84 FR 18273 - National Assessment Governing Board

This notice sets forth the agenda for the May 16-18, 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 (FACA).

[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 83 (Tuesday, April 30, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Pages 18273-18274]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2019-08649]


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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION


National Assessment Governing Board

AGENCY: National Assessment Governing Board, U.S. Department of 
Education.

ACTION: Announcement of open and closed meetings.

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SUMMARY: This notice sets forth the agenda for the May 16-18, 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 (FACA).

DATES: The Quarterly Board Meeting will be held on the following dates:
     May 16, 2019 from 4:30 p.m. to 6:00 p.m.
     May 17, 2019 from 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
     May 18, 2019 from 7:30 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.

ADDRESSES: Sheraton Pentagon City Hotel, 900 S Orme Street, Arlington, 
VA 22204.

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 Public Law 107-279.
    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.

May 16-18, 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: May 16-18, 2019

May 16: Committee Meetings
    Executive Committee: Open Session: 4:30 p.m. to 4:40 p.m.; Closed 
Session 4:40 p.m. to 5:50 p.m.; Open Session: 5:50 p.m.-6:00 p.m.;
May 17: Full Governing Board and Committee Meetings
    Full Governing Board: Open Session: 8:30 a.m. to 10:15 a.m. Closed 
Session: 12:45 p.m. to 2:45 p.m. Open Session: 3:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.
    Committee Meetings: 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
    Assessment Development Committee (ADC): Joint Closed Session with 
Committee on Standards, Design and Methodology: 10:30 a.m. to 11:30 
a.m.; ADC Open Session: 11:40 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
    Committee on Standards, Design and Methodology (COSDAM): Joint 
Closed Session with ADC: 10:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. COSDAM Open Session: 
11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
    Reporting and Dissemination Committee (R&D): Open Session: 10:30 
a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
May 18: Full Governing Board and Committee Meetings
    Nominations Committee: Closed Session: 7:30 a.m. to 8:15 a.m.
    Full Governing Board: Closed Session: 8:30 a.m. to 9:30 a.m.; Open 
Session: 9:30 a.m. to 11:00 a.m.; Closed Session: 11:00 a.m. to 11:45 
a.m.; Open Session: 11:45 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.
    On Thursday, May 16, 2019, the Executive Committee will convene in 
open session from 4:30 p.m. to 4:40 p.m. and thereafter in closed 
session from 4:40 p.m. to 5:50 p.m. During the closed session, the 
Executive Committee will receive and discuss independent cost estimates 
and implications to conduct assessments based on a draft revised NAEP 
Assessment Schedule, extending to 2030. 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 independent government cost estimates and proprietary 
contract costs of current NAEP contractors to the public. 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.
    The Executive Committee will reconvene in open session from 5:50 
p.m. to 6:00 p.m.to take action on the NAEP Assessment Schedule.
    On Friday, May 17, 2019, the Governing Board will meet in open 
session from 8:30 a.m. to 10:15 a.m. From 8:30 a.m. to 8:35 a.m. the 
Governing Board will review and approve the May 16-18, 2019 Quarterly 
Board Meeting agenda and the meeting minutes from the March 2019 
Quarterly Board Meeting. The Governing Board Chair will provide 
remarks. Thereafter, from 8:35 a.m. to 10:05 a.m., the Governing Board 
will receive updates from the Joint Governing Board and Council of 
Chief State School Officers Task Force and the Trial Urban District 
Assessment Task Force. From 10:05 a.m. to 10:15 a.m., standing 
committee chairs will provide a preview of committee meeting agendas. 
At 10:15 a.m., the Governing Board will recess for a 15-

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minute break and meet thereafter in committee meetings from 10:30 a.m. 
to 12:30 p.m.
    On Friday, May 17, the R&D Committee will meet in open session from 
10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. ADC and COSDAM will meet in a joint closed 
session from 10:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. During this closed session, the 
committees will discuss special studies of NAEP Mathematics. This 
meeting must be conducted in closed session because the report of these 
studies has not been released to the public. Public disclosure of the 
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. COSDAM will then meet in open session from 11:30 a.m. to 
12:30 p.m. and the ADC will convene in open session from 11:40 a.m. to 
12:30 p.m.
    Following the committee meetings, on Friday, May 17, 2019, the 
Governing Board will convene in closed session from 12:45 p.m. to 2:45 
p.m. to discuss the NAEP Assessment Schedule and Budget. This meeting 
must be conducted in closed session because discussions will involve 
reviewing independent government cost estimates for assessing various 
NAEP subjects on the assessment schedule. Public disclosure of the cost 
estimates 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 
open session from 3:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. The Governing Board will 
receive recommendations for updating the NAEP Mathematics Framework 
from the ADC chair and mathematics experts. From 4:30 p.m. to 5:00 
p.m., the Governing Board will receive updates from the Governing 
Board's Executive Director, the Institute of Education Sciences 
Director, and Commissioner of Education Statistics.
    The May 17, 2019 session of the Governing Board meeting will 
adjourn at 5:00 p.m.
    On Saturday, May 18, 2019, the Governing Board will convene in 
three closed sessions. During the first closed session, the Nominations 
Committee will meet from 7:30 a.m. to 8:15 a.m. for an update on the 
nominations for Governing Board vacancies for terms that begin on 
October 1, 2019.
    The Nominations Committee's 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.
    The second closed session on May 18, 2019 is scheduled from 8:30 
a.m. to 9:30 a.m. During that session, the full Governing Board will 
continue discussion on the NAEP Schedule and Budget. The discussions 
will involve reviewing independent government cost estimates for 
assessing various NAEP subjects on the assessment schedule. Public 
disclosure of the cost estimates 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.
    Following the closed session, the Governing Board will meet in open 
session from 9:30 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. From 9:30 a.m. to 9:35 a.m., the 
Governing Board will take action on the NAEP Schedule of Assessments. 
From 9:35 a.m. to 10:15 a.m., the Governing Board will receive a 
briefing and discuss planning activities for NAEP's Future in the Era 
of Digitally Based Assessments. Following a 15-minute break, the 
Governing Board will receive reports from its standing committees from 
10:30 a.m. to 11:00 a.m.
    From 11:00 a.m. to 11:45 a.m. the Governing Board will meet in the 
third closed session of the day to receive a briefing from NCES on the 
State Mapping Report. This meeting must be conducted in closed session 
because the report has not been released to the public. Public 
disclosure of the 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.
    From 11:45 a.m. to 12:00 p.m., the Governing Board will meet in 
open session to receive a preview of the August 2019 Quarterly Board 
Meeting. The May 18, 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 Thursday, May 16, 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 21 days 
prior to the meeting.
    Written comments may be submitted electronically or in hard copy to 
the attention of the Executive Officer/Designated Federal Official (see 
contact information noted above). Information on the Governing Board 
and its work can be found at www.nagb.gov.
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    Authority:  Pub. L. 107-279, Title III--National Assessment of 
Educational Progress Sec.  301.

    Dated: April 24, 2019.
Lesley A. Muldoon,
Executive Director, National Assessment Governing Board (NAGB), U.S. 
Department of Education.
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