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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Office of the Secretary

 

Meeting of the Advisory Council on Dependents' Education

AGENCY: Department of Defense Dependents Schools (DoDDS), Office of the 
Secretary of Defense.

ACTION: Notice of meeting.

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SUMMARY: This notice sets forth the schedule and proposed agenda of a 
forthcoming meeting of the Advisory Council on Dependents' Education 
(ACDE). It also describes the functions of the Council. Notice of this 
meeting is required under the National Advisory Committee Act. Although 
the meeting is open to the public, because of space constraints, anyone 
wishing to attend the meeting should contact the point of contact 
listed below.

DATES: April 22, 1994, 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. and April 23, 1994, 9 a.m. 
to 2 p.m.

ADDRESSES: April 22, The Pentagon, room 3E869, Washington, DC; April 
23, Embassy Suites Hotel, Adams Morgan Room, 1402 Eads Street, 
Arlington, Virginia.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:Ms. Marilyn, Witcher, Public Affairs 
Officer, DoD Dependents Schools, 4040 N. Fairfax Drive, Arlington, 
Virginia 22203-1635; Telephone number: 703-696-4236.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Advisory Council on Dependents' 
Education is established under title XIV, section 1411, of Public Law 
95-561, Defense Dependents' Education Act of 1978, as amended by title 
XII, section 1204(b) (3)-(5), of Public Law 99-145, Department of 
Defense Authorization Act of 1986 (20 U.S.C., chapter 25A, section 929, 
Advisory Council on Dependents' Education). The Council is cochaired by 
designees of the Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of Education. 
In addition to a representative of each of the Secretaries, 12 members 
are appointed jointly by the Secretaries. Members include 
representatives of educational institutions and agencies, professional 
employee organizations, unified military commands, school 
administrators, parents of DoDDS students, and one DoDDS student. The 
Director, DoDDS, serves as the Executive Secretary of the Council. The 
purpose of the Council is to advise the Secretary of Defense and the 
DoDDS Director about effective educational programs and practices that 
should be considered by DoDDS and to perform other tasks as may be 
required by the Secretary of Defense. The agenda includes discussions 
about the national goals for education, academic achievement 
encouragement, multicultural diversity and awareness, education of 
handicapped dependents, communications throughout the system, increased 
parental involvement, drawdown planning, educational technologies, and 
responses to the recommendations made by the Council during its October 
1993 meeting.

    Dated: March 14, 1994.
Patricia L. Toppings,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
[FR Doc. 94-6244 Filed 3-16-94; 8:45 am]
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