[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 250 (Wednesday, December 31, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Page 68272]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-34006]
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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
National Assessment Governing Board; Meeting
AGENCY: National Assessment Governing Board; Education.
ACTION: Notice of Teleconference meeting.
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SUMMARY: This notice sets forth the schedule and proposed agenda of a
forthcoming teleconference meeting of Subject Area Committees 1 and
Subject Area Committee #2 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.
DATES: January 8, and 9, 1998.
TIME: January 8, Subject Area Committee #1, 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon,
(open); January 9, Subject Area Committee #2, 1:00 to 3:00 p.m.,
(open).
LOCATION: National Assessment Governing Board, Suite 825, 800 North
Capitol Street, NW, Washington, D.C., 20002-4233, Telephone: (202) 357-
6938.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Mary Ann Wilmer, Operations Officer, National Assessment Governing
Board, Suite 825, 800 North Capitol Street, N.W., Washington, D.C.,
20002-4233, Telephone: (202) 357-6938.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The National Assessment Governing Board is
established under section 412 of the National Education Statistics Act
of 1994 (Title IV of the Improving America's Schools Act of 1994),
(Pub. L. 103-382).
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. Under P.L. 105-78, the National
Assessment Governing Board is granted exclusive authority over
developing Voluntary National Tests pursuant to contract number
RJ97153001 and is required to review within 90 days (i.e., by February
11, 1998) and modify the contract to the extent the Board determines
necessary, if the contract cannot be modified to the extend the Board
determines necessary, the contract shall be terminated, and a new
contract negotiated.
On January 8 between the hours of 10:00 a.m. until 12:00 noon, the
Subject Area Committee #1 of the National Assessment Governing Board
will hold a teleconference meeting to discuss Committee and staff
Voluntary National Tests reviews for reading. On January 9 between the
hours of 1:00 to 3:30 p.m. Subject Area Committee #2 will meet to
discuss Committee and staff reviews of the Voluntary National Tests for
math. Because these are teleconference meetings, facilities will be
provided so the public will have access to the Committee's
deliberations.
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, N.W.,
Washington, D.C., from 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Roy Truby,
Executive Director, National Assessment Governing Board.
[FR Doc. 97-34006 Filed 12-30-97; 8:45 am]
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