Notice2024-20186
Advisory Board of Exceptional Children
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Published
September 9, 2024
Issuing agencies
Interior DepartmentIndian Affairs Bureau
Abstract
The Bureau of Indian Education (BIE) is announcing that the Advisory Board for Exceptional Children will hold a three day in-person and online meeting. The purpose of the meeting is to meet the mandates of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act of 2004 (IDEA) for Indian children with disabilities.
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[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 174 (Monday, September 9, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 73119-73120]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2024-20186]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Indian Affairs
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Advisory Board of Exceptional Children
AGENCY: Bureau of Indian Affairs, Interior.
ACTION: Notice of meeting.
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SUMMARY: The Bureau of Indian Education (BIE) is announcing that the
Advisory Board for Exceptional Children will hold a three day in-person
and online meeting. The purpose of the meeting is to meet the mandates
of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act of 2004 (IDEA) for
Indian children with disabilities.
DATES: The BIE Advisory Board meeting will be held Wednesday, September
25, 2024, from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. EDT, and Thursday, September 26,
2024, from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. EDT, and Friday, September 27, 2024, from 8
a.m. to 4:30 p.m. EDT. This will include a 1.5-hour school tour on
Wednesday, September 25, 2024, from 9 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. EDT, and
dialogue with Cherokee Central School staff on Wednesday, September 25,
2024, from 12 p.m. to 1:30 p.m. EDT.
ADDRESSES: This onsite meeting location will be at Cherokee Central
Schools Central Office, 86 Elk Crossing Lane, Cherokee, NC 28719. To
attend virtually, participants may use this link to register: <a href="https://www.zoomgov.com/meeting/register/vJItcOmhpj8vHS5iX6Kn98Xf9yubIQbJPnA">https://www.zoomgov.com/meeting/register/vJItcOmhpj8vHS5iX6Kn98Xf9yubIQbJPnA</a>.
Attendees register once and can attend one or both meeting events.
After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing
information about joining the meeting.
Comments: Public comments can be emailed to the DFO at
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#abe1cec5c5c2cdced985cfcaddc2d8ebc9c2ce85cecfde"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="1b517e7575727d7e69357f7a6d72685b79727e357e7f6e">[email protected]</span></a>; or faxed to (602) 265-0293, Attention: Jennifer
Davis, DFO; or mailed or hand delivered to the Bureau of Indian
Education, Attention: Jennifer Davis, DFO, 2600 N. Central Ave., 12th
Floor, Suite 250, Phoenix, AZ 85004.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jennifer Davis, Designated Federal
Officer, Bureau of Indian Education, 2600 N. Central Ave., 12th Floor,
Suite 250, Phoenix, AZ 85004, <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection" class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="367c5358585f505344187257405f4576545f5318535243">[email protected]</a>, or mobile phone
(202) 860-7845.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In accordance with the Federal Advisory
Committee Act (5 U.S.C. 10), the BIE is announcing the Advisory Board
will hold its next meeting in-person and online. The Advisory Board was
established under the Individuals with Disabilities Act of 2004 (20
U.S.C. 1400 et seq.) to advise the Secretary of the Interior, through
the Assistant Secretary-Indian Affairs, on the needs of Indian children
with disabilities. All meetings, including virtual sessions, are open
to the public in their entirety.
Meeting Agenda Items
The following agenda items will be for September 25-27, 2024,
meetings:
<bullet> Campus tour of Cherokee Central Schools.
<bullet> BIE Director Office Updates.
<bullet> The BIE's Division of Performance and Accountability will
provide Special Education updates about the BIE Special Education
Policy & Procedures Handbook.
<bullet> The Committee will work on and finalize the 2024 Advisory
Board Annual Report, wrap-up important decisions, discuss outstanding
tasks, and discuss next steps.
<bullet> Special Education Updates from the Associate Deputy
Director (ADD) Regions: Bureau Operated Schools, Navajo Region and,
Tribally Controlled Schools (TCS).
<bullet> A Panel Discussion: Early Childhood Transition; and A
Panel Discussion: Secondary Transition.
<bullet> A Panel Discussion with Transition Specialist (Pre-
Kindergarten through grade 12), to include Early Childhood Transition
and Secondary Transition.
<bullet> The entire afternoon session 12:10-4:00 p.m. MDT, the
advisory board will work on identifying priority topics for the annual
report, wrap-up important decisions, discuss outstanding tasks, and
discuss next steps.
<bullet> Public Commenting Sessions will be offered to the general
public:
[cir] Wednesday, September 25, 2024, from 11:45 a.m. to 12 p.m. EDT
and 2 p.m. to 2:15 p.m. EDT; Thursday, September 26, 2024, from 11:45
a.m. to 12 p.m. EDT, and 3:45 p.m. to 4 p.m. EDT; and Friday, September
26, 2024, from 11:15 a.m. to 11:30 p.m. EDT.
[cir] Public comments can be provided verbally via webinar or in
writing using
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the chat box. Public comments can also be emailed to the DFO at
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection" class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="074d6269696e616275294366716e7447656e6229626372">[email protected]</a>; or faxed to (602) 265-0293, Attention: Jennifer
Davis, DFO; or mailed or hand delivered to the Bureau of Indian
Education, Attention: Jennifer Davis, DFO, 2600 N. Central Ave., 12th
Floor, Suite 250, Phoenix, Arizona 85004. Public comments can also be
emailed to the DFO at <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection" class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="a5efc0cbcbccc3c0d78be1c4d3ccd6e5c7ccc08bc0c1d0">[email protected]</a>; or faxed to (602) 265-
0293 Attention: Jennifer Davis, DFO; or mailed or hand delivered to the
Bureau of Indian Education, Attention: Jennifer Davis, DFO, 2600 N.
Central Ave., 12th Floor, Suite 250, Phoenix, Arizona 85004.
Accessibility Request
Please make requests in advance for sign language interpreter
services, assistive listening devices, language translation services,
or other reasonable accommodations. Please contact the person listed in
the section FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT at least seven (7) business
days prior to the meeting to give the Department of the Interior
sufficient time to process your request. All reasonable accommodation
requests are managed on a case-by-case basis.
Individuals in the United States who are deaf, deafblind, hard of
hearing, or have a speech disability may dial 711 (TTY, TDD, or
TeleBraille) to access telecommunications relay services. Individuals
outside the United States should use the relay services offered within
their country to make international calls to the point-of-contact in
the United States.
Authority: 5 U.S.C. ch. 10.
Bryan Newland,
Assistant Secretary--Indian Affairs.
[FR Doc. 2024-20186 Filed 9-6-24; 8:45 am]
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