[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 99 (Tuesday, May 23, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Page 27279]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-12547]



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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

National Assessment Governing Board; Meeting

AGENCY: National Assessment Governing Board; Education.

AGENCY: Notice of Achievement Levels Committee Teleconference meeting.

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SUMMARY: This notice sets forth the schedule and proposed agenda of a 
forthcoming teleconference meeting of the Achievement Levels Committees 
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 12, 1995.

TIME: 2:00 P.M. (e.t.), until adjournment, approximately, 3:30 p.m., 
(open).

LOCATION: 800 North Capitol Street, NW., Suite 825, Washington, D.C.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mary Ann Wilmer, Operations Officer, 
National Assessment Governing Board, Suite 825, 800 North Capitol 
Street, NW., 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), 
(Pub. L. 103-382).
    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.
    On June 12, the Achievement Levels Committee will hold a 
teleconference meeting beginning at 2:00 p.m. The purpose of this 
meeting is to select (1) exemplar items for the 1994 U.S. history and 
world geography reports, and (2) exemplar items for the 1994 reading 
report. Other agenda items include consideration of a report from NCES 
on technical issues in performance assessments, and discussion of the 
Advisory Council on Education Statistics document on standards.
    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: May 18, 1995.
Roy Truby,
Executive Director, National Assessment Governing Board.
[FR Doc. 95-12547 Filed 5-22-95; 8:45 am]
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