Race and Ethnicity

Final Federal Guidance on Maintaining, Collecting, and Reporting Racial and Ethnic Data to U.S. Department of Education

• Press Release 5/28/2009 (PDF)
• Memorandum on Race & Ethnicity (DOC)
• CDE Race/Ethnicity PowerPoint Training Presentation 2009 (PPT)

Resources

• CDE Race and Ethnicity Brochure (English) (PDF)
• CDE Race and Ethnicity Brochure (Spanish) (PDF)
• CDE Race and Ethnicity Brochure (Vietnamese) (PDF)
• CDE Race and Ethnicity Brochure (Korean) (PDF)
• CDE Race and Ethnicity Brochure (Russian) (PDF)
• Presentation from Community Meeting May 2008 (PPT)
• Racial/Ethnic Data Collection Implementation Plan (PDF)
• NFES - Managing an Identity Crisis - Forum Guide to Implementing New Federal Race and Ethnicity Categories (PDF)

Parent Information

• Sample (#1) District Letter to Parents (English) (DOC)
• Sample (#1) District Letter to Parents (Spanish) (DOC)
• Sample (#1) District Letter to Parents (Vietnamese) (DOC)
• Sample (#1) District Letter to Parents (Korean) (DOC)
• Sample (#1) District Letter to Parents (Russian) (DOC)
• Sample (#2) District Letter to Parents (PDF)
• Sample Collection Question Format for Students (English) (DOC)
• Sample Collection Question Format for Students (Spanish) (DOC)
• Sample Collection Question Format for Students (Vietnamese) (DOC)
• Sample Collection Question Format for Students (Korean) (DOC)
• Sample Collection Question Format for Students (Russian) (DOC)
• How to Maximize Participation from Parents/Guardians (PDF)
• Parents Race/Ethnicity Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) (PDF)
• Questions and Answers About the New Changes to Reporting Ethnicity and Race (English) (DOC)
• Questions and Answers About the New Changes to Reporting Ethnicity and Race (Spanish) (DOC)
• Questions and Answers About the New Changes to Reporting Ethnicity and Race (Vietnamese) (DOC)
• Questions and Answers About the New Changes to Reporting Ethnicity and Race (Korean) (DOC)
• Questions and Answers About the New Changes to Reporting Ethnicity and Race (Russian) (DOC)

District Information

• Sample District Letter to Staff (DOC)
• Sample District Letter to Staff on Re-Identification (PDF)
• Sample Collection Question Format for Staff (DOC)
• Sample Advance Notice to the Public (PDF)
• District Race/Ethnicity Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)

District Training Information

• Standard Training (English) (PPT)
• Standard Training (Spanish) (PPT)
• Race Ethnicity Pages for Collections Training (PPT)

Technical

• How Collected Race and Ethnicity Information will be Reported (English) (PPT)
• How Collected Race and Ethnicity Information will be Reported (Spanish) (PPT)
• How Collected Race and Ethnicity Information will be Reported (Vietnamese) (PPT)
• How Collected Race and Ethnicity Information will be Reported (Korean) (PPT)
• How Collected Race and Ethnicity Information will be Reported (Russian) (PPT)
• Sample Selecting Race Ethnicity (PDF)
• Native Tribes of Mexico (PDF)
• Native Tribes of Colorado (PDF)

Final Federal Guidance

Racial and Ethnic Guidelines (PDF)

US Department of Education Links:

• Dear Colleague letter for Assistant Secretary of Education Bill Evers
• US Department of Education Race and Ethnicity Policy Questions/Answers
• U.S. Department of Education Office of Planning, Evaluation and Policy Development Webpage
• U.S. Department of Education Laws and Guidance Webpage