[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.
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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.
[FR Doc. 2020-00794 Filed 1-17-20; 8:45 am]
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