[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 81 (Tuesday, April 28, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Page 23277]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-11156]


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Office of the Secretary


Meeting of the Advisory Council on Dependent's Education

AGENCY: Department of Defense, Department of Defense Dependents Schools 
(DoDDS).

ACTION: Notice of meeting.

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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given of a forthcoming semiannual public 
meeting of the Advisory Council on Dependents' Education (ACDE). The 
purpose of this meeting is to obtain advice about DoDDS education 
programs, including the technology program and application of the 
Department of Defense Education Activity initiative, ``Framework for 
Excellence.'' The ``Framework for Excellence'' is aimed at helping 
schools that are farthest from meeting the DoDDS performance standards 
and benchmarks. These standards and benchmarks indicate how well 
students are mastering the knowledge and skills expected of them.

DATES: May 28, 1998, 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. and May 29, 1998, 8:30 a.m. to 
12 p.m.

ADDRESSES: This meeting will be held in the Office of the Secretary of 
Defense, Conference Room (Room 1E801), in the Pentagon.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Ms. Marilee Fitzgerald, Department of Defense Dependents Schools, 4040 
North Fairfax Drive, Arlington, Virginia, 22203-1635. Ms. Fitzgerald 
can be reached at 703-696-3866, extension 2800.

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 (20 
U.S.C. section 929). The purpose of the Council is to recommend to the 
Director, DoDDS, general policies for the operation of the DoDDS; to 
provide the Director, DoDDS, with information 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.

    Dated: April 22, 1998.
L.M. Bynum,
Alternate OSD Federal Register, Liaison Officer Department of Defense.
[FR Doc. 98-11156 Filed 4-27-98; 8:45 am]
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