[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 230 (Friday, November 29, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Pages 71590-71591]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-28555]


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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION


National Assessment Governing Board; Meeting

AGENCY: National Assessment Governing Board, U.S. Department of 
Education.

ACTION: Notice of open and closed meeting sessions.

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SUMMARY: This notice sets forth the schedule and proposed agenda for 
the upcoming meeting of the National Assessment Governing Board (Board) 
and also describes the specific functions of the Board. Notice of this 
meeting is required under Section 10(a)(2) of the Federal Advisory 
Committee Act. This notice is issued to provide members of the general 
public with an opportunity to attend and/or provide comments. 
Individuals who will need special accommodations in order to attend the 
meeting (e.g. interpreting services, assistive listening devices, 
materials in alternative format) should notify Munira Mwalimu at 202-
357-6938 or at [email protected] no later than November 29, 2013. 
We will attempt to meet requests after this date but cannot guarantee 
availability of the requested accommodation. The meeting site is 
accessible to individuals with disabilities.

DATES: December 5-December 7, 2013.

Times

December 5: Committee Meetings

    Executive Committee: Open Session: 4:30 p.m.-5:30 p.m.

December 6: Full Board and Committee Meetings

    Full Board: Open Session: 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m.; Administrative 
Session: 4:30 p.m.-5:00 p.m.

Committee Meetings

    Reporting and Dissemination Committee (R&D): Open Session: 10:00 
a.m.-12:45 p.m.
    Assessment Development Committee (ADC): Open Session: 10:00 a.m.-
12:45 p.m.
    Committee on Standards, Design and Methodology (COSDAM): Open 
Session: 10:00 a.m.-11:05 a.m.; Closed Session: 11:05 a.m.-11:45 p.m.; 
Open session: 11:45 p.m.-12:45 p.m.

December 7: Full Board and Committee Meetings

    Nominations Committee: Closed Session: 7:30 a.m.-8:15 a.m.
    Full Board: Closed Session: 8:30 a.m.-9:15 a.m.; Open Session: 9:30 
a.m.-12:00 p.m.

Location

    The Ritz-Carlton, Pentagon City, 1250 South Hayes Street, 
Arlington, VA 22202.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Munira Mwalimu, Executive Officer, 
National Assessment Governing Board, 800 North Capitol Street NW., 
Suite 825, Washington, DC 20002-4233, Telephone: (202) 357-6938.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The National Assessment Governing Board 
(Board) is established under section 302 of the National Assessment of 
Educational Progress Authorization Act.
    The Board is established to formulate policy guidelines for the 
National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP). The Board's 
responsibilities include the following: Selecting subject areas to be 
assessed, developing assessment frameworks and specifications, 
developing appropriate student achievement levels for each grade and 
subject tested, developing standards and procedures for interstate and 
national comparisons, developing guidelines for reporting and 
disseminating results, and releasing initial NAEP results to the 
public.
    On December 5, 2013, the Board's Executive Committee will convene 
in open session from 4:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m.
    On December 6, 2013, the full Board will meet in open session from 
8:30 a.m. to 9:45 a.m., recess for Committee meetings from 10:00 a.m. 
to 12:45 p.m. and reconvene in open session from 1:00 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. 
From 4:30 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. there will be an administrative session in 
which the Board will receive OGC ethics training.
    On December 6, 2013 from 8:30 a.m. to 9:45 a.m., the Board will 
review and approve the December 6-7, 2013 Board meeting agenda and 
meeting minutes from the August 2-3, 2013 Quarterly Board meeting. 
Thereafter, the Chairman will open the meeting and introduce new Board 
Member, Lucille Davy. The Oath of Office will be administered to four 
reappointed Board members and new member Lucille Davy, following which 
members will provide remarks.
    This session will be followed by a report from the Executive 
Director of the

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Governing Board, and updates from the Commissioner of the National 
Center for Education Statistics (NCES) and the Director of the 
Institute of Education Sciences (IES). Thereafter, the Board will 
recess for Committee meetings from 10:00 a.m. to 12:45 p.m.
    The Reporting and Dissemination Committee and the Assessment 
Development Committee will meet in open session from 10:00 a.m. to 
12:45 p.m. The Committee on Standards, Design and Methodology (COSDAM) 
will meet in open session from 10:00 a.m. to 11:05 a.m., in closed 
session from 11:05 a.m. to 11:45 a.m., and thereafter in open session 
from 11:45 a.m. to 12:45 p.m.
    During the closed session, COSDAM members will receive a briefing 
on statistical analyses of results from the 2013 NAEP Technology and 
Engineering Literacy (TEL) pilot assessment at grade 8. These data have 
not been released and therefore cannot be disclosed to the general 
public at this time. Premature disclosure of these secure data would 
significantly impede implementation of the NAEP program, and is 
therefore protected by exemption 9(B) of section 552b(c) of Title 5 
U.S.C.
    Following the Committee sessions, the full Board will convene from 
1:00 p.m. to 1:45 p.m. to receive a briefing on using NAEP Data for Key 
Education Indicators. After this briefing from 2:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. 
the Board will welcome the Executive Director of the Council of Chief 
State School Officers (CCSSO) who will provide remarks. Thereafter the 
Governing Board/CCSSO Task Force will provide its annual briefing to 
the Board.
    From 3:00 p.m. to 4:15 p.m. the Board will have a panel 
presentation on Assessing Learning and Innovation Skills. The Board's 
annual ethics briefing will be conducted in administrative session by 
the Office of General Counsel from 4:30 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. The December 
6, 2013 Board meeting is scheduled to adjourn at 5:00 p.m.
    On December 7, 2013, the Nominations Committee will meet in closed 
session from 7:30 a.m. to 8:15 a.m. to review nominees for five open 
positions, for terms beginning in October 2014. The positions are chief 
state school officer, 4th grade teacher, 8th grade teacher, secondary 
school principal, and general public representative. The Committee's 
discussions on Board nominations pertain solely to internal personnel 
rules and practices of an agency and information of a personal nature 
where disclosure would constitute an unwarranted invasion of personal 
privacy. As such, the discussions are protected by exemptions 2 and 6 
of section 552b(c) of Title 5 of the United States Code.
    On December 7, 2013, from 8:30 a.m. to 9:15 a.m. the full Board 
will receive a closed session briefing and will discuss the 2013 
Reading and Mathematics Report Cards for the Trial Urban District 
Assessment (TUDA). The Board will receive an embargoed briefing on 
preliminary results which will include secure test items, embargoed 
assessment data, and results that cannot be discussed in an open 
meeting prior to their official approval and release. Premature 
disclosure of these results would significantly impede implementation 
of the NAEP assessment program, and is therefore protected by exemption 
9(B) of section 552b(c) of Title 5 United States Code.
    Following this briefing, the Board will meet in open session to 
receive an interactive Inside NAEP briefing from NAEP staff on new 
computer based reporting for 2013. The Board is scheduled to receive 
reports from the standing Committees and take action on Committee 
recommendations from 10:45 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. The December 7, 2013 
meeting is scheduled to adjourn at 12:00 p.m.
    A verbatim transcript of the meeting, consistent with the policy of 
section 5 U.S.C. 552b(c) will be available to the public within 14 days 
of the meeting. 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 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Eastern 
Time, Monday through Friday.
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Cornelia S. Orr,
Deputy Executive Director, National Assessment Governing Board (NAGB), 
U.S. Department of Education.
[FR Doc. 2013-28555 Filed 11-27-13; 8:45 am]
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