National Board for Education Sciences; Meeting, 6789-6790 [2012-3039]

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SUMMARY: The National Board for Education Sciences is authorized by Section 116 of the Education Sciences Reform Act of 2002 (ESRA), 20 U.S.C. 9516. The Board advises the Director of the Institute of SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: E:\FR\FM\09FEN1.SGM 09FEN1 mstockstill on DSK4VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES 6790 Federal Register / Vol. 77, No. 27 / Thursday, February 9, 2012 / Notices Education Sciences (IES) on, among other things, the establishment 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 February 24, 2012, starting at 8:30 a.m., the Board will approve the agenda and hear remarks from the chair. John Easton, IES Director, and the Commissioners of the national centers will give an overview of recent developments at IES. From 9:30 to 10:45 a.m., Board members will discuss and give suggestions regarding a draft of the Board’s 2012 Annual Report. A break will take place from 10:45 to 11 a.m. From 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., the Board will consider the topic, ‘‘The Importance of Disseminating Research Results: How can we better reach practitioners and policy-makers?’’ Following opening remarks by Ruth Neild, Associate Commissioner of the National Center for Education Evaluation, and by Diane Massell with the University of Michigan’s School of Education, Board members will engage in roundtable discussion of the issues raised. The meeting will break for lunch from 12:30 to 1:30 p.m. Following lunch the Board will resume from 1:30 to 2:30 p.m. to discuss the topic, ‘‘Scaling up Promising Models: What can the field of education learn from other Federal agencies?’’ Naomi Goldstein, Director of the Office of Policy Research and Evaluation in the Administration for Children and Families in the Department of Health and Human Services, and Paul Carttar, Director of the Social Innovation Fund within the Corporation for National and Community Service, will present their experience with scaling up evidencebased programs within the Federal Government. Their presentations will be followed by Board discussion. From 2:30 to 3:30 p.m., Elizabeth Albro, Acting Commissioner of the National Center for Education Research, and Deborah Speece, Commissioner of the National Center for Special Education Research, will brief the Board on research grants in their centers. The Board will then discuss any implications of these presentations. An afternoon break from 3:30 to 3:45 p.m. will precede a legislative update from 3:45 to 4:45 p.m. by a representative of the Office of Legislation and Congressional Affairs in the U.S. Department of Education who will brief the Board on legislative developments affecting IES. VerDate Mar<15>2010 18:04 Feb 08, 2012 Jkt 226001 At 4:45 p.m., there will be closing remarks and a consideration of next steps from the IES Director and NBES Chair, with adjournment scheduled for 5 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 Monica Herk (see contact information above). A final agenda will be available from Monica Herk (see contact information above) on February 10 and will be posted on the Board Web site https://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 Monica Herk no later than February 10. 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 Ave. NW., Room 602 K, 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 all 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/fedregister/. To use PDF you must have Adobe Acrobat Reader, which is available free at this site. 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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. 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: February 24, 2012.
    Time: 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.

ADDRESSES: 80 F Street NW., Room 100, Washington, DC 20001.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Monica Herk, Executive Director, 
National Board for Education Sciences, 555 New Jersey Ave. NW., Room 
602 K, Washington, DC 20208; phone: (202) 208-3491; fax: (202) 219-
1466; email: Monica.Herk@ed.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The National Board for Education Sciences is 
authorized by Section 116 of the Education Sciences Reform Act of 2002 
(ESRA), 20 U.S.C. 9516. The Board advises the Director of the Institute 
of

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Education Sciences (IES) on, among other things, the establishment 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 February 24, 2012, starting at 8:30 a.m., the Board will approve 
the agenda and hear remarks from the chair. John Easton, IES Director, 
and the Commissioners of the national centers will give an overview of 
recent developments at IES. From 9:30 to 10:45 a.m., Board members will 
discuss and give suggestions regarding a draft of the Board's 2012 
Annual Report. A break will take place from 10:45 to 11 a.m.
    From 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., the Board will consider the topic, 
``The Importance of Disseminating Research Results: How can we better 
reach practitioners and policy-makers?'' Following opening remarks by 
Ruth Neild, Associate Commissioner of the National Center for Education 
Evaluation, and by Diane Massell with the University of Michigan's 
School of Education, Board members will engage in roundtable discussion 
of the issues raised.
    The meeting will break for lunch from 12:30 to 1:30 p.m.
    Following lunch the Board will resume from 1:30 to 2:30 p.m. to 
discuss the topic, ``Scaling up Promising Models: What can the field of 
education learn from other Federal agencies?'' Naomi Goldstein, 
Director of the Office of Policy Research and Evaluation in the 
Administration for Children and Families in the Department of Health 
and Human Services, and Paul Carttar, Director of the Social Innovation 
Fund within the Corporation for National and Community Service, will 
present their experience with scaling up evidence-based programs within 
the Federal Government. Their presentations will be followed by Board 
discussion.
    From 2:30 to 3:30 p.m., Elizabeth Albro, Acting Commissioner of the 
National Center for Education Research, and Deborah Speece, 
Commissioner of the National Center for Special Education Research, 
will brief the Board on research grants in their centers. The Board 
will then discuss any implications of these presentations.
    An afternoon break from 3:30 to 3:45 p.m. will precede a 
legislative update from 3:45 to 4:45 p.m. by a representative of the 
Office of Legislation and Congressional Affairs in the U.S. Department 
of Education who will brief the Board on legislative developments 
affecting IES.
    At 4:45 p.m., there will be closing remarks and a consideration of 
next steps from the IES Director and NBES Chair, with adjournment 
scheduled for 5 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 Monica Herk (see contact information above). A final agenda 
will be available from Monica Herk (see contact information above) on 
February 10 and will be posted on the Board Web site https://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 Monica Herk no later than February 
10. 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 Ave. NW., Room 602 K, 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 all 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/.
    To use PDF you must have Adobe Acrobat Reader, which is available 
free at this site. If you have questions about using PDF, call the U.S. 
Government Printing Office (GPO), toll free at 1-866-512-1800; or in 
the Washington, DC, area at (202) 512-0000.

    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: www.gpoaccess.gov/nara/.


John Q. Easton,
Director, Institute of Education Sciences.
[FR Doc. 2012-3039 Filed 2-8-12; 8:45 am]
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