[Federal Register: December 1, 1995 (Volume 60, Number 231)] [Notices] [Page 61686-61687] From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov] ======================================================================= ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION National Assessment Governing Board; Meeting AGENCY: National Assessment Governing Board; Education. ACTION: Notice of teleconference meetings. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 [[Page 61687]] 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] BILLING CODE 4000-01-M