Notice2022-15647
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July 22, 2022
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Education DepartmentNational Assessment Governing Board
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This notice sets forth the agenda, time, and instructions to access or participate in the National Assessment Governing Board (hereafter referred to as Governing Board or Board) meetings scheduled for August 3-5, 2022 in Charleston, South Carolina. This notice provides information about the meetings to members of the public who may be interested in attending the meetings and/or providing written comments related to the work of the Governing Board. Notice of the meetings is required under Section 10(a)(2) of the Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA).
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[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 140 (Friday, July 22, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 43800-43802]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2022-15647]
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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
National Assessment Governing Board
Notice of Meeting
AGENCY: National Assessment Governing Board, Department of Education.
ACTION: Notice of open and closed meetings.
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SUMMARY: This notice sets forth the agenda, time, and instructions to
access or participate in the National Assessment Governing Board
(hereafter referred to as Governing Board or Board) meetings scheduled
for August 3-5, 2022 in Charleston, South Carolina. This notice
provides information about the meetings to members of the public who
may be interested in attending the meetings and/or providing written
comments related to the work of the Governing Board. Notice of the
meetings is required under Section 10(a)(2) of the Federal Advisory
Committee Act (FACA).
ADDRESSES: Hyatt House, 560 King Street, Charleston, South Carolina,
29403.
DATES: August 3-5, 2022.
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#97dae2f9fee5f6b9dae0f6fbfefae2d7f2f3b9f0f8e1"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="672a12090e1506492a10060b0e0a1227020349000811">[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 (20 U.S.C. 9621).
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 formulates policy for the National Assessment
of Educational Progress (NAEP) administered by the National Center for
Education Statistics (NCES). The Governing Board's responsibilities
include:
``(1) selecting the subject areas to be assessed; (2) developing
appropriate student achievement levels; (3) developing assessment
objectives and testing specifications that produce an assessment that
is valid and reliable, and are based on relevant widely accepted
professional standards; (4) developing a process for review of the
assessment which includes the active participation of teachers,
curriculum specialists, local school administrators, parents, and
concerned members of the public; (5) designing the methodology of the
assessment to ensure that assessment items are valid and reliable, in
consultation with appropriate technical experts in measurement and
assessment, content and subject matter, sampling, and other technical
experts who engage in large scale surveys; (6) measuring student
academic achievement in grades 4, 8, and 12 in the authorized academic
subjects; (7) developing guidelines for reporting and disseminating
results; (8) developing standards and procedures for regional and
national comparisons; (9) taking appropriate actions needed to improve
the form, content use, and reporting of results of an assessment; and
(10) planning and executing the initial public release of NAEP
reports.''
Standing Committee Meetings
The Governing Board's standing committees will meet to conduct
regularly scheduled work planned for the quarterly board meeting and
any items undertaken by standing 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>). Standing committee meeting agendas and
meeting materials will be posted on the Governing Board's website,
<a href="http://www.nagb.gov">www.nagb.gov</a>, no later than five business days prior to the meetings.
Standing Committee Meetings
Wednesday, August 3, 2022
Nominations Committee (Closed Session)
11:15 a.m.-12:15 p.m.
The Nominations Committee will meet in closed session on August 3,
2022 from 11:15 a.m. to 12:15 p.m. to discuss plans for reviewing
applications and conducting ratings for board vacancies for the 2022-
2023 term. These discussions pertain solely to internal personnel rules
and practices of an agency and information of a personal nature where
disclosure would constitute a clearly unwarranted invasion of personal
privacy. As such, the discussions are protected by exemptions 2 and 6
of the Government Sunshine Act, 5 U.S.C. 552b(c).
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Thursday, August 4, 2022
Executive Committee Meeting
8:30 a.m.-9:15 a.m. (Open Session)
9:15 a.m.-10:00 a.m. (Closed Session)
The Executive Committee will meet in closed session on August 4,
2022 from 9:15 a.m. to 10:00 a.m. to discuss the NAEP Budget and
Assessment Schedule. These discussions with NCES may impact 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 the Government
Sunshine Act, 5 U.S.C. 552b(c).
Friday, August 5, 2022
Reporting and Dissemination Committee (R&D)
8:30 a.m.-10:30 a.m. (Open Session)
Friday, August 5, 2022
Assessment Development Committee (ADC)
8:30 a.m.-9:00 a.m. (Open Session)
9:00 a.m.-10:30 a.m. (Closed Session)
The Assessment Development Committee will meet in closed session on
August 4, 2022 from 9:00 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. to review secure NAEP
assessment items. These items have not been released to the public.
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 the
Government Sunshine Act, 5 U.S.C. 552b(c).
Friday, August 5, 2022
Committee on Standards, Design and Methodology
8:30 a.m.-10:30 a.m. (Open Session)
Quarterly Governing Board Meeting
The plenary sessions of the Governing Board's August 2022 quarterly
meeting will be held on the following dates and times:
Thursday, August 4, 2022: Open Meeting: 10:15 a.m.-12:00 p.m.;
Closed Meeting 12:15 p.m.-1:45 p.m.; Open Meeting: 2:00 p.m.-4:45 p.m.
Friday, August 5, 2022: Open Meeting: 10:45 a.m.-11:45 a.m.; Closed
Meeting: 12:00 p.m.-2:00 p.m.; Open Meeting: 2:10 p.m.-3:45 p.m.
August 4, 2022 Meeting
On Thursday, August 4, 2022, the plenary session of the Governing
Board meeting will meet in open session from 10:15 a.m. to 12:10 p.m.
The meeting will start with Beverly Perdue, Chair of the Governing
Board, welcoming members and asking for a motion to approve the August
4-5, 2022 quarterly Governing Board meeting agenda as well as the
minutes from the May 12-13, 2022 quarterly Governing Board meeting.
Thereafter, from 10:20 a.m. to 12:00 p.m., Charleston Mayor, John
Tecklenberg, will welcome the Board, which will precede a panel
discussion from South Carolina educators and legislators on the state's
education standards and assessment systems.
From 12:15 p.m. to 1:45 p.m., the Board will convene in closed
session to receive a briefing on the NAEP Long Term Trend results. This
briefing must be held in closed session because results are not yet
public. Public disclosure of secure results would impede implementation
of the NAEP assessment program if conducted in open session. Such
matters are protected by exemption 9(B) of the Government in the
Sunshine Act, 5 U.S.C. 552b(c). The closed session will be followed by
a 15-minute break.
The Board will reconvene in open session from 2:00 p.m. to 4:45
p.m. Lesley Muldoon, Executive Director of the Governing Board, will
update members on ongoing work and Peggy Carr, Commissioner, NCES, will
provide an update on NAEP activities. From 2:30 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.,
members will discuss out-of-school learning opportunities followed by
general member discussion from 4:00 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. From 4:30 p.m. to
4:45 p.m., members will hear previews of standing committee meetings
that will occur on Friday, August 5, 2022. The August 4, 2022 session
of the Board meeting will adjourn at 4:45 p.m.
Friday, August 5, 2022
The August 5, 2022 plenary session will begin with standing
committee meetings from 8:30 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. followed by a 15-minute
break. From 10:45 a.m. to 11:45 a.m., the Governing Board will hear
from leaders of districts participating in the Trial Urban District
Assessments (TUDA). Following a 15-minute break, the Board will meet in
closed session from 12:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m. to receive a briefing from
NCES on the NAEP budget, followed by small group meetings and report
out to the full Board. These sessions must be closed to the public
because the budget discussions pertain to current and future NAEP
contracts and must be kept confidential to maintain the integrity of
the federal acquisition and budget process. Public disclosure of this
confidential information would impede implementation of the NAEP
assessment program if conducted in open session. Such matters are
protected by exemption 9(B) of the Government in the Sunshine Act, 5
U.S.C. 552b(c).
The Board will reconvene in open session from 2:10 p.m. 2:45 p.m.
to discuss and act on COSDAM recommendations related to the NAEP
achievement level descriptor study in math and reading. From 2:45 p.m.
to 3:00 p.m., the Board will discuss and act on the election of the
Vice Chair, and approval of the NAEP 2022 Release Plans. From 3:00 p.m.
to 3:30 p.m., farewell remarks will be made by departing member Tonya
Matthews and any other member whose term(s) of service concludes on
September 30, 2022. The August 5, 2022 session of the Governing Board
meeting will adjourn at 3:30 p.m.
The quarterly board meeting and standing committee meeting agendas,
along with the 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.
Instructions for Participating in the Meetings
Registration: Members of the public may attend in-person to all
open plenary sessions of the Board's meetings. A link to register for
virtual attendance for the open sessions and instructions for how to
register will be posted on the Governing Board's website at
<a href="http://www.nagb.gov">www.nagb.gov</a> no later than 5 business days prior to the meeting.
Registration is required to join the meeting virtually.
Public Comment: Written comments related to the work of the
Governing Board and its committees at the meeting may be submitted
electronically or in hard copy to the attention of the Executive
Officer/Designated Federal Official (DFO) via email at
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#4d003823243f2c63003a2c212420380d2829632a223b"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="f2bf879c9b8093dcbf85939e9b9f87b29796dc959d84">[email protected]</span></a> no later than 10 business days prior to the
meeting. Written comments should be directed to DFO as they relate to
committee and Board meeting work referencing the relevant agenda item.
Access to Records of the Meeting: Pursuant to the FACA
requirements, the public may inspect the meeting materials at
<a href="http://www.nagb.gov">www.nagb.gov</a>, which will be made available no later than five business
days prior to each meeting. The official verbatim transcripts of the
open meeting sessions will be available for public inspection no later
than 30 calendar days following each meeting and will be posted on the
Governing Board's website. Requests for the
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verbatim transcriptions may be made via email to the DFO noted above.
Reasonable Accommodations: The meeting location 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 DFO listed in this notice no later than ten working days
prior to each meeting date.
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Authority: Pub. L. 107-279, Title III, 301--National Assessment of
Educational Progress Authorization Act (20 U.S.C. 9621).
Lesley Muldoon,
Executive Director, National Assessment Governing Board (NAGB), U.S.
Department of Education.
[FR Doc. 2022-15647 Filed 7-21-22; 8:45 am]
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