[RSCT] US Ed Dept assessment hearings

[Monty Neill]

Here is more on Ed Depts hearings on assessment; for more details on what they plan to do, see the federal register link below. I extracted basic info on when and where hearings are and how to register to attend or speak. I have submitted a request to speak on 12th in Boston, "general assessment." Monty

The public meetings will occur on the following dates at the times and locations indicated below.

. Topic Area: General Assessment:

Thursday, November 12; in Boston, MA; at the Embassy Suites Boston at Logan Airport, 207 Porter Street,

Boston, MA; from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Æ Tuesday, November 17; in Atlanta,

GA; at the Atlanta Airport Marriott,

4711 Best Road, Atlanta, GA; from

10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Æ Tuesday, December 1; in Denver,

CO; at the Grand Hyatt Denver,

1750 Welton Street, Denver, CO;

from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

. Topic Area: High School

Assessments:

Æ Friday, November 13; in Boston,

MA; at the Embassy Suites Boston

at Logan Airport, 207 Porter Street,

Boston, MA; from 1:30 p.m. to 5

p.m.

. Topic Area: Assessment of Students with Disabilities:

Æ Wednesday, November 18; in

Atlanta, GA; at the Atlanta Airport

Marriott, 4711 Best Road, Atlanta,

GA; from 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.

. Topic Area: Assessment of English

Language Learners:

Wednesday, December 2; in

Denver, CO; at the Grand Hyatt

Denver, 1750 Welton Street,

Denver, CO; from 9 a.m. to 12:30

p.m.

. Topic Area: Technology and

Innovation in Assessment:

Friday, November 13; in Boston,

MA; at the Embassy Suites Boston

at Logan Airport, 207 Porter Street,

Boston, MA; from 9 p.m. to 12:30

p.m.

Attendance: If you are interested in

attending an event, you must register by

sending an e-mail to racetothetop.

assessment at ed.gov. You must include

in the subject line of your email the city

in which you wish to attend, and the

date(s) on which you wish to attend.

Registrations will be processed on a

first-come, first-served basis with space

reserved for State participants.

Providing input: If you are interested

in speaking during the open input

portion of the meeting, you must

register by sending an e-mail to

racetothetop.assessmentspeaker@

ed.gov. You must include in the subject

line of your email the word ''Speaker'',

the city in which you wish to speak, and

the topic area to which you wish to

respond. Registrations will be processed

on a first-come, first-served basis.

People who are unable to attend a

meeting in person or who do not register

early enough to speak during the

meeting are encouraged to submit

written input.

 http://www.ed.gov/legislation/FedRegister/other/2009-4/102309b.pdf
 

 


Monty Neill, Ed.D.
Interim Executive Director
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