[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 140 (Friday, July 22, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 43800-43802]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-15647]


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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

National Assessment Governing Board


Notice of 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, time, and instructions to 
access or participate in the National Assessment Governing Board 
(hereafter referred to as Governing Board or Board) meetings scheduled 
for August 3-5, 2022 in Charleston, South Carolina. This notice 
provides information about the meetings to members of the public who 
may be interested in attending the meetings and/or providing written 
comments related to the work of the Governing Board. Notice of the 
meetings is required under Section 10(a)(2) of the Federal Advisory 
Committee Act (FACA).

ADDRESSES: Hyatt House, 560 King Street, Charleston, South Carolina, 
29403.

DATES: August 3-5, 2022.

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 (20 U.S.C. 9621). 
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 the subject areas to be assessed; (2) developing 
appropriate student achievement levels; (3) developing assessment 
objectives and testing specifications that produce an assessment that 
is valid and reliable, and are based on relevant widely accepted 
professional standards; (4) developing a process for review of the 
assessment which includes the active participation of teachers, 
curriculum specialists, local school administrators, parents, and 
concerned members of the public; (5) designing the methodology of the 
assessment to ensure that assessment items are valid and reliable, in 
consultation with appropriate technical experts in measurement and 
assessment, content and subject matter, sampling, and other technical 
experts who engage in large scale surveys; (6) measuring student 
academic achievement in grades 4, 8, and 12 in the authorized academic 
subjects; (7) developing guidelines for reporting and disseminating 
results; (8) developing standards and procedures for regional and 
national comparisons; (9) taking appropriate actions needed to improve 
the form, content use, and reporting of results of an assessment; and 
(10) planning and executing the initial public release of NAEP 
reports.''

Standing Committee Meetings

    The Governing Board's standing committees will meet to conduct 
regularly scheduled work planned for the quarterly board meeting and 
any items undertaken by standing committees for 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). Standing committee meeting agendas and 
meeting materials will be posted on the Governing Board's website, 
www.nagb.gov, no later than five business days prior to the meetings.

Standing Committee Meetings

Wednesday, August 3, 2022

Nominations Committee (Closed Session)
11:15 a.m.-12:15 p.m.

    The Nominations Committee will meet in closed session on August 3, 
2022 from 11:15 a.m. to 12:15 p.m. to discuss plans for reviewing 
applications and conducting ratings for board vacancies for the 2022-
2023 term. These discussions pertain solely to internal personnel rules 
and practices of an agency and information of a personal nature where 
disclosure would constitute a clearly unwarranted invasion of personal 
privacy. As such, the discussions are protected by exemptions 2 and 6 
of the Government Sunshine Act, 5 U.S.C. 552b(c).

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Thursday, August 4, 2022

Executive Committee Meeting
8:30 a.m.-9:15 a.m. (Open Session)
9:15 a.m.-10:00 a.m. (Closed Session)

    The Executive Committee will meet in closed session on August 4, 
2022 from 9:15 a.m. to 10:00 a.m. to discuss the NAEP Budget and 
Assessment Schedule. These discussions with NCES may impact current and 
future NAEP contracts and budgets and must be kept confidential to 
maintain the integrity of the federal acquisition process. 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 the Government 
Sunshine Act, 5 U.S.C. 552b(c).

Friday, August 5, 2022

Reporting and Dissemination Committee (R&D)
8:30 a.m.-10:30 a.m. (Open Session)

Friday, August 5, 2022

Assessment Development Committee (ADC)
8:30 a.m.-9:00 a.m. (Open Session)
9:00 a.m.-10:30 a.m. (Closed Session)

    The Assessment Development Committee will meet in closed session on 
August 4, 2022 from 9:00 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. to review secure NAEP 
assessment items. These items have not been released to the public. 
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 the 
Government Sunshine Act, 5 U.S.C. 552b(c).

Friday, August 5, 2022

Committee on Standards, Design and Methodology
8:30 a.m.-10:30 a.m. (Open Session)

Quarterly Governing Board Meeting

    The plenary sessions of the Governing Board's August 2022 quarterly 
meeting will be held on the following dates and times:
    Thursday, August 4, 2022: Open Meeting: 10:15 a.m.-12:00 p.m.; 
Closed Meeting 12:15 p.m.-1:45 p.m.; Open Meeting: 2:00 p.m.-4:45 p.m.
    Friday, August 5, 2022: Open Meeting: 10:45 a.m.-11:45 a.m.; Closed 
Meeting: 12:00 p.m.-2:00 p.m.; Open Meeting: 2:10 p.m.-3:45 p.m.

August 4, 2022 Meeting

    On Thursday, August 4, 2022, the plenary session of the Governing 
Board meeting will meet in open session from 10:15 a.m. to 12:10 p.m. 
The meeting will start with Beverly Perdue, Chair of the Governing 
Board, welcoming members and asking for a motion to approve the August 
4-5, 2022 quarterly Governing Board meeting agenda as well as the 
minutes from the May 12-13, 2022 quarterly Governing Board meeting. 
Thereafter, from 10:20 a.m. to 12:00 p.m., Charleston Mayor, John 
Tecklenberg, will welcome the Board, which will precede a panel 
discussion from South Carolina educators and legislators on the state's 
education standards and assessment systems.
    From 12:15 p.m. to 1:45 p.m., the Board will convene in closed 
session to receive a briefing on the NAEP Long Term Trend results. This 
briefing must be held in closed session because 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 the Government in the 
Sunshine Act, 5 U.S.C. 552b(c). The closed session will be followed by 
a 15-minute break.
    The Board will reconvene in open session from 2:00 p.m. to 4:45 
p.m. Lesley Muldoon, Executive Director of the Governing Board, will 
update members on ongoing work and Peggy Carr, Commissioner, NCES, will 
provide an update on NAEP activities. From 2:30 p.m. to 4:00 p.m., 
members will discuss out-of-school learning opportunities followed by 
general member discussion from 4:00 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. From 4:30 p.m. to 
4:45 p.m., members will hear previews of standing committee meetings 
that will occur on Friday, August 5, 2022. The August 4, 2022 session 
of the Board meeting will adjourn at 4:45 p.m.

Friday, August 5, 2022

    The August 5, 2022 plenary session will begin with standing 
committee meetings from 8:30 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. followed by a 15-minute 
break. From 10:45 a.m. to 11:45 a.m., the Governing Board will hear 
from leaders of districts participating in the Trial Urban District 
Assessments (TUDA). Following a 15-minute break, the Board will meet in 
closed session from 12:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m. to receive a briefing from 
NCES on the NAEP budget, followed by small group meetings and report 
out to the full Board. These sessions 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 and budget 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 the Government in the Sunshine Act, 5 
U.S.C. 552b(c).
    The Board will reconvene in open session from 2:10 p.m. 2:45 p.m. 
to discuss and act on COSDAM recommendations related to the NAEP 
achievement level descriptor study in math and reading. From 2:45 p.m. 
to 3:00 p.m., the Board will discuss and act on the election of the 
Vice Chair, and approval of the NAEP 2022 Release Plans. From 3:00 p.m. 
to 3:30 p.m., farewell remarks will be made by departing member Tonya 
Matthews and any other member whose term(s) of service concludes on 
September 30, 2022. The August 5, 2022 session of the Governing Board 
meeting will adjourn at 3:30 p.m.
    The quarterly board meeting and standing committee meeting agendas, 
along with the 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.

Instructions for Participating in the Meetings

    Registration: Members of the public may attend in-person to all 
open plenary sessions of the Board's meetings. A link to register for 
virtual attendance for the open sessions and instructions for how to 
register will be posted on the Governing Board's website at 
www.nagb.gov no later than 5 business days prior to the meeting. 
Registration is required to join the meeting virtually.
    Public Comment: Written comments related to the work of the 
Governing Board and its committees at the meeting may be submitted 
electronically or in hard copy to the attention of the Executive 
Officer/Designated Federal Official (DFO) via email at 
[email protected] no later than 10 business days prior to the 
meeting. Written comments should be directed to DFO as they relate to 
committee and Board meeting work referencing the relevant agenda item.
    Access to Records of the Meeting: Pursuant to the FACA 
requirements, the public may inspect the meeting materials at 
www.nagb.gov, which will be made available no later than five business 
days prior to each meeting. The official verbatim transcripts of the 
open meeting sessions will be available for public inspection no later 
than 30 calendar days following each meeting and will be posted on the 
Governing Board's website. Requests for the

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verbatim transcriptions may be made via email to the DFO noted above.
    Reasonable Accommodations: The meeting location 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 DFO listed in this notice no later than ten working days 
prior to each meeting date.
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    Authority: Pub. L. 107-279, Title III, 301--National Assessment of 
Educational Progress Authorization Act (20 U.S.C. 9621).

Lesley Muldoon,
Executive Director, National Assessment Governing Board (NAGB), U.S. 
Department of Education.
[FR Doc. 2022-15647 Filed 7-21-22; 8:45 am]
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