[Federal Register: October 16, 1995 (Volume 60, Number 199)] [Notices] [Page 53587-53588] From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov] ======================================================================= ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION National Assessment Governing Board; Education Meeting AGENCY: Department of Education. ACTION: Notice of meeting. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: This notice sets forth the schedule and proposed agenda of a forthcoming meeting of the Executive Committee 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: October 31, 1995 TIME: 4 p.m. (et). LOCATION: National Assessment Governing Board, Suite 825, 800 North Capitol Street NW., Washington, DC. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mary Ann Wilmer, Operations Officer, National Assessment Governing Board, Suite 825, 800 North Capitol Street NW., Washington, DC, 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). 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. The Executive Committee of the National Assessment Governing Board will meet October 31, 1995 from 4 p.m. until 5:30 P.M. Because this is a teleconference meeting, facilities will be provided so the public will have access to the Committee's deliberations. The purpose of this meeting to establish the agenda for the November 16-18, 1995 meeting of the Board scheduled to be held in Seattle, Washington. Records are kept of all Board proceedings and are available for public inspection at the U.S. Department of [[Page 53588]] Education, National Assessment Governing Board, Suite 825, 800 North Capitol Street NW., Washington, DC, from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Roy Truby, Executive Director, National Assessment Governing Board. [FR Doc. 95-25557 Filed 10-13-95; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4000-01-M