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Acknowledgments
This document was developed through the National Cooperative Education Statistics System and funded by the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) of the U.S. Department of Education. A Task Force of the National Forum on Education Statistics conceptualized and oversaw the development of this document. The task force, whose members represent all levels of the education system, wishes to acknowledge the efforts of many individuals who also contributed to the development of this document.
Scott Williams of the U.S. Bureau of the Census provided the task force with an early overview of computer security considerations. He served as an excellent resource to the task force and helped it to focus its efforts.
After task force members each contributed a draft chapter of the document, the separate files were consolidated and edited into a single document. This initial draft was then distributed to selected reviewers in California, Iowa, and West Virginia. A subgroup of the task force met with these reviewers in focused interview sessions. These site visits provided a "reality check" from users with a broad range of training, expertise, and responsibility. The reviewers came from elementary, secondary, and post-secondary environments; instructional and administrative settings; and private and public schools. Their contributions were constructive and substantial. The document was improved considerably after being revised based on feedback received during these site visits.
Coordinating these site visits was a significant task in itself. Each state coordinator solicited and organized reviewers, assisted in the distribution of drafts, and facilitated meeting times and places. The task force extends its deep appreciation to Steve Boal (Iowa Department of Education), Jan Volkoff (California Department of Education), and Nancy Walker (West Virginia Department of Education) for serving in this capacity in their states.
The task force also wishes to extend its deepest appreciation to Tom Szuba, project consultant and coordinator, for his efforts in compiling the various submissions from the task force members and revising them into a unified document. He did an exceptional job of merging divergent content and making technical information accessible--it was one of the strongest points of praise from the site visit reviewers. He also had the difficult job of keeping the task force on task and on timeline, a duty he managed well.
Finally, the task force wishes to thank Gerald Malitz of NCES and Oona Cheung of the Council of Chief State School Officers for their assistance with the overall management and development of this project.
The following is a list of task force members:
Steven King (Chairperson)
Marc Anderberg
Oona Cheung
Paul Gammill
Roy Herrold
Gerald Malitz
Cheryl Purvis
Andy Rogers
Tom Saka
Jeff Stowe
Judy Thompson
Jim Villars
Duane Whitfield Site Visits After a draft of this document was completed, site visits were scheduled to have the document reviewed for content, format, and utility. The following is a list of site visit participants who served as reviewers:
California Department of Education
Karl Scheff, Consultant
Wayne Shimizu, Consultant
Jan Volkoff, Consultant
California State Senate
Belle Vista High School (CA)
Gateway (CA) Unified School District
Grant Joint Union HS District (CA)
Los Angeles County (CA) Office of Education
James K. McGill, Assistant Director
San Juan Unified (CA) School District
Dan O'Halloran, Networking Specialist
Mike Parks, Custodian of Pupil Records
Van Wilkinson, Development and Technology Director
L. Russ Brawn, Project Manager
Graham Charles, Information Systems Analyst
Steve Mills, Senior Program Associate
Janice Schafer, Research Associate
Iowa State Department of Education
Steve Boal, Consultant
Greg Fay, Network Manager
David Krieger, Data Processing Manager
Lee Tack, Administrator
Tina M. Herb, Network Computing Director
Patrick Murphy, Executive Director Tom Sabotta, Director
Roger Seamands, System Programmer
Doris Steffen, Computer Operations Coordinator
Fran Blasberg, Principal
Carol Gustafson, Student Accounting Specialist
Denise Krefting, Technology Director
Bernie Van Roekel, Principal
Dave Wilkerson, Director of Instructional Services
Cindy Dayton, EDI Administrator
Karen Knight, Associate Director of Admissions
Doug Lee, Provost Officer
Sue Nickels, ITS Contingency Planning Coordinator
Catherine Pietrzyk, Associate Registrar
Dennis Preslicka, ITS Customer Relations
Don Szeszycki, Provost Officer
Nancy Walker, WVEIS Executive Director
Doris White, Data Coordinator
Craig Timmons, Director of Computing
Connie Young, Registrar
Rebecca Butler, Area Technology Teacher
Bill Carter, Network Technologist
Steven Hinchman, Computer Technician
Dale A. Nichols, Area Technology Teacher
Mercer County (WV) Schools
David S. Palmer, WVEIS County Coordinator
Garry Taylor, Supervisor
Mingo County (WV) Schools
Summers County (WV) Schools
Belle Elementary School (WV)
Brooke High School (WV)
St. Albans High School (WV)
Tucker Valley High School (WV)
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