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[FR Doc No: 94-20482]


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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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