05-22059. Office of Management; Senior Executive Performance Review Board; Membership

AGENCY:

Department of Education.

ACTION:

Notice of Membership of the Performance Review Board.

SUMMARY:

The Secretary announces the members of the Performance Review Board (PRB) for the Department of Education for the Senior Executive Service (SES) performance cycle that ended September 30, 2005. Under 5 U.S.C. 4314(c)(1) through (5), each agency is required to establish one or more PRBs.

Composition and Duties

The PRB of the Department of Education for 2005 is composed of career senior executives, noncareer senior executives, and Presidential appointees.

The PRB reviews and evaluates the initial appraisal of each senior executive's performance, along with any comments by that senior executive and by any higher-level executive or executives. The PRB makes recommendations to the appointing authority relative to the performance of the senior executive, including recommendations on performance awards. The Department of Education's PRB also makes recommendations on SES pay adjustments for career senior executives.

Membership

The Secretary has selected the following executives of the Department of Education to serve on the PRB of the Department of Education for the specified SES performance cycle: Chair: Michell Clark, Robin Gilchrist, John Higgins, Cheryl Oldham, Kent Talbert, Margo Anderson, Dennis Berry, Harry Feely, Patricia Guard, Danny Harris, Gary Hopkins, Jeanette Lim, Philip Link, Andrew Pepin, Thomas Skelly, Ricky Takai, and Veronica Trietsch. Alternates include: Sue Betka, Susan Bowers, and John McGrath.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Althea Watson, Director, Executive Resources Team, Human Resources Services, Office of Management, U.S. Department of Education, 400 Maryland Avenue, SW., room 2E124, FOB-6, Washington, DC 20202-4573. Telephone: [phone].

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Dated: November 1, 2005.

Margaret Spellings,

Secretary of Education.