[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 32 (Thursday, February 16, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Page 9025]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-3869]



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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

National Assessment Governing Board; Meeting

AGENCY: National Assessment Governing Board; Education.

ACTION: Notice of partially closed 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: 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.
[FR Doc. 95-3869 Filed 2-15-95; 8:45 am]
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