[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 250 (Thursday, December 30, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Page 82410]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-32931]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Indian Affairs


Advisory Board for Exceptional Children

AGENCY: Bureau of Indian Education, Interior.

ACTION: Notice of meeting.

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SUMMARY: The Bureau of Indian Education (BIE) is announcing that the 
Advisory Board for Exceptional Children (Advisory Board) will hold its 
next meeting in Albuquerque, New Mexico. The purpose of the meeting is 
to meet the mandates of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act 
of 2004 (IDEA) for Indian children with disabilities.

DATES: The Advisory Board will meet on Thursday, January 13, 2011, from 
8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. and Friday, January 14, 2011, from 8:30 a.m. to 
4:30 p.m. Mountain Standard Time.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the Manuel Lujan, Jr. Indian 
Affairs Building, 1011 Indian School Road North West, Albuquerque, New 
Mexico 87104; telephone number (505) 563-5383.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Sue Bement, Designated Federal 
Official, Bureau of Indian Education, Albuquerque Service Center, 
Division of Performance and Accountability, 1011 Indian School Road, 
NW., Suite 332, Albuquerque, NM 87104; telephone number (505) 563-5274.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In accordance with the Federal Advisory 
Committee Act, the BIE is announcing that the Advisory Board will hold 
its next meeting in Albuquerque, New Mexico. The Advisory Board was 
established under the Individuals with Disabilities Act of 2004 (20 
U.S.C. 1400 et seq.) to advise the Secretary of the Interior, through 
the Assistant Secretary-Indian Affairs, on the needs of Indian children 
with disabilities. The meetings are open to the public.
    The following items will be on the agenda:
     Introduction of Advisory Board members.
     Appointment of Advisory Board Vice Chair.
     Report from Gloria Yepa, Supervisory Education Specialist, 
BIE, Division of Performance and Accountability.
     Report from BIE Director's Office.
     Report from Dr. Jeffrey Hamley, Associate Deputy Director, 
BIE.
     Stakeholder input on BIE Annual Performance Report.
     Public Comment (via conference call, January 14, 2011, 
meeting only*).
     Part B and C (0-5) Updates.
     Presentation by Casey Sovo, New Mexico South Education 
Line Officer.
     Panel discussion with Special Education faculty, Reading 
Coach and Math Coach from Sky City Community School, Acoma, New Mexico.
     BIE Advisory Board-Advice and Recommendations.

    * During the January 13, 2011, meeting, time has been set aside 
for public comment via conference call from 1:30-2 p.m. Mountain 
Standard Time. The call-in information is: Conference Number 1-888-
417-0376, Passcode 1509140.

    Dated: December 23, 2010.
George T. Skibine,
Deputy Assistant Secretary--Indian Affairs.
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