National Assessment Governing Board
| Published date | 13 November 2019 |
| Citation | 84 FR 61604 |
| Record Number | 2019-24637 |
| Section | Notices |
| Court | Education Department |
Federal Register, Volume 84 Issue 219 (Wednesday, November 13, 2019)
[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 219 (Wednesday, November 13, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Pages 61604-61606]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-24637]
=======================================================================
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
National Assessment Governing Board
AGENCY: National Assessment Governing Board, U.S. Department of
Education.
ACTION: Announcement of open and closed meetings.
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
SUMMARY: This notice sets forth the agenda for the November 14-16, 2019
Quarterly Board Meeting of the National Assessment Governing Board
(hereafter referred to as Governing Board). This notice provides
information to members of the public who may be interested in attending
the meeting or providing written comments related to the work of the
Governing Board. Notice of this meeting is required under Sec. 10(a)
(2) of the Federal Advisory Committee Act
[[Page 61605]]
(FACA). This notice is being posted late because of challenges in
ensuring the availability of members to constitute a quorum.
DATES: The Quarterly Board Meeting will be held on the following dates:
November 14, 2019 from 4:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m.
November 15, 2019 from 8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.
November 16, 2019 from 7:30 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.
ADDRESSES: Westin Arlington Gateway, 801 N. Glebe Road, Arlington, VA
22203
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) 357-6938,
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 Pub. L. 107-279. Information on the
Governing Board and its work can be found at www.nagb.gov.
The Governing Board is established to formulate policy for the
National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) administered by the
National Center for Education Statistics (NCES). The Governing Board's
responsibilities include the following: Selecting subject areas to be
assessed, developing assessment frameworks and specifications,
developing appropriate student achievement levels for each grade and
subject tested, developing standards and procedures for interstate and
national comparisons, improving the form and use of NAEP, developing
guidelines for reporting and disseminating results, and releasing
initial NAEP results to the public.
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).
November 14-16, 2019--Committee Meetings
The Governing Board's standing committees will meet to conduct
regularly scheduled work based on agenda items planned for this
Quarterly Board Meeting and follow-up items as reported in the
Governing Board's committee meeting minutes available at https://www.nagb.gov/governing-board/quarterly-board-meetings.html.
Detailed Meeting Agenda: November 14-16, 2019
November 14: Committee Meetings
Executive Committee: Open Session: 4:00 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.; Closed
Session 4:30 p.m. to 6:00 p.m.
November 15: Full Governing Board and Committee Meetings
Full Governing Board: Open Session: 8:30 a.m. to 9:35 a.m. Closed
Session: 12:00 p.m. to 2:15 p.m.; Open Session: 2:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m.
Committee Meetings: 9:40 a.m. to 11:45 a.m.
Assessment Development Committee (ADC): Open Session: 9:45 a.m. to
11:45 a.m.
Committee on Standards, Design and Methodology (COSDAM): Open
Session: 9:45 a.m. to 10:30 a.m.; Closed Session: 10:30 a.m.-11:45
a.m.;
Reporting and Dissemination Committee (R&D): Open Session: 9:45
a.m. to 11:45 a.m.;
November 16: Full Governing Board and Committee Meetings
Nominations Committee: Closed Session: 7:30 a.m. to 8:15 a.m.
Full Governing Board: Open Session: 8:30 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.;
On Thursday, November 14, 2019, the Executive Committee will
convene in open session from 4:00 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. and thereafter in
closed session from 4:30 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. During the closed session,
the Executive Committee will discuss the NAEP Assessment Schedule and
budget implications for future NAEP assessments based on the approved
NAEP Assessment Schedule and independent government cost estimates.
This meeting must be conducted in closed session because public
disclosure of this information would likely have an adverse financial
effect on the NAEP program by providing detailed proprietary contract
costs of current NAEP contractors to the public and disclose
independent government cost estimates for future NAEP assessments.
Discussion of this information would be likely to significantly impede
implementation of a proposed agency action if conducted in open
session. Such matters are protected by exemption 9(B) of section 552b
of Title 5 U.S.C.
On Friday, November 15, 2019, the Governing Board will meet in open
session from 8:30 a.m. to 9:35 a.m. to review and approve the November
15-16, 2019 Quarterly Board Meeting agenda and meeting minutes from the
August 2019 Quarterly Board meeting. The Governing Board will be
welcomed by the Governing Board Vice Chair who will then provide
remarks and introduce new members. Thereafter, Secretary of Education,
Betsy DeVos, will administer the oath of office to the new members and
then address the Governing Board. Newly appointed members will then
provide introductory remarks.
From 9:30 a.m. to 9:35 a.m., standing committee chairs will provide
a preview of committee meeting agendas. At 9:35 a.m., the Governing
Board will recess for a 10-minute break and meet thereafter in
committee meetings from 9:45 a.m. to 11:45 a.m.
ADC and R&D will convene in open session from 9:45 a.m. to 11:45
a.m. to conduct regular business. COSDAM will meet in open session from
9:45 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. to discuss COSDAM priorities and current
activities. From 10:30 a.m. to 11:45 a.m. COSDAM will meet in closed
session to discuss plans for the design of 2021 NAEP assessments. The
presentation contains secure materials from the Reading and Mathematics
assessments. Public disclosure of secure materials would significantly
impede implementation of the NAEP assessment program if conducted in
open session. Such matters are protected by exemption 9(B) of Sec.
552b of Title 5 U.S.C.
Following the committee meetings, on Friday, November 15, 2019, the
Governing Board will convene in closed session from 12:00 p.m. to 1:30
p.m. During this session, the Governing Board will receive a briefing
and discuss the NAEP Budget vis-[agrave]-vis the NAEP Assessment
Schedule, as well as discuss the status of the NAEP design and
potential impact to the NAEP budget with long-term implications for the
NAEP Assessment Schedule and Budget. The discussions will involve a
briefing on confidential design change costs via-a-vis independent
government cost estimates for assessing NAEP subjects on the recently
approved NAEP Assessment Schedule. This meeting must be conducted in
closed session as discussion of the independent government cost
estimates for NAEP design changes that impact current and future NAEP
contracts are confidential. Public disclosure of secure data would
significantly 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 Governing Board will take a 15-minute break and reconvene in
closed session from 1:30 p.m. to 2:15 p.m. to receive an ethics
briefing from the Office of General Counsel. This briefing will involve
a question and answer session on Governing Board member
[[Page 61606]]
ethics matters. The 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 Sec. 552b(c) of Title 5 of the United States Code.
Following a 15 minute break, the Governing Board will meet in open
session from 2:30 p.m. to 4:15 p.m. The Governing Board will receive an
update on the NAEP Mathematics Framework and an overview of the NAEP
Postsecondary Preparedness work. Following these sessions, the
Governing Board will take a 15-minute recess and meet in small groups
to discuss post-secondary preparedness from 4:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m.
The November 15, 2019 session of the Governing Board meeting will
adjourn at 5:30 p.m.
On Saturday, November 16, 2019, the Nominations Committee will meet
from 7:30 a.m. to 8:15 a.m. in closed session to discuss a briefing on
applications received and reviewed for the 2020 nominations cycle for
Governing Board appointments for terms that will begin October 1, 2020.
The 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 Sec. 552b(c) of Title 5 of the United States Code.
On November 16, 2019, the Governing Board will meet in open session
from 8:30 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. From 8:30 a.m. to 9:00 a.m. the Governing
Board will discuss highlights from the prior day's breakout group
meetings and engage in discussion on post-secondary preparedness. From
9:00 a.m. to 9:20 a.m., the Governing Board will receive an update on a
proposed statement of the intended meaning of NAEP results. From 9:20
a.m. to 10:00 a.m., the Governing Board will receive an update on the
work of the Achievement Levels working Group, following which the
Governing Board will recess for a 15 minutes break.
From 10:15 a.m. to 10:45 a.m., Executive Director, Lesley Muldoon
will provide an update on the Governing Board's work. Committee reports
will be provided from 10:45 a.m. to 11:15 a.m. with an action item
submitted by the Assessment Development Committee to approve the 2025
NAEP Mathematics Framework.
From 11:15 a.m. to 11:45 a.m. the Governing Board has set aside
time for open discussion on Governing Board priorities and topics that
members will bring up for future discussions. From 11:45 a.m. to 12:00
p.m. Governing Board member Dana Boyd will provide a preview of the
upcoming March 2020 Governing Board meeting scheduled to be held in El
Paso, Texas.
The November 16, 2019 session of the Governing Board meeting will
adjourn at 12:00 p.m.
Access to Records of the Meeting: Pursuant to FACA requirements,
the public may also inspect the meeting materials at www.nagb.gov
beginning on November 11, 2019, by 10:00 a.m. EST. The official
verbatim transcripts of the public meeting sessions will be available
for public inspection no later than 30 calendar days following the
meeting.
Reasonable Accommodations: The meeting site 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 Monday,
November 11, 2019.
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: Pub. L. 107-279, Title III--National Assessment of
Educational Progress Sec. 301.
Lesley Muldoon,
Executive Director, National Assessment Governing Board (NAGB), U. S.
Department of Education.
[FR Doc. 2019-24637 Filed 11-12-19; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE P
