[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 5 (Monday, January 9, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Page 2383]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 94-375]



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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION


National Assessment Governing Board; Meetings

AGENCY: National Assessment Governing Board; Education.

ACTION: Notice of meeting.

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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: February 7, 1995.

TIME: 4:00 P.M. (et).

LOCATION: National Assessment Governing Board, Suite 825, 800 North 
Capitol Street, N.W., Washington, D.C.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mary Ann Wilmer, Operations Officer, 
National Assessment Governing Board, Suite 825, 800 North Capitol 
Street, N.W., Washington, D.C., 20002-4233, Telephone: (202) 357-6938.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The National Assessment Governing Board is 
established under section 412 of the National Education Statistics Act 
of 1994 (Title IV of the Improving America's Schools Act of 1994).

    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 February 7, 1995 from 4:00 P.M. until 5:00 P.M. Because this 
is a teleconference meeting, facilities will be provided so the public 
will have access to the Committee's deliberations. The Committees will 
meet to conduct the following business: review and approve the March 3-
4, 1995 meeting agenda; hear a report from the NAEP Planning Committee; 
and to hold preliminary discussions on plans for the evaluations of the 
NAEP Achievement Levels and the State NAEP programs.
    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, N.W., 
Washington, D.C., from 8:30 A.M. to 5:00 P.M.

    Dated: Jan 3, 1995.
Roy Truby,
Executive Director, National Assessment Governing Board.
[FR Doc. 94-375 Filed 1-6-94; 8:45 am]
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