Steering Committee 2001 Objectives
Steering Committee 2001 Objectives:
- Support the Objectives of the Subcommittees.
- Evaluate the Annual Professional Development Conference.
- Encourage web-based data collection projects and use in individual states.
- Provide technical assistance for timely submission of FSCS data.
- Ongoing review of By-Laws, Policies and Procedures.
- Help maintain open communication and encourage coordination between NCES, NCLIS, Census, COSLA, ALA and State Data Coordinators.
- Address comments and suggestions made at the annual Professional Development Conference.
- Encourage the timely release of Data.
Subcommittee Objectives:
Data Collection Subcommittee:
- Stay on the leading edge of technology with the further development of WinPlus.
- Continue to facilitate electronic transmission (uploading and downloading) of software and data between the State and Federal level.
- Facilitate timely release of public library data.
- Examine vital statistics elements.
- Update edit checks.
- Encourage the development of historical tracking (vital statistics – births, deaths, marriages, divorces), and establish a data collection via Web task force.
Data Elements Subcommittee:
- Evaluate and Implement Revised Policy and Procedures for Review of Data Elements.
- Continue discussion of electronic data output measures
- Continue discussion of capital/fiscal data element.
- Continue to review data elements.
- Solicit new data elements.
- Implement new data elements.
Data Use Subcommittee:
- Promote awareness and use of NCES WEB Based Tools.
- Offer to serve and serve in an advisory role to any and all known FSCS data users - academic, non-profit or commercial.
- Monitor use of FSCS data, identify exemplary uses, and select Eckard award winners.
- Advise NCES on projects involving use of FSCS data.
- Plan and organize data use sessions for the Annual FSCS Professional Development Conference.
- Monitor web usage data on the web site.
Data Conference Subcommittee:
- Identify State Data Coordinator training needs.
- Plan the annual FSCS Professional Development Conference to be held in Washington DC area, March 25 - 29, 2001.
- Select time and place for the 2002 FSCS Professional Development Conference.
- Review need for specialized training for interested SDCs and others.
- The dates for the (FY 2002) Professional Development Conference is December 2-5, 2001. (Previously March 24-27, 2002)
Amended June 2001