Notice2021-15764
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July 23, 2021
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Education DepartmentNational Assessment Governing Board
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This notice sets forth the agenda for the National Assessment Governing Board (hereafter referred to as Governing Board) meeting scheduled for August 5-6, 2021. This notice provides information about the meeting to members of the public who may be interested in attending and/or providing written comments related to the work of the Governing Board. Notice of this meeting is required under the Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA).
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[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 139 (Friday, July 23, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 39013-39014]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2021-15764]
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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
National Assessment Governing Board
Meeting
AGENCY: National Assessment Governing Board, Department of Education.
ACTION: Notice of open and closed virtual meetings.
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SUMMARY: This notice sets forth the agenda for the National Assessment
Governing Board (hereafter referred to as Governing Board) meeting
scheduled for August 5-6, 2021. This notice provides information about
the meeting to members of the public who may be interested in attending
and/or providing written comments related to the work of the Governing
Board. Notice of this meeting is required under the Federal Advisory
Committee Act (FACA).
ADDRESSES: In-person attendance for this meeting is for members and
staff due to COVID-19 social distancing requirements. Governing Board
members and staff will meet at the Tysons Corner Ritz-Carlton, 1700
Tysons Boulevard, McLean, VA 22102. Virtual attendance for all
Governing Board open sessions will be accessible to members of the
public who register per the instructions provided in the SUPPLEMENTARY
INFORMATION section of this notice.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Munira Mwalimu, Executive Officer/
Designated Federal Official for the Governing Board, 800 North Capitol
Street NW, Suite 825, Washington, DC 20002, telephone: (202) 357-6906,
fax: (202) 357-6945, email: <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#470a32292e3526690a30262b2e2a3207222369202831"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="f2bf879c9b8093dcbf85939e9b9f87b29796dc959d84">[email protected]</span></a>.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Statutory Authority and Function: The
Governing Board is established under the National Assessment of
Educational Progress Authorization Act, Title III of Public Law 107-
279. Information on the Governing Board and its work can be found at
<a href="http://www.nagb.gov">www.nagb.gov</a>.
The Governing Board is established to formulate policy for the
National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) administered by the
National Center for Education Statistics (NCES). The Governing Board's
responsibilities include the following: (1) Selecting subject areas to
be assessed; (2) developing assessment frameworks and specifications;
(3) developing appropriate student achievement levels for each grade
and subject tested; (4) developing standards and procedures for
interstate and national comparisons; (5) improving the form and use of
NAEP; (6) developing guidelines for reporting and disseminating
results; and (7) releasing initial NAEP results to the public.
Standing Committee Meetings
The Governing Board's standing committees will meet to conduct
regularly scheduled work planned for this Quarterly Board Meeting and
any items undertaken by committees for consideration by the full
Governing Board. (Please see committee meeting minutes for previous
meetings, available at <a href="https://www.nagb.gov/governing-board/quarterly-board-meetings.html">https://www.nagb.gov/governing-board/quarterly-board-meetings.html</a>.) Committee meeting agendas will be posted on the
Governing Board's website <a href="http://www.nagb.gov">www.nagb.gov</a> five business days prior to the
meetings. Online registration for virtual access to the pen sessions of
the Governing Board and committee meetings will also be posted at
<a href="http://www.nagb.gov">www.nagb.gov</a> five working days prior to each meeting.
Thursday, July 22, 2021
Reporting and Dissemination Committee
3:00 p.m.-5:00 p.m. (Open Session)
Wednesday, July 28, 2021
Nominations Committee
5:30 p.m.-6:30 p.m. (Closed Session)
Tuesday, August 3, 2021
Committee on Standards, Design & Methodology
1:00 p.m.-1:40 p.m. (Closed Session)
1:40 p.m.-3:00 p.m. (Open Session)
Thursday, August 5, 2021
Assessment Development Committee
9:00 a.m. to 10:00 a.m. (Open Session)
Thursday, August 5, 2021
Executive Committee Meeting
10:00 a.m.-11:30 a.m. (Open Session)
11:30 a.m.-12:00 p.m. (Closed Session)
Quarterly Governing Board Meeting
The plenary sessions of the August 5-6, 2021 quarterly meeting of
the Governing Board will be held on the following dates and times:
Thursday, August 5, 2021: Open Meeting: 1:15 p.m.-5:30 p.m.
Friday, August 6, 2021: Closed Meeting: 10:00 a.m.-1:15 p.m.; Open
Meeting: 2:15 p.m.-4:00 p.m.
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August 5, 2021: Open Meetings
On Thursday, August 5, 2021, the Governing Board will meet in open
session from 1:15 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. From 1:15 p.m. to 1:30 p.m., Chair
Haley Barbour will welcome members, review and approve the August 5-6,
2021 quarterly Governing Board meeting agenda, and approve minutes from
the May 14-15, 2021 quarterly Governing Board meeting.
From 1:30 p.m. to 1:45 p.m., Lesley Muldoon, Executive Director of
the Governing Board, will provide an update on ongoing work, followed
by an update from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES)
from 1:45 p.m. to 2:15 p.m.
From 2:15 p.m. to 2:45 p.m., the Chairs of Standing Committees will
provide updates on ongoing work. Two action items will be presented for
Governing Board vote based on recommendations made by the Executive
Committee--the nomination for Governing Board Vice Chair for the term
October 1, 2021-September 30, 2022, and a recommendation to change the
Long-Term Trend Administration in 2022 from 17-year-olds to 9-year-
olds.
After a 15-minute break, from 3:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m., the Governing
Board will meet in open session to discuss and take action on the NAEP
Reading Framework. From 4:00 p.m. to 5:30 p.m., the Governing Board
will receive an overview of the Technology and Engineering Literacy
Assessment.
The Thursday, August 5, 2021 session of the Governing Board meeting
will adjourn at 5:30 p.m.
August 6, 2021
On Friday, August 6, 2021, the Governing Board meeting will convene
in two closed sessions from 12:30 p.m. to 1:15 p.m. and thereafter in
open session from 2:15 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.
The first closed session will convene from 10:00 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.
to receive a briefing from Peggy Carr, Associate Commissioner of NCES,
and Lesley Muldoon on the NAEP Budget and Assessment Schedule. The
briefing and Governing Board discussions may affect current and future
NAEP contracts and budgets and must be kept confidential to maintain
the integrity of the federal acquisition process. Public disclosure of
this confidential information would significantly impede implementation
of the NAEP assessment program if conducted in open session. Such
matters are protected by exemption 9(B) of Sec. 552b(c) of Title 5 of
the United States Code.
The second closed session will convene from 11:45 a.m. to 1:15 p.m.
to receive briefings from NCES on two upcoming releases--the Long-Term
Trend Assessment and the High School Transcript Study. This session
must be closed because both sets of results are not yet publicly
released. Such matters are protected by exemption 9(B) of Sec. 552b of
Title 5 U.S.C.
The Governing Board will reconvene in open session from 2:15 p.m.
to 3:30 p.m. to receive a briefing from Ebony Walton, NCES, on
understanding patterns of similar NAEP results across different subject
areas. Following this session, from 3:30 p.m. to 4:00 p.m., departing
members whose terms of service will end on September 30, 2021 will
provide farewell remarks. The August 6, 2021 session of the Governing
Board meeting will adjourn at 4:30 p.m.
The Quarterly Board meeting and committee meeting agendas, together
with meeting materials will be posted on the Governing Board's website
at <a href="http://www.nagb.gov">www.nagb.gov</a> no later than five working days prior to each meeting.
Virtual attendance for all open sessions will be accessible to
members of the public via online registration only at <a href="http://www.nagb.gov">www.nagb.gov</a> 5
business days prior to each meeting.
Access to Records of the Meeting: Pursuant to FACA requirements,
the public may also inspect the meeting materials at <a href="http://www.nagb.gov">www.nagb.gov</a> five
business days prior to each meeting. The official verbatim transcripts
of the public meeting sessions will be available for public inspection
no later than 30 calendar days following each meeting.
Reasonable Accommodations: The meeting is accessible to individuals
with disabilities. If you will need an auxiliary aid or service to
participate in the meeting (e.g., interpreting service, assistive
listening device, or materials in an alternate format), notify the
contact person listed in this notice no later than ten working days
prior to each meeting. Written comments related to the work of the
Governing Board may be submitted electronically or in hard copy to the
attention of the Executive Officer/Designated Federal Official (see
contact information noted above).
Public Participation: Members of the public may virtually attend
and attend in person all open sessions of the standing committee and
full Governing Board meetings via advance registration. A link to the
registration page will be posted on <a href="http://www.nagb.gov">www.nagb.gov</a> five business days
prior to each meeting date.
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Authority: Public Law 107-279, Title III--National Assessment of
Educational Progress Sec. 301.
Lesley Muldoon,
Executive Director, National Assessment Governing Board (NAGB), U.S.
Department of Education.
[FR Doc. 2021-15764 Filed 7-22-21; 8:45 am]
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