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:	Dean Folkers Nebraska Department of Education
Vice Chair:	Marilyn King Bozeman School District #7 (MT)
Immediate Past Chair:	Allen Miedema Northshore School District (WA)
NCES Staff:	Ghedam Bairu

The Forum Voice Newsletter

Editorial Chair:	Marilyn King Bozeman School District #7 (MT)
Editorial Board:	Gunes Kaplan Nevada Department of Education Linda Jenkins Arkansas Department of Education Dawn Gessel Putnam County Schools (WV)
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:	Cheryl VanNoy St. Louis Public Schools (MO)
Vice Chair:	Gunes Kaplan Nevada Department of Education
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:	Bradley McMillen Wake County Public School System (NC)
Vice Chair:	Linda Jenkins Arkansas Department of Education
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:	DeDe Conner Kentucky Department of Education
Vice Chair:	Dawn Gessel Putnam County Schools (WV)
Staff:	Beth Young QIP

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