federal_register: 98-24722
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| 98-24722 | National Assessment Governing Board; Meetings | Notice | The National Assessment Governing Board is announcing six public hearings related to proposed voluntary national tests. The purpose of the hearings is to obtain public comment to inform the development by the Governing Board of policies for the inclusion of and accommodations for students with disabilities and students with limited English proficiency in the proposed tests. Interested individuals and organizations are invited to provide written and/or oral testimony to the Governing Board. The Governing Board has contracted with the National Association of State Boards of Education to assist in the conduct and reporting of the public hearings. Pub. L. 105-78 vests exclusive authority to develop the voluntary national tests in the Governing Board and also prohibits the use of Fiscal Year 1998 funds for pilot testing, field testing, implementation, administration, or distribution of voluntary national tests. If Congress does not prohibit further development of the voluntary national tests after September 30, 1998, the Governing Board intends to begin pilot testing of items (i.e., test questions) in March 1999. Pub. L. 105-78 also requires the Governing Board to make four determinations about the voluntary national tests, one of which concerns whether the test development process and test items take into account the needs of disadvantaged students, students with limited English proficiency, and students with disabilities. Pub. L. 105-78 authorizes the National Academy of Sciences to conduct a study of appropriate test uses. The study, entitled ``High Stakes,'' contains recommendations related to inclusion and accommodations in educational tests generally of students with disabilities and students with limited English proficiency. The conference report accompanying Pub. L. 105-78 asks the Governing Board to conduct public hearings on the NAS recommendations. Thus, the public hearings are being conducted pursuant to this congressional guidance and are intended to assist the Governing Board with respect to policy development. The NAS report ``High Stakes'' is available from the National Academy of Sciences. It is available on the Internet at the following address: http://www.nap.edu/readingroom/enter2.cgi?0309062802.html. | 1998-09-15 | 1998 | 9 | https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/1998/09/15/98-24722/national-assessment-governing-board-meetings | https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-1998-09-15/pdf/98-24722.pdf | Education Department; National Assessment Governing Board | 126,600 | The National Assessment Governing Board is announcing six public hearings related to proposed voluntary national tests. The purpose of the hearings is to obtain public comment to inform the development by the Governing Board of policies for the... |