[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 109 (Wednesday, June 7, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 37265-37266]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-12200]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Indian Affairs
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Advisory Board of Exceptional Children
AGENCY: Bureau of Indian Affairs, Interior.
ACTION: Notice of meeting.
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SUMMARY: The Bureau of Indian Education (BIE) is announcing that the
Advisory Board for Exceptional Children will hold a two-day in-person
and online meeting. The purpose of the meeting is to meet the mandates
of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act of 2004 (IDEA) for
Indian children with disabilities.
DATES: The BIE Advisory Board meeting will be held Thursday, June 22,
2023, from 8 a.m. to 3:15 p.m., Pacific Daylight Time (PDT) and Friday,
June 23, 2023, from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Pacific Daylight Time (PDT).
ADDRESSES:
Meeting: All Advisory Board activities and meetings will
be conducted in-person with corresponding online access. The onsite
meeting location will be at the Chemawa Indian School located at 3700
Chemawa Road NE, Salem, Oregon. For online access, see the
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section of this notice.
Comments: Public comments can be emailed to the Designated
Federal Officer (DFO) at [email protected]; or faxed to (602) 265-
0293 Attention: Jennifer Davis, DFO; or mailed or hand delivered to the
Bureau of Indian Education, Attention: Jennifer Davis, DFO, 2600 N
Central Ave., 12th floor, Suite 250, Phoenix, AZ 85004.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jennifer Davis, DFO, Bureau of Indian
Education, 2600 N Central Ave., 12th floor, Suite 250, Phoenix, AZ
85004, [email protected], or mobile phone (202) 860-7845.
Individuals in the United States who are deaf, deafblind, hard of
hearing, or have a speech disability may dial 711 (TTY, TDD, or
TeleBraille) to access telecommunications relay services. Individuals
outside the United States should use the relay services offered within
their country to make international calls to the point-of-contact in
the United States.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In accordance with the Federal Advisory
Committee Act (5 U.S.C. Ch. 10), the BIE is announcing the Advisory
Board will hold its next meeting in-person and online. The Advisory
Board was established under the Individuals with Disabilities Act of
2004 (20 U.S.C. 1400 et seq.) to advise the Secretary of the Interior,
through the Assistant Secretary-Indian Affairs, on the needs of Indian
children with disabilities. All meetings, including virtual sessions,
are open to the public in their entirety.
Meeting Agenda Items
The following agenda items will be for the June 22, 2023 and June
23, 2023 meetings. The reports are regarding special education topics.
Chemawa Indian School--School leadership team, teachers,
school improvement team, parent advisory board. Report on the successes
and concerns at your school. What do you see as an opportunity to
improve services for children and families in the local community?
A panel discussion with BIE Off Reservation Board Schools
(ORBS), Chemawa Indian School, Flandreau Indian School, Riverside
Indian School, and Sherman Indian School. Discussions will include the
COVID pandemic and post-COVID, how it affected the school's ability to
provide educational services to all students and specifically students
with disabilities?
BIE Special Education Program. Dr. Eugene Thompson,
Supervisory Education Specialist. Provide updates about BIE regional
conferences, progress update about the U.S. Government Accountability
Office (GAO) 2020 report regarding Students with Disabilities Receiving
Special Education Services, update about the BIE's Special Education
Policy and Procedures Manual, and report on the special education
findings regarding the BIE's Fiscal and Programmatic Monitoring for
SY22-23.
State Departments Office of Indian Education. Tribal-State
liaison Offices of Indian Education Panel. To discuss services and
supports provided to BIE funded schools in each state. Discuss
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the relationship between the State's Office of Indian Education and BIE
funded schools within each state. What funding does the state provide
to BIE funded schools when a student does not meet Indian School
Equalization Program (ISEP) eligibility criteria?
Advisory board members will work on identifying priority
topics for problems that could be creating barriers for children with
disabilities within the BIE school system.
Advisory board members will work on the developing the
agenda for the next board meeting scheduled for September 21-22, 2023.
Four Public Commenting Sessions will be provided during
both meeting days.
[cir] On Thursday, June 22, 2023 two sessions (15 minutes each)
will be provided, 11 to 11:15 a.m. MST and 2 to 2:15 p.m. PDT. Public
comments can be provided via webinar or telephone conference call.
Please use the online access codes as listed below.
[cir] On Friday, June 23, 2023 two sessions (15 minutes each) will
be provided, 10:30 to 10:45 a.m. PDT and 12:45 to 1 p.m. PDT. Public
comments can be provided during the meeting or telephone conference
call. Please register for each meeting day to obtain the online meeting
access codes as listed below.
Online Meeting Access
To attend the June 22-23, 2023, advisory board meeting please
register using this link: https://www.zoomgov.com/meeting/register/vJIsd-2urTIoGYqvBQdLsCW2XyFzejJriFU. Attendees register once and can
attend both meeting events. After registering, you will receive a
confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.
Accessibility Request
Please make requests in advance for sign language interpreter
services, assistive listening devices, or other reasonable
accommodations. Please contact the person listed in the section titled
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT at least seven (7) business days prior
to the meeting to give the Department of the Interior sufficient time
to process your request. All reasonable accommodation requests are
managed on a case-by-case basis.
Authority: 5 U.S.C. Ch. 10.
Wizipan Garriott,
Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary--Indian Affairs, Exercising by
delegation the authority of the Assistant Secretary--Indian Affairs.
[FR Doc. 2023-12200 Filed 6-6-23; 8:45 am]
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