[Federal Register Volume 59, Number 161 (Monday, August 22, 1994)]
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From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 94-20482]
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[Federal Register: August 22, 1994]
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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 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. This document
is intended to notify the general public of their opportunity to
attend.
DATES: September 6, 1994.
TIME: 11:00 a.m. to 12:00 Noon (ET).
LOCATION: 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
USC 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 Subject Area Committee #2 of the National Assessment Governing
Board will meet September 6, 1994 from 11:00 a.m. until 12:00 Noon.
Because this is a teleconference meeting, facilities will be provided
so the public will have access to the Committee's deliberations. The
Committee will take final action on the science cognitive items for the
1995 NAEP field test.
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 5:00 p.m.
Dated: August 16, 1994.
Roy Truby,
Executive Director, National Assessment Governing Board.
[FR Doc. 94-20482 Filed 8-19-94; 8:45 am]
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