[Federal Register: December 1, 1995 (Volume 60, Number 231)]
[Notices]               
[Page 61686-61687]
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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

 
National Assessment Governing Board; Meeting

AGENCY: National Assessment Governing Board; Education.

ACTION: Notice of teleconference meetings.

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SUMMARY: This notice sets forth the schedule and proposed agenda of 
forthcoming meetings of the Executive and Nominations Committees of the 
National Assessment Governing Board. This notice also describes the 
functions of the Board. Notice of this meeting is required under 
Section 10(a)(2) of the Federal Advisory Committee Act. This document 
is intended to notify the general public of their opportunity to 
attend.

DATE: Executive Committee December 6, 1995 and Nominations Committee 
December 8, 1995.

TIME: Executive Committee 11:00 a.m. (et) to completion of business and 
Nominations Committee 4:00 p.m. (et) to completion of business.

LOCATION: 800 North Capitol Street NW., Suite 825, Washington, D.C.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Stephen Swearingen, Budget and Finance Officer, National Assessment 
Governing Board, Suite 825, 800 North Capitol Street NW., Washington, 
D.C., 20002-4233, Telephone: (202) 357-6938.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The National Assessment Governing Board is 
established under section 412 of the National Education Statistics Act 
of 1994 (Title IV of the Improving America's Schools Act of 1994), 
(Pub. L. 103-382).

    The Board is established to formulate policy guidelines for the 
National Assessment of Educational Progress. The Board is responsible 
for selecting subject areas to be assessed, developing assessment 
objectives, identifying appropriate achievement goals for each grade 
and subject tested, and establishing standards and procedures for 
interstate and national comparisons.
    On December 6, the Executive Committee of the National Assessment 
Governing Board will meet via teleconference from 11:00 a.m. until the 
completion of business. Following the roll call and introductory 
remarks, the Committee will review the agenda for a NAGB meeting in St. 
Louis on Saturday, January 13, 1996.
    The meeting of the Nominations Committee, scheduled for December 8, 
1995, will be held from 4:00 p.m. until the completion of business. 
After the roll call and introductory remarks, the Committee will review 
procedures to be used for the solicitation of the names of individuals 
to succeed the Board members whose terms expire September 30, 1996. The 
expiring terms are in the following categories: local superintendent, 
general public (2), testing and measurement expert (2), state 
superintendent, and 12th grade teacher.
    Because these are teleconference meetings, facilities will be 
provided so 

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the public will have access to the Committee's deliberations. These 
facilities will be provided in the location listed in the portion of 
this notice titles ``LOCATION.''
    The public is being given less than fifteen days notice of this 
teleconference because there was no funding available to hold the 
previously announced Board Meeting in Seattle and plans have to be 
approved to hold another Board Meeting as soon as possible and to begin 
the Nominations process.
    Records are kept of all Board proceedings and are available for 
public inspection at the U.S. Department of Education, National 
Assessment Governing Board, Suite 825, 800 North Capitol Street NW., 
Washington, D.C., from 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

    Dated: November 28, 1995.
Roy Truby,
Executive Director, National Assessment Governing Board.
[FR Doc. 95-29377 Filed 11-30-95; 8:45 am]
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