Committee on the U.S. Naturalization Test Redesign
Meeting 1 Agenda
April 23-24, 2004
Keck Center
500 Fifth Street, NW
Washington, DC

Friday, April 23 Open Session

8:30 Welcome and Introduction to the NRC and the Committee Charge
Stuart Elliott, Director, Board on Testing and Assessment
Martin Orland, Director, Center for Education
Michael Feuer, Executive Director, Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education

9:00 Sponsor Introduction
Gerri Ratliff, Program Director, Citizenship and Immigration Services, Department of Homeland Security

9:10 Committee Process and Introduction of Committee Members
Lorraine McDonnell, Committee Co-Chair, University of California, Santa Barbara
Barbara Plake, Committee, Co-Chair, Buros Center for Testing, University of Nebraska-Lincoln

9:30 Overview of Naturalization Test Redesign Project
Gerri Ratliff
Denis Jarvinen, MetriTech, Inc.

10:30 Break

10:45 CIS Questions and Concerns

12:00 Lunch


Saturday, April 24 Open Session

9:30 Pilot and Study Plans – Committee Discussion with Sponsor about Priority Questions

10:30 Break

10:45 Committee Discussion of Priorities with Sponsor (continued)

12:00 Lunch