[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 207 (Monday, October 27, 1997)] [Notices] [Page 55609] From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] [FR Doc No: 97-28351] [[Page 55609]] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE Office of the Secretary Meeting of the Advisory Council on Dependents' Education AGENCY: Department of Defense, Department of Defense Dependents Schools (DoDDS). ACTION: Notice of meeting. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given of a forthcoming semiannual public meeting of the Advisory Council on Dependents' Education (ACDE). The purpose of this meeting is to review the reports on topics which were raised at the May 1997 meeting. These topics include: Accountability Report, Minority Achievement, Minority Recruitment, Curriculum Issues, School to Work Transition, and School-Home Partnership Programs. DATES: November 6, 1997, 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. and November 7, 1997, 8:30 a.m. to 12 p.m. ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held in the Office of the Secretary of Defense, Conference Room (Room 1E801), in the Pentagon. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Amy Huffman, Department of Defense Dependents Schools, 4040 North Fairfax Drive, Arlington, Virginia 22203-1635. Ms. Huffman can be reached at 703-696-4235, extension 1900. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Space constraints are such that anyone wishing to attend the meeting should contact Ms. Amy Huffman, above, to ensure that seating space is available. The Advisory Council on Dependents' Education is established under Title XIV, section 1411, of Public Law 95-561, Defense Dependents' Education Act of 1978, as amended (20 U.S.C. section 929). The purpose of the Council is to recommend to the Director, DoDDS, general policies for the operation of the DoDDS; to provide the Director, DoDDS, with information about effective educational programs and practices that should be considered by DoDDS; and to perform other tasks as may be required by the Secretary of Defense. Dated: October 21, 1997. L.M. Bynum, Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense. [FR Doc. 97-28351 Filed 10-24-97; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 5000-04-M