[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 12 (Friday, January 17, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 3188-3189]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-00893]
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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
National Board for Education Sciences; Meeting
AGENCY: Institute of Education Sciences, U.S. Department of Education.
ACTION: Notice of an open meeting.
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SUMMARY: This notice sets forth the schedule and proposed agenda of an
upcoming meeting of the National Board for Education Sciences (NBES).
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 and is intended to notify the public of their opportunity
to attend the meeting.
DATES: January 31, 2014.
Time: 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Eastern Standard Time
ADDRESSES: 80 F Street NW., Large Board Room, Washington, DC 20001
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ellie Pelaez, 555 New Jersey Avenue
NW., Room 600 E, Washington, DC 20208; phone: (202) 219-0644; fax:
(202) 219-1402; email: [email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The National Board for Education Sciences is
authorized by Section 116 of the Education Sciences Reform Act of 2002
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(ESRA), 20 U.S.C. 9516. The Board advises the Director of the Institute
of Education Sciences (IES) on, among other things, the establishments
of activities to be supported by the Institute, on the funding for
applications for grants, contracts, and cooperative agreements for
research after the completion of peer review, and reviews and evaluates
the work of the Institute.
On January 31, 2014, starting at 8:30 a.m., the Board meeting will
commence and members will approve the agenda. From 8:35 to 9 a.m., the
Board will hold elections for Chair and Vice Chair. At 9 a.m., there
will be remarks from the former and new chair of the Board.
From 9:15 to 10:15 a.m., John Easton and the Commissioners of IES's
national centers will then give an overview of recent developments at
IES. A break will take place from 10:15 to 10:30 a.m.
The Board meeting will resume from 10:30 to 11:30 a.m. when the
Board will discuss the topic, ``Ongoing efforts to improve IES:
Debriefing on the House Committee Hearing and GAO Report.'' Bridget
Terry Long will provide the opening remarks and roundtable discussion
will take place after. The meeting will break for lunch and annual
ethics training from 11:30 to 1 p.m.
From 1 p.m. to 2:30 p.m., the Board will consider the topic,
``Supporting English Language Learners.'' Following opening remarks by
Sean Reardon of Stanford University, Gabriela Uro of the Council of
Great City Schools, and Eileen de los Reyes of Boston Public Schools,
Board members will engage in roundtable discussion of the issues
raised. An afternoon break will take place from 2:30 to 2:45 p.m.
From 2:45 to 4:15 p.m., the Board will discuss the What Works
Clearinghouse in regards to postsecondary education topics. After
opening remarks from Ruth Neild, Commissioner of the National Center
for Education Evaluation (NCEE) and Jeffrey Valentine, Principal
Investigator for What Works Clearinghouse--Postsecondary Topics, the
Board will engage in roundtable discussion of the topic.
Closing remarks and a consideration of next steps from the IES
Director and NBES Chair will take place from 4:15 to 4:30 p.m., with
adjournment scheduled for 4:30 p.m.
There will not be an opportunity for public comment. However,
members of the public are encouraged to submit written comments related
to NBES to Ellie Pelaez (see contact information above). A final agenda
is available from Ellie Pelaez (see contact information above) and is
posted on the Board Web site http://ies.ed.gov/director/board/agendas/index.asp. Individuals who will need accommodations for a disability in
order to attend the meeting (e.g., interpreting services, assistance
listening devices, or materials in alternative format) should notify
Ellie Pelaez no later than January 24. 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.
Records are kept of all Board proceedings and are available for
public inspection at 555 New Jersey Avenue NW., Suite 602, Washington,
DC 20208, from the hours of 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Eastern Standard Time
Monday through Friday.
Electronic Access to This Document: You may view this document, as
well as other documents of this Department published in the Federal
Register, in text or Adobe Portable Document Format (PDF) on the
Internet at the following site: www.ed.gov/news/fed-register/index.html.
To use PDF you must have Adobe Acrobat Reader, which is available
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Government Printing Office (GPO), toll free at 1-866-512-1800; or in
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Note: The official version of this document is the document
published in the Federal Register. Free Internet access to this
official edition of the Federal Register and the Code of Federal
Regulations is available on GPO Access at: www.gpoaccess.gov/nara/index.html.
John Q. Easton,
Director, Institute of Education Science.
[FR Doc. 2014-00893 Filed 1-16-14; 8:45 am]
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