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Bureau of Indian Education Standards,
Assessments, and Accountability
System Negotiated Rulemaking
Committee Establishment; Proposed
Membership
Bureau of Indian Affairs,
Interior.
ACTION: Proposed membership of
Committee and request for nominations.
AGENCY:
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SUMMARY:
The U.S. Department of the
Interior is announcing the proposed
members to form the Bureau of Indian
Education (BIE) Standards,
Assessments, and Accountability
System Negotiated Rulemaking
Committee (Committee) which will
advise the Secretary of the Interior
(Secretary) through the BIE on a
proposed rule to revise the Adequate
Yearly Progress regulation as previously
announced in the Federal Register. This
notice solicits comments on the
proposed membership, and invites
additional nominations for Committee
members who will adequately represent
the interests that are likely to be
significantly affected by the proposed
rule. The Secretary also proposes to
appoint Federal representatives to the
Committee as listed.
DATES: Comments must be submitted no
later than May 17, 2018.
ADDRESSES: Send comments and
nominations to the Designated Federal
Officer, Ms. Sue Bement, Education
Program Specialist, Bureau of Indian
Education, by any of the following
methods:
• (Preferred method) Email to:
BIEcomments@bia.gov;
• Mail, hand-carry or use an
overnight courier service to the
Designated Federal Officer, Ms. Sue
Bement, c/o The Office of Regulatory
Affairs and Collaborative Action, 1001
Indian School Road NW, Suite 312,
Albuquerque, NM 87104.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: The
Designated Federal Officer, Ms. Sue
Bement, Bureau of Indian Education;
email: BIEcomments@bia.gov; phone:
(952) 851–5427.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Secretary of the Interior’s responsibility
to define standards, assessments, and an
accountability system for Bureaufunded schools. The Committee will
recommend regulations that will replace
the existing regulations at 25 CFR part
30 and implement the Secretary’s new
statutory responsibility to define
standards, assessments, and an
accountability system for Bureaufunded schools consistent with ESEA
section 1111, as amended, on a national,
regional, or Tribal basis, as appropriate,
taking into account the unique
circumstances and needs of such
schools and the students served by such
schools.
ESEA section 8204 also provides that
if a Tribal governing body or school
board of a Bureau-funded school
determines the requirements established
by the Secretary of the Interior are
inappropriate, they may waive, in part
or in whole, such requirements. Where
such requirements are waived, the
Tribal governing body or school board
must, within 60 days, submit to the
Secretary of the Interior a proposal for
alternative standards, assessments, and
an accountability system, if applicable,
consistent with ESEA section 1111. The
proposal will be approved by the
Secretary of the Interior and the
Secretary of Education, unless the
proposed standards, assessments, and
accountability system do not meet the
requirements of ESEA section 1111,
taking into account the unique
circumstances and needs of such school
or schools and the students served.
Additionally, a Tribal governing body or
school board of a Bureau-funded school
seeking a waiver may request, technical
assistance from the Secretary of the
Interior and the Secretary of Education.
Background
The purpose of the BIE Committee is
to serve as an advisory committee under
the Federal Advisory Committee Act
(FACA) and the Negotiated Rulemaking
Act (NRA). Pursuant to the Federal
Register notice of intent (82 FR 43199),
the Secretary has selected 13 Tribal
representatives and 5 Federal
representatives for the Committee, for a
proposed total of 18 members.
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Proposed Work of the Committee
The objectives of the Committee are to
represent the interests that will be
significantly affected by the final
regulations, negotiate in good faith, and
reach consensus, where possible, on
recommendations to the Secretary for
the proposed regulations.
The Committee will be charged,
consistent with ESEA section 8204, with
developing draft regulations to
implement the Secretary’s responsibility
to define the standards, assessments,
and an accountability system, consistent
with ESEA Section 1111, for Bureaufunded schools. The draft regulations
will be considered by the Secretary and
subject to government-to-government
consultation. As a part of its
deliberations, the Committee will
consider the appropriate scope of the
draft regulations, e.g., national, regional,
or Tribal basis, as appropriate, taking
Every Student Succeeds Act
The Every Student Succeeds Act
(ESSA) reauthorizes and amends the
Elementary and Secondary Education
Act of 1965 (ESEA). ESEA Section 8204,
as amended by ESSA directs the
Secretary of the Interior, in consultation
with the Secretary of Education, if so
requested, to use a negotiated
rulemaking process to develop
regulations for implementation of the
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into account the unique circumstances
and needs of such schools and the
students served by such schools, and
how BIE will implement such
regulations.
The BIE encourages Tribal selfdetermination in Native education, by
encouraging governing Tribes or school
boards to develop alternative standards,
assessments, and an accountability
system, and by providing technical
assistance. Therefore, the Committee
will also be asked to provide
recommendations on how the BIE could
best provide technical assistance under
ESEA section 8204 to Tribes who opt to
exercise their authority to waive in part
or in whole the Secretary’s definition of
standards, assessments, and
accountability system.
Since the contemplated regulations
must be in place as soon as possible, the
Committee will be expected to meet
frequently within a short time frame.
The BIE currently anticipates up to four
meetings, with each meeting lasting two
to three days in length. The BIE has
dedicated resources required to: Ensure
the Committee is able to conduct
meetings, provide technical assistance,
and provide any additional support
required to fulfill the Committee’s
responsibilities.
Proposed Tribal Committee Members
On September 14, 2017, the BIE
published a Federal Register notice of
intent (82 FR 43199) requesting
comments and nominations for Tribal
representatives for the Committee. The
comment period for that notice of intent
closed October 16, 2017.
Within the notice, the BIE solicited
comments on the proposal to establish
the Committee, including comments on
any additional interests not identified.
The BIE solicited nominations from
Tribes whose students attend Bureaufunded schools operated by either BIE
or by the Tribe through a contract or
grant who would be affected by the final
rule to nominate a representative and
alternate to serve when the
representative is unavailable for
membership on the Committee. The BIE
also invited nominations for Committee
members who will adequately represent
the interests that are likely to be
significantly affected by the proposed
rule such as: Students enrolled, or
parents of students enrolled at the 174
Bureau-funded schools, school teachers,
and administrators, Tribes, and Indian
communities served by these schools.
The proposed Committee was selected
based upon nominations submitted
through the process identified in the
Federal Register (82 FR 43199) dated
September 14, 2017, under the
‘‘Nominations’’ section. The Secretary
did not consider nominations that were
received in any other manner or were
received after the close of the comment
period.
The Secretary proposes the following
Tribal representatives for the
Committee:
Proposed committee member
Nominated by
Gloria Coats-Kitsopoulos, Superintendent, American Horse School .......................
Charles Cuny, Superintendent, Little Wound School ...............................................
Michael Debrieo, Principal, Kha’p’o Community School ..........................................
Ronald Etheridge, Deputy Executive Director of Education Services, Cherokee
Nation.
Leslie Harper-Liberty, Government Relations Specialist, Leech Lake Band of
Ojibwe.
Tommy Lewis, Jr., Superintendent of Schools, Navajo Nation ................................
Jennifer Lynn McLeod Tyson, Tribal Councilwoman, Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of
Chippewa Indians.
Patricia Sandoval, Director of Planning and Evaluation, Santa Fe Indian School ...
Delima ‘‘Bonnie’’ Rose Payer, Teacher, Ojibwa Indian School on the Turtle Mountain Reservation.
Richard St. Germaine, Commissioner, Education for the Mille Lacs Band of
Ojibwe.
Sherry Tubby, Exceptional Education Coordinator, Choctaw Tribal Schools ..........
Oglala Sioux Tribe (South Dakota).
Oglala Sioux Tribe (South Dakota).
Santa Clara Indian Pueblo (New Mexico).
Intertribal Council of the Five Civilized Tribes (Oklahoma).
Leech Lake Band of Ojibwe (Minnesota).
National Indian Education Association (Arizona).
Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians (Michigan).
Pueblo of Laguna (New Mexico).
American Federation of Teachers (North Dakota).
Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe (Minnesota).
Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians (Mississippi).
The Secretary proposes the following
alternate Tribal representatives for the
Committee:
Proposed alternate committee member
Nominated by
Lucinda Campbell, Lukachukai Community Board of Education, Inc. .....................
Franklin No Runner, Superintendent, St. Stephens Indian School ..........................
Proposed Federal Committee Members
The Designated Federal Officer for the
Committee will be Ms. Sue Bement,
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Dine Grant Schools Association (Arizona).
Northern Arapaho Business Council (Wyoming).
Bureau of Indian Education. The
Secretary proposes the following
Federal representatives for the
Committee:
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Affiliation
Jeffrey Hamley, Associate Deputy Director, Division of Performance and Accountability.
Lora Braucher, Superintendent, Chemawa Indian School .......................................
Brian Quint, Attorney-Advisor ...................................................................................
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The Secretary proposes the following
alternate Federal representatives for the
Committee:
Name
Affiliation
Jimmy Hastings, Education Program Administrator .................................................
Brenda Riel, Attorney-Advisor ...................................................................................
Comments
The Secretary solicited comments on
the proposal to establish the Committee
and received one response from the
National Indian Education Association
(NIEA) that was submitted through the
process identified in the Federal
Register (82 FR 43199) dated September
14, 2017. The Secretary did not consider
comments that were received in any
other manner or were received after the
close of the comment period.
The comments received from NIEA:
(1) Support the proposal to form a
negotiated rulemaking committee, (2)
encourage the Secretary to include
Native educators, researchers, and
evaluators on the Committee, and (3)
encourage the Secretary to ensure that
representatives are served by Bureaufunded schools.
Both the Secretary and the BIE believe
the proposed representatives address
NIEA’s comments to ensure the Native
students are best supported and
evaluated holistically. The proposed
representatives carry a wide range of
experiences, knowledge, and
understanding to support Native
students both academically and
culturally.
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Nominations
If you are a Tribe with Bureau-funded
schools, an Indian education
organization, or an interested
individual, we invite you to comment
on the proposed nominations in this
notice or to nominate other persons for
membership on the Committee. The
Committee membership should reflect
the diversity of Tribal interests, and
Tribes should nominate representatives
and alternates who will:
• Have knowledge of school
standards, assessments, and
accountability systems;
• Have relevant experiences as past or
present superintendents, principals,
teachers, or school board members;
• Are able to coordinate, to the extent
possible, with other interests who may
not be represented on the Committee;
• Are able to represent one or more of
the specified interests with the authority
to embody the views of that or those
interest(s), communicate with interested
constituents, and have a clear means to
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reach agreement on behalf of the
interest(s);
• Are able to negotiate effectively on
behalf of the interest(s) represented;
• Are able to commit the time and
effort required to attend and prepare for
meetings; and
• Are able to collaborate among
diverse parties in a consensus-seeking
process.
The Secretary will consider
nominations for representatives only if
they are nominated through the process
identified in this Notice and in the
Federal Register Notice of Intent (82 FR
43199). The Secretary will not consider
any nominations received in any other
manner. The Secretary will not consider
nominations for Federal representatives;
only the Secretary may nominate
Federal employees to the Committee.
Nominations must include the
following information about each
nominee:
(1) A current letter from the entity
representing one of the interest(s)
identified supporting the nomination of
the individual to serve as a
representative for the Committee;
(2) A resume reflecting the nominee’s
qualifications and experience in Indian
education; resume to include the
nominee’s name, Tribal affiliation (if
applicable), job title, major job duties,
employer, business address, business
telephone and fax numbers (and
business email address, if applicable);
(3) The interest(s) to be represented by
the nominee identified in Section V, in
the Federal Register (82 FR 43199)
published September 14, 2017, and
whether the nominee will represent
other interest(s) related to this
rulemaking;
(4) A brief description of how the
nominee will represent the views of the
identified interest(s), communicate with
constituents, and have a clear means to
reach agreement on behalf of the
interest(s) they are representing; and
(5) A statement on whether the
nominee is only representing one
interest or whether the expectation is
that the nominee represents a specific
group of interests.
To be considered, nominations must
be received by the close of business on
the date listed in the DATES section, at
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III. Public Disclosure of Comments
Before including your address, phone
number, email address, or other
personal identifying information in your
comment, you should be aware that
your entire nomination submission—
including your personal identifying
information—may be made publically
available at any time. While you can ask
us in your submission to withhold your
personal identifying information from
public review, we cannot guarantee that
we will be able to do so.
Authority: The Elementary and Secondary
Education Act of 1965, as amended, 20
U.S.C. 6301 et seq.
Dated: April 9, 2018.
John Tahsuda,
Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary—Indian
Affairs, Exercising the Authority of the
Assistant Secretary—Indian Affairs.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Indian Affairs
25 CFR Part 30
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Bureau of Indian Education Standards, Assessments, and
Accountability System Negotiated Rulemaking Committee Establishment;
Proposed Membership
AGENCY: Bureau of Indian Affairs, Interior.
ACTION: Proposed membership of Committee and request for nominations.
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SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of the Interior is announcing the proposed
members to form the Bureau of Indian Education (BIE) Standards,
Assessments, and Accountability System Negotiated Rulemaking Committee
(Committee) which will advise the Secretary of the Interior (Secretary)
through the BIE on a proposed rule to revise the Adequate Yearly
Progress regulation as previously announced in the Federal Register.
This notice solicits comments on the proposed membership, and invites
additional nominations for Committee members who will adequately
represent the interests that are likely to be significantly affected by
the proposed rule. The Secretary also proposes to appoint Federal
representatives to the Committee as listed.
DATES: Comments must be submitted no later than May 17, 2018.
ADDRESSES: Send comments and nominations to the Designated Federal
Officer, Ms. Sue Bement, Education Program Specialist, Bureau of Indian
Education, by any of the following methods:
(Preferred method) Email to: [email protected];
Mail, hand-carry or use an overnight courier service to
the Designated Federal Officer, Ms. Sue Bement, c/o The Office of
Regulatory Affairs and Collaborative Action, 1001 Indian School Road
NW, Suite 312, Albuquerque, NM 87104.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: The Designated Federal Officer, Ms.
Sue Bement, Bureau of Indian Education; email: [email protected];
phone: (952) 851-5427.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
The purpose of the BIE Committee is to serve as an advisory
committee under the Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA) and the
Negotiated Rulemaking Act (NRA). Pursuant to the Federal Register
notice of intent (82 FR 43199), the Secretary has selected 13 Tribal
representatives and 5 Federal representatives for the Committee, for a
proposed total of 18 members.
Every Student Succeeds Act
The Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) reauthorizes and amends the
Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (ESEA). ESEA Section
8204, as amended by ESSA directs the Secretary of the Interior, in
consultation with the Secretary of Education, if so requested, to use a
negotiated rulemaking process to develop regulations for implementation
of the Secretary of the Interior's responsibility to define standards,
assessments, and an accountability system for Bureau-funded schools.
The Committee will recommend regulations that will replace the existing
regulations at 25 CFR part 30 and implement the Secretary's new
statutory responsibility to define standards, assessments, and an
accountability system for Bureau-funded schools consistent with ESEA
section 1111, as amended, on a national, regional, or Tribal basis, as
appropriate, taking into account the unique circumstances and needs of
such schools and the students served by such schools.
ESEA section 8204 also provides that if a Tribal governing body or
school board of a Bureau-funded school determines the requirements
established by the Secretary of the Interior are inappropriate, they
may waive, in part or in whole, such requirements. Where such
requirements are waived, the Tribal governing body or school board
must, within 60 days, submit to the Secretary of the Interior a
proposal for alternative standards, assessments, and an accountability
system, if applicable, consistent with ESEA section 1111. The proposal
will be approved by the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of
Education, unless the proposed standards, assessments, and
accountability system do not meet the requirements of ESEA section
1111, taking into account the unique circumstances and needs of such
school or schools and the students served. Additionally, a Tribal
governing body or school board of a Bureau-funded school seeking a
waiver may request, technical assistance from the Secretary of the
Interior and the Secretary of Education.
Proposed Work of the Committee
The objectives of the Committee are to represent the interests that
will be significantly affected by the final regulations, negotiate in
good faith, and reach consensus, where possible, on recommendations to
the Secretary for the proposed regulations.
The Committee will be charged, consistent with ESEA section 8204,
with developing draft regulations to implement the Secretary's
responsibility to define the standards, assessments, and an
accountability system, consistent with ESEA Section 1111, for Bureau-
funded schools. The draft regulations will be considered by the
Secretary and subject to government-to-government consultation. As a
part of its deliberations, the Committee will consider the appropriate
scope of the draft regulations, e.g., national, regional, or Tribal
basis, as appropriate, taking
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into account the unique circumstances and needs of such schools and the
students served by such schools, and how BIE will implement such
regulations.
The BIE encourages Tribal self-determination in Native education,
by encouraging governing Tribes or school boards to develop alternative
standards, assessments, and an accountability system, and by providing
technical assistance. Therefore, the Committee will also be asked to
provide recommendations on how the BIE could best provide technical
assistance under ESEA section 8204 to Tribes who opt to exercise their
authority to waive in part or in whole the Secretary's definition of
standards, assessments, and accountability system.
Since the contemplated regulations must be in place as soon as
possible, the Committee will be expected to meet frequently within a
short time frame. The BIE currently anticipates up to four meetings,
with each meeting lasting two to three days in length. The BIE has
dedicated resources required to: Ensure the Committee is able to
conduct meetings, provide technical assistance, and provide any
additional support required to fulfill the Committee's
responsibilities.
Proposed Tribal Committee Members
On September 14, 2017, the BIE published a Federal Register notice
of intent (82 FR 43199) requesting comments and nominations for Tribal
representatives for the Committee. The comment period for that notice
of intent closed October 16, 2017.
Within the notice, the BIE solicited comments on the proposal to
establish the Committee, including comments on any additional interests
not identified. The BIE solicited nominations from Tribes whose
students attend Bureau-funded schools operated by either BIE or by the
Tribe through a contract or grant who would be affected by the final
rule to nominate a representative and alternate to serve when the
representative is unavailable for membership on the Committee. The BIE
also invited nominations for Committee members who will adequately
represent the interests that are likely to be significantly affected by
the proposed rule such as: Students enrolled, or parents of students
enrolled at the 174 Bureau-funded schools, school teachers, and
administrators, Tribes, and Indian communities served by these schools.
The proposed Committee was selected based upon nominations
submitted through the process identified in the Federal Register (82 FR
43199) dated September 14, 2017, under the ``Nominations'' section. The
Secretary did not consider nominations that were received in any other
manner or were received after the close of the comment period.
The Secretary proposes the following Tribal representatives for the
Committee:
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Proposed committee member Nominated by
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Gloria Coats-Kitsopoulos, Superintendent, Oglala Sioux Tribe (South
American Horse School. Dakota).
Charles Cuny, Superintendent, Little Wound Oglala Sioux Tribe (South
School. Dakota).
Michael Debrieo, Principal, Kha'p'o Santa Clara Indian Pueblo
Community School. (New Mexico).
Ronald Etheridge, Deputy Executive Intertribal Council of the
Director of Education Services, Cherokee Five Civilized Tribes
Nation. (Oklahoma).
Leslie Harper-Liberty, Government Leech Lake Band of Ojibwe
Relations Specialist, Leech Lake Band of (Minnesota).
Ojibwe.
Tommy Lewis, Jr., Superintendent of National Indian Education
Schools, Navajo Nation. Association (Arizona).
Jennifer Lynn McLeod Tyson, Tribal Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of
Councilwoman, Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians
Chippewa Indians. (Michigan).
Patricia Sandoval, Director of Planning Pueblo of Laguna (New
and Evaluation, Santa Fe Indian School. Mexico).
Delima ``Bonnie'' Rose Payer, Teacher, American Federation of
Ojibwa Indian School on the Turtle Teachers (North Dakota).
Mountain Reservation.
Richard St. Germaine, Commissioner, Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe
Education for the Mille Lacs Band of (Minnesota).
Ojibwe.
Sherry Tubby, Exceptional Education Mississippi Band of Choctaw
Coordinator, Choctaw Tribal Schools. Indians (Mississippi).
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The Secretary proposes the following alternate Tribal
representatives for the Committee:
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Proposed alternate committee member Nominated by
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Lucinda Campbell, Lukachukai Community Din[eacute] Grant Schools
Board of Education, Inc.. Association (Arizona).
Franklin No Runner, Superintendent, St. Northern Arapaho Business
Stephens Indian School. Council (Wyoming).
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Proposed Federal Committee Members
The Designated Federal Officer for the Committee will be Ms. Sue
Bement, Bureau of Indian Education. The Secretary proposes the
following Federal representatives for the Committee:
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Name Affiliation
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Jeffrey Hamley, Associate Deputy Director, Bureau of Indian Education.
Division of Performance and
Accountability.
Lora Braucher, Superintendent, Chemawa Bureau of Indian Education.
Indian School.
Brian Quint, Attorney-Advisor............. Office of the Solicitor.
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The Secretary proposes the following alternate Federal
representatives for the Committee:
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Name Affiliation
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Jimmy Hastings, Education Program Bureau of Indian Education.
Administrator.
Brenda Riel, Attorney-Advisor............. Office of the Solicitor.
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Comments
The Secretary solicited comments on the proposal to establish the
Committee and received one response from the National Indian Education
Association (NIEA) that was submitted through the process identified in
the Federal Register (82 FR 43199) dated September 14, 2017. The
Secretary did not consider comments that were received in any other
manner or were received after the close of the comment period.
The comments received from NIEA: (1) Support the proposal to form a
negotiated rulemaking committee, (2) encourage the Secretary to include
Native educators, researchers, and evaluators on the Committee, and (3)
encourage the Secretary to ensure that representatives are served by
Bureau-funded schools.
Both the Secretary and the BIE believe the proposed representatives
address NIEA's comments to ensure the Native students are best
supported and evaluated holistically. The proposed representatives
carry a wide range of experiences, knowledge, and understanding to
support Native students both academically and culturally.
Nominations
If you are a Tribe with Bureau-funded schools, an Indian education
organization, or an interested individual, we invite you to comment on
the proposed nominations in this notice or to nominate other persons
for membership on the Committee. The Committee membership should
reflect the diversity of Tribal interests, and Tribes should nominate
representatives and alternates who will:
Have knowledge of school standards, assessments, and
accountability systems;
Have relevant experiences as past or present
superintendents, principals, teachers, or school board members;
Are able to coordinate, to the extent possible, with other
interests who may not be represented on the Committee;
Are able to represent one or more of the specified
interests with the authority to embody the views of that or those
interest(s), communicate with interested constituents, and have a clear
means to reach agreement on behalf of the interest(s);
Are able to negotiate effectively on behalf of the
interest(s) represented;
Are able to commit the time and effort required to attend
and prepare for meetings; and
Are able to collaborate among diverse parties in a
consensus-seeking process.
The Secretary will consider nominations for representatives only if
they are nominated through the process identified in this Notice and in
the Federal Register Notice of Intent (82 FR 43199). The Secretary will
not consider any nominations received in any other manner. The
Secretary will not consider nominations for Federal representatives;
only the Secretary may nominate Federal employees to the Committee.
Nominations must include the following information about each
nominee:
(1) A current letter from the entity representing one of the
interest(s) identified supporting the nomination of the individual to
serve as a representative for the Committee;
(2) A resume reflecting the nominee's qualifications and experience
in Indian education; resume to include the nominee's name, Tribal
affiliation (if applicable), job title, major job duties, employer,
business address, business telephone and fax numbers (and business
email address, if applicable);
(3) The interest(s) to be represented by the nominee identified in
Section V, in the Federal Register (82 FR 43199) published September
14, 2017, and whether the nominee will represent other interest(s)
related to this rulemaking;
(4) A brief description of how the nominee will represent the views
of the identified interest(s), communicate with constituents, and have
a clear means to reach agreement on behalf of the interest(s) they are
representing; and
(5) A statement on whether the nominee is only representing one
interest or whether the expectation is that the nominee represents a
specific group of interests.
To be considered, nominations must be received by the close of
business on the date listed in the DATES section, at the location
indicated in the ADDRESSES section.
III. Public Disclosure of Comments
Before including your address, phone number, email address, or
other personal identifying information in your comment, you should be
aware that your entire nomination submission--including your personal
identifying information--may be made publically available at any time.
While you can ask us in your submission to withhold your personal
identifying information from public review, we cannot guarantee that we
will be able to do so.
Authority: The Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965,
as amended, 20 U.S.C. 6301 et seq.
Dated: April 9, 2018.
John Tahsuda,
Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary--Indian Affairs, Exercising the
Authority of the Assistant Secretary--Indian Affairs.
[FR Doc. 2018-07922 Filed 4-16-18; 8:45 am]
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