Notice2026-07306
Committee and Quarterly Board Meetings
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April 15, 2026
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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, whether participating in person or virtually must register in advance. A registration link will be posted on the Governing Board's website, www.nagb.gov, no later than five (5) business days prior to each meeting.
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[Federal Register Volume 91, Number 72 (Wednesday, April 15, 2026)]
[Notices]
[Pages 20154-20156]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2026-07306]
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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, whether participating in person or
virtually must register in advance. A registration link 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 each meeting.
DATES: The Quarterly Board Meeting and Standing Committee meetings will
be held on the following dates:
Quarterly Board Meeting
May 14, 2026, from 9:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., EDT
May 15, 2026, from 9:30 a.m. to 12:00 p.m., EDT
Standing Committee Meetings
Executive Committee
May 14, 2026, from 8:30 a.m. to 9:00 a.m., EDT
Assessment Development Committee
May 14, 2026, from 3:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m., EDT
Committee on Standards, Design and Methodology
May 14, 2026, from 3:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m., EDT
Reporting and Dissemination Committee
May 14, 2026, from 3:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m., EDT
Nominations Committee
May 15, 2026, from 8:30 a.m. to 9:20 a.m., EDT
ADDRESSES: The Bethesdan Hotel, 8120 Wisconsin Avenue, Bethesda, MD
20814.
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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#cf8ea1a8aaa3aee19caca0bbbb8faaabe1a8a0b9"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="3879565f5d5459166b5b574c4c785d5c165f574e">[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. Members of the public may attend the open sessions and may
register via the website. 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, May 14, 2026
Executive Committee (In-Person)
8:30 a.m.-9:00 a.m. (EDT), Open Session
The Executive Committee will meet in open session on Thursday, May
14, 2026, from 8:30 a.m. to 9:00 a.m. From 8:30 a.m. to 8:45 a.m., the
Committee will consider and take formal action on the Trial Urban
District Assessment (TUDA) policy. From 8:45 a.m. to 9:00 a.m., the
Committee will consider and take action on the NAEP Assessment
Schedule.
Thursday, May 14, 2026
Assessment Development Committee (In-Person)
3:30 p.m.-5:30 p.m. (EDT), Closed Session
The Assessment Development Committee will meet in closed session on
Thursday, May 14, 2026, from 3:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. to review
assessment items for the 2027 NAEP Science Pilot at grade 8. This
meeting must be closed because it will involve discussion of assessment
items that are not publicly available. Public disclosure of this
confidential material would significantly impede the implementation and
integrity of the NAEP assessment program if discussed in open session.
These matters are protected from public release under exemption 9(B) of
the Government in the Sunshine Act, 5 U.S.C. 552b.
Committee on Standards, Design and Methodology (In-Person)
3:30 p.m.-5:30 p.m. (EDT), Open Session
The Committee on Standards, Design and Methodology will meet on
Thursday, May 14, 2026, in open session from 3:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. to
receive an update on activities related to achievement levels and
methodology and to discuss exclusion rates.
Reporting and Dissemination Committee (In-Person)
3:30 p.m.-5:30 p.m. (EDT)
3:30 p.m.-4:15 p.m., (Open Session)
4:15 p.m.-5:00 p.m., (Closed Session)
5:00 p.m.-5:30 p.m., (Open Session)
The Reporting and Dissemination Committee will meet on Thursday,
May 14, 2026, in open session from 3:30 p.m. to 4:15 p.m., and from
5:00 p.m. to 5:30 p.m., and in closed session from 4:15 p.m. to 5:00
p.m.
From 3:30 p.m. to 3:45 p.m., the committee chair will welcome the
group and provide an overview of the agenda. From 3:45 p.m. to 4:15
p.m., the committee will receive a strategic communications update. The
committee will meet in closed session from 4:15 p.m. to 5:00 p.m., to
discuss plans for reporting and disseminating the 2025 NAEP Long-Term
Trend data. This session must be closed because the results 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. These matters are
protected from public disclosure under exemption 9(B) of the Government
Sunshine Act, 5 U.S.C. 552b.
The meeting will conclude in open session from 5:00 p.m. to 5:30
p.m. to allow members to discuss various topics related to the
committee's work.
Friday, May 15, 2026
Nominations Committee (In-Person)
8:30 a.m.-9:20 a.m. (EDT), Open Session
The Nominations Committee will meet in open session on Friday, May
15, 2026, from 8:30 a.m. to 9:20 a.m. The committee chair will open the
meeting and provide an overview of the agenda from 8:30 a.m. to 8:35
a.m. From 8:35 a.m. to 8:40 a.m., the committee will receive an update
on the current cycle of nominations. From 8:40 a.m. to 9:15 a.m., the
committee will discuss the outreach strategy for the 2027 categories,
followed by a review of next steps from 9:15 a.m. to 9:20 a.m.
Quarterly Governing Board Meeting
The plenary sessions of the Governing Board's May 2026 quarterly
meeting will be held on the following dates and times:
Thursday, May 14, 2026
9:00 a.m.-5:30 p.m. (EDT), (Hybrid Meeting)
9:00 a.m.-11:30 a.m. (EDT), Open Session
11:30 a.m.-2:00 p.m. (EDT), Closed Session
2:00 p.m.-3:20 p.m. (EDT), Open Session
On Thursday, May 14, 2026, the Board will meet in open session,
from 9:00 a.m. to 11:30 a.m., and 2:00 p.m. to 3:20 p.m., and in closed
session from 11:30 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. Mark White, Chair of the Governing
Board, will welcome members, review and approve the May 2026 agenda,
and approve the March 2026 meeting minutes. From 9:15 a.m. to 9:45
a.m., Lesley Muldoon,
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Governing Board Executive Director, will provide updates on the Board's
work and the Next Generation NAEP project. Matthew Soldner, Acting
Commissioner, NCES, will report on key NAEP activities from 9:45 a.m.
to 10:00 a.m. From 10:00 a.m. to 11:15 a.m., the Board will receive
updates from the Council of Chief State School Officers (CCSSO) and the
Trial Urban District Assessment (TUDA) Task Forces. Following a
transitional break from 11:15 a.m. to 11:30 a.m., the Board will
convene in closed session from 11:30 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. From 11:30 a.m.
to 12:30 p.m., Matthew Soldner and Gina Ruehl, NCES, will provide an
update and discuss the NAEP Budget and Assessment Schedule. From 12:30
p.m. to 2:00 p.m., the Board will receive a briefing on the 2025 Long-
Term Trend Results. These discussions will include confidential budget,
procurement, and unreleased assessment information. Public disclosure
of this information would reveal proprietary contract costs of the
current NAEP contractors, independent government cost estimates for
future assessments, and unreleased assessment content, and would have
an adverse financial effect and significantly impede the implementation
of future assessments if conducted in open session. These matters are
protected from public disclosure under exemption 9(B) of the Government
Sunshine Act, 5 U.S.C. 552b.
Following a fifteen-minute transitional break from 2:00 p.m. to
2:15 p.m., the Board will convene in open session. From 2:15 p.m. to
3:00 p.m., the Board will consider and take action on the TUDA
Eligibility Criteria. A member discussion on topics of interest will
follow from 3:00 p.m. to 3:20 p.m. The plenary session on Thursday, May
14, 2026, will adjourn at 3:20 p.m.
Friday, May 15, 2026
9:30 a.m.-12:00 p.m. (EDT), (Hybrid Meeting)
9:30 a.m.-12:00 p.m. (EDT), Open Session
On Friday, May 15, 2026, the Board will convene in open session
from 9:30 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. From 9:30 a.m. to 11:15 a.m., the Board
will discuss and take action on three items:
<bullet> 9:30 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. Charge to the NAEP Civics Framework
Panel
<bullet> 10:30 a.m. to 10:45 a.m. 2025 Long-Term Trend Release Plan
<bullet> 10:45 a.m. to 11:15 a.m. NAEP Assessment Schedule
From 11:15 a.m. to 12:00 p.m., the Board will receive reports from
its standing committees. The May 2026 Governing Board meeting will
adjourn at 12:00 p.m.
Instructions for Accessing and Attending the Meetings
Registration: Members of the public may attend open sessions of the
standing committee meetings and the full Governing Board on May 14-15,
2026, either in person or virtually. A link to the final meeting agenda
and information on how to register for the open and closed 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 attend the meeting, whether in person or 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#1c5d727b79707d324f7f7368685c7978327b736a"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="53123d34363f327d00303c27271336377d343c25">[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 standing committee
meetings and the full Governing Board meeting should be submitted no
later than close of business five days prior to each meeting 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#92d3fcf5f7fef3bcc1f1fde6e6d2f7f6bcf5fde4"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="1a5b747d7f767b344979756e6e5a7f7e347d756c">[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.
Reasonable Accommodations: The meeting location is accessible to
individuals with disabilities. If you need an auxiliary aid or service
to participate in the meeting (for example, an interpreter, assistive
listening device, or materials in alternate format), notify the DFO
listed in this notice by close of business on May 7, 2026.
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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. 2026-07306 Filed 4-14-26; 8:45 am]
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