Notice2025-16710
Notice of Public Meeting of the Advisory Board for Exceptional Children
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Published
September 2, 2025
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 two-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 90, Number 167 (Tuesday, September 2, 2025)]
[Notices]
[Pages 42428-42429]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2025-16710]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Indian Affairs
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Notice of Public Meeting of the Advisory Board for Exceptional
Children
AGENCY: Bureau of Indian Affairs, Interior.
ACTION: Notice of public meeting.
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SUMMARY: The Bureau of Indian Education (BIE) is announcing that the
Advisory Board for Exceptional Children will hold a two-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 Thursday, September
25, 2025, from 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., Eastern Daylight Time (EDT) and
Friday, September 26, 2025, from 8:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m., EDT.
ADDRESSES: The onsite meeting location will be at the U.S. Department
of the Interior, 1849 C Street NW, Washington, DC 20240. To attend
virtually, participants may use this link to register: <a href="https://www.zoomgov.com/meeting/register/oZH1F0KHR_G6rEMDp6TjoA">https://www.zoomgov.com/meeting/register/oZH1F0KHR_G6rEMDp6TjoA</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.
Public comments can be emailed to the DFO at
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#f3b9969d9d9a959681dd9792859a80b3919a96dd969786"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="abe1cec5c5c2cdced985cfcaddc2d8ebc9c2ce85cecfde">[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="c983aca7a7a0afacbbe78da8bfa0ba89aba0ace7acadbc">[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 the September 25, 2025, and
September 26, 2025, meeting.
<bullet> Bureau of Indian Education (BIE) Central Office--Updates
and Changes.
<bullet> The BIE's Special Education Program--Updates and Changes.
<bullet> Panel Discussion with current BIE funded School
Superintendents, Administrators, and Principals--focusing on how their
work aligns with the needs of native students with disabilities.
Provides an overview of work, current challenges, recent achievements,
and recommendations regarding students with disabilities.
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<bullet> Office of Special Education Programs (OSEP) Funded
Technical Assistance Centers (Part D)--focusing on how their work
aligns with the needs of native students with disabilities. Provides an
overview of their work, current challenges, recent achievements,
recommendations regarding students with disabilities, and major changes
have occurred that affect the work and partnerships.
<bullet> BIE Education Specialists (special education) representing
Bureau Operated Schools and Tribally Controlled Schools--focusing on
how their work aligns with the needs of native students with
disabilities. Provides an overview of their work, current challenges,
recent achievements, and recommendations regarding students with
disabilities.
<bullet> Advisory Board Work Session: finalize the FY 2024 annual
report; address the next meeting logistics; discuss next steps; provide
recommendations for future projects or meetings; wrap-up important
decisions; discuss outstanding tasks; and share working folders with
board members for future meetings.
<bullet> Public Commenting Sessions will be provided during the
Open Dialogue sessions and Board Work sessions, Thursday, September 25,
2025, and Friday, September 26, 2025.
[cir] Public comments can be provided verbally via webinar or in
writing using the chat box.
[cir] Public comments can also be emailed to the DFO at
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection" class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="0e446b606067686b7c204a6f78677d4e6c676b206b6a7b">[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.
Request for Accommodations: Please make requests in advance for
sign language interpreter services, assistive listening devices, 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.
Public Disclosure of Comments: Before including your address, phone
number, email address, or other personal identifying information in
your comment, you should be aware that your entire comment--including
your personal identifying information--may be made publicly available
at any time. While you can ask us in your comment to withhold your
personal identifying information from public review, we cannot
guarantee that we will be able to do so.
(Authority: 5 U.S.C. Ch. 10)
Scott J. Davis,
Senior Advisor to the Secretary of the Interior, Exercising the
delegated authority of the Assistant Secretary--Indian Affairs.
[FR Doc. 2025-16710 Filed 8-29-25; 8:45 am]
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