[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 81 (Wednesday, April 27, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 24975-24977]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-09001]


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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

National Assessment Governing Board


National Assessment Governing Board; Meeting

AGENCY: National Assessment Governing Board, Department of Education.

ACTION: Notice of open and closed meetings.

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SUMMARY: This notice sets forth the agenda for the National Assessment 
Governing Board (hereafter referred to as Governing Board) meeting 
scheduled for May 12-13, 2022. This notice provides information about 
the meeting to members of the public who may be interested in attending 
and/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).

ADDRESSES: Westin Crystal City, 1800 Richmond Highway, Arlington, VA 
22202.

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) 357-6906, 
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 formulates policy for the National Assessment 
of Educational Progress (NAEP) administered by the National Center for 
Education Statistics (NCES). The Governing Board's responsibilities 
include: (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.

Standing Committee Meetings

    The Governing Board's standing committees will meet to conduct 
regularly scheduled work planned for this Quarterly Board Meeting and 
any items undertaken by committees for

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consideration by the full Governing Board. (Please see committee 
meeting minutes for previous meetings, available at https://www.nagb.gov/governing-board/quarterly-board-meetings.html). Committee 
meeting agendas will be posted on the Governing Board's website 
www.nagb.gov five business days prior to the meetings.

Committee Meetings

Monday, May 9, 2022

Nominations Committee (Closed Session)
5:30 p.m.-7:00 p.m.

Thursday, May 12, 2022

Executive Committee Meeting
8:30 a.m.-9:00 a.m. (Open Session)

Friday, May 13, 2022

Reporting and Dissemination Committee (R&D)
8:30 a.m.-11:00 a.m. (Open Session)

Friday, May 13, 2022

Assessment Development Committee (ADC)
8:30 a.m.-10:45 a.m. (Open Session)
10:45 a.m.-11:00 a.m. (Closed Session)

Friday, May 13, 2022

Committee on Standards, Design and Methodology
8:30 a.m.-9:30 a.m. (Open Session)
9:30 a.m.-11:00 a.m. (Closed Session)

Quarterly Governing Board Meeting

    The plenary sessions of the May 12-13, 2022 quarterly meeting of 
the Governing Board will be held on the following dates and times:
    Thursday, May 12, 2022: Open Meeting: 9:15 a.m.-5:30 p.m.
    Friday, May 13, 2022: Open Meeting: 11:15 a.m.-11:30 a.m.; Closed 
Meeting: 11:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m.

May 12, 2022 Meeting

    On Thursday, May 12, 2022, the plenary session of the Governing 
Board meeting will meet in open session from 9:15 a.m. to 11:15 a.m. 
From 9:15 a.m. to 9:30 a.m. Chair Beverly Perdue will welcome members, 
review, and approve the May 12-13, 2022 quarterly Governing Board 
meeting agenda and minutes from the March 3-4, 2022 quarterly Governing 
Board meeting.
    Thereafter, from 9:30 a.m. to 9:45 a.m. Lesley Muldoon, Executive 
Director of the Governing Board, will update members on ongoing work. 
From 9:45 a.m. to 10:00 a.m., Peggy Carr, Commissioner, National Center 
for Education Statistics (NCES), will provide an update on National 
Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) activities. Peggy Carr and 
Lesley Muldoon will then discuss proposed approaches to NAEP innovation 
from 10:00 a.m. to 11:15 a.m. followed by a 15-minute break.
    The Governing Board will hear a panel presentation from 11:30 a.m. 
to 1:30 p.m. on State Perspectives on Opportunities for NAEP to 
Innovate. This session will be followed by a 15-minute break. The 
Governing Board will reconvene from 1:45 p.m. to 3:15 p.m. to receive a 
briefing from Daniel McGrath, Acting Associate Commissioner, NCES, on 
plans for analyzing and reporting NAEP 2022. Following a 15-minute 
break, the Vice Chair of the Assessment Development Committee will lead 
a discussion on the Board charge to the NAEP Science Assessment 
Framework Panels. The Director of the Institute of Education Sciences, 
Mark Schneider, then will provide an update from 4:30 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. 
After which, members will engage in open discussion from 5:00 p.m. to 
5:30 p.m. before the meeting is adjourned on May 12, 2022.

Friday, May 13, 2022

    The May 13, 2022 session will begin with standing committee 
meetings from 8:30 a.m. to 11:00 a.m., followed by a 15-minute break. 
From 11:15 a.m. to 11:30 a.m., the Governing Board will take action on 
the Charge to the NAEP Science Framework Panels.
    The Governing Board will meet in closed session from 11:30 a.m. to 
2:00 p.m. to participate in the NAEP Budget Workshop. This session must 
be closed to the public because the budget discussions pertain to 
current and future NAEP contracts and must be kept confidential to 
maintain the integrity of the federal acquisition process. Public 
disclosure of this confidential information would 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.
    Following a short break, the Governing Board will reconvene in the 
second closed session from 2:15 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. to receive and 
discuss results from the NAEP Achievement Level Descriptor Study in 
Mathematics and Reading. This briefing must be held in closed session 
because study results are not yet public. Public disclosure of secure 
results would 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 May 13, 2022 session of the Governing Board meeting will 
adjourn at 3:30 p.m.
    The Quarterly Board meeting and committee meeting agendas, together 
with meeting materials, will be posted on the Governing Board's website 
at www.nagb.gov no later than five working days prior to each meeting.
    Access to Records of the Meeting: Pursuant to FACA requirements, 
the public may also inspect the meeting materials at www.nagb.gov five 
business 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 each 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.
    Written Comment: 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).
    Public Participation: Members of the public may attend all open 
sessions of the standing committees and open plenary sessions of the 
Governing Board meeting.
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    Authority: Public Law 107-279, Title III--National Assessment of 
Educational Progress Sec.  301.

Munira Mwalimu,
Executive Officer, National Assessment Governing Board (NAGB), U.S. 
Department of Education.
[FR Doc. 2022-09001 Filed 4-26-22; 8:45 am]
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