Changes in Federal Collecting and Reporting Requirements for Race/Ethnicity
| Due to changes in federal and state reporting requirements for collecting and reporting student race and ethnicity information, WCPSS must give families the opportunity to update their children's demographic information. For example, Multi-Racial students can now identify the different parts of their heritage, Hispanic or Latino ethnicity is now treated separately from racial background, and the former "Asian or Pacific Islander" category has been split. Beginning 2010-11 school year, the WCPSS will be required to report information to the US Department of Education using the new categories.
SAMPLES AND RESOURCES: |
Final Federal Guidenance
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WCPSS Race/Ethnicity Re-identification Survey (Now in Progress) |
During the month of March, 2009-10 academic year, all WCPSS employees and students will be provided the opportunity to re-identify using the new race/ethnicity categories.
Survey forms for students (sample provided below), pre-filled with student and school information, will be distributed to students currently in grades Pre-K to 12. Parents/Guardians will be given the following instructions regarding the return and the completion of the forms:
a) STUDENTS IN CURRENT PRE-KINDERGARTEN THROUGH 7th GRADE will complete and return survey form to student's school by March 19, 2010.
b) STUDENTS IN CURRENT 8th THROUGH 11th GRADE will complete survey form through Student Parent Access network (SPAN) during the student’s on-line course registration process for next year, in March 2010.
The purpose of this survey is to update currently enrolled students' information. This information will only be used for reporting purposes and will not be a factor in course or school assignments. Students will be required to answer both Parts, 1 and 2, as shown below:
SAMPLE SURVEY FORM:
Part 1: Ethnicity Designation
Is this student Hispanic or Latino? (Select one answer)
Persons of Cuban, Mexican, Puerto Rican, South or Central American, or other Spanish culture or origin, regardless of race, are considered Hispanic or Latino.
Yes
No
Part 2: Race Designation
Indicate the student's race. (Select all that apply)
American Indian or Alaska Native: A person having origins in any of the original peoples of North and South America (including Central America), and who maintains a tribal affiliation or community attachment.
Asian: A person having origins in any of the original peoples of the Far East, Southeast Asia, or the Indian subcontinent including, for example, Cambodia, China, India, Japan, Korea, Malaysia, Pakistan, the Philippine Islands, Thailand, and Vietnam.
Black or African American: A person having origins in any of the black racial groups of Africa.
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander: A person having origins in any of the original peoples of Hawaii, Guam, Samoa, or other Pacific Islands.
White: A person having origins in any of the original peoples of Europe, the Middle East, or North Africa.
Part 3: I verify the information on this form is accurate. |
I refuse to re-identify the race and ethnicity of this student. |
Signature, Parent/Guardian, Date |
Signature, Parent/Guardian, Date |
FOR SCHOOL USE ONLY
I am the observer who completed this form due to parent/guardian refusal to re-identify.
Signature, Observer Date
If you have any questions regarding the process of collection or review of race and ethnicity, please visit the North Carolina Department of Public Instruction's website at http://www.ncpublicschools.org/data/management/race-ethnicity/.
Site
Contact:
, AICP, GISP;
Director, Demographics,
(919)-431-8194