CCD

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CCD

• Common Core of basic Data on (the context and
  setting of) public elementary and secondary
  education in the United States and the outlying
  areas

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Whats in it for ME?

• How to benefit from the NCES Common Core of Data
  surveys and data sets

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John Sietsema, NCES

• CCD Overall Coordinator
• National Center for Education Statistics
• 1990 K Street, NW
• Washington, DC 20006-5651
• Phone [phone]
• Fax [phone]
• email John_Sietsema_at_ed.gov

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Public Schools

• Directory information
• Student counts by
• Grade
• Race/ethnic category
• Sex (beg. 1998-99)
• Free lunch eligibility
• Migrant students
• Teachers (FTE)

• School characteristics
• Type (check one)
• Locale
• Grade span
• Title 1 status (98-99)
• Magnet school flag
• Migrant program
• New/closed
• LEA affiliation
• Supplied by SEA staff

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Local Education Agencies

• Directory information
• Student counts by
• Ungraded
• PK-12
• IEP status
• HS completers
• Dropouts (sep. file)
• LEP status (98-99)
• Migrants (summer)

• Staff by type
• LEA characteristics
• Type (check one)
• Metro status
• County/MSA ID
• Grade span
• Migrant program
• Supplied by SEA staff

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State Fiscal and Nonfiscal

• Students by grade by racial/ethnic category
• HS completers by racial/ethnic category
• Staff by type
• Revenues by source
• Expenditures by function
• Supplied by SEA staff

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HISTORY

• When did the Feds start asking states to provide
  this information? (1867) (See following
  slide)
• How has the collection evolved to become what it
  is today? (See GEPA slide)

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PURPOSE

• What is the value of the information collected by
  CCD surveys?

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Need

• Public needs and deserves comprehensive objective
  information about public schools, school
  districts, and state school systems
• Schools and districts need a way to provide
  information without filling out more forms.
• States need a way to insure that information on
  their public school systems is presented in a way
  that is fair and clearly defined.

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Data Use and Analysis

• NCES Publications
• 40 tables in Digest
• Directory
• Overview
• 100 Largest Districts
• Students, Staff,
• Key Statistics
• Rev. Expenditures
• CCD CD-ROM

• Web Site
• School/LEA Locator
• Name Address files
• Public Release files
• Early Release files
• Data Resource Center
• Special tabulations
• (Data Extractor)

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Access

• Data and information available on the web.
• NCES site at nces.ed.gov
• For EDFIN, add /edfin
• For ED programs and topics, www.ed.gov.
• Public School/District Locator user friendly.
• CCD files readily downloadable.
• NCES/CCD school ID numbers convenient.

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Used by Government

• Several Federal programs rely on CCD ID numbers
  to provide basic info on schools and districts
  applying for programs.
• Several Federal programs use CCD basic info
  rather than doing a survey. Saves Govt and
  local administrators time.

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Used by Benefactors

• Several charitable foundations use CCD lists and
  information in selecting schools and school
  districts to receive computers and other
  instructional equipment and materials.
• Most, but not all, involve the extension of the
  benefits of technology to disadvantaged students,
  schools, and districts.

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Used by States and Public

• Extremely heavy traffic on School/District
  Locator and other CCD web pages.
• Inquiries from state government staff.
• Inquiries from regional service providers.
• Inquiries from local administrators.
• Calls from the press.
• Calls from the general public (parents).

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Timeliness

• Most states respond by end of school year.
• Most states report electronically.
• Most states provide files that are easy to use
  and process.
• Most coordinators now are quite responsive to
  state summaries and edit reports sent to them for
  review and reaction.

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Problems

• Timeliness
• Coverage
• Item nonresponse
• (Refer to handout)

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CCD Response 1999-2000
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Cumulative 99-2000
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CCD Responses/1998-99
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CCD Responses/1997-98
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How to Make CCD Work for Your State

• Include all public el/sec schools
• Report new schools ASAP
• Use CCD definitions and codes
• Use CCD file conventions
• Get your data in ASAP
• Use your CCD file as a one-stop source for all
  requests (or as many as possible)

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Reference

• Ghedam Bairu
• 202-502-7204
• Frank Johnson
• 202-502-7362
• NCES Home Page
• nces.ed.gov
• ED Home Page
• www.ed.gov

• Lena McDowell
• 202-502-7396
• Lee Hoffman
• 202-502-7356
• Fax [phone]
• OERI reference line
• Nat. Lib. of Education
• 800-424-1616