<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr"><br></div>Has anyone else received the below email? One of my principals received this and forwarded to me for confirmation it is legitimate.</div><div class="gmail_quote"><br></div><div class="gmail_quote">Thoughts?<br><br><u></u>
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UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE<br> U.S. Census Bureau Official Correspondence
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<p style="margin:0;margin-left:.5%;margin-right:.5%"> Dear PRINCIPAL/ADMINISTRATOR of TRIPP MIDDLE SCHOOL:<br>
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The National Center for Education Statistics, part of the U.S. Department of Education's Institute of Education Sciences, is asking you to participate in the 2024-25 School Pulse Panel (SPP) survey. The 2024-25 SPP is a unique opportunity to provide your school's perspective directly to the Department on a range of high-priority, education-related topics on a monthly basis. Each month, starting in August 2024 and ending in June 2025, your school will receive an invitation to complete a survey that will take about 30 minutes to complete. To thank you for your time and effort in completing the survey, your school will receive $200 for each completed monthly survey. <b>Your school can receive up to $2,200 over the course of the 2024-25 school year by participating.</b><br>
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To prepare for the start of the SPP on Tuesday, August 13, 2024, we are asking you to confirm the contact information we have on file for your school for the 2024-25 school year. Confirmation will take 5 minutes or less to complete. <b>Please verify this information for your school by Friday, July 26, 2024 by visiting the following link and entering the User ID listed below.</b> You may also call 1-844-868-3661 to provide this information.</p><ol><b><a href="https://research.rm.census.gov/jfe/form/SV_4SKWcrBJjcWzDeu?Q_CHL=Eblast" target="_blank">https://research.rm.census.gov/jfe/form/SV_4SKWcrBJjcWzDeu?Q_CHL=Eblast</a><br>
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User ID: 10159512</b></ol><p style="margin:0;margin-left:.5%;margin-right:.5%"> The SPP collects data monthly on a wide range of education-related topics that directly inform federal policy and funding decisions by program offices in the Department of Education, the White House, other federal agencies, and Congress. Through your participation, the 2024-25 SPP will continue to inform key federal policy decisions. Some highlights from past months include:<br>
</p><ul> <li>In December 2023, 31 percent of public schools reported that one or more <i>non-permanent (portable) buildings were in use at their school.</i></li> <li>In January 2024, 11 percent of public schools reported having <i>sworn law enforcement officers present at their school at least once a week.</i></li></ul> Prior participants said that participation was easy and came with many benefits. Ninety-eight percent of schools that participated in the 2021-22 SPP said they felt the time necessary to complete each monthly survey was reasonable. Three quarters reported that the impact on policy was an important reason they participated.<br>
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To learn more about the 2024-25 SPP, visit <a href="http://www.census.gov/schoolpulse" target="_blank">www.census.gov/schoolpulse</a>. If you have questions or need assistance, you may also call 1-844-868-3661 or email <a href="mailto:addp.school.pulse.panel@census.gov" target="_blank">addp.school.pulse.panel@census.gov</a>. The Census Bureau is collecting the data on behalf of the National Center for Education Statistics. We look forward to your participation in the 2024-25 School Pulse Panel!<br>
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Sincerely,<br>
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Peggy G. Carr, Ph.D.<br>
Commissioner<br>
National Center for Education Statistics (NCES)<br>
U.S. Department of Education<br>
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