[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 83 (Tuesday, April 29, 2008)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 23154-23155]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-9351]
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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
34 CFR Part 200
RIN 1810-AB01
[Docket ID ED-2008-OESE-0003]
Title I of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965
AGENCY: Office of Elementary and Secondary Education, Department of
Education.
ACTION: Notice of public meetings on the proposed regulations for Title
I of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965.
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SUMMARY: On April 23, 2008, the Secretary of Education (Secretary)
published a notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) in the Federal
Register (73 FR 22020) to amend the regulations implementing Title I of
the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965, as reauthorized by
the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 (NCLB). The Secretary announces a
series of public meetings to seek public
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comments on these proposed regulations.
Dates, Times, and Locations of Public Meetings: See SUPPLEMENTARY
INFORMATION section for meeting dates, times, and locations.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Zollie Stevenson, Jr., U.S. Department
of Education, 400 Maryland Ave., SW., room 3W230, Washington, DC 20202-
6132. Phone: at 202-260-1824. If you use a telecommunications device
for the deaf (TDD), you may call the Federal Relay Service (FRS) at 1-
800-877-8339.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On April 23, 2008, the Secretary published
an NPRM in the Federal Register (73 FR 22020) to amend certain of the
Title I regulations. The purpose of these proposed regulations is to
build on the advancements of State accountability and assessment
systems over the six years since NCLB was signed into law, while
incorporating key feedback from the field into an even clearer vision
of what it takes to educate each and every one of our Nation's school
children. The proposed regulations would clarify and strengthen current
Title I regulations in the areas of assessment, accountability,
supplemental educational services (SES), and public school choice.
Issuing regulations that strengthen Title I implementation in these
areas will help bring about higher-quality assessments and stronger
accountability for results, as well as provide parents with the
information they need to make informed decisions about public school
choice and SES. A copy of the NPRM is available at http://www.ed.gov/policy/elsec/reg/proposal/index.html.
The Department is accepting public comments on the NPRM through
June 23, 2008. Comments must be submitted in writing to the Department
in accordance with the instructions in the NPRM. We look forward to
receiving your comments on these proposed regulations to ensure that
they accomplish our intended objectives.
Public Meetings
The Department will also be holding four public meetings to receive
comments on the NPRM. The meetings will occur on the following dates at
the times and locations indicated:
Wednesday, May 14, 2008
Hilton Boston Back Bay Hotel, 40 Dalton Street, Boston, MA 02115,
Time: 9 a.m.-12 p.m. & 2 p.m.-5 p.m., Meeting Room: Fenway Room.
Thursday, May 15, 2008
Georgia Perimeter College, Dunwoody Campus, 2101 Womack Road,
Dunwoody, GA 30338, Time: 9 a.m.-12 p.m. & 2 p.m.-5 p.m., Meeting Room:
Auditorium, C1100, North Campus.
Monday, May 19, 2008
Sheraton Kansas City Sports Complex Hotel, 9103 East 39th Street,
Kansas City, MO 64133, Time: 9 a.m.-12 p.m. & 2 p.m.-5 p.m., Meeting
Room: Royal Ballroom.
Thursday, May 22, 2008
W Hotel, 1112 4th Avenue, Seattle, WA 98101, Time: 9 a.m.-12 p.m. &
2 p.m.-5 p.m., Meeting Room: Great Room 1.
Individuals who wish to present comments during a public meeting
should register at [email protected] at least one week before the
public meeting. Any meeting time that remains after the Web site
registrations are processed will be made available on the day of the
meeting. Individuals who have not registered on the Web site and who
wish to present comments should do so at the on-site registration desk
on the day of the meeting. We will process Web-site and on-site
registrations on a first-come, first-served basis.
Each individual will be allowed three minutes to present comments.
Individuals are requested to submit three written copies and an
electronic file (CD or diskette) of their comments at the meeting,
which should be labeled with their name and contact information.
Transcripts of these meetings, along with any written comments
received, will be made a part of the official rulemaking record.
The meeting site is accessible to individuals with disabilities.
Individuals who need accommodations in order to attend the meeting
(e.g., interpreting services, assistive listening devices, materials in
alternative formats) should notify Frances Hopkins at
[email protected] or call 202-205-6268 no later than 14 days prior
to the meeting the individual will attend. We will attempt to meet
requests for accommodations after this date, but cannot guarantee their
availability.
Electronic Access to This Document
You may view this document, as well as all other Department of
Education documents published in the Federal Register, in text or Adobe
Portable Document Format (PDF) on the Internet at the following site:
http://www.ed.gov/news/fedregister.
To use PDF you must have Adobe Acrobat Reader, which is available
free at this site. If you have questions about using PDF, call the U.S.
Government Printing Office (GPO), toll free, at 1-888-293-6498; or in
the Washington, DC, area at (202) 512-1530.
Note: The official version of this document is the document
published in the Federal Register. Free Internet access to the
official edition of the Federal Register and the Code of Federal
Regulations is available on GPO Access at http://www.gpoaccess.gov/nara/index.html
Dated: April 24, 2008.
Kerri L. Briggs,
Assistant Secretary for Elementary and Secondary Education.
[FR Doc. E8-9351 Filed 4-28-08; 8:45 am]
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