. "Appendix A: Workshop Agenda and Participants." High School Dropout, Graduation, and Completion Rates: Better Data, Better Measures, Better Decisions. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press, 2011.
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High School Dropout, Graduation, and Completion Rates: Better Data, Better Measures, Better Decisions
October 24, 2008
8:30 am
Working continental breakfast to review goals of workshop
9:00
Welcome, Overview of the Day’s Plan
Robert Hauser
How can states build and maintain robust longitudinal data systems forcollecting the requisite data to compute these indicators and to improvethese outcomes?
Moderator: Rob Warren
9:15
Presentations
Nancy Smith, Data Quality Campaign
Lavan Dukes
Wesley Bruce, Indiana Department of Education
Bill Smith, Sioux Falls School District, SD (by phone)
Robert Curtin, Massachusetts Department of Education
11:00
Break
11:15
Discussants
Deborah Newby, U.S. Department of Education
Robin Taylor, Delaware Department of Education
11:45
Discussion with the Committee
Discussion Leader: Robert Hauser
What are the key points the committee should consider in making recommendations about these rates?
12:15 pm
Working lunch to continue discussion of key issues
How can the data from these systems be used to improve policy andpractice?
