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[FR Doc No: 94-17541]


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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
 

National Assessment Governing Board; Meeting

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 this meeting 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: August 4-6, 1994.

TIMES: August 4, 1994--Subject Area Committee #2, 2:00 P.M.-8:00 P.M. 
(closed); Achievement Levels Committee, 4:15 P.M.-6:15 P.M. (open). 
August 5, 1994--Executive Committee, 7:00 A.M.-8:15 A.M. (open); 8:15 
A.M.-8:30 A.M. (closed); Full Board, 8:45 A.M.-10:15 A.M. (open); 
Design and Analysis Committee, 10:15 A.M.-12:15 P.M. (open); Joint 
meeting, Subject Area Committee #1 and Reporting and Dissemination 
Committee, 10:15 A.M.-11:15 A.M. (open); Subject Area Committee #1, 
11:15 A.M.-12:15 P.M. (open); Reporting and Dissemination Committee, 
11:15 A.M.-12:15 P.M. (open); Full Board, 12:15 P.M.-1:30 P.M. 
(closed); Full Board, 1:30 P.M.-3:45 P.M. (open). August 6, 1994-
Nominations Committee, 8:00 A.M.-9:00 A.M. (closed); Full Board, 9:00 
A.M. until adjournment at approximately 12:00 Noon (open).

LOCATION: The Brown Palace Hotel, 321 17th Street, Denver, Colorado.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mary Ann Wilmer, Operations Officer, 
National Assessment Governing Board, Suite 825, 800 North Capitol 
Street, N.W., Washington, D.C., 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 
U.S.C. 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 August 4, two committees will be in session. The Subject Area 
Committee #2 will meet in closed session from 2:00 P.M. to 8:00 P.M. to 
review secure field test exercises in science and mathematics. This 
meeting must be conducted in closed session because premature 
disclosure of the information presented for review would be likely to 
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 Achievement Levels Committee will meet in open 
session from 4:15 P.M. until 6:15 P.M. The Committee will be briefed on 
the progress of the 1994 level setting activities in geography and 
history and the plans for validating the 1992 achievement levels.
    On August 5, the Executive Committee will meet in partially closed 
session. The agenda for the open session, from 7:00 A.M. until 8:15 
A.M. includes a follow-up on NAEP inclusion issues, a summary of 
comments on ``Principles to Govern Scheduling of NAEP Assessments,'' 
and a report from the Ad Hoc Committee studying Hierarchial Linear 
Modeling. The Committee will meet in closed session from 8:15 A.M. to 
8:30 A.M. to discuss the qualifications of current Board members to 
serve as Chairman and Vice Chairman of NAGB. Based upon these 
discussions, the Board will elect a Vice Chairman and recommend a 
Chairman to the Secretary. This session will relate solely to the 
internal personnel rules and practices of an agency and will disclose 
information of a personal nature where disclosures would constitute a 
clearly unwarranted invasion of personal privacy and, as such, is 
protected by exemptions (2) and (6) of Section 552b(c) of Title 5 
U.S.C.
    Also on August 5, the full Board will convene in open session at 
8:45 A.M. The morning session of the full Board meeting, to 10:15 A.M., 
includes approval of the agenda, a report on assessment in Colorado, 
and an overview of the activities of the Education Commission of the 
States (ECS). From 10:15 A.M. until 12:15 P.M., three of the Board's 
standing committees will meet in open session. The Design and Analysis 
Committee will meet during this time. From 10:15 A.M. until 11:15 A.M., 
Subject Area Committee #1 and the Reporting and Dissemination Committee 
will meet jointly on parent and other background questionnaires. From 
11:15 A.M. until 12:15 P.M., Subject Area Committee #1 and the 
Reporting and Dissemination Committee will meet separately.
    Beginning at 12:15 P.M., until 3:45 P.M., the full Board will meet 
in partially closed session. From 12:15 P.M., until 1:30 P.M., the 
meeting will be closed to the public. The Board will hear a report on 
the 1992 NAEP Writing Portfolio Study. This presentation will include 
references to specific items from the assessment. This portion of the 
meeting must be closed because reference may be made to data which may 
be misinterpreted, incorrect, or incomplete. Premature disclosure of 
these data would be likely to 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. From 1:30 P.M. until 3:45 
P.M. the meeting will be open to the public to hear a report from the 
Ad Hoc Committee on Hierarchical Linear Modeling, a report on the Board 
on Testing and Assessment, and a presentation on issues related to 
reducing NAEP reporting time.
    On August 6, the Nominations Committee will meet in closed session 
from 8:00 A.M. until 9:00 A.M. to review and discuss the personal 
qualifications and experience of potential nominees to the Board. The 
review and subsequent discussion of this information will touch upon 
matters that relate solely to the internal rules and practices of an 
agency and would 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.
    At 9:00 A.M., the full Board will reconvene to receive a 
presentation on the policy interests of the Education Information 
Advisory Committee of the Council of Chief State School Officers, 
(EIAC) and an overview of the October 4-6 NCES/NAGB Joint Conference on 
Standard-Setting and to hear reports from Subject Area Committees #1 
and #2 and the Reporting and Dissemination, Design and Analysis, 
Achievement Levels, Nominations, and Executive Committees. This meeting 
of the National Assessment Governing Board will be adjourned at 
approximately 12:00 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, N.W., 
Washington, D.C., from 8:30 A.M. to 5:00 P.M., Monday through Friday. 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.

    Dated: July 14, 1994.
Roy Truby,
Executive Director, National Assessment Governing Board.
[FR Doc. 94-17541 Filed 7-18-94; 8:45 am]
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