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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

AGENCY:

 

National Assessment Governing Board; Education.

ACTION: Notice of closed and partially closed meetings.

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SUMMARY: This notice sets forth the schedule and proposed agenda of 
forthcoming meetings of the National Assessment Governing Board and its 
committees. This notice also describes the functions of the Board. 
Notice of these meetings is required under Section 10(a)(2) of the 
Federal Advisory Committee Act. This document is intended to notify the 
general public of their opportunity to attend the open portions of the 
meetings.

DATES: March 3-5, 1994.

TIME: March 3, 1994--Subject Area Committee #2, 4 p.m.-6 p.m. (open); 
Achievement Levels Committee, 4 p.m.-6 p.m. (open). March 4, 1994--
Executive Committee, 7 a.m.-8:45 a.m. (open); Full Board, 9 a.m.-10 
a.m. (open); Reporting and Dissemination Committee, 10 a.m.-12 noon 
(open); Subject Area Committee #1, 10 a.m.-12 noon (open); Design and 
Analysis Committee, 10 a.m.-12 noon (open); Full Board, 12 noon-1:15 
p.m. (closed); 1:15 p.m.-5 p.m. (open); Nominations Committee 4 p.m.-5 
p.m. (closed). March 5, 1994--Full Board, 9 a. m.--11:30 a.m. (open); 
11:30 a.m.-approximately 12 noon, (closed).

LOCATION: Madison Hotel, 15th and M Streets, NW., Washington, DC

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:  Mary Ann Wilmer, Operations Officer, 
National Assessment Governing Board , suite 825, 800 North Capitol 
Street, NW., Washington, DC 20002-4233, Telephone (202) 357-6938.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The National Assessment Governing Board is 
established under Section 406(i) of the General Education Provisions 
Act (GEPA) as amended by Section 3403 of the National Assessment of 
Educational Progress Improvement Act (NAEP Improvement Act), Title III-
C of the Augustus F. Hawkins--Robert T. Stafford Elementary and 
Secondary School Improvement Amendments of 1988 (Pub. L. 100-297), (20 
USC 1221e-1).
    The Board is established to formulate policy guidelines for the 
National Assessment of Educational Progress. The Board is responsible 
for selecting subject areas to be assessed, developing assessment 
objectives, identifying appropriate achievement goals for each grade 
and subject tested, and establishing standards and procedures for 
interstate and national comparisons.
    On March 3, two committees will be in open session from 4 p.m. 
until 6 p.m. The Subject Areas Committee #2 will meet to review and 
make final approval of the 1996 NAEP Arts Consensus Project for 
submission to the full Board. The Achievement Levels Committee will 
meet to hear an update of the achievement levels setting process, and 
to review the final draft of the achievement levels policy.
    On March 4, the Executive Committee will meet in open session from 
7 a.m. until 8:45 a.m. Agenda items for this meeting include an update 
on NAEP/NAGB as related to the reauthorization of the Elementary and 
Secondary Education Act, and a report on the planning for the joint-
conference sponsored by NAGB and NCES on standard setting.
    The full Board will convene at 9 a.m. The morning session of the 
full Board meeting, 9 a.m. until 10 a.m., will include approval of the 
meeting agenda, the Executive Director's report, and an update on NAEP. 
From 10 a.m. until 12 noon, there will be open meetings of the 
Reporting and Dissemination Committee, the Design and Analysis 
Committee, and the Subject Area Committee #1. The full Board will 
reconvene in partially closed session from 12 noon to 1:15 p.m. During 
this partially closed session the NAEP 1992 Trends in Academic Progress 
will be presented. The discussion will include references to specific 
items from the assessment, the disclosure of which might significantly 
frustrate implementation of the NAEP. This session must be closed to 
the public because reference may be made to data which may be 
misinterpreted, incorrect, or incomplete. Premature disclosure of this 
data might significantly frustrate implementation of a proposed agency 
action. Such matters are protected by exemption 9(B) of section 552b(c) 
of Title 5 U.S.C.
    The full Board meeting will open to the public at 1:15 p.m. and 
continue to 5 p.m. Agenda items include a final report form Subject 
Area Committee #1 on the 1996 NAEP Arts Education Assessment Framework 
and Specifications; a presentation on NAEP Dissemination Strategy, GED 
Spanish Testing Equating Project, and an Ethics Briefing for new Board 
members.
    Also, on March 4, the Nominations Committee will meet in closed 
session from 4 p.m.--5 p.m. The Committee will review and discuss the 
qualifications of nominees for vacancies in the membership of the 
National Assessment Governing Board and formulate recommendations for 
the Board. The review and subsequent discussions of this information 
relate solely to the internal personnel rules and practices of an 
agency and will disclose information of a personal nature where 
disclosure would constitute a clearly unwarranted invasion of personal 
privacy if conducted in open session. Such matters are protected by 
exemptions (2) and (6) of Section 552b(c) of Title 5 U.S.C.
    On March 5, from 9 a.m. until 11:30 a.m., the full Board will 
reconvene. The agenda for this session includes a presentation on the 
analysis of NAEP results by socio-economic and ``opportunity to learn'' 
factors, and to hear reports from the subcommittees. Beginning at 11:30 
a.m. and concluding at approximately 12 noon, the meeting will be 
closed to the public to permit the Board to hear the Nominations 
Committee recommendations of candidates for Board membership. The 
review and subsequent discussions of this information relate solely to 
the internal personnel rules and practices of an agency and will 
disclose information of a personal nature where disclosure would 
constitute a clearly unwarranted invasion of personal privacy if 
conducted in open session. Such matters are protected by exemptions (2) 
and (6) of Section 552b(c) of Title 5 U.S.C.
    This meeting of the National Assessment Governing Board will be 
adjourned at approximately 12 noon.
    Records are kept of all Board proceedings and are available for 
public inspection at the U.S. Department of Education, national 
Assessment Governing Board, suite 825, 800 North Capitol Street, NW., 
Washington, DC, from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. A summary of the activities at 
each closed portion of these meetings, including related matters that 
are informative to the public, consistent with the policy of Title 5 
U.S.C. 552b(c), will be available to the public within fourteen days of 
the closed and partially closed meetings.
Roy Truby,
Executive Director, National Assessment Governing Board.
[FR Doc. 94-3563 Filed 2-15-94; 8:45 am]
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