Notice2023-02838
National Assessment Governing Board Meeting
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February 16, 2023
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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 March 2-3, 2023, in Alexandria, VA. 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.
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[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 32 (Thursday, February 16, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 10099-10101]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2023-02838]
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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 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 March 2-3, 2023, in Alexandria, VA. 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.
ADDRESSES: Westin Alexandria Old Town, 400 Courthouse Square,
Alexandria, VA 22314.
DATES: March 2-3, 2023.
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#a0edd5cec9d2c18eedd7c1ccc9cdd5e0c5c48ec7cfd6"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="c28fb7acabb0a3ec8fb5a3aeabafb782a7a6eca5adb4">[email protected]</span></a>.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice of the meetings is required under
Section 1009(a)(2) of 5 U.S.C. Chapter 10 (Federal Advisory
Committees).
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 standing 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 for the March 2-3, 2023, quarterly board
meeting 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, March 1, 2023
Nominations Committee (Closed Session)
5:30-6:45 p.m.
The Nominations Committee will meet in closed session on March 1,
2023, from 5:30 to 6:45 p.m. to review and discuss the committee member
ratings for finalists in open categories for Governing Board 2024
vacancies and finalize recommendations for submission to the Board for
action. 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).
Thursday, March 2, 2023
Executive Committee Meeting
8:30-10 a.m. (Closed Session)
The Executive Committee will meet in closed session on March 2,
2023, from 8:30 to 10 a.m. to discuss the NAEP and Governing Board's
budgets, planned procurements and the NAEP Assessment Schedule. These
discussions must be kept confidential to maintain the integrity of the
federal budgeting and acquisition processes. 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).
Thursday, March 2, 2023
Assessment Development Committee
3:45-5:15 p.m. (Open Session)
5:15-6 p.m. (Closed Session)
The Assessment Development Committee will meet in open session on
March 2, 2023, to receive a project update on the 2028 NAEP Science
Assessment Framework, to discuss the next steps for 2030 Writing
Assessment Framework and discuss recommendations for future NAEP
assessment updates. The Assessment Development Committee will meet in
closed session on March 2, 2023, from 5:15 to 6 p.m. to preview initial
results from pretesting of NAEP Mathematics and Reading Items
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).
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Thursday, March 2, 2023
Committee on Standards, Design and Methodology
3:45-4:20 p.m. (Closed Session)
4:20-5 p.m. (Open Session)
5-6 p.m. (Open Joint Session with Reporting & Dissemination Committee)
The Committee on Standards, Design and Methodology (COSDAM) will
meet in closed session on March 2, 2023, from 3:45-4:20 p.m., to
receive an update and discuss Adaptive Testing for NAEP. The session
will include preliminary data from recently completed pilot studies
that are not yet available 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).
COSDAM will then meet in open session from 4:20-5 p.m. and discuss
next steps for NAEP State Sampling. The committee will then convene in
an open joint session with the Reporting and Dissemination Committee to
discuss strategies for disseminating Achievement Levels findings.
Thursday, March 2, 2023
Reporting and Dissemination Committee (R&D)
3:45-5 p.m. (Open Session)
5-6 p.m. (Open Joint Session with Committee on Standards, Design and
Methodology)
The Reporting and Dissemination Committee will meet on March 2,
2023, to discuss release plans for results from the NAEP Civics and
NAEP U.S. History assessments as well as general communications
strategies. The Committee then will convene in a joint session with the
Committee on Standards, Design and Methodology to discuss dissemination
of Achievement Levels descriptions.
Quarterly Governing Board Meeting
The plenary sessions of the Governing Board's March 2023 quarterly
meeting will be held on the following dates and times:
Thursday, March 2, 2023
Open Meeting: 10:10 a.m.-2:15 p.m.
Closed Meeting: 2:15-3:30 p.m.
Friday, March 3, 2023
Open Meeting: 9 a.m.-12 p.m.
Closed Meeting: 12:15-1:30 p.m.
Open Meeting: 1:45-3:30 p.m.
March 2, 2023, Meeting
On Thursday, March 2, 2023, the plenary session of the Governing
Board meeting will convene in open session from 10:10 a.m. to 2:15 p.m.
The meeting will start with welcome remarks from Beverly Perdue, Chair
of the Governing Board, followed by a motion to approve the meeting
agenda for the March 2-3, 2023, quarterly Governing Board meeting and
minutes from the November 17-18, 2022, quarterly Governing Board
meeting. Thereafter, from 10:15 a.m. to 10:45 a.m., Lesley Muldoon,
Executive Director of the Governing Board, will update members on
ongoing work followed by an update from Peggy Carr, Commissioner, NCES,
on NAEP activities from 10:45 to 11:15 a.m.
From 11:15 to 11:45 a.m., members will receive a briefing on
Ensuring Fair and Unbiased NAEP Assessments. From 11:45 a.m. to 1:15
p.m. members will meet in small groups to discuss strategies to assure
commitment to all students in administering fair and unbiased NAEP
assessments. The members will debrief on the small group discussions
from 1:30 to 2:15 p.m.
NCES Commissioner Peggy Carr, will then provide an update on the
NAEP Budget and Assessment Schedule in closed session from 2:15 to 3:30
p.m. These discussions must be kept confidential to maintain the
integrity of the federal budgeting and acquisition processes. 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).
Following a 15-minute break, members will convene in standing
committee meetings from 3:45 to 6 p.m., as described above. The March
2, 2023, session of the Board meeting will adjourn at 6 p.m.
Friday, March 3, 2023
On March 3, 2023, the plenary session of the Governing Board will
begin in closed session from 8 to 9 a.m. to receive a briefing from the
Nominations Committee on its recommendations for candidates to fill
Governing Board vacancies. Members will review the Nominations
Committee's recommendations for the final slate of candidates for
submission to the Secretary of Education for appointments that begin
October 1, 2023. 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 Sec. 552b(c) of Title 5 of the United States Code.
The Governing Board will then transition to an open session from 9
to 9:05 a.m. to vote on the 2023-2024 slate of candidates that will be
submitted to the Secretary of Education for consideration.
After a 10-minute break, members will convene in open session to
receive updates on the NAEP Science Assessment Framework from 9:15 to
10:45 a.m. followed by a discussion and vote on reporting achievement
level descriptions for Civics, U.S. History, and Science from 10:45 to
11:30 a.m. Thereafter members will have open discussion time from 11:30
a.m. to 12:00 p.m.
Following a 15-minute break, the Board will convene in closed
session from 12:15 to 1:30 p.m. to receive a briefing on results from
the 2022 NAEP Civics and U.S. History Report Cards from 12:15 until
1:30 p.m. 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).
After a 15-minute break, from 1:45 to 2:15 p.m. members will
convene in open session to discuss and vote on the release plans for
the 2022 NAEP Civics and U.S. History Report Cards. From 2:15 to 3:15
p.m. members will discuss their experiences with engagement and
outreach with members of Congress. The final session of the March 3,
2023, meeting will take place from 3:15 to 3:30 p.m. with a preview of
the May 2023 Quarterly Board meeting.
The March 3, 2023, 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.
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Instructions for Participating in the Meetings
Registration: Members of the public may attend in-person to all
open sessions of the Governing Board's March 2-3, 2023, 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 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#5518203b3c27347b182234393c38201530317b323a23"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="d19ca4bfb8a3b0ff9ca6b0bdb8bca491b4b5ffb6bea7">[email protected]</span></a> no later than
10 business days prior to the meeting. Written comments should be
directed to the DFO as they relate to committee and Board meeting work
and should reference the relevant agenda item.
Access to Records of the Meeting: Pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 1009(b), 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 public may also inspect the meeting materials and other Governing
Board records at 800 North Capitol Street NW, Suite 825, Washington, DC
20002, by emailing <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#afe2dac1c6ddce81e2d8cec3c6c2daefcacb81c8c0d9"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="e6ab93888f9487c8ab91878a8f8b93a68382c8818990">[email protected]</span></a> to schedule an appointment.
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 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, section 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. 2023-02838 Filed 2-15-23; 8:45 am]
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