Notice2025-19704
Committee and Quarterly Board Meetings
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October 30, 2025
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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 90, Number 208 (Thursday, October 30, 2025)]
[Notices]
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From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2025-19704]
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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.
DATES: The Quarterly Board Meeting will be held on the following dates:
November 20, 2025, from 9:45 a.m. to 3:00 p.m., ET
November 21, 2025, from 8:45 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., ET
ADDRESSES: Hilton Arlington National Landing, 2399 Richmond Highway,
Arlington, VA 22202.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Angela Scott, Designated Federal
Officer (DFO) for the Governing Board, 400 Maryland Avenue SW,
Washington, DC 20202, telephone: (202) 245-6234, email:
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#26674841434a4708754549525266434208414950"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="fcbd929b99909dd2af9f938888bc9998d29b938a">[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:
Thursday, November 20, 2025
Executive Committee (In-Person Meeting)
8:30 a.m.-9:30 a.m. (ET), Open Session
The Executive Committee will meet in open session on Thursday,
November 20, 2025, from 8:30 a.m. to 9:30 a.m. to discuss participation
in the Trial Urban District Assessment (TUDA) and trends in state
assessments and NAEP.
Assessment Development Committee (In-Person Meeting)
3:15 p.m.-4:45 p.m. (ET), Open Session
The Assessment Development Committee will meet in open session on
Thursday, November 20, 2025, from 3:15 p.m. to 4:45 p.m. to discuss the
NAEP item development process and next steps for establishing Content
Advisory Groups in the NAEP content areas.
Committee on Standards, Design and Methodology (In-Person Meeting)
3:15 p.m.-4:45 p.m. (ET), Open Session
The Committee on Standards, Design and Methodology will meet on
Thursday, November 20, 2025, from 3:15 p.m. to 4:45 p.m. to discuss the
NAEP School Device Bridge Study.
Reporting and Dissemination Committee (In-Person Meeting)
3:15 p.m.-4:45 p.m. (ET), Open Session
The Reporting and Dissemination Committee will meet on Thursday,
November 20, 2025, in open session from 3:15 p.m. to 4:45 p.m. to
provide an update on strategic communications efforts, debrief the
recent release of the National Assessment of Educational Progress
(NAEP) results, review the reporting process, and engage in an open
discussion among committee members.
Friday, November 21, 2025
Nominations Committee (In-Person Meeting)
7:30 a.m.-8:30 a.m. (ET), Closed Session
The Nominations Committee will meet in closed session on Friday,
November 21, 2025, from 7:30 a.m. to 8:30 a.m., to discuss applications
received for Board vacancies for the 2026 nominations cycle as well as
the rating process and member assignments for reviewing the
applications. The
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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. 5 U.S.C. 552b(c)(6).
Quarterly Governing Board Meeting
The plenary sessions of the Governing Board's November 2025
quarterly meeting will be held on the following dates and times:
Thursday, November 20, 2025
9:45 a.m.-3:00 p.m. (ET) (Hybrid Meeting)
9:45 a.m.-11:00 a.m. (ET), Open Session
11:15 a.m.-12:15 p.m. (ET), Closed Session
12:15 p.m.-3:00 p.m. (ET) Open Session
On Thursday, November 20, 2025, the meeting will begin in open
session at 9:45 a.m. with welcome remarks from Mark White, Chair of the
Governing Board, followed by approval of the November 2025 agenda and
the August 2025 meeting minutes. At 9:55 a.m., Nicholas Kent, Under
Secretary of Education, will deliver remarks and administer the oath of
office to new and reappointed members. This will be followed at 10:10
a.m. by a welcome to and remarks from the newly appointed and
reappointed members.
At 10:30 a.m., Lesley Muldoon, Executive Director, will provide an
update on the Board's work, followed by a report from Matthew Soldner,
Acting Commissioner of NCES, at 10:45 a.m. A short break and transition
to closed session will occur from 11:00 a.m. to 11:15 a.m. The Board
will meet in closed session from 11:15 a.m. to 12:15 p.m. to receive an
update on the NAEP budget and 2026 administration from Matt Soldner and
Gina Broxterman, Director of Strategic Partnerships at NCES. This
session is closed pursuant to Exemption 9(B) of the Government Sunshine
Act (5 U.S.C. 552b(c)(9)(B), as it will include confidential budget and
procurement information not yet available to the public and disclosure
of this confidential information would have an adverse financial effect
on the NAEP program by providing detailed proprietary contract costs of
the current NAEP contractors to the public and disclose independent
government cost estimates for future NAEP assessments if conducted in
open session.
The Board will reconvene in open session from 12:15 p.m. to 2:00
p.m. for a discussion on NAEP sampling, followed by a presentation and
discussion on the Future Role of Education Research from 2:00 p.m. to
3:00 p.m., with Amber Northern, Senior Advisor, Office of the
Secretary. The Thursday plenary session will adjourn at 3:00 p.m.
Friday, November 21, 2025
8:45 a.m.-12:30 p.m. (ET) (Hybrid Meeting)
8:45 a.m.-9:50 a.m. (ET), Open Session
9:55 a.m.-11:10 a.m. (ET), Closed Session
11:15 a.m.-12:30 p.m. (ET), Open Session
The Friday, November 21, 2025, plenary session will begin in open
session at 8:45 a.m. with reports on the ongoing work of each standing
committee. From 9:15 a.m. to 9:45 a.m. members will engage in an open
discussion, followed by a preview of the March 2026 meeting from 9:45
a.m. to 9:50 a.m. After a five-minute break, the Governing Board will
meet in closed session from 9:55 a.m. to 11:10 a.m. to discuss the
content of the Long-Term Trend assessment. This session must be closed
because the presentation will include secure assessment items that
cannot be publicly released without compromising their future use.
Public disclosure of this confidential information would significantly
impede implementation of the assessment program. Such matters are
protected by exemption 9(B) of the Government Sunshine Act, 5 U.S.C.
552b. 5 U.S.C. 552b(c)(9)(B).
Following a brief transition, the Board will reconvene in open
session from 11:15 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. for a discussion of priorities
for the next generation of NAEP assessments, including potential
opportunities to leverage artificial intelligence and other ascending
technologies to improve the agility, efficiency, and quality of NAEP.
The November 2025 Governing Board meeting will adjourn at 12:30 p.m.
Instructions for Accessing and Attending the Meetings
Registration: Members of the public may attend the November 20-21,
2025, 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#25644b424049440b76464a51516540410b424a53"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="d998b7bebcb5b8f78abab6adad99bcbdf7beb6af">[email protected]</span></a> or in
hard copy to the address listed above in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION
CONTACT section. Written comments related to the November 20-21, 2025
Governing Board meeting should be submitted no later than close of
business on November 13, 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, Washington, DC 20202, by emailing
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#f6b79891939a97d8a595998282b69392d8919980"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="e2a38c85878e83ccb1818d9696a28786cc858d94">[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
13, 2025.
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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. 2025-19704 Filed 10-29-25; 8:45 am]
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