IPEDS Update Janice Kelly-Reid Jamie Isaac RTI

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IPEDS Update Janice Kelly-Reid Jamie Isaac RTI International RTI International is under contract to provide IPEDS support to the National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education Adapted from the 2012 NEAIR presentation by Alli Bell, Colleen Lenihan, and Jamie Isaac Agenda Data Collection Reminders 2012-13 Data Collection Looking Beyond 2012-13 DFR and Data Tools Update IPEDS R&D Update: CMSS; TRP; NPEC; and Data Integration IPEDS Staff and Contact Info Data Collection Reminders IPEDS Reporting Compliance Mandatory IPEDS reporting for Title IV institutions Timely and accurate ED relies on institutions to report accurately, and nearly all do Institutions sometimes identify misreporting and work with ED to correct data through Prior Year Revision (PYR) System Revised data now in the Data Center (more later…) ED is concerned about instances of intentional and significant misreporting FSA may take administrative action Report Mapping – Registration/Fall Period Why? IPEDS data integration project with FSA databases What? To describe IPEDS reporting in terms of locations appearing on institution’s Title IV Program Participation Agreement (PPA) IPEDS Reporting Maps Last year, keyholders submitted reporting maps for their institution(s) This year, keyholders are doing reporting maps again PLAN: Starting next year, keyholders will verify mapping each year and only have to account for new locations on PPAs Report Mapping Lessons Learned Not all PPAs are up-to-date Keyholders may not be aware of current PPA data Keyholders may need to work with campus financial aid office Interest exists for both less, and more, consolidation in reporting relationships Preview Screens AIR/IPEDS Web Tutorials SHORT data submission tutorials based on key concepts needed for data reporting, rather than step-by-step. Available from: Survey screens Data Collection System Help menu Data Provider Center IPEDS website, Training & Outreach AIR website Listserv IPEDS listserv >1,800 KHs and other interested individuals Lively discussions Thanks to those who chime in with answers Sign up available from Data Provider Center 2012-13 Data Collection 2012-13 Data Collection Calendar Prior Year Revision System Components will be open for revision during their regular data collection period Example: Revisions to the Student Financial Aid (SFA) component will need to be made during the winter collection period. Data for the College Affordability and Transparency Center are pulled from the Prior Year Revision System Origins of 2012-13 Changes Technical Review Panel (TRP) Collecting Data on Distance Ed, 4/08 Institutional Characteristics, Completions, Fall Enrollment Improvements to Completions, 12/09 Improvements to Human Resources, 6/10