Committees

The National Forum on Education Statistics is composed of a Steering Committee, which oversees all Forum activities, and three Standing Committees which, in turn, guide the more focused work of various task forces.

• Steering Committee
• NESAC Committee
• PPI Committee
• TECH Committee
• Communications Subcommittee

Steering Committee

The Steering Committee oversees and coordinates all Forum activities. Members of the Steering Committee include the chair, vice chair, and immediate past chair of the Forum, and the chairs, vice chairs, and NCES liaisons for the three standing committees. The chairperson of the Forum heads the Steering Committee. The Commissioner of the NCES is a member ex officio. Steering Committee Roster Steering Committee Past Meeting Notes
Chair:	DeDe Conner Kentucky Department of Education
Vice Chair:	Allen Miedema Northshore School District (WA)
NCES Staff:	Ghedam Bairu

The Forum Voice Newsletter

Editorial Chair:	Allen Miedema Northshore School District (WA)
Editorial Board:	Linda Roska Texas Education Agency Annette Severson Colorado Department of Education Jeff Dase Rock Island - Milan School District #41 (IL)
NCES Staff:	Ghedam Bairu
Support:	Toni Thomas QIP

National Education Statistics Agenda Committee (NESAC)

NESAC is charged with supporting the development of comparable and effective elementary and secondary education data systems. NESAC Committee Roster NESAC Committee Past Meeting Notes
Chair:	Will Goodman Boise School District (ID)
Vice Chair:	Linda Roska Texas Education Agency
Staff:	Elizabeth Lieutenant QIP

Policies, Programs and Implementation Committee (PPI)

PPI addresses the policy implications of the Forum’s work on national education data issues. PPI Committee Roster PPI Committee Past Meeting Notes
Chair:	Peggy Jones Pasco County Schools (FL)
Vice Chair:	Annette Severson Colorado Department of Education
Staff:	Bridget Thomas QIP

Technology Committee (TECH)

TECH considers methods (especially technology–related strategies) for improving data collection and communication within states and between states and the federal government. TECH Committee Roster TECH Committee Past Meeting Notes
Chair:	Georgia Hughes-Webb West Virginia Department of Education
Vice Chair:	Jeff Dase Rock Island - Milan School District #41 (IL)
Staff:	Toni Thomas QIP

Communications Subcommittee

The Communications Subcommittee identifies and develops methods for advancing Forum communications. Communications Subcommittee Roster
Subcommittee Chair:	Marilyn King Bozeman School District #7 (MT)
Staff:	Elizabeth Lieutenant QIP