[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 50 (Monday, March 16, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Page 12789]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-6601]
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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
National Assessment Governing Board; Meeting
AGENCY: National Assessment Governing Board, Education.
ACTION: Notice of meeting.
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SUMMARY: This notice sets forth the schedule and proposed agenda of a
forthcoming meeting of the Achievement Levels 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.
DATE: April 29, 1998.
TIME: 9:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m.
LOCATION: Doubletree Hotel, Denver Southeast, 13696 East Iliff Place at
I-22, Aurora, Colorado.
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 also granted exclusive authority over
developing Voluntary National Tests pursuant to contract number
RJ97153001.
On April 29, in open session, 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., the
Achievement Levels Committee will meet to consider the achievement
levels descriptions for the purpose of formulating a recommendation for
Board action at the meeting scheduled for May. The Committee will also
discuss the achievement level issues associated with the implementation
of the Voluntary National Tests.
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. 98-6601 Filed 3-13-98; 8:45 am]
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