Education
• State Operated School
• Youth and Treatment Rehabilitation Education
  System

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Assessments

• Student
• ACT Composite Scores
• Report Card Release Dates
• SAT Mean Scores
• Stanford 9 average total battery percentile rank
  score across grades

• School
• Awards or Special Recognition Honors
• School Accreditation
• School Grade
• Survey on Effective Schools (by students,
  parents, staff)

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Technology

• Average Number of Students per Computer
• Number of Classrooms with Internet Access
• Number of Computers
• Video Equipment available

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Other Categories

• Calendar Information
• Program Information
• Classes Offered
• Graduation Information
• Finance
• Staff

• Students
• Curriculum
• School Safety
• Activities
• Transportation
• Technology
• Nutrition Programs
• Community Profile

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Next Steps

• Add states to sampling Texas, North Carolina
• Additional sources of information
• Working group Need suggestions for district or
  school officials