[Federal Register Volume 59, Number 5 (Friday, January 7, 1994)]
[Notices]
[Page 1008]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 94-343]
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[Federal Register: January 7, 1994]
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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
National Assessment Governing Board Meeting
AGENCY: National Assessment Governing Board; Education.
ACTION: Notice of Teleconference Meetings.
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SUMMARY: This notice sets forth the schedule and proposed agenda of
forthcoming meetings of the Executive Committee of the National
Assessment Governing Board. This notice also describes the functions of
the Board. Notice of this meeting is required under section 10(a)(2) of
the Federal Advisory Committee Act. This document is intended to notify
the general public of their opportunity to attend.
Dates: January 25, 1994 and February 15, 1994.
Time: 11 a.m. (e.t.) to 1 p.m. (e.t.).
Location: National Assessment Governing Board, 800 North Capitol
Street, NW., suite 825, Washington, DC.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mary Ann Wilmer, Operations Officer,
National Assessment Governing Board, suite 825, 800 North Capitol
Street, NW., Washington, DC 20002-4233, Telephone: (202) 357-6938.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The National Assessment Governing Board is
established under section 406(i) of the General Education Provisions
Act (GEPA) as amended by section 3403 of the National Assessment of
Educational Progress Improvement Act (NAEP Improvement Act), Title III-
C of the Augustus F. Hawkins-Robert T. Stafford Elementary and
Secondary School Improvement Amendments of 1988 (Pub. L. 100-297), (20
U.S.C. 1221e-1).
The Board is established to formulate policy guidelines for the
National Assessment of Educational Progress. The Board is responsible
for selecting subject areas to be assessed, developing assessment
objectives, identifying appropriate achievement goals for each grade
and subject tested, and establishing standards and procedures for
interstate and national comparisons.
The Executive Committee of the National Assessment Governing Board
will meet on January 25, 1994 from 11 a.m. until 1 p.m. and on February
15, 1994 from 11 a.m. until 1 p.m. Because these are teleconference
meetings, facilities will be provided so the public will have access to
the Committee's deliberations. There are two agenda items for the
meeting on January 25, 1994, (1) discussion of issues related to
reporting results of the Reading assessment, and (2) a briefing of the
NCES/NAGB joint conference on standard-setting.
The meeting scheduled for February 15, 1994 will be held from 11
a.m. to 1 p.m. The Committee will review and approve the agenda for the
March meeting of the Board.
Records are kept of all Board proceedings and are available for
public inspection at the U.S. Department of Education, National
Assessment Governing Board, suite 825, 800 North Capitol Street, NW.,
Washington, DC from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Dated: January 5, 1994.
Roy Truby,
Executive Director, National Assessment Governing Board.
[FR Doc. 94-343 Filed 1-6-94; 8:45 am]
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