Developing and Evaluating Methods for Using American Community Survey Data to Support the School Meals Programs: Interim Report (2010)
Chapter: Appendix B: Meeting Agendas
Appendix B
Meeting Agendas
FIRST PANEL MEETING
September 1, 2009
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10:00-10:10 am |
Introduction of Meeting Participants |
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10:10-10:30 |
Purpose of Panel Jay Hirschman, Director, Special Nutrition Staff, Office of Research and Evaluation, and Cindy Long, Director, Child Nutrition Division, Food and Nutrition Service, USDA |
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10:30-11:15 |
Background on the School Meals Programs Melissa Rothstein, Chief, Policy and Program Development Branch, and William Wagoner, Section Head, School Programs Section, Child Nutrition Division, Food and Nutrition Service, USDA |
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11:15 am-12:00 pm |
The American Community Survey David Johnson, Chief of the Housing and Household Economic Statistics Division, and Alfredo Navarro, Assistant Division Chief for ACS Statistical Design, U.S. Census Bureau |
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12:00-1:00 |
Working Lunch to Continue Morning Discussions |
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1:00-1:40 |
The Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates Program Donald Luery, Chief, Small Area Methods Branch U.S. Census Bureau |
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1:40-2:10 |
Administrative Records for SNAP, TANF, FDPIR, and Other Programs: Challenges in Using Them to Prepare Counts by School Attendance Areas Christopher Logan, Policy Analyst, Abt Associates |
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2:10-2:25 |
Break |
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2:25-3:35 |
Geographical Issues The Building Blocks: Census Blocks and Tracts Michael Ratcliffe, Geography Division, U.S. Census Bureau Defining School Attendance Areas from Blocks and Tracts in Philadelphia Doug Geverdt, Data Integration Division, U.S. Census Bureau School Attendance Boundary Information System (SABINS) Salvatore Saporito and Stuart Hamilton, College of William and Mary |
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3:35-4:15 |
Local Area Requirements and Challenges: What to Consider in Designing Case Studies John Endahl, Senior Program Analyst, Food and Nutrition Service, USDA |
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4:15-5:00 |
Discussion |
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5:00 |
Adjourn |
SECOND PANEL MEETING
October 29, 2009
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9:30-9:40 am |
Introduction of Meeting Participants |
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9:40-10:25 |
Income and Welfare Data: Potential Accuracy of ACS Estimates of Eligibility John Czajka, Mathematica Policy Research |
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10:25-10:40 |
Break |
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10:40-11:30 |
Profiles of Participants in School Meals Programs and Impact of Income Volatility Constance Newman, Economic Research Service, USDA |
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11:30 am-12:00 pm |
Discussion |
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12:00-1:00 |
Working Lunch to Continue Discussions |
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1:00-1:45 |
The Access, Participation, Eligibility, and Certification (APEC) Study: Erroneous Payments in the NSLP and SBP Michael Ponza, Mathematica Policy Research |
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1:45-2:30 |
State and District Experiences in Eliminating Reduced-Price Fees and Information on Administrative Costs Kay E. Brown, U.S. Government Accountability Office |
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2:30-3:00 |
Discussion |
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3:00-3:15 |
Break |
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3:15-4:00 |
Direct Certification in the School Lunch Program Ed Harper, Chief, SN Analysis Branch/ORA, Food and Nutrition Service, USDA |
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4:00-4:45 |
School Lunch Program Data Availability and Data Flow Gary Vessels, Child Nutrition Division, Food and Nutrition Service, USDA |
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4:45-5:15 |
Discussion |
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5:15 |
Adjourn |
