[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 72 (Wednesday, April 15, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 20210-20211]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-08658]


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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION


National Assessment Governing Board Quarterly Board Meeting

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

ACTION: Notice of a closed teleconference meeting of the National 
Assessment Governing Board.

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DATES: April 15, 2015.

SUMMARY: The National Assessment Governing Board is announcing a 
teleconference scheduled on April 15, 2015 from 3:00 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. 
EST to discuss proposed candidates for the vacant position of National 
Assessment Governing Board Executive Director. Following discussions, 
the full Board will take action on selection of the final candidate for 
the position of Executive Director. This notice is being published less 
than the 15-days due to the urgent need to ensure full Board 
participation in the selection of a new Executive Director for NAGB.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice of this meeting is required under 
Section 10(a)(1)(2) of the Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA).
    The teleconference will be closed to the public because it is 
concerned with recommending applicants for a vacancy. Discussions will 
require full and frank advice from Governing Board members. This advice 
will involve professional judgments on the relative merits and 
qualifications of the proposed candidate and respective work 
experience. Such personnel matters involve the discussion of 
information that is of a personal nature, the disclosure of which would 
be a clearly unwarranted invasion of personal privacy and, therefore, 
is protected from disclosure by exemptions 2 and 6 of Sec.  552b(c) of 
Title 5 of the United States Code.
    Minutes of the closed teleconference will be certified by the Board 
Chairman and retained in the public record.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Munira Mwalimu, Executive Officer, 800 
North Capitol Street NW., Suite 825, Washington, DC 20002, telephone: 
(202) 357-6938, fax: (202) 357-6945.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Statutory Authority and Function: The 
National Assessment Governing Board is established under Title III--
National Assessment of Educational Progress Authorization Act, Public 
Law 107-279. Information on the Board and its work can be found at 
www.nagb.gov.
    The Board is established to formulate policy 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, improving the form and use of NAEP, developing guidelines 
for reporting and disseminating results, and releasing initial NAEP 
results to the public. Section 302 (6) of P.L. 107-279 provides the 
legislative authority for appointment of Governing Board staff.
    Access to Records of the Meeting: Pursuant to FACA requirements, 
the public may inspect the outcomes of Board action via an announcement 
of the appointment that will be posted at www.nagb.gov approximately 
two weeks after the teleconference meeting.
    Electronic Access to this Document: The official version of this 
document is the document published in the Federal Register. Free 
Internet access to the official edition of the Federal Register and the 
Code of Federal Regulations is available via the Federal Digital System 
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as all other documents of this Department published in the Federal 
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    You may also access documents of the Department published in the 
Federal Register by using the article search feature at: 
www.federalregister.gov. Specifically, through the advanced search 
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by the Department.

    Authority: Pub. L. 107-279, Title III--National Assessment of 
Educational Progress Sec.  301 and Sec.  302.


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    Dated: April 10, 2015.
Mary Crovo,
Deputy Executive Director, National Assessment Governing Board (NAGB), 
U.S. Department of Education.
[FR Doc. 2015-08658 Filed 4-14-15; 8:45 am]
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