[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 83 (Monday, May 1, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 26530-26532]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-09114]


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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION


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, time, and instructions to 
access or participate in the National Assessment Governing Board 
(hereafter referred to as Governing Board or Board) meetings scheduled 
for May 18-19, 2023, in Los Angeles, CA. This is a hybrid meeting, 
accessible both in person and virtually by advance registration 5 
working days prior to each meeting via www.nagb.gov. 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 1009(a)(2) of 5 U.S.C. chapter 10 
(Federal Advisory Committees).

ADDRESSES: Doubletree by Hilton Los Angeles Downtown, 120 South Los 
Angeles Street, Los Angeles, CA 90012.

DATES: The Quarterly Board Meeting will be held on the following dates:

 May 18, 2023, from 12:30 p.m. to 5:45 p.m., PDT
 May 19, 2023, from 8:45 a.m. to 2:45 p.m., PDT

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 from 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 standing committee meeting minutes 
for previous meetings, available at https://www.nagb.gov/governing-board/quarterly-board-meetings.html). Standing committees will meet in 
advance of the May 2023 quarterly Board meeting. 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 committee meetings.

Standing Committee Meetings

Tuesday, May 2, 2023

Nominations Committee (Closed Session)
5 p.m.-6 p.m. (ET), Virtual Meeting.

    The Nominations Committee will meet virtually in closed session on 
Tuesday, May 2, 2023, from 5 p.m. to 6 p.m. to receive an update on 
nominations for Board terms beginning on October 1, 2023. The committee 
will discuss the internal nominations process and plans for the 2024 
nominations cycle. 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).

Thursday, May 4, 2023

Executive Committee Meeting (Closed Session)
3 p.m.-4:30 p.m. (ET), Virtual Meeting.

    The Executive Committee will meet virtually in closed session on 
Thursday, May 4, 2023, from 3:00 p.m. until 4:30 p.m. to discuss the 
NAEP and Governing Board's budgets, planned procurements and the NAEP 
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 
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).

Monday, May 8, 2023

Reporting and Dissemination Committee (Open Session)
12:30 p.m.-2:30 p.m. (ET), Virtual Meeting.

    The Reporting and Dissemination Committee will meet virtually on 
Monday, May 8, 2023, to receive a debriefing on the NAEP Civics and 
U.S. History release; results are planned to be released on May 3. The 
Committee will discuss the release plan for the Long-Term Trend results 
and how NAEP conducts and reports tests of statistical significance.

Wednesday, May 17, 2023

Assessment Development Committee (Hybrid Meeting)
10:30 a.m.-4:45 p.m. (PDT)
10:30 a.m.-11:45 a.m. (Open Session, hybrid session)
11:45 a.m.-12:15 p.m. (Closed Session, in person meeting)
1:30 p.m.-2:15 p.m. (Open Session, hybrid meeting)
2:15 p.m.-4:45 p.m. (Closed Session, in person meeting)

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    The Assessment Development Committee will meet in open session on 
Wednesday, May 17, 2023, at the Doubletree by Hilton Los Angeles 
Downtown from 10:30 a.m. to 4:45 p.m. From 10:30 a.m. to 11:45 a.m., 
the committee will meet in open session to discuss commissioned papers 
on the 2030 NAEP Writing Assessment Framework and potential updates to 
the Assessment Framework Development Policy.
    From 11:45 a.m. until 12:15 p.m. the committee will meet in closed 
session to discuss independent cost estimates and budget matters 
related to framework updates. These discussions must be kept 
confidential to maintain the integrity of the federal budgeting and 
acquisition processes. 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).
    Following a break, the committee will reconvene in open session 
from 1:30 p.m. until 2:15 p.m. to discuss feedback from public comment 
on the NAEP Science Assessment Framework. From 2:15 p.m. until 4:45 
p.m. the committee will meet in closed session to review secure and 
confidential pilot assessment items for 2024 Mathematics and Reading at 
grades 4 and 8. 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, May 25, 2023

Committee on Standards, Design and Methodology (Open Session)
10 a.m.-12 p.m. (ET), Virtual

    The Committee on Standards, Design and Methodology will meet 
virtually in open session on Thursday, May 25, 2023, from 10:00 a.m. 
until 12:00 p.m. to receive general updates on the committee's ongoing 
work, discuss Effect Sizes on NAEP, and responses to the Achievement 
Levels Communications Plans.

Quarterly Governing Board Meeting

    The plenary sessions of the Governing Board's May 2023 quarterly 
meeting will be held on the following dates and times (PDT):

Thursday, May 18, 2023:

Open Meeting: 12:30 p.m.-3:30 p.m.; Closed Meeting: 3:45 p.m.-5:45 p.m.

Friday, May 19, 2023

Closed Meeting: 8:45 a.m.-9:45 a.m.; Open Meeting: 9:45 a.m.-11:45 
a.m.; Closed Meeting: 11:45 a.m.-1:15 p.m.; Open Meeting: 1:15 p.m.-
2:45 p.m.

Thursday, May 18, 2023

Plenary Session (Hybrid)
12:30-5:45 p.m. (PDT)
12:30-3:30 p.m. (Open Session)
3:45 p.m.-5:45 p.m. (Closed Session)

    On Friday, May 18, 2023, the plenary session of the Governing Board 
meeting will convene in open session from 12:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. in 
open session. Governing Board Chair Beverly Perdue, will welcome 
members, followed by motions to approve the meeting agenda for the May 
18-19, 2023, and meeting minutes from the March 2-3, 2023, Governing 
Board meeting. Thereafter, from 12:45 p.m. to 1:15 p.m., Lesley 
Muldoon, Executive Director of the Governing Board, will update members 
on ongoing work followed by an update from Mark Schneider, Director, 
Institute of Education Sciences (IES) from 1:15 p.m. until 1:45 p.m. 
From 1:45 p.m. until 2:15 p.m. the Board will receive updates from 
Peggy Carr, Commissioner, NCES, on NAEP activities. From 2:15 p.m. to 
3:30 p.m. the Board will receive a briefing on Measuring Socioeconomic 
Status.
    After a 15 minutes break, the meeting will re-convene in closed 
session from 3:45 p.m. to 5:45 p.m. to receive an update on the NAEP 
Budget and Assessment Schedule from NCES Commissioner Peggy Carr. These 
discussions must be kept confidential to maintain the integrity of the 
federal budgeting and acquisition processes. 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). The May 18, 2023, session of the Board meeting will 
adjourn at 5:45 p.m.

Friday, May 19, 2023

Plenary Session (Hybrid)--8:45 a.m.-2:45 p.m. (PDT)
8:45 a.m.-9:45 a.m. (Closed Session)
9:45 a.m.-11:45 a.m. (Open Session)
11:45 a.m.-1:15 p.m. (Closed Session)
1:15 p.m.-2:45 p.m. (Open Session)

    On May 19, 2023, the Governing Board will meet in closed session 
from 8:45 a.m. to 9:45 a.m. to continue discussion 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 
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).
    The meeting will then transition to an open session from 9:45 a.m. 
to 11:15 a.m. to discuss public comment and recommendations on the 
Science Assessment Framework Update. From 11:15 a.m. until 11:45 a.m. 
the Board will engage in open discussion on future topics for 
consideration and ongoing work.
    From 11:45 a.m. until 1:15 p.m., the Board will receive a briefing 
in a closed session on the embargoed results from the 2022 Long-Term 
Trend--age 13 assessment. These results have not been released to the 
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).
    Members then will then convene in open session from 1:15 p.m. until 
2:45 p.m. to discuss the release plan for NAEP Long-Term Trend and 
Linking Studies. The May 19, 2023, session of the Governing Board 
meeting will adjourn at 2:45 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 all open sessions of 
the Governing Board's May 18-19, 2023, meetings in-person or virtually. 
A link to register for both the in-person and 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 each 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

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should reference the relevant agenda item.
    Access to Records of the Meeting: Pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 1009(b), 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 public may also inspect the meeting materials and other Governing 
Board records at 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.
    Electronic Access to this Document: The official version of this 
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by the Department.
    Authority: Public Law 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. 2023-09114 Filed 4-28-23; 8:45 am]
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