ADVISORY/Consortium for School Networking Hosts Congressional Briefing to Focus on Data-Driven Decision Making As an Education Tool.Business Editors/Education Writers ADVISORY...for Thursday (April 8) WASHINGTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 6, 2004 States and school districts are dealing with accountability issues from the data collection requirements of No Child Left Behind. Members of Congress, staff, and association policymakers will hear from educators and educational technology leaders about the challenges and impact of using data collection to improve students achievement during a briefing to be held on Thursday, April 8, in Washington, D.C.
WHAT: Congressional briefing: "Data-driven Decision Making: A
Powerful Tool to Improve Student Achievement"
HOSTS: CoSN, the premier national voice in education technology
leadership that promotes the use of information
technologies and the Internet in K-12 education
(www.cosn.org), in partnership with Educational Testing
Services (www.ets.org), SAS (www.sas.com), IBM
(www.ibm.com), Dell (www.dell.com), Plato Learning
(www.plato.com), SchoolNet (www.schoolnet.com), PowerSchool
(www.apple.com/education/powerschool) and Texas Instruments
(www.texasinstruments.com).
WHEN: Thursday, April 8, from 10 a.m. to noon
LOCATION: 124 Dirksen Senate Office Building, First and C Street,
N.E, Washington, D.C.
About the "Data-Driven Decision Making: A Powerful Tool to Improve Student Achievement" Congressional Briefing Under No Child Left Behind, data has become increasingly important in educational decision making and can lead to improved student achievement and continuous school improvement. However, the requirement for data collection in No Child Left Behind is a major change for districts and states and there are costs involved. Educators and industry leaders will convey the challenges and impact of the data-driven decision making process to their legislators, emphasizing that technology tools and professional development are needed to use data effectively and to report data in a manner that is accessible for students and parents. Attending the briefing will be 100 legislative leaders, staff members, and educational association executives. The morning's schedule of events and speakers includes: 10:00 a.m. - Welcome and Introduction: Setting the Context -- Bob Moore For the football player of the same name see Bob Moore (American football). Bob Loyce Moore (born November 30, 1932 in Nashville, Tennessee), is an American session musician, orchestra leader, and legendary bassist. , Chair, Consortium for School Networking (CoSN) Board of Directors and Executive Director of IT Services, Blue Valley USD USD In currencies, this is the abbreviation for the U.S. Dollar. Notes: The currency market, also known as the Foreign Exchange market, is the largest financial market in the world, with a daily average volume of over US $1 trillion. #229, Overland Park, Kansas Overland Park is the second most populous city in the U.S. state of Kansas. It is located in Johnson County, a satellite city of Kansas City, and is near Olathe, Lenexa, Prairie Village and Leawood. In 2006, the estimated population is 167,500. -- Irene Spero, Vice President, CoSN 10:15 a.m. - Remarks from Senate Sponsors -- Senator Michael Enzi (R-WY) -- Senator Patty Murray Patricia Lynn Murray (born October 11, 1950) is the senior United States Senator from Washington. A member of the Democratic Party, she was first elected to the Senate in 1992 and has held the position ever since, becoming the first woman to represent Washington in the Senate. (D-WA) 10:30 a.m.: - Remarks -- Helen Soule, Special Assistant, Office of Post Secondary Education, U.S. Department of Education 10:45 a.m. - Panel Discussion: The Data Is Telling Us Something: What Are We Doing About It? -- Bob Moore, CoSN (moderator) -- John Conyers John Conyers, Jr. (born May 16, 1929) is a member of the United States House of Representatives representing Michigan's 14th congressional district, which includes all of Highland Park and Hamtramck, as well as parts of Detroit and Dearborn. , retired Superintendent, CCSD CCSD Clark County School District CCSD Canadian Council on Social Development CCSD Community Consolidated School District (Palatine, IL) CCSD Cobb County School District (Georgia) #15, Illinois -- Diny Golder-Dardis, Executive Director, JES (Job Entry Subsystem) Software that provides batch communications for IBM's MVS operating system. It accepts data from remote batch terminals, executes them on a priority basis and transmits the results back to the terminals. The JES counterpart in VM is RSCS. & Co. -- Stephan Knobloch, Research Supervisor A research supervisor (often referred to as simply "supervisor") is responsible for the general oversight of an academic research project. Research Associates liaise with their research supervisor on a regular basis to advise him or her on the research status and receive any , Loudon County Public Schools, Virginia -- Karlene McCormick-Lee, Assistant Superintendent Assistant Superintendent, or Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP), was a rank used by police forces in the British Empire. It was usually the lowest rank that could be held by a European officer, most of whom joined the police at this rank. , Clark County Clark County is the name of twelve counties in the United States of America:
Nevada -- Peter A. Robertson, Chief Information Officer, Cleveland Municipal School District, Ohio -- Rick Rozzelle, Charlotte-Mecklenberg Schools, North Carolina North Carolina, state in the SE United States. It is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean (E), South Carolina and Georgia (S), Tennessee (W), and Virginia (N). Facts and Figures Area, 52,586 sq mi (136,198 sq km). Pop. -- Warren Williams For the retired hockey player, see . Warren Williams (born July 29, 1965 in Fort Myers, Florida) was an American professional football running back. Williams played in NFL for the Pittsburgh Steelers and Indianapolis Colts from 1988 to 1993. , Assistant Superintendent, Grossmont Union High School District, California 11:10 a.m. - Questions and Answers 11:15 a.m. - Showcase of Technology Solutions for Data-driven Decision Making About the Data-driven Decision Making initiative CoSN launched the Data-driven Decision Making initiative in February 2003 as a response to the challenges teachers and administrators at the school, district and state level face in understanding how to use data appropriately as a tool to accelerate student learning. CoSN intends to make the Data-driven Decision Making initiative a highly respected source of up-to-date, unbiased information for educators on collecting, understanding and using data effectively; an easy to use mechanism for educating school leaders about data-driven decision making and its applications in elementary and secondary education; and a nationally recognized framework for sharing knowledge among educators and transferring knowledge between the educational and vendor communities. Further information about the Data-driven Decision Making initiative is available at the project's Web site, www.3D2Know.org. About the Consortium for School Networking Founded in 1992, CoSN, a national nonprofit organization Nonprofit Organization An association that is given tax-free status. Donations to a non-profit organization are often tax deductible as well. Notes: Examples of non-profit organizations are charities, hospitals and schools. , is the premier voice in educational technology leadership. Its mission is to advance the K-12 education community's capacity to effectively use technology to improve learning through advocacy, policy and leadership development. CoSN members represent school districts, state and local education agencies, nonprofits, companies and individuals who share this vision. CoSN leadership initiatives include: Cyber Security for the Digital District (www.securedistrict.org); Data-Driven Decision Making (www.3d2know.org); Safeguarding the Wired Schoolhouse (www.safewiredschools.org); Taking Total Cost of Ownership to the Classroom (www.classroomtco.org); and the development of the Council of School District Chief Technology Officers (CTO (Chief Technical Officer) The executive responsible for the technical direction of an organization. See CIO and salary survey. ). Visit www.cosn.org or phone 202-861-2676 to find out more about CoSN's programs and activities that support leadership development to ensure that information technology has a direct and positive impact on student learning in elementary and secondary schools. |
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