E-mail to mapping coordinators

Dear Mapping Coordinator,

This e-mail is to notify you that your state's verification materials for the 2011-2012 School District Review Program (SDRP) are available for review.  

Unlike the Annotation Phase of the program, no CDs or DVDs will be mailed to you for the Verification Phase of the SDRP.  You can review and verify your updates using the web and/or download shapefiles to review and submit any changes that need to be made.  Step-by-step guidelines have been developed to assist you in accessing your materials and completing your review.

All verification materials and guidelines for your state have been posted to the 2011-2012 SDRP website located at:  www.census.gov/geo/www/schdist/sch_dist.html.  To access your verification materials and guidelines on the SDRP website, click on the Verification Materials hyperlink.  Then click on the hyperlink for your state.  

A hyperlink, “Download all instructions, documentation and listings” contains all the applicable school district listings for your state (which should be reviewed and verified), and the following guidelines in PDF format:  

Attachment B: Guidelines for Participants Using the MTPS Verification Module

Descriptions and instructions for reviewing the listings are in Section II of the “General Guidelines for All Participants,” which you received with your annotation materials in August 2011.

To review your shapefiles on the web, a password is required in addition to the Participant ID and User Name provided on page 3 in Attachment B.  Your password is <unique password to be added>.

Your verification materials include all submissions received by the Census Bureau by the December 30, 2011 deadline.  Any submissions received after the deadline are not reflected in the verification materials, but will be included in the poverty estimates scheduled to be released in November 2012.

All verification updates must be received by the Census Bureau no later than February 7, 2012.

Please feel free to contact any member of the School District Team with questions regarding the program or procedures.

Thank you again for your participation.

School District Team
U.S. Census Bureau
geo.school.list@census.gov
301-763-1099