[Federal Register: June 5, 2008 (Volume 73, Number 109)]
[Notices]
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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
Reading First Advisory Committee
AGENCY: Department of Education, Office of Elementary and Secondary
Education.
ACTION: Notice of Open Meeting.
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SUMMARY: This notice describes an open meeting of the Reading First
Advisory Committee. Notice of the 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.
Date and Time: Monday, June 23, 2008 from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. Eastern
Daylight Time.
ADDRESSES: Westin Washington DC City Center at 1400 M Street, NW.,
Washington, DC 20005.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Deborah Spitz, Reading First Team
Leader, Reading First Advisory Committee; 400 Maryland Avenue, SW.,
Washington, DC 20202; telephone: (202) 260-3793; fax: (202) 260-8969;
e-mail: Deborah.Spitz@ed.gov; Committee Web site: www.ed.gov/programs/
readingfirst/advisory.html.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Reading First Advisory Committee is
authorized by Sections 1203(c)(2)(a) and 1202(e)(2) of the Elementary
and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) of 1965, as amended. The Committee
is established within the Department of Education to evaluate Reading
First applications submitted by States, to review the progress reports
that States submit after the third year of the grant period, to advise
on the awarding of Targeted Assistance Grants, and to advise the
Secretary on other issues that the Secretary deems appropriate.
On May 1, 2008, the U.S. Department of Education's Institute of
Education Sciences (IES) released the Reading First Impact Study:
Interim Report. During the open meeting of the Committee on June 23,
2008, the Committee members will discuss their questions and concerns
about the Interim Report. A more detailed agenda will be posted on the
Committee Web site prior to the meeting.
The Final Report of the Impact Study, which will provide impact
data from three years of program implementation and information on
relationships between changes in instructional practice and student
reading comprehension, is expected to be released in late 2008.
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
Deborah Spitz at (202) 260-3793, no later than ten (10) days before the
scheduled date of the meeting. 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.
Request for Written Comments: There will not be an opportunity for
the public to speak during this meeting; however, the public is
encouraged to submit
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written comments. Written comments should be submitted via e-mail by
June 19, 2008 to Deborah Spitz at Deborah.Spitz@ed.gov. These comments
will be shared with the members of the Committee.
Records are kept of all Committee proceedings and are available for
public inspection at 400 Maryland Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20202,
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
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Internet at the following site: http://www.ed.gov/news/fedregister/
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Amanda Farris,
Deputy Assistant Secretary, The Office of Elementary and Secondary
Education.
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