[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 67 (Monday, April 8, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Page 16741]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-8371]


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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION


President's Advisory Commission on Educational Excellence for 
Hispanic Americans; Meeting

AGENCY: President's Advisory Commission on Educational Excellence for 
Hispanic Americans, Department of Education.

ACTION: Notice of meeting.

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SUMMARY: This notice sets forth the schedule and proposed agenda of a 
forthcoming meeting of the President's Advisory Commission on 
Educational Excellence for Hispanic Americans (Commission). This notice 
also describes the functions of the Commission. Notice of this meeting 
is required under Section 10(a)(2) of the Federal Advisory Committee 
Act and is intended to notify the public of their opportunity to 
attend.

DATES AND TIMES: Wednesday, April 17, 2002, 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., and 
Thursday, April 18, 2002, 8:00 a.m. to 9 a.m. and 12:30 p.m. to 2 p.m.

ADDRESSES: The Commission meeting will be held in Las Vegas, Nevada, at 
The Venetian Hotel located at 3355 Las Vegas Boulevard South, Las 
Vegas, Nevada, 89109.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Leslie Sanchez, Executive Director, or 
Adam Chavarria, Associate Director, White House Initiative on 
Educational Excellence for Hispanic Americans, 400 Maryland Ave., SW., 
Washington, D.C. 20202, (202) 401-1411.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The President's Advisory Commission on 
Educational Excellence for Hispanic Americans is established under 
Executive Order 13230 dated October 12, 2001. The Commission is 
established to provide advice to the Secretary of Education (Secretary) 
and issue reports to the President concerning: (a) the progress of 
Hispanic Americans in closing the academic achievement gap and 
attaining the goals established by the President's No Child Left Behind 
Act of 2002; (b) the development, monitoring, and coordination of 
Federal efforts to promote high-quality education for Hispanic 
Americans; (c) ways to increase parental, State and local, private 
sector, and community involvement in improving education; and (d) ways 
to maximize the effectiveness of Federal education initiatives within 
the Hispanic community. Individuals who will need accommodations for a 
disability in order to attend the meeting (i.e. interpreting services, 
assistive listening devices, materials, in alternative format) should 
notify Adam Chavarria at (202) 401-1411 by no later than April 12. We 
will attempt to meet requests after this date, but cannot guarantee 
availability of the requested accommodation. The meeting site is 
accessible to individuals with disabilities. On Wednesday, April 17th, 
the Commission will receive testimony from a panel of experts on a 
range of educational topics. On Thursday, the Commission will convene 
in the morning to receive briefings from two working groups and to 
deliberate on presentations, findings and next steps. The Commission 
will meet in open session from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday, and 
from 8 a.m. to 9 a.m. and from 12:30 p.m. to 2 p.m. on Thursday.
    Records are kept of all Commission proceedings, and are available 
for public inspection at the office of the White House Initiative on 
Educational Excellence for Hispanic Americans from the hours of 9 a.m. 
to 5 p.m.

    Dated: April 1, 2002.
Laurie M. Rich,
Assistant Secretary, Office of Intergovernmental and Interagency 
Affairs.
[FR Doc. 02-8371 Filed 4-5-02; 8:45 am]
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