Notice2024-03096
Committee and Quarterly Board Meetings
Primary source
Metadata and text below are from the Federal Register, a public-domain U.S. government work. Always verify the official published version before relying on it for any legal matter.
Published
February 15, 2024
Issuing agencies
Education DepartmentNational Assessment Governing Board
Abstract
This notice sets forth the agenda, time, and instructions to access the National Assessment Governing Board's (hereafter referred to as Governing Board) standing committee meetings and quarterly Governing Board meeting. This notice provides information 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). 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 meetings virtually. A registration link will be posted on the Governing Board's website, www.nagb.gov, five (5) business days prior to each meeting.
Full Text
<html>
<head>
<title>Federal Register, Volume 89 Issue 32 (Thursday, February 15, 2024)</title>
</head>
<body><pre>
[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 32 (Thursday, February 15, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 11821-11824]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2024-03096]
=======================================================================
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
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.
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
SUMMARY: This notice sets forth the agenda, time, and instructions to
access the National Assessment Governing Board's (hereafter referred to
as Governing Board) standing committee meetings and quarterly Governing
Board meeting. This notice provides information 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). 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 meetings virtually. A registration
link will be posted on the Governing Board's
[[Page 11822]]
website, <a href="http://www.nagb.gov">www.nagb.gov</a>, five (5) business days prior to each meeting.
DATES: The Quarterly Board Meeting will be held on the following dates:
<bullet> February 29, 2024, from 1:00 p.m. to 5:30 p.m., CST
<bullet> March 1, 2024, from 8:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m., CST
ADDRESSES: Hermitage Hotel, 231 6th Avenue North, Nashville, TN 37219.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Angela Scott, Designated Federal
Officer (DFO) for the Governing Board, 800 North Capitol Street NW,
Suite 825, Washington, DC 20002, telephone: (202) 357-7502, fax: (202)
357-6945, email: <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#ce8fa0a9aba2afe09dada1baba8eabaae0a9a1b8"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="f3b29d94969f92dda0909c8787b39697dd949c85">[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>.
\[1]\ Information on minimum sample size requirements for reporting
NAEP data is available here: <a href="https://nces.ed.gov/nationsreportcard/tdw/analysis/summary_rules_minimum.aspx">https://nces.ed.gov/nationsreportcard/tdw/analysis/summary_rules_minimum.aspx</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 (5) 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 (5) 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, February 13, 2024
Executive Committee (Virtual)
3:30 p.m.-4:00 p.m. (EST), Open Session
4:00 p.m.-5:00 p.m. (EST), Closed Session
The Executive Committee will meet in open session on Tuesday,
February 13, 2024, from 3:30-4:00 p.m. to begin working to update the
Board's Strategic Vision. It will meet in closed session from 4:00-5:00
p.m. to discuss the NAEP budget and contracts. The latter session must
be closed to the public because the discussions pertain to the federal
budget and acquisition process. These discussions must be kept
confidential to maintain the integrity of the federal budgeting and
acquisition process. Such matters are protected by exemption 9(B) of
the Government in the Sunshine Act, 5 U.S.C. 552b.
Tuesday, February 20, 2024
Reporting and Dissemination Committee (Virtual)
11 a.m.-1 p.m. (EST), Open Session
The Reporting and Dissemination Committee will meet in open session
on Tuesday, February 20, 2024, from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. The committee
will discuss progress made on implementing the Governing Board's
communications strategy and how socioeconomic status will be reported
in the NAEP 2024 data.
Wednesday, February 28, 2024
Nominations Committee (In-Person Meeting)
2:15 p.m.-3:30 p.m. (CST), Closed Session
The Nominations Committee will meet in closed session on Wednesday,
February 28, 2024, from 2:15 p.m.-3:30 p.m., at the Hermitage Hotel,
231 6th Avenue N, Nashville, TN 37219. The committee will review and
discuss nominees for 2024 Governing Board vacancies and finalize
recommendations for submission to the Governing Board for action. These
discussions will involve the disclosure of information of a personal
nature where disclosure would constitute a clearly unwarranted invasion
of personal privacy. Such matters are protected by exemption 6 of the
Government in the Sunshine Act, 5 U.S.C. 552b.
Monday, March 11, 2024
Committee on Standards, Design and Methodology (Virtual)
4 p.m.-5 p.m. (EDT), Closed Session
5 p.m.-6 p.m. (EDT), Open Session
The Committee on Standards, Design and Methodology will meet on
Monday, March 11, 2024, from 4 p.m.-6 p.m. From 4 p.m. to 5 p.m., the
committee will meet in closed session to receive a presentation by NCES
regarding the use of rolling averages to report on subgroups with small
sample sizes. This session will be closed because NCES will present
data from small subgroups that are not reported out publicly because
their sample sizes do not meet minimum thresholds \[1]\ to permit valid
interpretations, and they may also pose privacy risks. Public
disclosure of this information would significantly impede the
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. From 5 p.m. to 6 p.m., the
committee will meet in open session, where the committee chair will
provide updates on achievement levels activities and seek input on a
report currently under development to synthesize NAEP Achievement
Levels validity evidence and present the appropriate claims that can be
made by them.
Friday, March 15, 2024
Assessment Development Committee (Virtual)
3:30 p.m.-4:30 p.m. (EDT), Open Session
The Assessment Development Committee will meet in open session on
Friday, March 15, 2024, from 3:30 p.m.-4:30 p.m. The committee will
review contextual variables from the NAEP Science assessment and
briefly hear about other updates on committee work.
[[Page 11823]]
Quarterly Governing Board Meeting
The plenary sessions of the Governing Board's March 2024 quarterly
meeting will be held on the following dates and times:
Thursday, February 29, 2024
1:00 p.m.-5:30 p.m. (CST) (Hybrid Meeting), Open Session
On Thursday, February 29, 2024, the plenary session of the
quarterly Governing Board meeting will convene in open session from
1:00 p.m.-5:30 p.m. Beverly Perdue, Chair of the Governing Board, will
welcome members, followed by a motion to approve the February 29-March
1, 2024, quarterly Governing Board meeting agenda and minutes from the
November 16-17, 2023, Governing Board meeting. From 1:15 p.m. to 1:30
p.m., the Honorable Bill Lee, Governor of Tennessee will welcome the
Governing Board to Tennessee. From 1:30 p.m. to 2 p.m., Lesley Muldoon,
Executive Director of the Governing Board, will update members on
ongoing work, followed by updates from NCES Commissioner, Peggy Carr
from 2 p.m.-2:30 p.m., and Mark Schneider, IES Director from 2:30 p.m.-
3 p.m. Thereafter, from 3 p.m.-3:30 p.m., the Board will review the
priorities and progress of the current strategic vision. Following a
ten-minute break, the Governing Board will meet in small groups from
3:40-4:50 p.m. to discuss updates to the strategic vision. From 5 p.m.
to 5:30 p.m., the Governing Board will reconvene and debrief on the
small group discussions. The Thursday, February 29, 2024, session of
the Governing Board meeting will adjourn at 5:30 p.m.
Friday, March 1, 2024
8:00 a.m.-10:00 a.m. (CST) (Hybrid Meeting), Closed Session
10:10 a.m.-2:00 p.m. (CST) (Hybrid Meeting), Open Session
2:00 p.m.-3:00 p.m. (CST) (Hybrid Meeting), Closed Session
On Friday, March 1, 2024, the Governing Board will convene in
closed session from 8 a.m. to 10 a.m. From 8 a.m. to 9 a.m., the
Governing Board will discuss the slate of nominees for 2024 Governing
Board vacancies. This session must be closed because it will involve
the disclosure of information of a personal nature where disclosure
would constitute a clearly unwarranted invasion of personal privacy. As
such, the discussions are protected by exemption 6 of the Government in
the Sunshine Act, 5 U.S.C. 552b. From 9 a.m. to 10 a.m., the Governing
Board will receive an update on the NAEP Budget from Peggy Carr,
Commissioner, NCES, and Dan McGrath, Delegated Authority of Associate
Commissioner, NCES. This session must be closed because discussions
pertain to the federal budget and 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.
Following a ten-minute break, the Governing Board will meet in open
session from 10:10 a.m. to 2 p.m. From 10:10 a.m. to 10:15 a.m., the
Board will take action on the 2024 Slate of Governing Board Nominees
that will be sent to the U.S. Secretary of Education for consideration
for appointment in categories where member terms have expired. From
10:15 a.m. to 11:15 a.m., there will be a presentation and discussion
on the impact of the Imagination Library for early literacy. Following
that session, from 11:15-11:45, members will have open discussion time.
From 11:45 a.m. to 1:30 p.m., the Governing Board will receive a
briefing from and discuss Artificial Intelligence (AI) and education
with John Bailey, Senior Fellow, American Enterprise Institute. From
1:30 p.m. to 2 p.m., the Governing Board will receive reports from each
standing committee. The final session of the March 1, 2024, meeting
will be a closed session from 2 p.m. to 3 p.m., during which the
Governing Board will receive a briefing and discuss the content of the
Long-Term Trend Assessment, including reviewing assessment items. This
session must be closed because the 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). The meeting will
adjourn at 3 p.m.
Instructions for Accessing and Attending the Meetings
Registration: Members of the public may attend the February 29 and
March 1, 2024, 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, <a href="http://www.nagb.gov">www.nagb.gov</a>, no later than five (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 standing committees may be submitted to the
attention of the DFO no later than ten (10) business days prior to the
meeting. Written comments may be submitted either via email to
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#15547b727079743b46767a61615570713b727a63"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="bcfdd2dbd9d0dd92efdfd3c8c8fcd9d892dbd3ca">[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, which will be posted no later
than five (5) business days prior to each meeting, at <a href="http://www.nagb.gov">www.nagb.gov</a>. 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#5a1b343d3f363b740939352e2e1a3f3e743d352c"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="53123d34363f327d00303c27271336377d343c25">[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.
Electronic Access to this Document: The official version of this
document is the document published in the Federal Register. Internet
access to the official edition of the Federal Register and the Code of
Federal Regulations is available via the Federal Digital System at:
<a href="http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys">www.gpo.gov/fdsys</a>. At this site you can view this document, as well as
all other documents of this Department published in the Federal
Register, in text or Adobe Portable Document Format (PDF). To use PDF,
you must have Adobe Acrobat Reader, which is available free at the
Adobe website. You may also access documents of the Department
published in the Federal Register by using the article search feature
at: <a href="http://www.federalregister.gov">www.federalregister.gov</a>. Specifically, through the advanced search
feature at this site, you can limit your search to documents published
by the Department.
Authority: Pub. L. 107-279, title III, section 301--National
Assessment of
[[Page 11824]]
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. 2024-03096 Filed 2-14-24; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4000-01-P
</pre><script data-cfasync="false" src="/cdn-cgi/scripts/5c5dd728/cloudflare-static/email-decode.min.js"></script></body>
</html>Indexed from Federal Register on February 15, 2024.
This is legal information, not legal advice. Laws vary by jurisdiction and change frequently. Always verify current law with official sources and consult a licensed attorney in your jurisdiction for advice on your specific situation.