Notice2023-23987
Committee and Quarterly Board Meetings
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October 31, 2023
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Education DepartmentNational Assessment Governing Board
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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. Notice of the meetings is required under the Federal Advisory Committee Act. 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 209 (Tuesday, October 31, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 74479-74481]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2023-23987]
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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. Notice of the meetings is required under the Federal Advisory
Committee Act. 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> November 16, 2023, from 8:30 a.m. to 6 p.m., EDT
<bullet> November 17, 2023, from 7:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m., EDT
ADDRESSES: Westin Arlington Gateway, 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#0e437b60677c6f2043796f6267637b4e6b6a20696178"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="4b063e2522392a65063c2a2722263e0b2e2f652c243d">[email protected]</span></a>.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
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
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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> five
business days prior to the meetings. Registration is required to join
the meetings virtually. Minutes of prior standing committee meetings
are 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 Meetings
Tuesday, October 31, 2023
Executive Committee (Virtual)
2 p.m.-4 p.m. (EDT) Closed Session
The Executive Committee will meet in closed session on Tuesday,
October 31, 2023, from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. to receive a briefing on the
NAEP Assessment Schedule and Budget. The briefing and Governing Board
discussions 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 section 552b(c) of title 5 of the United States Code.
Thursday, November 16, 2023
Assessment Development Committee (In-Person Meeting)
4 p.m.-4:15 p.m. (EDT), Open Session
4:15 p.m.-6 p.m. (EDT), Closed Session
The Assessment Development Committee will meet in open session on
Thursday, November 16, 2023, from 4 p.m. to 4:15 p.m., to discuss the
action on the 2028 Science Assessment Framework. From 4:15 p.m. to 4:35
p.m. the committee will meet in closed session to receive an update on
potential members of the Social Studies Content Advisory Group. These
discussions pertain solely to 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 4:35 p.m. to 6 p.m. the committee
will meet in closed session to review the 2028 NAEP Reading concept
passages and sketches. 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).
Committee on Standards, Design and Methodology (In-Person Meeting)
4 p.m.-4:55 p.m. (EDT), Open Session
4:55 p.m.-6 p.m. (EDT), Closed Session
The Committee on Standards, Design and Methodology will meet in
open session on Thursday, November 16, 2023, from 4 p.m. to 4:55 p.m.
to discuss the automated scoring contest and shadow scoring for NAEP
Mathematics. From 4:55 p.m. to 6 p.m., the committee will meet in
closed session to discuss NAEP modernization plans to move towards a
device agnostic administration. The session will be closed because it
will include presentations of item displays across device-types
including operational test items that 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 section 552b(c) of title 5 of the United States Code.
Reporting and Dissemination Committee (In-Person Meeting)
4 p.m. to 6 p.m. (EDT) Open Session
The Reporting and Dissemination Committee will meet in open session
on Thursday, November 16, 2023, from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. The committee
will open with remarks by the new committee leadership, followed by a
discussion of the new strategic communications plan which will cover
the next 16 months of work, and effective ways of interpreting NAEP
scores.
Friday, November 17, 2023
Nominations Committee (In-Person Meeting)
7:30 a.m.-8:45 a.m. (EDT) Closed Session
The Nominations Committee will meet in closed session on Friday,
November 17, 2023, from 7:30 a.m. to 8:45 a.m., to review applications
for Board vacancies for the 2024-2025 term and discuss the rating
process and member assignments for the ratings. 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).
Quarterly Governing Board Meeting
The plenary sessions of the Governing Board's November 2023
quarterly meeting will be held on the following dates and times:
Thursday, November 16, 2023
Open Meeting: 8:30 a.m.-2:45 p.m. (Hybrid Meeting)
Closed Meeting: 2:45 p.m.-3:45 p.m. (Hybrid Meeting)
On Thursday, November 16, 2023, the plenary session of the
Governing Board meeting will convene in open session. From 8:30 a.m. to
8:35 a.m. Beverly Perdue, Chair of the Governing Board, will welcome
members, followed by a motion to approve the November 16-17, 2023,
quarterly Governing Board meeting agenda and minutes from the August 3-
4, 2023, Governing Board meeting. From 8:35 a.m. to 9:45 a.m., new and
reappointed members will take the oath of office, followed by remarks.
From 9:45 a.m. to 10:15 a.m., Lesley Muldoon, Executive Director of the
Governing Board, will provide updates on the Board's work, followed by
an update from NCES Commissioner, Peggy Carr from 10:15 a.m.-10:45 a.m.
From 10:45 a.m. to 12:15 p.m., the Board will receive updates from
and discuss priorities for the NAEP Assessment Schedule with the
Council of Chief State School Officers (CCSSO) State Policy Task Force
and the Trial Urban District Assessment (TUDA) Task Force. The Board
will discuss and take action on the NAEP Assessment Schedule from
12:15-2:30 p.m.
Following a fifteen-minute break, the Board will convene in a
closed session from 2:45 p.m. to 3:45 p.m. to receive a briefing on the
NAEP Budget and planned 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).
Following a transitional break, the Board will meet in standing
committees from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. A schedule of the standing committee
meetings is listed above. The November 16, 2023, session of the
Governing Board meeting will adjourn at 6 p.m.
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Friday, November 17, 2023
Open Meeting: 9:00 a.m.-2:30 p.m. (Hybrid Meeting)
On Friday, November 17, 2023, the Board will convene in open
session from 9:00 a.m. to 9:45 a.m. to discuss and take action on the
2028 NAEP Science Assessment Framework. From 9:45 a.m. to 10:30 a.m.,
the Board will engage in open discussion. The Board will continue
discussions and take action on the NAEP Assessment Schedule from 10:30
a.m. to 1 p.m. followed by a fifteen-minute break from 1 p.m.-1:15 p.m.
From 1:15 p.m. to 2:30 p.m., the Board will receive an update on
Artificial Intelligence and NAEP. The November 17, 2023, session of the
Governing Board meeting will adjourn at 2:30 p.m.
Instructions for Accessing and Attending the Meetings
Registration: Members of the public may attend the November 16 and
November 17, 2023, meetings of the full Governing Board either in
person or virtually. A link to the final meeting agenda and information
on how to register for virtual attendance for the open sessions 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 standing committees may be submitted to the
attention of the Executive Officer/DFO no later than 10 business days
prior to the meeting. Written comments may be submitted either via
email to <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#d598a0bbbca7b4fb98a2b4b9bcb8a095b0b1fbb2baa3"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="95d8e0fbfce7f4bbd8e2f4f9fcf8e0d5f0f1bbf2fae3">[email protected]</span></a> or in hard copy to the address listed
above. 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#064b73686f7467284b71676a6f6b7346636228616970"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="3f724a51564d5e1172485e5356524a7f5a5b11585049">[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. 2023-23987 Filed 10-30-23; 8:45 am]
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