RFI Data Disaggregation on AAPI Communities Thursday May 31 2012 WHITE HOUSE INITIATIVE ON ASIAN AMERICANS AND PACIFIC ISLANDERS AAPI Growth Where are AAPIs AAPI Diversity Request for Information RFI ID: 486545
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WHITE HOUSE INITIATIVE ON ASIAN AMERICANS AND PACIFIC ISLANDERS
RFI Data Disaggregation on AAPI CommunitiesThursday, May 31, 2012Slide2
WHITE HOUSE INITIATIVE ON ASIAN
AMERICANS AND PACIFIC ISLANDERSSlide3
AAPI GrowthSlide4
Where are AAPIs?Slide5
AAPI DiversitySlide6
Request for Information (RFI)
Who: White House Initiative on AAPI in collaboration with the Department of Education
What: Seeking to gather and share information about practices and policies regarding existing education data systems that disaggregate data on subgroups within the ANHPI community
When: Responses will be accepted until July 3
rd
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Importance of Disaggregation
D
isaggregated data can help…
Identify achievement gaps within the AAPI student population
Examine disparities in school discipline
Identify rates of enrollment in rigorous courses
Ensure that support services are available to the most needy AAPI subgroups
Make the most of available resources and create cost-saving programs in the long runSlide8
Policies for Disaggregating Data
Context for Responses
Does your SEA, LEA, school or IHE have a policy for disaggregating data on AAPI racial or ethnic subgroups? If so, please
elaborate and provide more information.
When data is disaggregated, what are the specific categories used?
Are these categories based primarily on the categories used by the U.S. Census, e.g. Asian Indian, Cambodian, Hmong, Laotian, etc.?
What type of information is most helpful in addressing the educational needs of students, e.g. ethnicity, language, gender?
If your SEA, LEA, school or IHE does not have such a policy, do you have plans for future implementation of such a policy? If so, what are
the plans?Slide9
Context for Responses
Data Collection/Data Systems
Please describe how the data is collected. For example, is the data collected through an annual questionnaire or survey given to students or parents?
What data systems are used to maintain and sort the disaggregated data, e.g. statewide longitudinal data system, etc.?
How long has the data collection system been in use?
What, if anything, had to be changed about your data system in order to collect disaggregated data regarding AAPI student subgroups?
Please recommend/suggest methods of revising data collection systems to accommodate data disaggregation
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Effective Use of Disaggregated Data
Context for Responses
How has this practice of collecting and disaggregating data enhanced the ability to identify and address educational needs of AAPI student subgroups?
Has utilization of disaggregated data assisted in cost saving measures?
Have specific programs been created or implemented in response to the disaggregated data? Please describe these programs.
How have these programs targeted specific communities?
What are some of the results or effects of these programs on these communities?Slide11
Context for Responses
Challenges/Barriers
What challenges exist that make adoption of these practices or policies difficult?
Are there common capacity challenges such as training or technology inaccessibility that SEAs, LEAs, schools and IHEs might face when disaggregating data on AAPI student subgroups?
What might be the most cost-efficient manner to collect disaggregated data?
How much of your school, SEA, LEA or IHE’s budget is allocated to help data collection and disaggregation?
How can other schools, SEAs, LEAs and IHEs maintain systems to collect disaggregated data on a limited budget?
Did your SEA, LEA, school or IHE encounter privacy issues when collecting disaggregated data? What was/will be done to overcome these privacy issues?
How did your SEA, LEA, school or IHE encourage students and parents to provide data?Slide12
Reporting/Effective Use
Context for Responses
How has the disaggregated data been publicly reported or used?
How has the data been used in outreach efforts, curricula development, adaptation of English language proficiency programs or dropout prevention efforts?Slide13
How: Please submit your comments through the Federal
eRulemaking
Portal or via U.S. mail.Submit a Comment
U.S. Mail:
Donald Yu
Attn: ANHPI Student Data Disaggregation RFI
U.S. Department of Education
400 Maryland Avenue SW., room 7C157
Washington, DC 20202-6132Slide14
Submit a Comment through the Federal
eRulemaking Portal
Go to
www.regulations.govSlide15
In
the Search Bar, enter in
ED-2012-OESE-0009
and then click
“Search”Slide16
The
Request for Information should now show up. Click “Comment Now”Slide17
Fill
in information under question 1, “Enter
Information” and then click submitSlide18
Next Steps
After gathering this data, the Department of Education plans to develop a summary of the responses drawn from the RFI...
and take the information learned from the RFI to deliver voluntary technical assistance to SEAs and LEAsSlide19
Education Department’s RFI
An
electronic copy of the Education Department’s request for information is available at http://1.usa.gov/AANHPIdata
. Responses
can
be submitted through at
http://1.usa.gov/JKWvs8
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FAQs
When is the last date to respond to this RFI?
Responses will be accepted through July 3
rd
, 2012
Who can respond to this RFI?
The Department of Education welcomes all public input.
Why should I respond to the RFI?
The RFI seeks information on data collection and data disaggregation methods in order to provide others with the best practice possible to gather disaggregated data. In this manner, SEAs, LEAs, IHEs and schools can better serve the underserved AAPI populations.
Who will be analyzing the responses of the RFI?
The Department of Education will analyze the responses and then publish a document that contains a summary of the recommendations.Slide21
FAQs
How can I submit responses to the RFI?
Responses may be submitted via U.S. mail or through the portal
.
Who can I contact for assistance when responding to the RFI?
Please direct all questions or concerns to
Donald Yu
at the U.S. Department of Education, 400 Maryland Avenue S.W. Room 3W104, Washington, D.C. 20202-6132 or by phone at 202-205-4499
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What if our responses contain confidential material?
Please identify all information that you consider confidential commercial as confidential commercial in your response.