[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 186 (Thursday, September 24, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Pages 60139-60140]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-20267]


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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

National Assessment Governing Board


Meetings

AGENCY: National Assessment Governing Board, Department of Education.

ACTION: Announcement of open and closed virtual meetings.

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SUMMARY: This notice sets forth the agenda for a National Assessment 
Governing Board (hereafter referred to as Governing Board) meeting in 
September 2020. This notice provides information to members of the 
public who may be interested in attending the meeting or providing 
written comments related to the work of the Governing Board. Notice of 
this meeting is required under the Federal Advisory Committee Act 
(FACA). Participation in the open sessions of the meeting is via 
advance online registration at www.nagb.gov, which will open five 
working days prior to September 29, 2020.

DATES: The September 2020 meeting will be held on the following dates:
    Open Meeting: September 29, 2020 3:00-3:30 p.m. (ET)
    Closed Meeting, 3:45-5:15 p.m. (ET)

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. 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) administered by the 
National Center for Education Statistics (NCES). The Governing Board's 
responsibilities include the following: (1) Selecting subject areas to 
be assessed; (2) developing assessment frameworks and specifications; 
(3) developing appropriate student achievement levels for each grade 
and subject tested; (4) developing standards and procedures for 
interstate and national comparisons; (5) improving the form and use of 
NAEP; (6) developing guidelines for reporting and disseminating 
results; and (7) releasing initial NAEP results to the public.
    Written comments related to the work of the Governing Board may be 
submitted electronically or in hard copy to the attention of the 
Executive Officer/Designated Federal Official (see contact information 
noted above).
    Governing Board Full Meeting: Open Meeting: September 29, 2020: 
3:00-3:30 p.m. (ET); Closed Meeting, 3:45-5:15 p.m.
    On September 29, 2020, the Governing Board will meet in open

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session from 3:00 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. The Governing Board Chair will lead 
a discussion on the final draft of the Strategic Vision, and the 
Governing Board will take action on its adoption. After this session, 
the Board will break for 15 minutes and begin the closed session at 
3:45 p.m.
    On September 29, 2020, the full Governing Board will convene in two 
closed sessions from 3:45 p.m. to 5:15 p.m.
    The first closed session will convene from 3:45 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. 
to receive a briefing on embargoed results from the 2019 Nation's 
Report Cards in Reading and Mathematics for grade 12 students. These 
results have not been yet been released to the public and must be kept 
confidential until that time to maintain the security of the data and 
results. The discussions are protected by exemption 9(B) of Sec.  
552b(c) of Title 5 of the United States Code.
    Following this briefing, the Governing Board will meet in a second 
closed session from 4:30 p.m. to 5:15 p.m. to discuss independent cost 
estimates related to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the NAEP 
2021 operations and subsequent potential impacts on the NAEP budget and 
assessment schedule. The discussions may impact current and future NAEP 
contracts and budgets and must be kept confidential. Public disclosure 
of this confidential information would significantly impede 
implementation of the NAEP assessment program if conducted in open 
session. Such matters are protected by exemption 9(B) of Sec.  552b(c) 
of Title 5 of the United States Code. The September 29, 2020 meeting 
will adjourn at 5:15 p.m.
    Access to Records of the Meeting: Pursuant to FACA requirements, 
the public may also inspect the meeting materials at www.nagb.gov five 
working days prior to each meeting. The official verbatim transcripts 
of the public meeting sessions will be available for public inspection 
no later than 30 calendar days following the meeting.
    Reasonable Accommodations: The meeting is accessible to individuals 
with disabilities. If you will need an auxiliary aid or service to 
participate in the meeting (e.g., interpreting service, assistive 
listening device, or materials in an alternate format), notify the 
contact person listed in this notice no later than ten working days 
prior to each meeting.
    Electronic Access to this Document: The official version of this 
document is the document published in the Federal Register. Internet 
access to the official edition of the Federal Register and the Code of 
Federal Regulations is available via the Federal Digital System at: 
www.gpo.gov/fdsys. At this site you can view this document, as well as 
all other documents of this Department published in the Federal 
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you must have Adobe Acrobat Reader, which is available free at the 
Adobe website. You may also access documents of the Department 
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by the Department.

    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. 2020-20267 Filed 9-23-20; 8:45 am]
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