Meeting Agenda: January 31, 2014 | IES

Location

Institute of Education Sciences Board Room
80 F Street NW, 1st Floor
Washington, DC 20001

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Ellie Pelaez

Management & Program Analyst

IES

Friday, January 31, 2014

Times	Activities
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

NBES Agenda January 31, 2014