National Board for Education Sciences
January 31, 2014 Meeting Agenda
January 31, 2014 Meeting Agenda
Location:
Institute of Education Sciences Board Room
80 F Street NW, 1st Floor
Washington, DC 20001
For further information, please contact Ellie Pelaez at (202) 219-0644 or Ellie.Pelaez@ed.gov.
| Friday, January 31, 2014 | |
| 8:00 a.m.–8:35 a.m. | Call to Order, Approval of Agenda |
| 8:35 a.m.–9:00 a.m. | Election of New Board Leadership Roundtable discussion by the Board |
| 9:00 a.m.–9:15 a.m. | Former and New Chairs' Remarks |
| 9:15 a.m.–10:15 a.m. | Updates: Recent Developments at the Institute of Education Sciences (IES), including the Centers for Education Evaluation (NCEE), for Education Research (NCER), for Special Education Research (NCSER), and for Education Statistics (NCES) John Q. Easton, IES Director IES Commissioners Ruth Neild, Tom Brock, and Joan McLaughlin |
| 10:15 a.m.–10:30 a.m. | Morning Break |
| 10:30 a.m.–11:30 p.m. | Ongoing Efforts to Improve IES: Debriefing on the House Committee Hearing and GAO Report Opening remarks by Bridget Terry Long Opening remarks by John Q. Easton, IES Director Opening remarks by Ruth Neild, Commissioner of NCEE Roundtable discussion by NBES members |
| 11:30 p.m.–12:00 p.m. | Lunch Break |
| 12:00 p.m.–1:00 p.m. | Annual Ethics Training Marcia Sprague, Ethics Division, Office of the General Counsel |
| 1:00 p.m.–2:30 p.m. | Supporting English Language Learners Sean Reardon, Stanford University Gabriela Uro, Manager ELL Policy and Research, Council of Great City Schools Eileen de los Reyes, Deputy Superintendent of Academics, Boston Public Schools Roundtable discussion by NBES members |
| 2:30 p.m.–2:45 p.m. | Afternoon Break |
| 2:45 p.m.–4:15 p.m. | What Works Clearinghouse — Postsecondary Topics Opening remarks by Ruth Neild, Commissioner of the National Center for Education Evaluation (NCEE) Remarks by Jeffrey Valentine, Principal Investigator, What Works Clearinghouse — Postsecondary Topics Roundtable discussion by NBES members |
| 4:15 p.m.–4:30 p.m. | Closing Remarks John Q. Easton, IES Director NBES Chair |
| 4:30 p.m. | Adjourn |
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