[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 160 (Friday, August 18, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Page 43130]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-20470]



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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION


Advisory Council on Education Statistics; Meeting

AGENCY: Advisory Council on Education Statistics, 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 Advisory Council on Education Statistics. 
This notice also describes the functions of the Council. 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.

DATE AND TIME: September 20, 1995, 1:00 p.m.-5:00 p.m.; September 21, 
1995, 9:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m.; September 22, 1995, 9:00 a.m. to the 
conclusion of business, approximately 2:00 p.m.

ADDRESSES: 555 New Jersey Avenue NW., Room 326, Washington, D.C. 20208.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Barbara Marenus, Executive Director, Advisory Council on Education 
Statistics, 555 New Jersey Avenue, Room 400J, Washington, D.C. 20208-
7575, telephone: (202) 219-1839.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Advisory Council on Education Statistics 
(ACES) is established under Section 406(c)(1) of the Education 
Amendments of 1974, Pub. L. 93-380. The Council is established to 
review general policies for the operation of the National Center for 
Education Statistics (NCES) in the Office of Educational Research and 
Improvement and is responsible for advising on standards to insure that 
statistics and analyses disseminated by NCES are of high quality and 
are not subject to political influence. In addition, ACES is required 
to advise the Commissioner of NCES and the National Assessment 
Governing Board on technical and statistical matters related to the 
National Assessment of educational progress (NAEP). The meeting of the 
Council is open to the public.
    The proposed agenda includes the following:
     An orientation for new members of NCES's data collection 
program.
     A discussion of draft ACES guidelines on standards-based 
reporting.
     NCES's adjudication process.
     An overview of the National Assessment Governing Board's 
role and responsibilities.
     Council operations including the establishment of 
subcommittees.
    Records are kept of all Council proceedings and are available for 
public inspection at the Office of the Executive Director, Advisory 
Council on Education Statistics, 555 New Jersey Avenue NW., Room 400J, 
Washington, D.C. 20208-7575.
Sharon P. Robinson,
Assistant Secretary for Education Research and Improvement.
[FR Doc. 95-20470 Filed 8-17-95; 8:45 am]
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