[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 250 (Wednesday, December 31, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Page 68272]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-34006]


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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION


National Assessment Governing Board; Meeting

AGENCY: National Assessment Governing Board; Education.

ACTION: Notice of Teleconference meeting.

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SUMMARY: This notice sets forth the schedule and proposed agenda of a 
forthcoming teleconference meeting of Subject Area Committees 1 and 
Subject Area Committee #2 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.

DATES: January 8, and 9, 1998.

TIME: January 8, Subject Area Committee #1, 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon, 
(open); January 9, Subject Area Committee #2, 1:00 to 3:00 p.m., 
(open).

LOCATION: National Assessment Governing Board, Suite 825, 800 North 
Capitol Street, NW, Washington, D.C., 20002-4233, Telephone: (202) 357-
6938.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Mary Ann Wilmer, Operations Officer, National Assessment Governing 
Board, Suite 825, 800 North Capitol Street, N.W., 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. Under P.L. 105-78, the National 
Assessment Governing Board is granted exclusive authority over 
developing Voluntary National Tests pursuant to contract number 
RJ97153001 and is required to review within 90 days (i.e., by February 
11, 1998) and modify the contract to the extent the Board determines 
necessary, if the contract cannot be modified to the extend the Board 
determines necessary, the contract shall be terminated, and a new 
contract negotiated.
    On January 8 between the hours of 10:00 a.m. until 12:00 noon, the 
Subject Area Committee #1 of the National Assessment Governing Board 
will hold a teleconference meeting to discuss Committee and staff 
Voluntary National Tests reviews for reading. On January 9 between the 
hours of 1:00 to 3:30 p.m. Subject Area Committee #2 will meet to 
discuss Committee and staff reviews of the Voluntary National Tests for 
math. Because these are teleconference meetings, facilities will be 
provided so the public will have access to the Committee's 
deliberations.
    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.
Roy Truby,
Executive Director, National Assessment Governing Board.
[FR Doc. 97-34006 Filed 12-30-97; 8:45 am]
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