Notice2025-06749
Governing Board Meeting
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April 18, 2025
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Education DepartmentNational Assessment Governing Board
Abstract
This notice sets forth the agenda, time, and instructions to access a meeting of the National Assessment Governing Board's (hereafter referred to as the Board or Governing Board). This notice provides information to members of the public who may be interested in attending the meeting and/or providing written comments related to the work of the Governing Board. The meeting will be held virtually, as noted below. A registration link will be posted on the Governing Board's website, www.nagb.gov, five (5) business days prior to the meeting. This notice is submitted without 30 days' notice due to the need for the Board to act urgently on the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) Schedule of Assessments, ahead of contractual deadlines.
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[Federal Register Volume 90, Number 74 (Friday, April 18, 2025)]
[Notices]
[Pages 16515-16516]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2025-06749]
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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
National Assessment Governing Board
Governing Board Meeting
AGENCY: National Assessment Governing Board, Department of Education.
ACTION: Notice of open and closed meeting.
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SUMMARY: This notice sets forth the agenda, time, and instructions to
access a meeting of the National Assessment Governing Board's
(hereafter referred to as the Board or Governing Board). This notice
provides information to members of the public who may be interested in
attending the meeting and/or providing written comments related to the
work of the Governing Board. The meeting will be held virtually, as
noted below. 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 the
meeting. This notice is submitted without 30 days' notice due to the
need for the Board to act urgently on the National Assessment of
Educational Progress (NAEP) Schedule of Assessments, ahead of
contractual deadlines.
DATES: The Board Meeting will be held on the following date:
<bullet> April 21, 2025, from 10:00 a.m. to 11:30 a.m., ET
ADDRESSES: Virtual.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Angela Scott, Designated Federal
Officer (DFO) for the Governing Board, 400 Maryland Avenue SW, Suite
1A101, Washington, DC 20024, telephone: (202) 357-7502; email:
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#6928070e0c0508473a0a061d1d290c0d470e061f"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="6c2d020b09000d423f0f0318182c0908420b031a">[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.
Governing Board Meeting
The meeting of the Governing Board will be held on the following
date and time:
Monday, April 21, 2025
10:00 a.m.-11:20 a.m. (ET) Closed Session (Virtual)
11:20 a.m.-11:30 a.m. (ET), Open Session (Virtual)
On Monday, April 21, 2025, the Governing Board will meet in closed
session from 10:00 a.m. to 11:20 a.m. to discuss the NAEP Schedule of
Assessments. Governor Beverly Perdue, Chair of the Governing Board,
will welcome members and lead discussion on the NAEP Schedule of
Assessments. These 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 the Government in the Sunshine Act,
5 U.S.C. 552b.
The Board will continue in open session from 11:20 a.m. to 11:30
a.m. to
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take action on changes to the Schedule of Assessments.
Instructions for Accessing and Attending the Meetings
Registration: Members of the public may attend the open session of
the April 21, 2025, meeting of the Governing Board. A link to the final
meeting agenda and information on how to register for the open session
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.
Public Comment: Written comments related to the work of the
Governing Board may be submitted to the attention of the DFO, either
via email to <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#b5f4dbd2d0d9d49be6d6dac1c1f5d0d19bd2dac3"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="2f6e41484a434e017c4c405b5b6f4a4b01484059">[email protected]</span></a> or in hard copy to the address listed
above. Written comments related to the April 21, 2025, Governing Board
meeting should be submitted no later than close of business on April
18, 2025, 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 400 Maryland Avenue SW, Suite 1A101, Washington, DC 20024,
by emailing <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#c889a6afada4a9e69baba7bcbc88adace6afa7be"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="adecc3cac8c1cc83fecec2d9d9edc8c983cac2db">[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. Requests for the verbatim transcriptions may be
made via email to the DFO.
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
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by the Department.
Authority: Pub. L. 107-279, title III, section 301--National
Assessment of Educational Progress Authorization Act (20 U.S.C. 9621).
Elizabeth Schneider,
Deputy Executive Director, National Assessment Governing Board (NAGB),
U.S. Department of Education.
[FR Doc. 2025-06749 Filed 4-17-25; 8:45 am]
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