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[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 241 (Tuesday, December 16, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Pages 65799-65800]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-32726]

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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

National Assessment Governing Board; Meeting

AGENCY: National Assessment Governing Board; Education.

ACTION: Notice of teleconference meeting.

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SUMMARY: This notice sets forth the schedule and proposed agenda of a 
forthcoming teleconference meeting of the Joint Subject Area Committees 
1 and 2 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.

DATES: December 18, 1997.

TIME: 1:00 p.m.

LOCATION: National Assessment Governing Board, Suite 825, 800 North 
Capitol Street, NW., Washington, D.C. 20002-4233, Telephone: (202) 357-
6938.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Mary Ann Wilmer, Operations Officer, National Assessment Governing 
Board, Suite 825, 800 North Capitol Street, N.W., 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. Under Pub. L. 105-78, the National 
Assessment Governing Board is granted exclusive authority over 
developing Voluntary National Tests pursuant to contract number 
RJ97153001 and is required to review within 90 days (i.e., by February 
11, 1998) and modify the contract to the extent the Board determines 
necessary, if the contract cannot be modified to the extent the Board 
determines necessary, the contract shall be terminated, and a new 
contract negotiated.
    On December 18 between the hours of 1:00 p.m. the Joint Subject 
Area Committees #1 and #2 of the National Assessment Governing Board 
will hold a teleconference meeting to provide an update on progress for 
review of Voluntary National Tests specifications in reading and math, 
and to finalize plans for technical analysis and peer reviewers of this 
information. Because this is a teleconference meeting, facilities will 
be provided so the public will have access to the Committee's 
deliberations.
    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 Capital Street, N.W., 
Washington, D.C., from 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

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    Dated: December 11, 1997.
Roy Truby,
Executive Director, National Assessment Governing Board.
[FR Doc. 97-32726 Filed 12-15-97; 8:45 am]
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