[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 79 (Tuesday, April 25, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Page 20260]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-10130]



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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION


National Assessment Governing Board; Meeting

AGENCY: National Assessment Governing Board; Education.

ACTION: Notice of meeting.

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SUMMARY: This notice sets forth the schedule and proposed agenda of a 
forthcoming meeting of the National Assessment Governing Board. This 
notice also describes the functions of the Board. Notice of this 
meeting is required under Section 10(a)(2) of the Federal Advisory 
Committee Act. This document is intended to notify the general public 
of their opportunity to attend.

DATES: May 11, 12, 13, 1995.

TIME: May 11, 1995--Full Board, 2:00 P.M.-6:30 P.M.; Executive 
Committee, 7:00 P.M.-8:30 P.M. May 12, 1995--Achievement Levels 
Committee, 7:30 A.M.-10:00 A.M.; Subject Area Committee #1, and 
Reporting and Dissemination Committee, 8:30 A.M.-10:00 A.M.; Design and 
Methodology Committee, and Nominations Committee, 10:00-11:30 A.M.; 
Full Board 11:30 A.M.-5:00 P.M. May 13, 1995--Full Board, 9:00 A.M. 
until adjournment, approximately, 12:00 Noon.

LOCATION: The Madison Hotel, 15th and M Streets, NW, Washington, D.C.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Mary Ann Wilmer, Operations Officer, National Assessment Governing 
Board, Suite 825, 800 North Capitol Street, N.W., Washington, D.C., 
20002-4233, Telephone: (202) 357-6938.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The National Assessment Governing Board is 
established under section 412 of the National Education Statistics Act 
of 1994 (Title IV of the Improving America's Schools Act of 1994), 
(Pub. L. 103-382).
    The Board is established to formulate policy guidelines for the 
National Assessment of Educational Progress. The Board is responsible 
for selecting subject areas to be assessed, developing assessment 
objectives, identifying appropriate achievement goals for each grade 
and subject tested, and establishing standards and procedures for 
interstate and national comparisons.
    On May 11, the full Board will convene in open session at 2:00 P.M. 
until 6:30 P.M. The full Board agenda will be devoted to review and 
discussion of the Board's strategic planning activities.
    Also, on May 11, the Executive Committee will be in session. Agenda 
items for the meeting include consideration of the structure of the 
NAEP schedule, and the NAGB nominations process.
    On May 12, 1995 from 7:30 A.M.-11:00 A.M. the Achievement Levels 
Committee will meet to hear a general update on the 1994 achievement-
level setting process. The Achievement Levels Committee will meet 
jointly with the Reporting and Dissemination Committee beginning at 
9:30 A.M. to discuss the anchor descriptions for the 1994 U.S. history 
and world geography in relation to the achievement levels descriptions. 
Beginning at 8:30 A.M., there will be meetings of the Subject Area 
Committee #1 (SAC #1) and the Reporting and Dissemination Committee. 
SAC #1 will discuss the progress on the NAEP civics project. Agenda for 
the Reporting and Dissemination (R&D) Committee includes consideration 
of policy on public access to NAEP cognitive and background questions, 
and discussion of release schedule for future NAEP reports and 
implementation of Board policy on background questionnaires. The R&D 
Committee will meet jointly with the Achievement Levels Committee as 
referenced above. Also, in joint session with the Design and 
Methodology Committee, the R&D Committee will consider separate 
reporting of NAEP results for Spanish-language and disabled students.
    The Design and Methodology Committee will meet from 10:00 A.M. 
until 11:30 A.M., to continue discussions on below state level 
reporting, and to review policy guidance and implementation 
recommendations on sampling issues for 1996. The Committee will meet 
jointly with the R&D Committee as referenced above.
    There will be a meeting of the Nominations Committee from 10:00 
A.M. until 11:30 A.M. The agenda for this meeting will be devoted to 
the Committee's consideration of the process for soliciting nominations 
to prepare a list of recommended persons for the Secretary's 
appointment to upcoming vacancies in Board membership.
    Also, on May 12, the full Board will be in session, from 11:30 A.M. 
until 5:00 P.M. Agenda items for the full Board meeting include an 
update on NAEP program, an overview of the achievement levels setting 
process, and continuation of strategic planning activities.
    On May 13, at 9:00 A.M., the full Board will reconvene when the 
Board will hear reports from its subcommittees. This meeting of the 
National Assessment Governing Board will be adjourned at approximately, 
12:00 Noon.
    Records are kept of all Board proceedings and are available for 
public inspection at the U.S. Department of Education, National 
Assessment Governing Board, Suite 825, 800 North Capitol Street, N.W., 
Washington, D.C., from 8:30 A.M. to 5:00 P.M.

    Dated: April 20, 1995.
Roy Truby,
Executive Director, National Assessment Governing Board.
[FR Doc. 95-10130 Filed 4-24-95; 8:45 am]
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