Notice2023-09114
National Assessment Governing Board; Meeting
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May 1, 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 May 18-19, 2023, in Los Angeles, CA. This is a hybrid meeting, accessible both in person and virtually by advance registration 5 working days prior to each meeting via www.nagb.gov. 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 1009(a)(2) of 5 U.S.C. chapter 10 (Federal Advisory Committees).
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[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 83 (Monday, May 1, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 26530-26532]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2023-09114]
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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 May 18-19, 2023, in Los Angeles, CA. This is a hybrid meeting,
accessible both in person and virtually by advance registration 5
working days prior to each meeting via <a href="http://www.nagb.gov">www.nagb.gov</a>. 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 1009(a)(2) of 5 U.S.C. chapter 10
(Federal Advisory Committees).
ADDRESSES: Doubletree by Hilton Los Angeles Downtown, 120 South Los
Angeles Street, Los Angeles, CA 90012.
DATES: The Quarterly Board Meeting will be held on the following dates:
<bullet> May 18, 2023, from 12:30 p.m. to 5:45 p.m., PDT
<bullet> May 19, 2023, from 8:45 a.m. to 2:45 p.m., PDT
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#de93abb0b7acbff093a9bfb2b7b3ab9ebbbaf0b9b1a8"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="f9b48c97908b98d7b48e989590948cb99c9dd79e968f">[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 from 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 committees will meet in
advance of the May 2023 quarterly Board meeting. 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 committee meetings.
Standing Committee Meetings
Tuesday, May 2, 2023
Nominations Committee (Closed Session)
5 p.m.-6 p.m. (ET), Virtual Meeting.
The Nominations Committee will meet virtually in closed session on
Tuesday, May 2, 2023, from 5 p.m. to 6 p.m. to receive an update on
nominations for Board terms beginning on October 1, 2023. The committee
will discuss the internal nominations process and plans for the 2024
nominations cycle. 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, May 4, 2023
Executive Committee Meeting (Closed Session)
3 p.m.-4:30 p.m. (ET), Virtual Meeting.
The Executive Committee will meet virtually in closed session on
Thursday, May 4, 2023, from 3:00 p.m. until 4:30 p.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).
Monday, May 8, 2023
Reporting and Dissemination Committee (Open Session)
12:30 p.m.-2:30 p.m. (ET), Virtual Meeting.
The Reporting and Dissemination Committee will meet virtually on
Monday, May 8, 2023, to receive a debriefing on the NAEP Civics and
U.S. History release; results are planned to be released on May 3. The
Committee will discuss the release plan for the Long-Term Trend results
and how NAEP conducts and reports tests of statistical significance.
Wednesday, May 17, 2023
Assessment Development Committee (Hybrid Meeting)
10:30 a.m.-4:45 p.m. (PDT)
10:30 a.m.-11:45 a.m. (Open Session, hybrid session)
11:45 a.m.-12:15 p.m. (Closed Session, in person meeting)
1:30 p.m.-2:15 p.m. (Open Session, hybrid meeting)
2:15 p.m.-4:45 p.m. (Closed Session, in person meeting)
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The Assessment Development Committee will meet in open session on
Wednesday, May 17, 2023, at the Doubletree by Hilton Los Angeles
Downtown from 10:30 a.m. to 4:45 p.m. From 10:30 a.m. to 11:45 a.m.,
the committee will meet in open session to discuss commissioned papers
on the 2030 NAEP Writing Assessment Framework and potential updates to
the Assessment Framework Development Policy.
From 11:45 a.m. until 12:15 p.m. the committee will meet in closed
session to discuss independent cost estimates and budget matters
related to framework updates. 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 break, the committee will reconvene in open session
from 1:30 p.m. until 2:15 p.m. to discuss feedback from public comment
on the NAEP Science Assessment Framework. From 2:15 p.m. until 4:45
p.m. the committee will meet in closed session to review secure and
confidential pilot assessment items for 2024 Mathematics and Reading at
grades 4 and 8. 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, May 25, 2023
Committee on Standards, Design and Methodology (Open Session)
10 a.m.-12 p.m. (ET), Virtual
The Committee on Standards, Design and Methodology will meet
virtually in open session on Thursday, May 25, 2023, from 10:00 a.m.
until 12:00 p.m. to receive general updates on the committee's ongoing
work, discuss Effect Sizes on NAEP, and responses to the Achievement
Levels Communications Plans.
Quarterly Governing Board Meeting
The plenary sessions of the Governing Board's May 2023 quarterly
meeting will be held on the following dates and times (PDT):
Thursday, May 18, 2023:
Open Meeting: 12:30 p.m.-3:30 p.m.; Closed Meeting: 3:45 p.m.-5:45 p.m.
Friday, May 19, 2023
Closed Meeting: 8:45 a.m.-9:45 a.m.; Open Meeting: 9:45 a.m.-11:45
a.m.; Closed Meeting: 11:45 a.m.-1:15 p.m.; Open Meeting: 1:15 p.m.-
2:45 p.m.
Thursday, May 18, 2023
Plenary Session (Hybrid)
12:30-5:45 p.m. (PDT)
12:30-3:30 p.m. (Open Session)
3:45 p.m.-5:45 p.m. (Closed Session)
On Friday, May 18, 2023, the plenary session of the Governing Board
meeting will convene in open session from 12:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. in
open session. Governing Board Chair Beverly Perdue, will welcome
members, followed by motions to approve the meeting agenda for the May
18-19, 2023, and meeting minutes from the March 2-3, 2023, Governing
Board meeting. Thereafter, from 12:45 p.m. to 1:15 p.m., Lesley
Muldoon, Executive Director of the Governing Board, will update members
on ongoing work followed by an update from Mark Schneider, Director,
Institute of Education Sciences (IES) from 1:15 p.m. until 1:45 p.m.
From 1:45 p.m. until 2:15 p.m. the Board will receive updates from
Peggy Carr, Commissioner, NCES, on NAEP activities. From 2:15 p.m. to
3:30 p.m. the Board will receive a briefing on Measuring Socioeconomic
Status.
After a 15 minutes break, the meeting will re-convene in closed
session from 3:45 p.m. to 5:45 p.m. to receive an update on the NAEP
Budget and Assessment Schedule from NCES Commissioner Peggy Carr. 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). The May 18, 2023, session of the Board meeting will
adjourn at 5:45 p.m.
Friday, May 19, 2023
Plenary Session (Hybrid)--8:45 a.m.-2:45 p.m. (PDT)
8:45 a.m.-9:45 a.m. (Closed Session)
9:45 a.m.-11:45 a.m. (Open Session)
11:45 a.m.-1:15 p.m. (Closed Session)
1:15 p.m.-2:45 p.m. (Open Session)
On May 19, 2023, the Governing Board will meet in closed session
from 8:45 a.m. to 9:45 a.m. to continue discussion on the NAEP Budget
and 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).
The meeting will then transition to an open session from 9:45 a.m.
to 11:15 a.m. to discuss public comment and recommendations on the
Science Assessment Framework Update. From 11:15 a.m. until 11:45 a.m.
the Board will engage in open discussion on future topics for
consideration and ongoing work.
From 11:45 a.m. until 1:15 p.m., the Board will receive a briefing
in a closed session on the embargoed results from the 2022 Long-Term
Trend--age 13 assessment. These results have not been released to the
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).
Members then will then convene in open session from 1:15 p.m. until
2:45 p.m. to discuss the release plan for NAEP Long-Term Trend and
Linking Studies. The May 19, 2023, session of the Governing Board
meeting will adjourn at 2:45 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 all open sessions of
the Governing Board's May 18-19, 2023, meetings in-person or virtually.
A link to register for both the in-person and 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 each 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#0449716a6d76652a497365686d69714461602a636b72"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="5d102833342f3c73102a3c313430281d3839733a322b">[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
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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#6e231b00071c0f4023190f0207031b2e0b0a40090118"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="1b566e7572697a35566c7a7772766e5b7e7f357c746d">[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: Public Law 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. 2023-09114 Filed 4-28-23; 8:45 am]
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