[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 63 (Monday, April 3, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Page 16582]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 06-3152]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Administration for Children and Families


Notice for April 2006 Advisory Committee Meeting

AGENCY: Office of Planning, Research and Evaluation, ACF, DHHS.

ACTION:  Notice of meeting; Advisory Committee on Head Start 
Accountability and Educational Performance Measures.

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SUMMARY: The Secretary of Health and Human Services, by authority of 42 
U.S.C. 9836A, section 641A(b) of the Head Start Act, as amended (5 
U.S.C. Appendix 2), has formed the Advisory Committee on Head Start 
Accountabilit5y and Educational Performance Measures (the Committee). 
The committee is governed by the provisions of Public Law 92-463, as 
amended (5 U.S.C. Appendix 2).
    The function of the Committee is to help assess the progress of HHS 
in developing and implementing educational measures in the Head Start 
Program. This includes the Head Start National Reporting System (NRS). 
The Committee is to provide recommendations for integrating NRS with 
other ongoing assessments of the effectiveness of the program. The 
Committee will make recommendations as to how NRS and other assessment 
data can be included in the broader Head Start measurement efforts 
found in the Family and Child Experiences Survey (FACES), the National 
Head Start Impact Study, Head Start's Performance Based Outcome System, 
and the ongoing evaluation of the Early Head Start program.

DATES: April 24, 2006, 8:30 a.m.-5 p.m. (Dinner Recess). April 25, 
2006, 8:30 a.m.-5 p.m.
    Place: Residence Inn Bethesda Downtown, 7335 Wisconsin Avenue, 
Bethesda, MD 20814.
    Agenda: The Committee will hear presentations related to existing 
Head Start evaluations and NRS implementation and will continue the 
discussions begun at the previous Committee meetings in 2005.
    There will be a period set aside for public comments on April 24, 
2006, from 10:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. Persons wishing to speak at the 
meeting must limit their comments to three minutes, but may also 
provide the Committee with supplementary written materials. Those 
wishing to speak at the meeting must sign up upon arrival at the 
meeting, and comments will be heard on a first come, first served basis 
until the comment period is filled. Approximately 15 speakers can be 
accommodated. If not all present can be accommodated during the 
presentation period, persons may submit written statements or papers to 
be considered by the Committee at a later time. On-site registration 
for those wishing to comment will open at 8 a.m. on April 24, 2006.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This meetings is open to the public. Persons 
wishing to bring written statements or papers focused on relevant, 
existing research with Head Start populations or on measures 
appropriate for low-income four- and five-year old children are welcome 
to do so. Individuals may also e-mail such documents to 
de.com">Secretaryadvisory-hs@esi-de.com of mail to: ESI, ATTN: Townley Knudson, 
Head Start Secretary's Advisory Committee, 7735 Old Georgetown Road, 
Suite 600, Bethesda, MD 20814.
    Documents received shall be presented to the Committee. The 
Committee meeting records shall be kept at the Aerospace Center located 
at 901 D Street, SW., Washington, DC 20447. Information related to this 
meeting will be available on the Head Start Web site http://www.acf.hhs.gov/programs/hsb/budget/AdvCmteSep05/index.htm.
    An interpreter for the deaf and hard of hearing will be available 
upon advance request by contacting dc.com">Secretaryadvisory-hs@esi-dc.com.

Naomi Goldstein,
Director, Office of Planning, Research and Evaluation, Administration 
for Children and Families.
[FR Doc. 06-3152 Filed 3-31-06; 8:45 am]
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