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National Board for Education Sciences
September 29, 2010 Meeting Agenda

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

All sessions are open to the public.

For further information, please contact Mary Grace Lucier at (202) 219-2253 or Mary.Grace.Lucier@ed.gov.

Wednesday, September 29, 2010
8:15 a.m.–8:30 a.m. Call to Order, Approval of Agenda, Chair Remarks, and Remarks by the Executive Director
Eric Hanushek, National Board for Education Sciences (NBES) Chair
Norma Garza, NBES Executive Director
8:30 a.m.–9:15 a.m. Priorities of the Institute of Education Sciences (IES)
John Easton, IES Director
9:15 a.m.–10:00 a.m. IES Priorities — Board Discussion
10:00 a.m.–10:15 a.m. Break
10:15 a.m.–11:00 a.m. Ex Officio Member Agency Overview
11:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m. What Work Clearinghouse: Overview
Jill Constantine, Deputy Director, What Works Clearinghouse Associate Director of Research and Education Area Leader, Mathematica Policy Research, Inc.

Scott Cody, Deputy Director, What Works Clearinghouse Associate Director of Research, Mathematica Policy Research, Inc.
12:00 p.m.–1:00 p.m. The Evaluation of Charter School Impacts
Phil Gleason, Senior Fellow, Project Director for the Evaluation of the Impacts of Charter School Strategies, Mathematica Policy Research, Inc.
1:00 p.m.–1:30 p.m. Transport NBES members to U.S. Department of Education-LBJ Building
1:30 p.m.–2:30 p.m. Lunch Break
2:30 p.m.–3:00 p.m. Swearing in of New NBES Members (Members Only)
U.S. Department of Education Secretary Arne Duncan
3:00 p.m.–3:15 p.m. Transport NBES members to Institute of Education Sciences-Capitol Place
3:15 p.m.–4:30 p.m. Update on IES Center Activity
IES Commissioners and Staff:
National Center for Education Evaluation and Regional Assistance (NCEE)
National Center for Education Research (NCER)
National Center for Special Education Research (NCSER)
National Center for Education Statistics (NCES)
4:30 p.m.–5:00 p.m. Wrap-up
5:00 p.m. Adjournment