[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 206 (Wednesday, October 26, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 64780-64782]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-23323]


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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

National Assessment Governing Board


Meeting; National Assessment Governing Board

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 November 16-18, 2022 in Washington DC. 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: The Mayflower Hotel, 1127 Connecticut Ave. NW, Washington, 
DC 20036.

DATES: November 16-18, 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.''

Orientation Meeting and 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, November 16, 2022

New Member Orientation Meeting (Closed Session)
12:30 p.m.-5:15 p.m.

    A new member orientation meeting will convene in closed session on 
November 16, 2022, from 12:30 p.m. to 5:15 p.m. The meeting agenda will 
cover topics related to member onboarding and include presentations 
from the Governing Board and the National Center for Education 
Statistics (NCES). These discussions pertain solely to internal 
personnel rules and practices of an agency. As such, the discussions 
are protected by exemption 2 of the Government Sunshine Act, 5 U.S.C. 
552b(c).

Thursday, November 17, 2022

Executive Committee Meeting
8:00 a.m.-8:35 a.m. (Open Session)
8:35 a.m.-9:30 a.m. (Closed Session)

    The Executive Committee will meet in closed session on November 17, 
2022, from 8:35 a.m. to 9:30 a.m. to receive two briefings. The first 
briefing will be led by Lesley Muldoon, the Governing Board Executive 
Director, on the Governing Board's budget. The second briefing will be 
led by Peggy Carr, Commissioner, National Center for Education 
Statistics (NCES) on the NAEP Budget and Assessment Schedule. These 
discussions must be kept confidential to maintain the integrity of the 
federal budgeting and acquisition processes. Public disclosure of this 
confidential information would

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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).

Thursday, November 17, 2022

Reporting and Dissemination Committee (R&D)
3:30 p.m.-5:30 p.m. (Open Session)

Thursday, November 17, 2022

Assessment Development Committee
3:30 p.m.-5:00 p.m. (Open Session)
5:00 p.m.-5:30 p.m. (Closed Session)

    The Assessment Development Committee will meet in closed session on 
November 17, 2022, to preview initial results from pretesting of NAEP 
Mathematics and Reading Items 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).

Thursday, November 17, 2022

Committee on Standards, Design and Methodology
3:30 p.m.-5:00 p.m. (Open Session)
5:00 p.m.-5:30 p.m. (Closed Session)

    The Committee on Standards, Design and Methodology will meet in 
closed session on November 17, 2022, to receive an update on the 
Achievement Level Description Review Pilot Study for U.S. History, 
Civics, and Science. This session is closed because preliminary study 
data will be shared from a pilot study intended to inform an 
operational study. Results are not public; they are to inform the 
Committee on study procedures to include panelists' preparation to for 
understanding the secure data and performing assigned tasks. 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, November 18, 2022

Nominations Committee Meeting (Closed Session)
7:30 a.m.-8:45 a.m.

    The Nominations Committee will meet in closed session on November 
18, 2022, from 7:30 a.m. to 8:45 a.m. to review applications for Board 
vacancies for the 2023-2024 term and discuss the rating process and 
member assignments for the ratings. 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).

Quarterly Governing Board Meeting

    The plenary sessions of the Governing Board's November 2022 
quarterly meeting will be held on the following dates and times:

Thursday, November 17, 2022

Open Meeting: 9:45 a.m.-3:30 p.m.

Friday, November 18, 2022

Open Meeting: 9:00 a.m.-3:30 p.m.

November 17, 2022, Meeting:

    On Thursday, November 17, 2022, the plenary session of the 
Governing Board meeting will convene in open session from 9:45 a.m. to 
3:30 p.m. The meeting will start with welcome remarks from Beverly 
Perdue, Chair of the Governing Board, followed by a motion to approve 
the November 17-18, 2022, quarterly Governing Board meeting agenda and 
minutes from the August 4-5, 2022, quarterly Governing Board meeting. 
Thereafter, from 10:00 a.m. to 10:15 a.m., Secretary Cardona will 
administer the Oath of Office to three new members and a reappointed 
member and provide remarks. From 10:15 a.m. to 10:45 a.m. new members 
and the reappointed member will introduce themselves and provide 
remarks.
    Lesley Muldoon, Executive Director of the Governing Board, will 
update members on ongoing work from 11:00 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. followed 
by an update from Peggy Carr, Commissioner, NCES, on NAEP activities 
from 11:30 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.
    From 12:00 p.m. to 12:30 p.m., members will engage in a discussion 
on the Governing Board's multi-pronged strategy to communicate key 
results from the 2022 Nation's Report Card for Grades 4 and 8 in 
reading and mathematics, followed by a 15-minute break. From 12:45 p.m. 
to 1:45 p.m. members will meet in small groups to discuss most 
effective next steps for communicating and disseminating NAEP findings 
and promoting the data's utility and value. The members will debrief on 
the small group discussions from 2:00 p.m. to 2:45 p.m.
    The Institute of Education Sciences (IES) Director, Mark Schneider, 
will provide an IES update from 2:45 p.m. to 3:15 p.m. Thereafter 
members will convene in standing committee meetings from 3:30 p.m. to 
5:30 p.m. The November 17, 2022, session of the Board meeting will 
adjourn at 5:30 p.m.

Friday, November 18, 2022

    The November 18, 2022, plenary session will begin with a closed 
session briefing on the NAEP Budget and Assessment Schedule from 9:00 
a.m. to 10:30 a.m. After a 15-minute break, members will receive a 
briefing on recommendations from the science assessment framework 
steering panel from 10:45 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. Members will then take a 
15-minute break and hear from a State Panel on NAEP Results from 12:15 
p.m. to 2:15 p.m. After a 15-minute break, members will have open 
discussion time from 2:30 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. The final session of the 
November 18, 2022, meeting will take place from 3:00 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. 
to receive briefings from committee meetings. The Board will take 
action on the selection of the TUDA District after the committee 
briefings. The November 18, 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 sessions of the Governing Board's November 17-18, 2022 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 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 the DFO as they relate to committee and Board meeting work 
and should reference the relevant agenda item.
    Access to Records of the Meeting: Pursuant to the FACA 
requirements, the public may inspect the meeting

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materials at www.nagb.gov, which will be made available no later than 
five business days prior to each meeting. The public may also inspect 
the meeting materials 800 North Capitol Street NW, Suite 825, 
Washington, DC 20002, by emailing [email protected] to schedule an 
appointment. 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 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, Sec.  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. 2022-23323 Filed 10-25-22; 8:45 am]
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