[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 207 (Wednesday, October 26, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Page 66283]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-27655]
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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
Committee on Measures of Student Success
AGENCY: National Center for Education Statistics, Institute of
Education Sciences, U.S. Department of Education.
ACTION: Notice of an Open Teleconference Meeting.
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SUMMARY: This notice sets forth the schedule and proposed agenda of an
upcoming meeting of the Committee on Measures of Student Success
(Committee). The notice also describes the functions of the Committee.
Notice of this meeting is required by section 10(a)(2) of the Federal
Advisory Committee Act (FACA) and is intended to notify the public of
their opportunity to attend.
DATES: November 29, 2011.
Time: 11:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Eastern Standard Time.
ADDRESSES: The Committee will meet by teleconference. Members of the
public may attend and listen to the meeting proceedings in person at
1990 K Street, NW., Washington, DC 20006, 8th Floor Conference Center.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Archie Cubarrubia, Designated Federal
Official, Committee on Measures of Student Success, U.S. Department of
Education, 1990 K Street, NW., Washington, DC 20006. E-mail:
[email protected]. Telephone: (202) 502-7601.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Committee is established to advise the
Secretary of Education in assisting two-year degree-granting
institutions of higher education in meeting the completion or
graduation rate disclosure requirements outlined in section 485 of the
Higher Education Act of 1965, as amended. Specifically, the Committee
shall develop recommendations regarding the accurate calculation and
reporting of completion or graduation rates of entering certificate/
degree-seeking, full-time, undergraduate students by two-year degree
granting institutions of higher education. The Committee may also
recommend additional or alternative measures of student success that
are comparable alternatives to the completion or graduation rates of
entering degree-seeking full-time undergraduate students and that
consider the mission and role of two-year degree granting higher
education institutions. These recommendations shall be provided to the
Secretary no later than April 2012.
The agenda for the meeting will include a discussion among
Committee members regarding the Committee's final report to the
Secretary.
Individuals interested in attending the meeting must register in
advance because of limited seating. To register, please send an e-mail
request to [email protected]. Individuals who will need
accommodations for a disability in order to attend the meeting (e.g.,
interpreting services, assistive listening devices, or materials in
alternative format) should notify John Fink at (202) 502-7328 no later
than November 21, 2011. We will attempt to meet requests for
accommodations after this date but cannot guarantee their availability.
The meeting site is accessible to individuals with disabilities.
There will not be a public comment period during this meeting.
Opportunities for public comment are available through the Committee's
Web site at http://www2.ed.gov/about/bdscomm/list/acmss.html. Records
are kept of all Committee proceedings and are available for public
inspection on the Web site and at the National Center for Education
Statistics, 1990 K Street, NW., Washington, DC 20006 from the hours of
9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. E.S.T.
Electronic Access to This Document: You may view this document, as
well as all other documents of this Department published in the Federal
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Note: The official version of this document is the document
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Regulations is available on GPO Access at: http://www.gpoaccess.gov/nara/index.html.
John Q. Easton,
Director, Institute of Education Sciences.
[FR Doc. 2011-27655 Filed 10-25-11; 8:45 am]
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