Notice2024-24274
Committee and Quarterly Board Meetings
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October 21, 2024
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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 the Board or 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. 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.
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[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 203 (Monday, October 21, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 84124-84127]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2024-24274]
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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 the Board or 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. 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, <a href="http://www.nagb.gov">www.nagb.gov</a>, five (5) business days prior
to each meeting.
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DATES: The Quarterly Board Meeting will be held on the following dates:
<bullet> November 14, 2024, from 9:45 a.m. to 3:15 p.m., ET
<bullet> November 15, 2024, from 8:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m., ET
ADDRESSES: Royal Sonesta Capitol Hill, 20 Massachusetts Avenue NW,
Washington, DC 20001.
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#0849666f6d6469265b6b677c7c486d6c266f677e"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="db9ab5bcbeb7baf588b8b4afaf9bbebff5bcb4ad">[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>. Notice of the meetings is
required under section 1009(a)(2) of 5 U.S.C. chapter 10 (commonly
known as the Federal Advisory Committee Act). 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 results.
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. 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
Wednesday, October 30, 2024
Executive Committee (Virtual Meeting)
2:00 p.m.-2:50 p.m. (ET), Open Session
2:50 p.m.-4:00 p.m. (ET), Closed Session
The Executive Committee will meet in open session on Wednesday,
October 30, 2024, from 2:00 p.m.-2:50 p.m. to review the November 14-
15, 2024, quarterly Board meeting agenda, receive updates from the
Executive Director on Board priorities, and receive an update from the
Assessment Development Committee. There will be a break from 2:50 p.m.-
2:55 p.m. From 2:50 p.m.-4:00 p.m., the Executive Committee will meet
in closed session to discuss the NAEP budget and contracts. The session
must be closed to the public because the 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 in the Sunshine Act,
5 U.S.C. 552b.
Wednesday, November 13, 2024
Nominations Committee (In-Person Meeting)
4:30 p.m.-5:30 p.m. (ET), Closed Session
The Nominations Committee will meet in closed session on Wednesday,
November 13, 2024, from 4:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. to discuss applications
for Board vacancies for the 2024-2025 nominations cycle as well as the
rating process and member assignments for reviewing the applications.
The discussion pertains to 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 Sunshine Act, 5 U.S.C. 552b.
Thursday, November 14, 2024
Executive Committee (In-person)
8:30 a.m.-9:30 a.m. (ET), Open Session
The Executive Committee will meet in open session on Thursday,
November 14, 2024, from 8:30 a.m.-9:30 a.m. to receive remarks from the
Board Chair and an update from the Executive Director, and to discuss
issues related to the implementation of the Board's recently-adopted
strategic vision.
Assessment Development Committee (In-Person Meeting)
3:30 p.m.-4:20 p.m. (ET), Closed Session
4:20 p.m.-5:30 p.m. (ET), Closed Session
The Assessment Development Committee will meet in closed session on
Thursday, November 14, 2024, from 3:30 p.m.-4:20 p.m. to receive an
overview of the current NAEP U.S. History and Civics Frameworks and
Assessments. This review must be conducted in closed session because
the content includes secure assessment items that have not been
released to the public. 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. The
committee will then convene in open session from 4:20 p.m.-5:30 p.m.
From 4:20 p.m. to 5:10 p.m., the committee will hear the initial
discussions of the Social Studies Advisory Content Group. From 5:10
p.m. to 5:30 p.m., the committee will receive updates and engage in an
open discussion.
Committee on Standards, Design and Methodology (In-Person Meeting)
3:30 p.m.-4:35 p.m. (ET), Closed Session
4:35 p.m.-5:30 p.m. (ET), Closed Session
The Committee on Standards, Design and Methodology will meet on
Thursday, November 14, 2024, from 3:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. The committee
will meet in closed session from 3:30 p.m. to 4:35 p.m., to receive a
presentation on the findings of the dress rehearsal of the Automated
Scoring of Reading items. The committee will transition to receive a
presentation on findings from the Bridge study comparing the use of
Chromebooks to Surface Pros from 4:35 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. These sessions
must be closed because they will include findings and presentations of
items that have not
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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 in the Sunshine Act, 5
U.S.C. 552b.
Reporting and Dissemination Committee (In-Person Meeting)
3:30 p.m.-5:30 p.m. (ET) Open Session
The Reporting and Dissemination Committee will meet on Thursday,
November 14, 2024, in open session from 3:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. The
committee will open with remarks from new committee leadership from
3:30 to 3:45 p.m., followed by an update on Strategic Communications
from 3:45 p.m. to 4:30 p.m., a discussion on the Release Plan for 2024
NAEP Reading and Mathematics Results from 4:35 p.m. to 5:15 p.m., and
review and discussion of the Reporting Policy from 5:15 p.m. to 5:30
p.m.
Quarterly Governing Board Meeting
The plenary sessions of the Governing Board's November 2024
quarterly meeting will be held on the following dates and times:
Thursday, November 14, 2024
9:45 a.m.-3:15 p.m. (ET) (Hybrid Meeting)
9:45 a.m.-12:15 p.m. (ET), Open Session
12:30 p.m.-2:00 p.m. (ET), Closed Session
2:15 p.m.-3:15 p.m. (ET) Open Session
On Thursday, November 14, 2024, the plenary session of the
quarterly Governing Board meeting will convene in open session from
9:45 a.m. to 12:15 p.m. and 2:15 p.m. to 3:15 p.m., and in closed
session from 12:30 p.m. to 2:00 p.m. From 9:45 a.m. to 9:50 a.m.,
Beverly Perdue, Chair of the Governing Board, will welcome members,
review and approve the November 14-15, 2024, quarterly Governing Board
meeting agenda, and approve the minutes from the August 8-9, 2024,
Governing Board meeting. From 9:50 a.m. to 10:20 a.m., new and
reappointed Board members will be sworn into office, and make
introductory remarks from 10:20 a.m. to 10:45 a.m. Other Board members
will introduce themselves and welcome new members from 10:45 a.m.-11:15
a.m.
From 11:15 a.m. to 11:45 a.m., Lesley Muldoon, Governing Board
Executive Director, will provide updates on the Board's work, followed
by an update from NCES Commissioner Peggy Carr from 11:45 a.m. to 12:15
p.m. Following a fifteen-minute transitional break, the Board will meet
in closed session from 12:30 p.m. to 2:00 p.m., to receive an update on
the NAEP Budget and Contracting from NCES Commissioner Peggy Carr and
NCES Associate Commissioner Dan McGrath. The briefing and 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.
The Board will meet in open session from 2:15 p.m. to 3:15 p.m. to
discuss proposed revisions to the Assessment Framework Development
Policy. The Thursday, November 14, 2024, session of the Governing Board
meeting will adjourn at 3:15 p.m.
Friday, November 15, 2024
9:00 a.m.-2:00 p.m. (ET) (Hybrid Meeting)
9:00 a.m.-10:40 a.m. (ET), Closed Session
10:50 a.m.-2:00 p.m. (ET), Open Session
On Friday, November 15, 2024, the Governing Board meeting will
convene in closed session from 9:00 a.m. to 10:40 a.m. and thereafter
in open session from 10:50 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.
From 9:00 a.m. to 10:40 a.m., Governing Board members will receive
a briefing on the 2024 NAEP Reading and Mathematics Assessment Report
card results. This session must be closed because the presentation will
include embargoed assessment data and results that cannot be released
to the public at this time. 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.
The Governing Board will reconvene in open session from 10:50 a.m.
to 11:35 a.m., to discuss and take action on the release plan for the
2024 Nation's Report Card: Reading and Mathematics, Grades 4 and 8.
From 11:45 a.m. to 12:15 p.m., members will receive updates on the work
of the Board's standing committees.
From 12:15 p.m. to 1:30 p.m., members will discuss the draft
Artificial Intelligence (AI) and NAEP Ethical Use Policy, followed by
member discussion from 1:30 p.m. to 2:00 p.m. The Friday, November 15,
2024, session of the meeting will adjourn at 2:00 p.m.
Instructions for Accessing and Attending the Meetings
Registration: Members of the public may attend the November 14-15,
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, either via email to <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#5b1a353c3e373a750838342f2f1b3e3f753c342d"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="23624d44464f420d70404c57576346470d444c55">[email protected]</span></a> or in
hard copy to the address listed above. Written comments related to the
November 14-15, 2024 Governing Board meeting should be submitted no
later than close of business on November 6, 2024, and 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 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#2d6c434a48414c037e4e4259596d4849034a425b"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="6f2e01080a030e413c0c001b1b2f0a0b41080019">[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 by close of business on November
6, 2024.
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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. 2024-24274 Filed 10-18-24; 8:45 am]
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