[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 14 (Wednesday, January 22, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Pages 3271-3272]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-1427]


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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION


National Assessment Governing Board; Meeting

AGENCY: National Assessment Governing Board, Education.

ACTION: Notice of meetings.

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SUMMARY: This notice sets forth the schedule and proposed agenda of 
forthcoming meetings of the Design and Methodology and Reporting and 
Dissemination committees of the National Assessment Governing Board.

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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: January 21, 1997.

TIMES: Reporting and Dissemination Committee, 10:00 a.m.-12:00 noon, 
(open); Reporting and Dissemination and Design and Methodology Joint 
Committee, 12:00 noon-2:30 p.m., (open); Design and Methodology 
Committee, 2:30-4:00 p.m., (open).

LOCATION: Homewood Suites Hotel, 432 West Market Street, San Antonio, 
Texas.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Mary Ann Wilmer, Operations Officer, National Assessment Governing 
Board, Suite 825, 800 North Capitol Street, NW., Washington, DC 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 January 21, between the hours of 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. there 
will be a meeting of the Reporting and Dissemination Committee. The 
Committee will receive a briefing on the 1996 math results by the 
contractor and review the NAEP constituent survey instrument. Beginning 
at 12:00 noon, there will be a joint meeting of the Reporting and 
Dissemination and Design and Methodology Committees to discuss sampling 
issues related to IEP and LEP students, and private schools. At the 
conclusion of the joint committee meeting, approximately 2:30 p.m., the 
Design and Methodology Committee will meet to discuss issues related to 
the conduct of NAEP at the state level.
    The public is being given less than fifteen days notice of this 
meeting because the Governing Board has been informed that the 
contractor requires decisions on these issues, no later than, January 
23, 1997.
    Records are kept on 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, NW., 
Washington, DC, from 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

    Dated: January 15, 1997.
Roy Truby,
Executive Director, National Assessment Governing Board.
[FR Doc. 97-1427 Filed 1-21-97; 8:45 am]
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