[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 74 (Tuesday, April 16, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 26867-26868]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-08015]


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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

National Assessment Governing Board


Executive Committee 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 the meeting of the National Assessment Governing Board's 
(hereafter referred to as Governing Board or Board) special meeting of 
the Executive Committee. This notice provides information about the 
meeting 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. The meeting will be held virtually as noted below. 
Members

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of the public must register in advance to attend the meeting. A 
registration link will be posted on www.nagb.gov no later than two 
business days prior to the meeting.

DATES: The Executive Committee Meeting will be held on the following 
date:

 May 1, 2024, from 2 to 4 p.m., EDT

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Angela Scott, Designated Federal 
Official (DFO) for the Governing Board, 800 North Capitol Street NW, 
Suite 825, Washington, DC 20002, telephone: (202) 357-7502, 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, (20 U.S.C. 9621). Information on the Governing Board 
and its work can be found at www.nagb.gov. Notice of the meeting is 
required under section 1009(a)(2) of 5 U.S.C. chapter 10 (Federal 
Advisory Committees).
    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.

Executive Committee Meeting

Wednesday, May 1, 2024

Executive Committee (Virtual)
2 p.m.-2:30 p.m. (EDT) Open Session
2:30 p.m.-4 p.m. (EDT) Closed Session

    The Executive Committee will meet in open session on Wednesday, May 
1, 2024, from 2 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. to review the agenda for the May 2024 
Quarterly Board meeting, receive an update from the Governing Board's 
Executive Director and to discuss progress on the Strategic Vision 
refresh. The committee will meet in closed session from 2:30 to 4 p.m., 
to receive updates on the NAGB budget from the Governing Board's 
Executive Director and updates from National Center for Educational 
Statistics (NCES) Commissioner on the NAEP Cost Structure Review, 
contracting process and the NAEP Budget. The meeting will adjourn at 4 
p.m. The briefing and discussion 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 section 552b(c) of title 5 of the 
United States Code.
    Instructions for Accessing and Attending the Meetings: Members of 
the public may attend the May 1, 2024, Executive Committee meeting 
virtually. A request for registration information should be sent to 
[email protected] no later than April 29. A link to the final meeting agenda 
and information on how to register for virtual attendance for the open 
sessions will be posted on the Governing Board's website at 
www.nagb.gov no later than two 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 standing committees may be submitted to the 
attention of the DFO no later than 10 business days prior to the 
meeting. Written comments may be submitted either via email to 
[email protected] in hard copy to the address listed above.
    Access to Records of the Meeting: Pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 1009, the 
public may inspect the meeting materials at www.nagb.gov, which will be 
posted 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.
    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 
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 
Register, in text or Adobe Portable Document Format (PDF). To use PDF, 
you must have Adobe Acrobat Reader, which is available free at the 
Adobe website. You may also access documents of the Department 
published in the Federal Register by using the article search feature 
at: www.federalregister.gov. Specifically, through the advanced search 
feature at this site, you can limit your search to documents published 
by the Department.
    Authority: Public Law 107-279, title III, section 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. 2024-08015 Filed 4-15-24; 8:45 am]
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