[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 51 (Thursday, March 16, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Page 14272]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-6424]



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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

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 21, 1995, 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. and April 22, 1995, 9:30 
a.m. to 12 noon.

ADDRESSES: April 21: The Pentagon, room 3E869, Arlington, VA (an escort 
is required for attendees without DoD building passes); April 22: 
Crystal City Embassy Suites Hotel, Adams Morgan Room, 1402 South Eads, 
Arlington, VA.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Ms. Marilyn Wicher, Public Affairs Officer, DoD Education Activity, 
4040 N. Fairfax Drive, Arlington, Virginia 22203-1635; Telephone 
number: 703-696-4236, extension 121.

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 Departments, 12 members 
are appointed jointly by the Secretaries of Defense and Education. 
Members include representatives of educational institutions and 
agencies, professional employee organizations and unions, 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 responses to the recommendations made by the Council 
during its October 1994 meeting; reports about other topics raised by 
teams of ACDE members who visited DoDDS schools in Italy, Spain, and 
Turkey; the DoD Education Activity (DoDEA) draft strategic plan, to 
include the National Education Goals, academic achievement 
encouragement, multicultural/multiracial diversity and awareness, 
education of children with disabilities, and increased parental 
involvement; drawdown planning; the DoDEA draft technology plan; school 
staffing; transportation security and discipline on school buses; and a 
report on the extent to which Ritalin is administered to DoD dependents 
overseas.

    Dated: March 10, 1995.
Patricia L. Toppings,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
[FR Doc. 95-6424 Filed 3-15-95; 8:45 am]
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