[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 203 (Monday, October 21, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 84124-84127]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-24274]


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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

National Assessment Governing Board


Committee and Quarterly Board Meetings

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 National Assessment Governing Board's (hereafter referred to 
as the Board or Governing Board) standing committee meetings and 
quarterly Governing Board meeting. This notice provides information 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 meetings will be held either in person and/or virtually, as 
noted below. Members of the public must register in advance to attend 
the meetings virtually. A registration link will be posted on the 
Governing Board's website, www.nagb.gov, five (5) business days prior 
to each meeting.

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

<bullet> November 14, 2024, from 9:45 a.m. to 3:15 p.m., ET
<bullet> November 15, 2024, from 8:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m., ET

ADDRESSES: Royal Sonesta Capitol Hill, 20 Massachusetts Avenue NW, 
Washington, DC 20001.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Angela Scott, Designated Federal 
Officer (DFO) for the Governing Board, 800 North Capitol Street NW, 
Suite 825, Washington, DC 20002, telephone: (202) 357-7502, fax: (202) 
357-6945, email: <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#0849666f6d6469265b6b677c7c486d6c266f677e"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="db9ab5bcbeb7baf588b8b4afaf9bbebff5bcb4ad">[email protected]</span></a>.

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 meetings is 
required under section 1009(a)(2) of 5 U.S.C. chapter 10 (commonly 
known as the Federal Advisory Committee Act). 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 results.

Standing Committee Meetings

    The Governing Board's standing committees will meet to conduct 
regularly scheduled work. Standing committee meeting agendas and 
meeting materials will be posted on the Governing Board's website, 
www.nagb.gov, no later than five (5) business days prior to the 
meetings. Minutes of prior standing committee meetings are available at 
https://www.nagb.gov/governing-board/quarterly-board-meetings.html.

Standing Committee Meetings

Wednesday, October 30, 2024

Executive Committee (Virtual Meeting)
2:00 p.m.-2:50 p.m. (ET), Open Session
2:50 p.m.-4:00 p.m. (ET), Closed Session

    The Executive Committee will meet in open session on Wednesday, 
October 30, 2024, from 2:00 p.m.-2:50 p.m. to review the November 14-
15, 2024, quarterly Board meeting agenda, receive updates from the 
Executive Director on Board priorities, and receive an update from the 
Assessment Development Committee. There will be a break from 2:50 p.m.-
2:55 p.m. From 2:50 p.m.-4:00 p.m., the Executive Committee will meet 
in closed session to discuss the NAEP budget and contracts. The session 
must be closed to the public because the discussions pertain to the 
federal budget and 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 in the Sunshine Act, 
5 U.S.C. 552b.

Wednesday, November 13, 2024

Nominations Committee (In-Person Meeting)
4:30 p.m.-5:30 p.m. (ET), Closed Session

    The Nominations Committee will meet in closed session on Wednesday, 
November 13, 2024, from 4:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. to discuss applications 
for Board vacancies for the 2024-2025 nominations cycle as well as the 
rating process and member assignments for reviewing the applications. 
The discussion pertains to information of a personal nature where 
disclosure would constitute a clearly unwarranted invasion of personal 
privacy. As such, the discussions are protected by exemption 6 of the 
Government Sunshine Act, 5 U.S.C. 552b.

Thursday, November 14, 2024

Executive Committee (In-person)
8:30 a.m.-9:30 a.m. (ET), Open Session

    The Executive Committee will meet in open session on Thursday, 
November 14, 2024, from 8:30 a.m.-9:30 a.m. to receive remarks from the 
Board Chair and an update from the Executive Director, and to discuss 
issues related to the implementation of the Board's recently-adopted 
strategic vision.
Assessment Development Committee (In-Person Meeting)
3:30 p.m.-4:20 p.m. (ET), Closed Session
4:20 p.m.-5:30 p.m. (ET), Closed Session

    The Assessment Development Committee will meet in closed session on 
Thursday, November 14, 2024, from 3:30 p.m.-4:20 p.m. to receive an 
overview of the current NAEP U.S. History and Civics Frameworks and 
Assessments. This review must be conducted in closed session because 
the content includes secure assessment items that have not been 
released to the public. Public disclosure of this information would 
significantly impede the 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. The 
committee will then convene in open session from 4:20 p.m.-5:30 p.m. 
From 4:20 p.m. to 5:10 p.m., the committee will hear the initial 
discussions of the Social Studies Advisory Content Group. From 5:10 
p.m. to 5:30 p.m., the committee will receive updates and engage in an 
open discussion.
Committee on Standards, Design and Methodology (In-Person Meeting)
3:30 p.m.-4:35 p.m. (ET), Closed Session
4:35 p.m.-5:30 p.m. (ET), Closed Session

    The Committee on Standards, Design and Methodology will meet on 
Thursday, November 14, 2024, from 3:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. The committee 
will meet in closed session from 3:30 p.m. to 4:35 p.m., to receive a 
presentation on the findings of the dress rehearsal of the Automated 
Scoring of Reading items. The committee will transition to receive a 
presentation on findings from the Bridge study comparing the use of 
Chromebooks to Surface Pros from 4:35 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. These sessions 
must be closed because they will include findings and presentations of 
items that have not

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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 in the Sunshine Act, 5 
U.S.C. 552b.
Reporting and Dissemination Committee (In-Person Meeting)
3:30 p.m.-5:30 p.m. (ET) Open Session

    The Reporting and Dissemination Committee will meet on Thursday, 
November 14, 2024, in open session from 3:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. The 
committee will open with remarks from new committee leadership from 
3:30 to 3:45 p.m., followed by an update on Strategic Communications 
from 3:45 p.m. to 4:30 p.m., a discussion on the Release Plan for 2024 
NAEP Reading and Mathematics Results from 4:35 p.m. to 5:15 p.m., and 
review and discussion of the Reporting Policy from 5:15 p.m. to 5:30 
p.m.

Quarterly Governing Board Meeting

    The plenary sessions of the Governing Board's November 2024 
quarterly meeting will be held on the following dates and times:

Thursday, November 14, 2024

9:45 a.m.-3:15 p.m. (ET) (Hybrid Meeting)
9:45 a.m.-12:15 p.m. (ET), Open Session
12:30 p.m.-2:00 p.m. (ET), Closed Session
2:15 p.m.-3:15 p.m. (ET) Open Session

    On Thursday, November 14, 2024, the plenary session of the 
quarterly Governing Board meeting will convene in open session from 
9:45 a.m. to 12:15 p.m. and 2:15 p.m. to 3:15 p.m., and in closed 
session from 12:30 p.m. to 2:00 p.m. From 9:45 a.m. to 9:50 a.m., 
Beverly Perdue, Chair of the Governing Board, will welcome members, 
review and approve the November 14-15, 2024, quarterly Governing Board 
meeting agenda, and approve the minutes from the August 8-9, 2024, 
Governing Board meeting. From 9:50 a.m. to 10:20 a.m., new and 
reappointed Board members will be sworn into office, and make 
introductory remarks from 10:20 a.m. to 10:45 a.m. Other Board members 
will introduce themselves and welcome new members from 10:45 a.m.-11:15 
a.m.
    From 11:15 a.m. to 11:45 a.m., Lesley Muldoon, Governing Board 
Executive Director, will provide updates on the Board's work, followed 
by an update from NCES Commissioner Peggy Carr from 11:45 a.m. to 12:15 
p.m. Following a fifteen-minute transitional break, the Board will meet 
in closed session from 12:30 p.m. to 2:00 p.m., to receive an update on 
the NAEP Budget and Contracting from NCES Commissioner Peggy Carr and 
NCES Associate Commissioner Dan McGrath. The briefing and discussions 
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.
    The Board will meet in open session from 2:15 p.m. to 3:15 p.m. to 
discuss proposed revisions to the Assessment Framework Development 
Policy. The Thursday, November 14, 2024, session of the Governing Board 
meeting will adjourn at 3:15 p.m.

Friday, November 15, 2024

9:00 a.m.-2:00 p.m. (ET) (Hybrid Meeting)
9:00 a.m.-10:40 a.m. (ET), Closed Session
10:50 a.m.-2:00 p.m. (ET), Open Session

    On Friday, November 15, 2024, the Governing Board meeting will 
convene in closed session from 9:00 a.m. to 10:40 a.m. and thereafter 
in open session from 10:50 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.
    From 9:00 a.m. to 10:40 a.m., Governing Board members will receive 
a briefing on the 2024 NAEP Reading and Mathematics Assessment Report 
card results. This session must be closed because the presentation will 
include embargoed assessment data and results that cannot be released 
to the public at this time. 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.
    The Governing Board will reconvene in open session from 10:50 a.m. 
to 11:35 a.m., to discuss and take action on the release plan for the 
2024 Nation's Report Card: Reading and Mathematics, Grades 4 and 8. 
From 11:45 a.m. to 12:15 p.m., members will receive updates on the work 
of the Board's standing committees.
    From 12:15 p.m. to 1:30 p.m., members will discuss the draft 
Artificial Intelligence (AI) and NAEP Ethical Use Policy, followed by 
member discussion from 1:30 p.m. to 2:00 p.m. The Friday, November 15, 
2024, session of the meeting will adjourn at 2:00 p.m.

Instructions for Accessing and Attending the Meetings

    Registration: Members of the public may attend the November 14-15, 
2024, meetings of the full Governing Board either in person or 
virtually. 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, www.nagb.gov, no later than five (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 standing committees may be submitted to the 
attention of the DFO, either via email to <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#5b1a353c3e373a750838342f2f1b3e3f753c342d"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="23624d44464f420d70404c57576346470d444c55">[email protected]</span></a> or in 
hard copy to the address listed above. Written comments related to the 
November 14-15, 2024 Governing Board meeting should be submitted no 
later than close of business on November 6, 2024, and should reference 
the relevant agenda item.
    Access to Records of the Meeting: Pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 1009, the 
public may inspect the meeting materials and other Governing Board 
records at 800 North Capitol Street NW, Suite 825, Washington, DC 
20002, by emailing <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#2d6c434a48414c037e4e4259596d4849034a425b"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="6f2e01080a030e413c0c001b1b2f0a0b41080019">[email protected]</span></a> 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.
    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 by close of business on November 
6, 2024.
    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 
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Register by using the article search feature at: 
www.federalregister.gov. Specifically, through the advanced search 
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by the Department.
    Authority: Pub. L. 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.
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