[Federal Register: January 22, 1997 (Volume 62, Number 14)] [Notices] [Page 3271-3272] 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 meetings. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: This notice sets forth the schedule and proposed agenda of forthcoming meetings of the Design and Methodology and Reporting and Dissemination committees of the National Assessment Governing Board. [[Page 3272]] 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. DATES: January 21, 1997. TIMES: Reporting and Dissemination Committee, 10:00 a.m.-12:00 noon, (open); Reporting and Dissemination and Design and Methodology Joint Committee, 12:00 noon-2:30 p.m., (open); Design and Methodology Committee, 2:30-4:00 p.m., (open). LOCATION: Homewood Suites Hotel, 432 West Market Street, San Antonio, Texas. 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) (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 January 21, between the hours of 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. there will be a meeting of the Reporting and Dissemination Committee. The Committee will receive a briefing on the 1996 math results by the contractor and review the NAEP constituent survey instrument. Beginning at 12:00 noon, there will be a joint meeting of the Reporting and Dissemination and Design and Methodology Committees to discuss sampling issues related to IEP and LEP students, and private schools. At the conclusion of the joint committee meeting, approximately 2:30 p.m., the Design and Methodology Committee will meet to discuss issues related to the conduct of NAEP at the state level. The public is being given less than fifteen days notice of this meeting because the Governing Board has been informed that the contractor requires decisions on these issues, no later than, January 23, 1997. Records are kept on 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, DC, from 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Dated: January 15, 1997. Roy Truby, Executive Director, National Assessment Governing Board. [FR Doc. 97-1427 Filed 1-21-97; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4000-01-M