[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 159 (Monday, August 18, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Page 43999]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-21781]
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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 the Reporting and Dissemination
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.
DATES: August 27, 1997.
TIME: 3:00 p.m. (et).
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.
On August 27, 1997 between the hours of 3:00-4:30 P.M. the
Reporting and Dissemination Committee of the National Assessment
Governing Board will hold a teleconference meeting. The purpose of this
meeting is to consider plans for release of the Board's report on the
1996 NAEP Science Achievement Board. There will be a brief presentation
on the contents and format of the report, followed by determination of
a release date, release plan, and dissemination activities. Because
this is a teleconference meeting, 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. 97-21781 Filed 8-15-97; 8:45 am]
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