[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 233 (Monday, December 4, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Page 75680]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-30862]


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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION


National Assessment Governing Board; Meeting

AGENCY: National Assessment Governing Board; Education.

ACTION:  Notice of teleconference meetings.

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SUMMARY: This notice sets forth the schedule and proposed agenda of a 
forthcoming meeting by teleconference of the Executive Committee 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: December 5, 2000.

TIME: 4:00-5:00 p.m.

LOCATION: National Assessment Governing Board, Suite 825, 800 North 
Capital Street, N.W., Washington, DC.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:  Ray Fields, Assistant Director for 
Policy, National Assessment Governing Board, Suite 825, 800 North 
Capital 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 Public Law 105-78, the 
National Assessment Governing Board is also granted exclusive authority 
over developing Voluntary National Tests pursuant to contract number 
RJ97153001.
    On December 5, 2000, between 4:00 and 5:00 p.m, the Executive 
Committee of the National Assessment Governing Board will hold an open 
teleconference meeting. The purpose of this meeting is to review and 
take action on a proposal concerning assessment in urban school 
districts that was received from the Council of Great City Schools.
    Because this is a teleconference meeting telephonic devices and 
seating space will be arranged to permit the public to 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, DC, from 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

    Dated: November 30, 2000.
Roy Truby,
Executive Director, National Assessment Governing Board.
[FR Doc. 00-30862 Filed 12-1-00; 8:45 am]
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