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[FR Doc No: 94-6148]


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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

 

National Assessment Governing Board; Meeting

SUMMARY: This notice sets forth the schedule and proposed agenda of a 
forthcoming meeting of the Executive 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. This document is intended to notify 
the general public of their opportunity to attend.
    Dates: April 5, 1994.
    Time: 11 a.m.-12:30 p.m. est.
    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 
U.S.C.     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 Executive Committee of the National Assessment Governing Board 
will meet April 5, 1994 from 11 a.m. until 12:30 p.m. Because this is a 
teleconference meeting, facilities will be provided so the public will 
have access to the Committee's deliberations. The agenda includes four 
topics: (1) Proposed competition for alternative designs for 
establishing achievement levels; (2) Update on the reauthorization 
legislation; (3) Briefing on assessment framework development; and (4) 
Presentation of the NAEP schedule.
    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 p.m.

    Date: March 11, 1994.
Roy Truby,
Executive Director, National Assessment Governing Board.
[FR Doc. 94-6148 Filed 3-16-94; 8:45 am]
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