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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
Early Learning
AGENCY: Office of the Secretary,
Department of Education.
ACTION: Notice of public meetings and
request for input.
SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of
Education (ED), in collaboration with
the U.S. Department of Health and
Human Services (HHS) and through
public meetings and written
submissions, is seeking input from State
agencies responsible for early learning
and development, families (including
families with children birth through
third grade), educators (including early
intervention service providers and other
providers of services to young children),
students, technical assistance providers,
researchers of early learning,
stakeholders who work with early
learning and development for young
children, and other members of the
public regarding several important
topics relating to early learning for
children, birth through third grade:
Understanding pre-kindergarten through
third grade (P–3) Structures ;1 Workforce
1 P–3 structures refer to systems that align a
continuum of instructional strategies, professional
development, standards, assessments, and other
components from pre-kindergarten through third
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and Professional Development; Family
Engagement; and Standards and
Assessments. Over the next two months,
ED and HHS will be holding a series of
‘‘Listening and Learning about Early
Learning’’ meetings to inform their work
and hear how States and others are
implementing innovative and successful
approaches to improving early learning
outcomes for children, birth through
third grade, in the four areas listed in
this notice. Neither ED nor HHS is
proposing to make any changes to
existing requirements in programs
administered by these two Federal
agencies through this notice.
DATES: ED and HHS will hold public
meetings on the dates and at the
locations specified elsewhere in this
notice. ED must receive all written
submissions of comments on the four
early learning topics on or before 5 p.m.,
Washington, DC time, on Tuesday, May
18, 2010.
ADDRESSES: For those planning to
submit written input, we encourage
submissions by e-mail using the
following address:
earlylearning.comments@ed.gov. You
must include ‘‘Listening and Learning
about Early Learning’’ and the topic
area(s) to be addressed in the subject
line of your e-mail. If you prefer to send
your input by regular mail, you must
address it to the Office of the Secretary,
Attention: Listening and Learning about
Early Learning—Public Input Meetings,
U.S. Department of Education, 400
Maryland Avenue, SW., room 7W219,
Washington, DC 20202.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Katy
Chapman, U.S. Department of
Education, 400 Maryland Avenue, SW.,
room 7W219, Washington, DC 20202.
Telephone: (202) 453–7275 or by e-mail:
earlylearning.comments@ed.gov.
If you use a telecommunications
device for the deaf, call the Federal
Relay Service, toll free, at 1–800–877–
8339.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background: The President has
outlined and is committed to a cradle
through college and career agenda.
High-quality early learning programs
and services are critical to closing the
achievement gap and ensuring that
students are college and career ready to
help us achieve our goal that the United
States will lead the world in college
completion by the year 2020. ED and
HHS are committed to carrying out the
President’s birth through third grade
early learning agenda that improves
early learning outcomes for all children,
especially high-needs children, to
ensure that they are successful in school
and in life. The listening and learning
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sessions, along with submitted
comments, will help inform the
Departments work, foster ongoing
dialogue between state and local
practitioners and the two departments,
and reflects the continued collaborative
relationship between the two
departments to enact the
Administration’s early learning agenda.
The Senior Advisor to the Secretary for
Early Learning (ED) and the Deputy
Assistant Secretary and InterDepartmental Liaison for Early
Childhood Development at the
Administration for Children and
Families (HHS) will lead the listening
and learning meetings announced in
this notice.
Details of Public Meetings
Structure of Public Meetings
ED and HHS anticipate that each
meeting will have the following three
components:
(1) Opening statements by officials
from ED and HHS.
(2) Input from invited panels of
experts.
• Each meeting will have an invited
panel of experts in the field of early
learning who will have a set amount of
time to make presentations, with
additional time allotted for questions
from the public and from ED and HHS.
(3) Open opportunity for public
speakers to share input.
• Each meeting will have 60 to 90
minutes for interested members of the
public, who have registered to speak
and raise questions.
Æ Each individual registered and
scheduled to speak will have up to five
minutes to provide oral input.
Æ Individuals who have registered
and are scheduled to speak must limit
their remarks to the topic of the specific
meeting at which they are speaking.
Æ We will also accept written
submissions as described in the
Submission of Written Input section of
this notice.
Each meeting will focus on a particular
topic as indicated in the next section of
this notice. The Department will share
any updates and other information
about these meetings online at https://
www.ed.gov.
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Topic Areas, Dates, Times, Locations,
and Registration Information
The early learning public meetings
will occur on the following dates from
10 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. at the locations
indicated below.
• Early Learning Topic Area:
Understanding P–3 Structures
Æ Friday, April 23, 2010, in
Washington, DC; at the LBJ Auditorium
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at the Department’s headquarters
building in the Lyndon Baines Johnson
Building, 400 Maryland Avenue, SW.,
Washington, DC.
• Early Learning Topic Area:
Workforce and Professional
Development
Æ Monday, April 26, 2010, in Denver,
Colorado; in the auditorium at the
Center for Early Education, 3245 E.
Exposition Avenue, Denver, CO.
• Early Learning Topic Area: Family
Engagement
Æ Tuesday, May 4, 2010, in Orlando,
Florida; at the Orange County Public
Schools Educational Leadership Center,
445 W. Amelia Street, Orlando, FL.
• Early Learning Topic Area:
Standards and Assessments
Æ Tuesday, May 11, 2010, in Chicago,
Illinois; at the Polk Bros. Lecture Hall at
the Erikson Institute, 451 N. LaSalle
Street, Chicago, IL
How To Participate in the Early
Learning Listening Tour
On-Site Attendance: Anyone who
would like to attend or speak at a
meeting must register at https://www.
fsaregistration.ed.gov/profile/web/
index.cfm?PKWebId=0x91942aeb2&var
Page=agenda. We ask that anyone
registering to attend one or more
meetings do so at least four business
days prior to each meeting they plan to
attend. Seating and speaker slots are
limited, so early registration is
important to ensure that interested
persons are able to secure seats,
speaking slots, or both. Persons wishing
to participate will receive an e-mail
responding to their registration request.
Anyone not having access to the
Internet or to e-mail should call the
number indicated in this notice to
register. Speakers should come to the
meeting prepared to provide an
electronic copy of their comments (e.g.,
CD or flash drive). Federal staff will
keep this information for our records.
Webinar Attendance for April 23,
2010: The Department is planning to
hold the first early learning meeting in
Washington, DC on April 23, 2010. This
meeting will also be offered as a
webinar. Anyone unable to attend the
April 23rd meeting in person, but who
would like an opportunity to hear the
information shared and watch the slide
presentations live, may go to https://
www.fsaregistration.ed.gov/profile/web/
index.cfm?PKWebId=0x91942aeb2&var
Page=agenda and register as a webinar
attendee. Webinar attendees will be in
‘‘listen’’ mode only.
Assistance to Individuals With
Disabilities at the Public Meetings: The
meeting sites will be accessible to
individuals with disabilities and will
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make sign language interpreters
available for anyone wishing to attend
or speak who requests them at least five
days prior to each meeting they plan to
attend. Registrants must indicate
whether they will need sign language
interpreters or any other special
accommodation in the ‘‘special
accommodations’’ portion of the
registration form. Attendees requiring
an auxiliary aid or service to participate
in a meeting (i.e., interpreting service
such as oral, cued speech, or tactile
interpreter; assisted listening device; or
materials in alternate format), should
notify the contact person listed under
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT at
least two weeks before the scheduled
meeting date. Although we will attempt
to meet requests received less than two
weeks before each meeting date, unless
we receive two weeks’ notice, we may
not be able to make available the
requested auxiliary aid or service
because of insufficient time.
Submission of Written Input
All interested parties, including those
who cannot attend a meeting or from
whom we may not have enough time to
hear at a meeting, may submit written
input in response to this notice.
We will accept written input at the
meeting site, or via e-mail or regular
mail at the addresses listed in the
ADDRESSES section of this notice. ED
must receive all written submissions of
comments on the four early learning
topics on or before 5 p.m., Washington,
DC time, on Tuesday, May 18, 2010.
When submitting input at the
meetings, we request that you submit
one paper copy and an electronic file
(CD or flash drive) of your statement.
Please include your name and contact
information on the paper and electronic
files.
Sharing Input Publicly
ED and HHS are committed to
gathering and sharing publicly the input
from the meetings and written
submissions. We will make all written
input that we receive from members of
the public available at https://
www.ed.gov.
Remarks for Input
All input, including expert
presentations and discussions, public
input, and written submissions at the
meetings, must focus primarily on the
topic listed elsewhere in this notice. We
encourage all participants to make their
input as specific as possible, and to
provide evidence to support their input
with data and citations to relevant
research, as appropriate. We also
strongly encourage all presenters to
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focus their remarks directly on the topic
of the specific meeting they are
attending: Understanding P–3
Structures (Washington, DC); Workforce
and Professional Development (Denver,
CO); Family Engagement (Orlando, FL);
and Standards and Assessment
(Chicago, IL).
Accessible Format: Individuals with
disabilities can obtain this document in
an accessible format (e.g., braille, large
print, audiotape, or computer diskette)
on request to the program contact
person listed under FOR FURTHER
INFORMATION CONTACT.
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You can view this document, as well as
all other documents published in the
Federal Register by ED or HHS, in text
or Adobe Portable Document Format
(PDF) on the Internet at the following
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Dated: April 16, 2010.
Arne Duncan,
Secretary of Education.
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Activities at the Nevada Test Site
2. Presentation—Mixed Waste Storage
Unit
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• Membership Committee
• Outreach Committee
• Soils Committee
• Transportation/Waste Committee
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1000 Independence Avenue, SW.,
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• Welcome and Call to Order by NCC
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• Remarks by Secretary Steven Chu,
Department of Energy
• Presentation by Walter Crickmer on
Biomass/Coal Blending to Generate
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• Council Business:
Æ Finance Report by Committee
Chairman Joe Hopf
Æ Secretary’s Report by NCC
Secretary Larry Grimes
Æ Election of Officers for the 2010/
2011 Term of the Council
• Presentation by Roger Bezdek on
Green Transmission: An Opportunity
for Clean Coal Technologies
• Other Business
• Adjourn
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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
Early Learning
AGENCY: Office of the Secretary, Department of Education.
ACTION: Notice of public meetings and request for input.
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SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of Education (ED), in collaboration with
the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and through
public meetings and written submissions, is seeking input from State
agencies responsible for early learning and development, families
(including families with children birth through third grade), educators
(including early intervention service providers and other providers of
services to young children), students, technical assistance providers,
researchers of early learning, stakeholders who work with early
learning and development for young children, and other members of the
public regarding several important topics relating to early learning
for children, birth through third grade: Understanding pre-kindergarten
through third grade (P-3) Structures ;\1\ Workforce and Professional
Development; Family Engagement; and Standards and Assessments. Over the
next two months, ED and HHS will be holding a series of ``Listening and
Learning about Early Learning'' meetings to inform their work and hear
how States and others are implementing innovative and successful
approaches to improving early learning outcomes for children, birth
through third grade, in the four areas listed in this notice. Neither
ED nor HHS is proposing to make any changes to existing requirements in
programs administered by these two Federal agencies through this
notice.
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\1\ P-3 structures refer to systems that align a continuum of
instructional strategies, professional development, standards,
assessments, and other components from pre-kindergarten through
third grade.
DATES: ED and HHS will hold public meetings on the dates and at the
locations specified elsewhere in this notice. ED must receive all
written submissions of comments on the four early learning topics on or
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before 5 p.m., Washington, DC time, on Tuesday, May 18, 2010.
ADDRESSES: For those planning to submit written input, we encourage
submissions by e-mail using the following address:
earlylearning.comments@ed.gov. You must include ``Listening and
Learning about Early Learning'' and the topic area(s) to be addressed
in the subject line of your e-mail. If you prefer to send your input by
regular mail, you must address it to the Office of the Secretary,
Attention: Listening and Learning about Early Learning--Public Input
Meetings, U.S. Department of Education, 400 Maryland Avenue, SW., room
7W219, Washington, DC 20202.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Katy Chapman, U.S. Department of
Education, 400 Maryland Avenue, SW., room 7W219, Washington, DC 20202.
Telephone: (202) 453-7275 or by e-mail: earlylearning.comments@ed.gov.
If you use a telecommunications device for the deaf, call the
Federal Relay Service, toll free, at 1-800-877-8339.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background: The President has outlined and is committed to a cradle
through college and career agenda. High-quality early learning programs
and services are critical to closing the achievement gap and ensuring
that students are college and career ready to help us achieve our goal
that the United States will lead the world in college completion by the
year 2020. ED and HHS are committed to carrying out the President's
birth through third grade early learning agenda that improves early
learning outcomes for all children, especially high-needs children, to
ensure that they are successful in school and in life. The listening
and learning
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sessions, along with submitted comments, will help inform the
Departments work, foster ongoing dialogue between state and local
practitioners and the two departments, and reflects the continued
collaborative relationship between the two departments to enact the
Administration's early learning agenda. The Senior Advisor to the
Secretary for Early Learning (ED) and the Deputy Assistant Secretary
and Inter-Departmental Liaison for Early Childhood Development at the
Administration for Children and Families (HHS) will lead the listening
and learning meetings announced in this notice.
Details of Public Meetings
Structure of Public Meetings
ED and HHS anticipate that each meeting will have the following
three components:
(1) Opening statements by officials from ED and HHS.
(2) Input from invited panels of experts.
Each meeting will have an invited panel of experts in the
field of early learning who will have a set amount of time to make
presentations, with additional time allotted for questions from the
public and from ED and HHS.
(3) Open opportunity for public speakers to share input.
Each meeting will have 60 to 90 minutes for interested
members of the public, who have registered to speak and raise
questions.
[cir] Each individual registered and scheduled to speak will have
up to five minutes to provide oral input.
[cir] Individuals who have registered and are scheduled to speak
must limit their remarks to the topic of the specific meeting at which
they are speaking.
[cir] We will also accept written submissions as described in the
Submission of Written Input section of this notice.
Each meeting will focus on a particular topic as indicated in the next
section of this notice. The Department will share any updates and other
information about these meetings online at https://www.ed.gov.
Topic Areas, Dates, Times, Locations, and Registration Information
The early learning public meetings will occur on the following
dates from 10 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. at the locations indicated below.
Early Learning Topic Area: Understanding P-3 Structures
[cir] Friday, April 23, 2010, in Washington, DC; at the LBJ
Auditorium at the Department's headquarters building in the Lyndon
Baines Johnson Building, 400 Maryland Avenue, SW., Washington, DC.
Early Learning Topic Area: Workforce and Professional
Development
[cir] Monday, April 26, 2010, in Denver, Colorado; in the
auditorium at the Center for Early Education, 3245 E. Exposition
Avenue, Denver, CO.
Early Learning Topic Area: Family Engagement
[cir] Tuesday, May 4, 2010, in Orlando, Florida; at the Orange
County Public Schools Educational Leadership Center, 445 W. Amelia
Street, Orlando, FL.
Early Learning Topic Area: Standards and Assessments
[cir] Tuesday, May 11, 2010, in Chicago, Illinois; at the Polk
Bros. Lecture Hall at the Erikson Institute, 451 N. LaSalle Street,
Chicago, IL
How To Participate in the Early Learning Listening Tour
On-Site Attendance: Anyone who would like to attend or speak at a
meeting must register at https://www.fsaregistration.ed.gov/profile/web/index.cfm?PKWebId=0x91942aeb2&varPage=agenda. We ask that anyone
registering to attend one or more meetings do so at least four business
days prior to each meeting they plan to attend. Seating and speaker
slots are limited, so early registration is important to ensure that
interested persons are able to secure seats, speaking slots, or both.
Persons wishing to participate will receive an e-mail responding to
their registration request. Anyone not having access to the Internet or
to e-mail should call the number indicated in this notice to register.
Speakers should come to the meeting prepared to provide an electronic
copy of their comments (e.g., CD or flash drive). Federal staff will
keep this information for our records.
Webinar Attendance for April 23, 2010: The Department is planning
to hold the first early learning meeting in Washington, DC on April 23,
2010. This meeting will also be offered as a webinar. Anyone unable to
attend the April 23rd meeting in person, but who would like an
opportunity to hear the information shared and watch the slide
presentations live, may go to https://www.fsaregistration.ed.gov/profile/web/index.cfm?PKWebId=0x91942aeb2&varPage=agenda and register
as a webinar attendee. Webinar attendees will be in ``listen'' mode
only.
Assistance to Individuals With Disabilities at the Public Meetings:
The meeting sites will be accessible to individuals with disabilities
and will make sign language interpreters available for anyone wishing
to attend or speak who requests them at least five days prior to each
meeting they plan to attend. Registrants must indicate whether they
will need sign language interpreters or any other special accommodation
in the ``special accommodations'' portion of the registration form.
Attendees requiring an auxiliary aid or service to participate in a
meeting (i.e., interpreting service such as oral, cued speech, or
tactile interpreter; assisted listening device; or materials in
alternate format), should notify the contact person listed under FOR
FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT at least two weeks before the scheduled
meeting date. Although we will attempt to meet requests received less
than two weeks before each meeting date, unless we receive two weeks'
notice, we may not be able to make available the requested auxiliary
aid or service because of insufficient time.
Submission of Written Input
All interested parties, including those who cannot attend a meeting
or from whom we may not have enough time to hear at a meeting, may
submit written input in response to this notice.
We will accept written input at the meeting site, or via e-mail or
regular mail at the addresses listed in the ADDRESSES section of this
notice. ED must receive all written submissions of comments on the four
early learning topics on or before 5 p.m., Washington, DC time, on
Tuesday, May 18, 2010.
When submitting input at the meetings, we request that you submit
one paper copy and an electronic file (CD or flash drive) of your
statement. Please include your name and contact information on the
paper and electronic files.
Sharing Input Publicly
ED and HHS are committed to gathering and sharing publicly the
input from the meetings and written submissions. We will make all
written input that we receive from members of the public available at
https://www.ed.gov.
Remarks for Input
All input, including expert presentations and discussions, public
input, and written submissions at the meetings, must focus primarily on
the topic listed elsewhere in this notice. We encourage all
participants to make their input as specific as possible, and to
provide evidence to support their input with data and citations to
relevant research, as appropriate. We also strongly encourage all
presenters to
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focus their remarks directly on the topic of the specific meeting they
are attending: Understanding P-3 Structures (Washington, DC); Workforce
and Professional Development (Denver, CO); Family Engagement (Orlando,
FL); and Standards and Assessment (Chicago, IL).
Accessible Format: Individuals with disabilities can obtain this
document in an accessible format (e.g., braille, large print,
audiotape, or computer diskette) on request to the program contact
person listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT.
Electronic Access to This Document: You can view this document, as
well as all other documents published in the Federal Register by ED or
HHS, in text or Adobe Portable Document Format (PDF) on the Internet at
the following site: https://www.ed.gov/news/fedregister. To use PDF you
must have Adobe Acrobat Reader, which is available free at this site.
Note: The official version of this document is the document
published in the Federal Register. Free Internet access to the
official edition of the Federal Register and the Code of Federal
Regulations is available on GPO Access at: https://www.gpoaccess.gov/nara/.
Dated: April 16, 2010.
Arne Duncan,
Secretary of Education.
[FR Doc. 2010-9276 Filed 4-20-10; 8:45 am]
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