[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 13 (Tuesday, January 21, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Pages 3360-3361]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-00794]


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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION


National Assessment Governing Board; Meeting

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

ACTION: Announcement of an open teleconference meeting.

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SUMMARY: This notice sets forth the agenda for a January 31, 2020 
teleconference meeting of the National Assessment Governing Board 
(hereafter referred to as Governing Board).

DATES: January 31, 2020 from 2:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. Eastern Standard 
Time (EST).

ADDRESSES: Teleconference meeting.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Munira Mwalimu, Executive Officer/
Designated Federal Official for the Governing Board, 800 North Capitol 
Street NW, Suite 825, Washington, DC 20002, telephone: (202) 357-6938, 
fax: (202) 357-6945, email: [email protected].

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. The Governing Board 
is established to formulate policy for NAEP administered by the 
National Center for Education Statistics (NCES). The Governing 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

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comparisons, improving the form and use of NAEP, developing guidelines 
for reporting and disseminating results, and releasing initial NAEP 
results to the public. Governing Board members serve 4-year terms, 
subject to renewal for another 4 years, at the discretion of the 
Secretary of Education.

Meeting Agenda

    On Friday, January 31, 2020, the National Assessment Governing 
Board will convene a teleconference meeting in open session to review, 
discuss, and take action on the draft Assessment and Item 
Specifications for the 2025 NAEP Mathematics Framework. The draft 
Mathematics Framework was adopted by the Governing Board on November 
16, 2019. This action is being taken pursuant to the Governing Board's 
delegation of authority issued on November 16, 2019 to the Assessment 
Development Committee (ADC) and the Committee on Standards, Design, and 
Methodology (COSDAM) to review and take action on the Assessment and 
Item Specifications for the 2025 NAEP Mathematics Framework.
    ADC and COSDAM members will meet jointly on January 31, 2020 from 
2:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. ET to review the draft Assessment and Item 
Specifications for the 2025 NAEP Mathematics Framework. Following 
discussion, ADC and COSDAM will take joint action on the draft 
Assessment and Item Specifications for the 2025 NAEP Mathematics 
Framework. As a resource for developing test items for the 2025 
operational assessment, timely review and Board approval of this 
specifications document provides clarifications of the Board-adopted 
framework that will support the National Center for Education 
Statistics (NCES) in assessment development for 2025.
    Public Participation: Notice of the meeting is required under Sec.  
10(a)(2) of the Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA). The meeting is 
open to the public. Written statements may be filed with the Governing 
Board either before or after the meeting. Members of the public who 
wish additional information on the meeting and participation may 
contact Munira Mwalimu at the address or telephone number listed above. 
The Governing Board is empowered to conduct the teleconference meeting 
in a manner that will facilitate the orderly conduct of business and 
accomplish meeting objectives in a timely manner.
    Access to Records of the Meeting: Pursuant to FACA requirements, 
the public may inspect the meeting report of the teleconference at the 
National Assessment Governing Board office, 10 working days after the 
teleconference meeting.
    Reasonable Accommodations: The NAGB website is accessible to 
individuals with disabilities. Written comments may be submitted 
electronically or in hard copy to the attention of the Executive 
Officer/Designated Federal Official (see contact information noted 
above). Information on the Governing Board and its work can be found at 
www.nagb.gov.
    Electronic Access to this Document: The official version of this 
document is the document published in the Federal Register. Internet 
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    Authority: Pub. L. 107-279, Title III--National Assessment of 
Educational Progress Sec.  301.

Lesley Muldoon,
Executive Director, National Assessment Governing Board (NAGB), U.S. 
Department of Education.
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