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data on teaching practices and

opportunity-to-learn factors.

Addtional Information: Clearance for

this information collection is requested

for February 14, 1995. An expedited

review is requested in order to

implement the program before the start

of the new year.

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National Assessment Governing

Board; Meeting

AGENCY: National Assessment

Governing Board; Education.

ACTION: Notice of partially closed

meeting.

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: March 2–4, 1995.

TIME: March 2, 1995—Subject Area

Committee #2, 1:30 P.M.–2:00 P.M.

(open); 2:00 P.M.–3:30 P.M. (closed);

Achievement Levels Committee, 1:30

P.M.–3:30 P.M. (open); Reporting and

Dissemination Committee, 1:30 P.M.–

3:30 P.M. (open); Subject Area

Committee #1, 4:00 P.M.–6:00 P.M.

(open); Design and Methodology

Committee, 4:00 P.M.–6:00 P.M. (open);

Executive Committee, 6:30 P.M.–8:00

P.M. (open). March 3, 1995—Full Board,

8:45 A.M.–12:30 P.M. (open), 12:30

P.M.–2:00 P.M. (closed), 2:30 P.M.–4:00

P.M. (open). March 4, 1995—Full Board,

9:00 A.M. until adjournment,

approximately, 12:00 Noon (open).

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 NW.,

Washington, D.C., 2002–4233,

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 March 2, all subcommittees of the

National Assessment Governing Board

will be in session. The Subject Area

Committee (SAC) #2 will meet from 1:30

P.M. to 3:30 P.M. SAC #2 will meet in

open session from 1:30 P.M. to 2:00

P.M. to hear a report on state arts

education assessment efforts. From 2:00

P.M. until adjournment, 3:30 P.M., the

SAC #2 meeting will be closed to the

public to permit the Committee to

receive a briefing on the 1995 NAEP

field test. This briefing will include

display and discussion of secure test

items and materials. This portion of the

meeting must be conducted in closed

session because premature disclosure of

the information presented for review

might significantly frustrate

implementation of a proposed agency

action. Such matters are protected by

exemption 9(B) of Section 552b(c) of

Title 5 U.S.C.

The Achievement Levels Committee

will meet in open session from 1:30

P.M. until 3:30 P.M. The Committee will

discuss preliminary results of the 1994

NAEP student performance standards in

the U.S. history and world geography.

The Reporting and Dissemination

Committee will meet in open session

from 1:30 P.M. to 3:30 P.M. to discuss

the release of future NAEP reports and

Board policy on the collection, analysis,

and reporting of background data.

Beginning at 4:00 P.M., until 6:00

P.M., the Subject Area Committee #1,

and the Design and Methodology

committees will meet in open session.

Subject Area Committee #1 will hear

about plans for the new NAEP Civic

Consensus Project. The Design and

Methodology Committee will discuss

NAEP sampling plans for 1996, policy

issues related to the use of background

data in NAEP, and below state-level

NAEP assessments.

A meeting of the Executive Committee

will conclude the subcommittee

meetings of the National Assessment

Governing Board scheduled for March 2.

The Executive Committee will meet in

open session from 6:30 P.M. until 8:00

P.M. Agenda items for this meeting

include discussion of 1996 budget;

schedule of NAEP assessments; and

policy considerations for NAEP district

level reporting.

On March 3, the full Board will

convene in open session at 8:45 A.M.

The morning session of the full Board

meeting includes approval of the

agenda, the Executive Director’s Report,

a presentation by Honorable Michael N.

Castle, Congressman from the State of

Delaware, an update on NAEP activities,

a presentation on the State of

Maryland’s approach to the attainment

of World Class Standards, and Board

discussion on strategic planning.

Beginning at 12:30 P.M., until 4:00

P.M., the full Board will meet in

partially closed session. From 12:30

P.M., until 2:00 P.M., the meeting will

be closed to the public. The Board will

hear a report on the 1994 NAEP Reading

Report which will include references to

specific items from the assessment. This

portion of the meeting must be closed

because reference may be made to data

which may be misinterpreted, incorrect,

or incomplete. Premature disclosure of

these data might significantly frustrate

implementation of a proposed agency

action. Such matters are protected by

exemption 9(B) of Section 552b(c) of

Title 5 U.S.C. From 2:30 P.M., until 4:00

P.M., the meeting will be open to the

public. The Board will hear reports on

the New Standards Projects, and

proposed NAEP evaluations. The Board

will continue discussion of strategic

planning, also.

On March 4, at 9:00 A.M., the full

Board will reconvene. The agenda for

this session includes a report on an

equating project being conducted by the

State of Kentucky with its assessment

program and NAEP, and reports from

the Boards standing committees-Subject

Area Committees #1 and #2,

Achievement Levels, Reporting and

Dissemination, Design and

Methodology, and Executive. This

meeting of the National Assessment

Governing Board will be adjourned at

approximately 12:00 Noon.

A summary of the activities of the

closed sessions and related matters,

which are informative to the public and

consistent with the policy of section 5

U.S.C. 552b, will be available to the

public within 14 days after the meeting.

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 NW., Washington, D.C.,

from 8:30 A.M. to 5:00 P.M.

Dated: February 13, 1995.

Roy Truby,

Executive Director National Assessment

Governing Board.

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