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December 8-9, 2005
400 Maryland Ave., SW
U.S. Department of Education Building
Barnard Auditorium
Washington, DC 20202
AGENDA
(Commissioned papers are linked under topics/speaker on the agenda)
8:00 – 8:30 Registration
8:30 – 9:00 Welcome, introductions
Stuart Elliott, National Research Council
Steve Dunbar, University of Iowa
9:00 – 10:45 SESSION 1: BACKGROUND ON THE DATABASE
Moderator: Wendy Yen, ETS
The School-Level State Assessment Score Database (SSASD, SLAD) (9:00 – 9:45)
David Goodwin, U.S. Department of Education
Stephanie Stullich, U.S. Department of Education
Discussing the Challenges of Conducting Program Evaluations
Steve Dunbar, University of Iowa (9:45 – 10:15)
10:15 – 10:30 Break
10:30 – 12:00 SESSION 2: THEORETICAL AND METHODOLOGICAL ISSUES
12:00 – 1:00 LUNCH
1:00 – 2:15 SESSION 2 continued
2:15 – 2:30 Break
2:30 – 5:00 Discussion and Synthesis Panel
Discussion Facilitator: Steve Dunbar, University of Iowa
Laura Hamilton, RAND (2:30 – 3:00)
Robert Linn, University of Colorado (3:00 – 3:30)
Judith Singer, Harvard University (3:30 – 4:00)
General Discussion (4:00 – 5:00)
5:00 Adjourn
8:00 – 8:30 Registration
8:30 – 8:45 Setting the Stage for Day 2
Steve Dunbar, University of Iowa
8:30 – 9:30 SESSION 3: CROSS-STATE COMPARISONS
Moderator: Steve Dunbar, University of Iowa
Adjusting for Differences in Tests
Robert Linn, University of Colorado (8:30 – 9:30)
9:30 – 10:45 Discussion Panel (9:30 – 10:30)
10:45 – 11:00 Break
11:00 – 12:15 SESSION 4: CHANGING THE DATABASE
Moderator: Sam Lucas, University of California-Berkeley
Opportunities for Moving the Database Closer to the Ideal
Gage Kingsbury, Northwest Evaluation Association (11:00 – 11:30)
Expanding the Database
Kashka Kubzdela, Institute for Education Sciences, U.S. Dept. of Education (11:30 – 12:00)
12:00 – 1:00 LUNCH (on your own, cafeteria on site)
1:00 – 2:15 SESSION 5: STATE AND DISTRICT REACTIONS
Discussion Facilitators: Geno Flores, San Diego City School
Steve Henry, Topeka Public Schools
Reaction Panel (1:00 – 2:00)
Robin Taylor, Delaware State Department of Education
Joe O’Reilly, Mesa Public Schools, Mesa, Arizona
Cory Curl, Tennessee State Department of Education
Mitch Chester, Ohio State Department of Education
Discussion (2:00 – 2:15)
2:15 – 3:00 SESSION 6: LARGER CONTEXTS FOR THE DATABASE
Moderator: Wendy Yen, ETS
Considerations in Using the Longitudinal School-Level State Assessment Score Database
Don McLaughlin, Statistics and Strategies (2:15 – 2:45)
Discussion (2:45 – 3:00)
3:00 – 3:15 Break
3:15 – 4:45 SESSION 7: SYNTHESIS DISCUSSION PANEL: BALANCING THE POLICY AND
TECHNICAL ISSUES
4:45 – 5:15 Closing Comments
Steve Dunbar, University of Iowa
5:15 Adjourn
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