[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 60 (Wednesday, March 27, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Pages 13482-13483]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-7318]



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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE


Meeting of the Advisory Council on Dependents' Education

AGENCY: Department of Defense Education Activity, Office of the 
Secretary of Defense, DOD.

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: May 16, 1996, 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. and May 17, 1996, 8:30 a.m. to 
1 p.m.

ADDRESSES: On May 16, 1996, the meeting will be held in the Secretary 
of Defense Conference Room (3E869) in the Pentagon. On May 17, 1996, 
the meeting will be held at the headquarters building of the Department 
of Defense Education Activity, 4040 N. Fairfax Drive, Room 904, 
Arlington, Virginia 22203-1635.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Ms. Pamela Williams, DoD Education Activity, 4040 N. Fairfax Drive, 
Arlington, Virginia 22203-1635; Telephone number: 703-696-4246, 
extension 124.

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

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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, DoDEA, 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 reports about topics raised during ACDE team visits in 
October 1995, to DoD overseas schools in Germany, England, the 
Netherlands, and Belgium; the DoD Education Activity (DoDEA) Community 
Strategic Plan, to include communications, technology, assessment, 
budget, and organizational restructuring.

    Dated: March 21, 1996.
Patricia L. Toppings,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
[FR Doc. 96-7318 Filed 3-26-96; 8:45 am]
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