[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 184 (Thursday, September 22, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 58789-58790]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-24409]


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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION


National Board for Education Sciences; Meeting

AGENCY: Institute of Education Sciences, U.S. Department of Education.

ACTION: Notice of an open meeting.

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SUMMARY: This notice sets forth the schedule and proposed agenda of an 
upcoming meeting of the National Board for Education Sciences. The 
notice also describes the functions of the Committee. Notice of this 
meeting is required by Section 10(a)(2) of the Federal Advisory 
Committee Act and is intended to notify the public of their opportunity 
to attend the meeting.

DATES: October 14, 2011.
    Time: 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

ADDRESSES: 80 F Street, NW., Room 100, Washington, DC 20001.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Monica Herk, Executive Director, 
National Board for Education Sciences, 555 New Jersey Ave., NW., Room 
602 K, Washington, DC 20208; phone: (202) 208-3491; fax: (202) 219-
1466; e-mail: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The National Board for Education Sciences is 
authorized by Section 116 of the Education Sciences Reform Act of 2002 
(ESRA), 20 U.S.C. 9516. The Board advises the Director of the Institute 
of Education Sciences (IES) on, among other things, the establishment 
of activities to be supported by the Institute and the funding of 
applications for grants, contracts, and cooperative agreements for 
research after the completion of peer review, and reviews and evaluates 
the work of the Institute.

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    On October 14, 2011, starting at 8:30 a.m., the Board will approve 
the agenda and hear remarks from the chair, Jon Baron. John Easton, IES 
Director, will introduce Deborah Speece, the newly appointed 
Commissioner of the National Center for Special Education Research. The 
Commissioners of the national centers will give an overview of recent 
developments at IES. From 9:30 to 10:45 a.m., Board members will 
consider the topic of ``Peer Review of Research Proposals: The IES 
approach, and possible refinements to increase findings of policy 
importance.'' Opening remarks by Anne Ricciuti, the IES Deputy Director 
for Science, will be followed by Board discussion. A break will take 
place from 10:45 to 11:00 a.m.
    From 11:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon, the Board will take up the topic, 
``The Administration's `Tiered' Evidence Initiatives in Education and 
Other Areas.'' Following a brief presentation by Kathy Stack, Deputy 
Associate Director for Education and Human Resources, Office of 
Management and Budget, Board members will engage in a roundtable 
discussion of the issues raised by the presentation. The meeting will 
break for lunch from 12:00 to 1:00 p.m.
    Following lunch the Board will turn to the topic, ``The 
Congressionally-established Committee on Science, Technology, 
Engineering and Math Education (CoSTEM)'' from 1:00 to 2:00 p.m. After 
opening remarks by Carl Wieman, Associate Director for Science at the 
White House Office of Science and Technology Policy, and Co-Chair of 
CoSTEM, the Board will discuss the issues raised.
    Next, from 2:00 to 3:20 p.m., the Board will address ``Continuous 
Improvement Research: Is it a path for achieving program effectiveness 
in large-scale implementation?'' Following opening remarks by Gilbert 
Botvin of Weill Cornell Medical College and Anthony Bryk, an NBES 
member and President of the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of 
Teaching, the Board will engage in roundtable discussion.
    An afternoon break from 3:20 to 3:30 p.m. will precede a discussion 
of ``NBES Annual Reports'' from 3:30 to 4:10 p.m. Monica Herk, NBES's 
Executive Director, will kickoff the discussion by laying out the 
statutory requirements for the annual report and describing how they 
have been produced in the past. Her remarks will be followed by Board 
discussion.
    From 4:10 to 4:40 p.m., the Board will elect Board leaders. At 
approximately 4:40 p.m., there will be closing remarks and a 
consideration of next steps from the IES Director and NBES Chair, with 
adjournment scheduled for 5:00 p.m.
    Individuals who will need accommodations for a disability in order 
to attend the meeting (e.g., interpreting services, assistance 
listening devices, or materials in alternative format) should notify 
Monica Herk no later than September 30. We will attempt to meet 
requests for accommodations after this date but cannot guarantee their 
availability. The meeting site is accessible to individuals with 
disabilities.
    There will not be an opportunity for public comment. However, 
members of the public are encouraged to submit written comments related 
to NBES to Monica Herk (see contact information above). A final agenda 
will be available from Monica Herk (see contact information above) on 
September 30 and will be posted on the Board Web site: http://ies.ed.gov/director/board/agendas/index.asp.
    Records are kept of all Committee proceedings and are available for 
public inspection at 555 New Jersey Ave., NW., Room 602 K, Washington, 
DC 20208, from the hours of 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Eastern Time Monday 
through Friday.
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John Q. Easton,
Director, Institute of Education Sciences.
[FR Doc. 2011-24409 Filed 9-21-11; 8:45 am]
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