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

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:	Allen Miedema Northshore School District (WA)
Vice Chair:	Dean Folkers Nebraska Department of Education
Immediate Past Chair:	Ray Martin Connecticut Department of Education
NCES Staff:	Ghedam Bairu

The Forum Voice Newsletter

Editorial Chair:	Dean Folkers Nebraska Department of Education
Editorial Board:	Cheryl VanNoy St. Louis Public Schools (MO) Bradley McMillen Wake County Public School System (NC) DeDe Conner Kentucky Department of Education
NCES Staff:	Ghedam Bairu
Support:	Kristina Dunman Quality Information Partners

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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:	Laura Boudreaux Louisiana Department of Education
Vice Chair:	Cheryl VanNoy St. Louis Public Schools (MO)
Staff:	Kris Dunman QIP

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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:	Charlotte Ellis Maine State Department of Education
Vice Chair:	Bradley McMillen Wake County Public School System (NC)
Staff:	Tom Szuba QIP

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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
TECH Chair:	Ken Hutchins Brandywine School District (DE)
Vice Chair:	DeDe Conner Kentucky Department of Education
Staff:	Beth Young QIP

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