Notice2023-15256
Committee and Quarterly Board Meetings
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July 19, 2023
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This notice sets forth the agenda, time, and instructions to access the National Assessment Governing Board's (hereafter referred to as Governing Board or Board) standing committee meetings and quarterly Board meeting. 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. The meetings will be held either in person and/or virtually, as noted below. Members of the public must register in advance to attend the virtual meetings. A registration link will be posted on www.nagb.gov five business days prior to each meeting.
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[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 137 (Wednesday, July 19, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 46148-46150]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2023-15256]
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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
National Assessment Governing Board
Committee and Quarterly Board Meetings
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 the National Assessment Governing Board's (hereafter referred to
as Governing Board or Board) standing committee meetings and quarterly
Board meeting. 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. The meetings will be held either in person and/or virtually, as
noted below. Members of the public must register in advance to attend
the virtual meetings. A registration link will be posted on
<a href="http://www.nagb.gov">www.nagb.gov</a> five business days prior to each meeting.
DATES: The Quarterly Board Meeting will be held on the following dates:
<bullet> August 2, 2023, from 4:30 p.m. to 6 p.m., EDT.
<bullet> August 3, 2023, from 8:30 a.m. to 6 p.m., EDT.
<bullet> August 4, 2023, from 8:30 a.m. to 3 p.m., EDT.
ADDRESSES: Westin Arlington, 801 North Glebe Rd., Arlington, VA 22203.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Munira Mwalimu, Executive Officer/
Designated Federal Official (DFO) 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#f0bd859e998291debd87919c999d85b09594de979f86"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="81ccf4efe8f3e0afccf6e0ede8ecf4c1e4e5afe6eef7">[email protected]</span></a>.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Notice of the meetings is required under 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, (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. 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.
For the virtual standing committee meetings, a registration link will
be posted on <a href="http://www.nagb.gov">www.nagb.gov</a> and will be accessible five business days
prior the meetings. Registration is required to join the meetings
virtually. Minutes of prior standing committee meeting are available at
https://www.nagb.gov/
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Standing Committee Meetings
Friday, July 21, 2023
Reporting & Dissemination Committee (Virtual Meeting)
1 p.m.-3 p.m. (EDT) Open Session
The Reporting and Dissemination Committee will meet in open session
on Friday, July 21, 2023, from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m., to receive a briefing
on the release of the 2023 Long-Term Trend results for 13-year-olds,
which occurred in June 2023, to review extant core contextual variables
for the 2028 administration of NAEP, and to discuss the organization
and format of the Nation's Report Card website.
Monday, July 24, 2023
Nominations Committee (Virtual Meeting)
5 p.m.-5:10 p.m. (EDT), Closed Session
5:10 p.m.-6 p.m. (EDT) Open Session
The Nominations Committee will meet in closed session on Monday,
July 24, 2023, from 5 p.m. to 5:10 p.m., to receive an update on the
member appointments for terms beginning 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 the Government
Sunshine Act, 5 U.S.C. 552b(c). From 5:10 p.m. to 6 p.m., the committee
will meet in open session to receive a briefing on outreach plans for
member vacancies for terms that begin October 1, 2024.
Wednesday, August 2, 2023
Executive Committee (In-Person Meeting)
3:30 p.m.-4:20 p.m. (EDT), Open Session
The Executive Committee will meet in open session on Wednesday,
August 2, 2023, from 3:30 p.m. to 4:20 p.m., to discuss the nomination
of the Vice Chair, to receive a briefing on the financial audit of the
Governing Board, and to discuss a recommendation on the Technology and
Engineering Literacy Assessment.
Friday, August 4, 2023
Assessment Development Committee (In-Person Meeting)
8:30 a.m.-10:25 a.m. (EDT), Open Session
10:25 a.m.-11 a.m. (EDT), Closed Session
The Assessment Development Committee will meet in open session on
Friday, August 4, 2023, from 8:30 a.m. to 10:20 a.m., to review
existing NAEP Reading and Mathematics Grade 12 contextual variables, to
receive a project update on the 2028 NAEP Science Assessment Framework,
and to discuss the options for the next administration of the NAEP
Writing Assessment. Following a short break from 10:20 a.m. to 10:25
a.m., the Assessment Development Committee will meet in two closed
sessions from 10:25 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. From 10:25 a.m. to 10:40 a.m.,
the committee will review the 2024 NAEP Reading flagged assessment
items. These items have not been released to the public. From 10:40
a.m. to 11 a.m., the committee will continue in closed session to
discuss the draft statement of work for the Social Studies Content
Advisory Group. 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).
Committee on Standards, Design and Methodology (In-Person Meeting)
9 a.m.-11 a.m. (Open Session)
The Committee on Standards, Design and Methodology will meet in
open session on Friday, August 4, 2023, from 9:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m.,
to discuss the NAEP modernization and steps towards device agnostic and
the utility of effect sizes, and to receive an update on the
Achievement Level Communications plan.
Quarterly Governing Board Meeting
The plenary sessions of the Governing Board's August 2023 quarterly
meeting will be held on the following dates and times:
Wednesday, August 2, 2023
Open Meeting: 4:30 p.m.-6 p.m. (In-Person Meeting)
Thursday, August 3, 2023
Open Meeting: 8:30 a.m.-9:15 a.m.; 11:45 a.m.-6 p.m. (Hybrid Meeting)
Closed Meeting: 9:15 a.m.-10 a.m.
Open Meeting: 11:45 a.m.-6 p.m. (Hybrid Meeting)
Friday, August 4, 2023
Open Meeting: 8:30 a.m.-3 p.m. (Hybrid Meeting)
On Wednesday, August 2, 2023, the plenary session of the Governing
Board meeting will convene in open session from 4:30 p.m. to 6 p.m. to
discuss the implications for Artificial Intelligence (AI) for teaching,
learning, and the workforce.
On Thursday, August 3, 2023, the Governing Board will convene in
open session from 8:30 a.m. to 9:05 a.m. From 8:30 a.m. to 8:45 a.m.,
Beverly Perdue, Chair of the Governing Board, will welcome members,
followed by a motion to approve the August 3-4, 2023, quarterly
Governing Board meeting agenda and minutes from the May 18-19, 2023,
Governing Board meeting. From 8:45 a.m. to 9:05 a.m., Lesley Muldoon,
Executive Director of the Governing Board, will provide updates members
on the Board's work.
Following a ten-minute break, members will meet in closed session
from 9:15 a.m. to 10:00 a.m. to receive a briefing on the NAEP Budget
from and NAEP Modernization plans and their impact on the NAEP
Assessment schedule and contract actions. This session must be closed
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).
From 11:45 a.m. to 1:30 p.m., the Board will meet in open session
to discuss its priorities for the NAEP Assessment Schedule. Following a
break, the Board will meet in small groups from 1:45 p.m. to 3:35 p.m.
to discuss the assessment schedule, and debrief the small group
discussions from 3:35 p.m. to 4 p.m. The Board will receive and discuss
recommendation on the Future of the NAEP Technology and Engineering
Literacy Assessment (TEL) from 4 p.m. to 4:45 p.m. From 4:45-5:15 p.m.
members will receive updates on the work of its standing committees.
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From 5:15 p.m. to 6 p.m. Governing Board members will engage in an open
discussion on general topics of interest. The August 3, 2023, session
of the Governing Board meeting will adjourn at 6 p.m.
On Friday, August 4, 2023, the Board will convene in open session
from 11:15 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. From 11:15 a.m. to 12:45 p.m., the Board
will discuss the proposed 2028 NAEP Science Framework, followed by a
session on the opportunities and challenges for AI and Large-Scale
Assessment from 12:45 p.m. to 2:15 p.m. The Board will take action on
the NAEP Technology and Engineering Literacy (TEL) Assessment from 2:15
p.m. to 2:25 p.m., and will take action on a Linking Studies Resolution
from 2:25 p.m. to 2:35 p.m. From 2:35 p.m. to 3 p.m., members whose
terms have expired will provide farewell remarks. The August 4, 2023,
session of the Governing Board meeting will adjourn at 3 p.m.
Instructions for Participating in the Meetings
Registration: Members of the public may attend the August 2, 2023,
meeting in-person and may attend the August 3 and August 4, 2023,
meetings either in person or virtually. 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 five 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/DFO via email at
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#90dde5fef9e2f1bedde7f1fcf9fde5d0f5f4bef7ffe6"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="c588b0abacb7a4eb88b2a4a9aca8b085a0a1eba2aab3">[email protected]</span></a> no later than 10 business days prior to the
meeting. Written comments should reference the relevant agenda item.
Access to Records of the Meeting: Pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 1009, the
public may inspect the meeting materials at <a href="http://www.nagb.gov">www.nagb.gov</a>, which will be
posted 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#e6ab93888f9487c8ab91878a8f8b93a68382c8818990"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="f3be869d9a8192ddbe84929f9a9e86b39697dd949c85">[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.
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. 2023-15256 Filed 7-18-23; 8:45 am]
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