[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 207 (Wednesday, October 26, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Page 66283]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-27655]


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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION


Committee on Measures of Student Success

AGENCY: National Center for Education Statistics, Institute of 
Education Sciences, U.S. Department of Education.

ACTION: Notice of an Open Teleconference Meeting.

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SUMMARY: This notice sets forth the schedule and proposed agenda of an 
upcoming meeting of the Committee on Measures of Student Success 
(Committee). 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 (FACA) and is intended to notify the public of 
their opportunity to attend.

DATES: November 29, 2011.
    Time: 11:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Eastern Standard Time.

ADDRESSES: The Committee will meet by teleconference. Members of the 
public may attend and listen to the meeting proceedings in person at 
1990 K Street, NW., Washington, DC 20006, 8th Floor Conference Center.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Archie Cubarrubia, Designated Federal 
Official, Committee on Measures of Student Success, U.S. Department of 
Education, 1990 K Street, NW., Washington, DC 20006. E-mail: 
[email protected]. Telephone: (202) 502-7601.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Committee is established to advise the 
Secretary of Education in assisting two-year degree-granting 
institutions of higher education in meeting the completion or 
graduation rate disclosure requirements outlined in section 485 of the 
Higher Education Act of 1965, as amended. Specifically, the Committee 
shall develop recommendations regarding the accurate calculation and 
reporting of completion or graduation rates of entering certificate/
degree-seeking, full-time, undergraduate students by two-year degree 
granting institutions of higher education. The Committee may also 
recommend additional or alternative measures of student success that 
are comparable alternatives to the completion or graduation rates of 
entering degree-seeking full-time undergraduate students and that 
consider the mission and role of two-year degree granting higher 
education institutions. These recommendations shall be provided to the 
Secretary no later than April 2012.
    The agenda for the meeting will include a discussion among 
Committee members regarding the Committee's final report to the 
Secretary.
    Individuals interested in attending the meeting must register in 
advance because of limited seating. To register, please send an e-mail 
request to [email protected]. Individuals who will need 
accommodations for a disability in order to attend the meeting (e.g., 
interpreting services, assistive listening devices, or materials in 
alternative format) should notify John Fink at (202) 502-7328 no later 
than November 21, 2011. 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 a public comment period during this meeting. 
Opportunities for public comment are available through the Committee's 
Web site at http://www2.ed.gov/about/bdscomm/list/acmss.html. Records 
are kept of all Committee proceedings and are available for public 
inspection on the Web site and at the National Center for Education 
Statistics, 1990 K Street, NW., Washington, DC 20006 from the hours of 
9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. E.S.T.
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John Q. Easton,
Director, Institute of Education Sciences.
[FR Doc. 2011-27655 Filed 10-25-11; 8:45 am]
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