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[FR Doc No: 94-12760]


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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
 

National Assessment Governing Board; Open Teleconference Meeting

ACTION: Notice of teleconference meeting.

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SUMMARY: This notice sets forth the schedule and proposed agenda of a 
forthcoming joint meeting of the Executive Committee and 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: June 1, 1994.

TIME: 11:30 A.M. (EDT).

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 Executive Committee and the Subject Area Committee #2 of the 
National Assessment Governing Board will meet in a joint telephone 
conference from 11:30 a.m. to 12 Noon, on June 1, 1994. The committees 
will discuss modifications for the 1996 NAEP Arts Education Assessment.
    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.

    Dated: May 20, 1994.
Roy Truby,
Executive Director, National Assessment Governing Board.
[FR Doc. 94-12760 Filed 5-24-94; 8:45 am]
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