[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 242 (Friday, December 16, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 91156-91157]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-30328]


-----------------------------------------------------------------------

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION


National Assessment Governing Board Meeting

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

ACTION: Notice of open teleconference meeting.

-----------------------------------------------------------------------

SUMMARY: This notice sets forth the agenda for a teleconference meeting 
of the National Assessment Governing Board (hereafter referred to as 
Governing Board) to take action on the Governing Board's response to 
recommendations made by the National Academy of Sciences on an 
evaluation of the National Assessment of Educational Progress 
achievement levels. This notice provides information to members of the 
public who may be interested in listening to the teleconference or 
providing written comments on the report recommendations. Notice of 
this meeting is required under section 10(a)(2) of the Federal Advisory 
Committee Act (FACA). Notice of this meeting is required by section 
10(a)(2) of the Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA) (Pub. L. 92-463; 
as amended, 5 U.S.C., App. 2) and is intended to notify the public of 
the meeting. This notice is being published less than 15 calendar days 
prior to the meeting in order to ensure there is a quorum of NAGB 
members at the meeting to make recommendations related to the National 
Academy of Sciences report.

DATES: The conference call will be held on Monday, December 19, 2016 
from 6:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. EST.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Munira Mwalimu, Executive Officer/
Designated Federal Official of the Governing Board, 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 
Governing Board is established under the National Assessment of 
Educational Progress Authorization Act, Title III of Public Law 107-
279. Information on the Governing Board and its work can be found at 
www.nagb.gov.
    The Governing Board is established to formulate policy for the 
National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP). The Governing 
Board's congressionally mandated responsibilities include developing 
appropriate student achievement levels for each grade and subject 
tested. Based on recommendations from policymakers, educators, and 
members of the general public, the Governing Board sets specific 
achievement levels for each subject area and grade assessed on The 
Nation's Report Card. Achievement levels are performance standards that 
show what students should know and be able to do. Results are reported 
as percentages of students performing at or above the Basic and 
Proficient levels, and at the Advanced level. Additional information on 
the achievement levels can be found at https://nagb.gov/publications/achievement.html.
    The National Assessment Governing Board's standing committees, the 
Executive Committee and the Committee on Standards, Design and 
Methodology (COSDAM) will

[[Page 91157]]

participate in a conference call on Monday, December 19th from 6:00-
7:00 p.m. EST. The purpose of the call is to discuss and take action on 
the Governing Board's response to the recommendations of the November 
2016 evaluation of NAEP achievement levels conducted by the National 
Academies of Sciences. The report titled Evaluation of the Achievement 
Levels for Mathematics and Reading on the National Assessment of 
Educational Progress is available at the following URL: https://www.nap.edu/catalog/23409/evaluation-of-the-achievement-levels-for-mathematics-and-reading-on-the-national-assessment-of-educational-progress.
    The National Assessment Governing Board response will be sent to 
the Secretary of Education, the Committee on Education and the 
Workforce of the House of Representatives, and the Committee on Health, 
Education, Labor, and Pensions of the Senate following the 
teleconference.
    The public is invited to call in ``listen only mode'' to the 
meeting by using the conference toll free number in the United States 
at 1-866-766-1003, participant code 7932547. Callers can expect to 
incur charges for calls they initiate over wireless lines; the National 
Assessment Governing Board will not refund any incurred charges. 
Callers will not incur charges for calls they initiate over landline 
connections to the toll free phone number.
    Members of the public will have an opportunity to provide written 
feedback in advance of the call at [email protected], with the email subject 
header titled Teleconference Feedback due to limited time availability 
for the call. Comments must be received no later than 12:00 p.m. ET on 
December 19, 2016.

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

    Dated: December 13, 2016.
William J. Bushaw,
Executive Director.
[FR Doc. 2016-30328 Filed 12-15-16; 8:45 am]
 BILLING CODE 4000-01-P