# Presentation: 222830

## 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

## What’s in it for ME?

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

## John Sietsema, NCES 

- CCD Overall Coordinator
- National Center for Education Statistics
- 1990 K Street, NW
- Washington, DC 20006-5651
- Phone: 202-502-7425
- Fax:  202-502-7475
- email:  John_Sietsema@ed.gov

## 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

## 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

## 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

## 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)

## Slide 8

## Slide 9

## PURPOSE

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

## 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.

## 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)

## 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.

## 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.

## 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.

## 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).

## 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.

## Problems

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

## CCD Response 1999-2000

## Cumulative 99-2000

## CCD Responses/1998-99 

## CCD Responses/1997-98

## 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)

## 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 202-219-1728
- OERI reference line:
- Nat. Lib. of Education
- 800-424-1616