[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 4 (Thursday, January 6, 2011)]
[Notices]
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From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-33242]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Administration for Children and Families
Office of Planning, Research and Evaluation Advisory Committee on
Head Start Research and Evaluation
AGENCY: Administration for Children and Families, Department of Health
and Human Services (HHS).
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: This notice announces a forthcoming meeting of a public
advisory committee of the Administration for Children and Families
(ACF). The meeting will be open to the public.
Name of Committee: Advisory Committee for Head Start Research and
Evaluation.
General Function of Committee: The Advisory Committee for Head
Start Research and Evaluation will provide feedback on the published
final report for the Head Start Impact Study, offering interpretations
of the findings, discussing implications for practice and policy, and
providing recommendations on follow-up research, including additional
analysis of the Head Start Impact Study data. The Committee will also
be asked to provide recommendations to the Secretary regarding how to
improve Head Start and other early childhood programs by enhancing the
use of research-informed practices in early childhood. Finally, the
Committee will be asked to provide recommendations on the overall Head
Start research agenda, including--but not limited to--how the Head
Start Impact Study fits within this agenda. The Committee will provide
advice regarding future research efforts to inform HHS about how to
guide the development and implementation of best practices in Head
Start and other early childhood programs around the country.
DATES: The meeting will be held from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. on January 25,
2011, and from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. on January 26, 2011.
ADDRESSES: Four Points by Sheraton Hotel, 1201 K Street, NW.,
Washington, DC 20005, (202) 289-7600.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jennifer Brooks, Office of Planning,
Research, and Evaluation, e-mail [email protected] or call
(202) 205-8212.
Agenda: The Committee will review information on the federal Head
Start program and the children and families it serves, review the
design and findings of the Head Start Impact Study, and review plans
for future research on the impact of Head Start. To inform its
deliberations, the Committee will also review the evidence related to
Early Head Start and programs supporting children from birth through
age 5, as well as evidence related to elementary school quality and how
best to sustain benefits from early childhood programs through the
early elementary school years.
Procedure: Interested persons may present data, information or
views, in writing, on issues pending before the Committee. Written
submissions may be made to the contact person on or before January 15,
2011. All written materials provided to the contact person will be
shared with the Committee members.
ACF welcomes the attendance of the public at this advisory
committee meeting and will make every effort to accommodate persons
with physical disabilities or special needs. If you require special
accommodations due to a disability, please contact Jennifer Brooks at
least seven days in advance of the meeting. Notice of this meeting is
given under the Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. app. 2).
Dated: December 22, 2010.
David A. Hansell,
Acting Assistant Secretary for Children and Families.
[FR Doc. 2010-33242 Filed 1-5-11; 8:45 am]
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