80_FR_43538 80 FR 43398 - National Assessment Governing Board Quarterly Board Meeting

80 FR 43398 - National Assessment Governing Board Quarterly Board Meeting

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FR Document2015-17832

This notice sets forth the agenda for the August 6-8, 2015 Quarterly 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 on the meeting. The notice of this meeting is required under section 10(a)(2) of the Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA).

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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION


National Assessment Governing Board Quarterly Board Meeting

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 August 6-8, 2015 
Quarterly 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 on the meeting. The notice of this meeting 
is required under section 10(a)(2) of the Federal Advisory Committee 
Act (FACA).

DATES: The Quarterly Board meeting will be held on the following dates:
     August 6, 2015 from 8:30 a.m. to 6:15 p.m.
     August 7, 2015 from 8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.
     August 8, 2015 from 7:30 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.

ADDRESSES: Westin Arlington Gateway, 801 North Glebe Road, Arlington, 
VA 22203.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Munira Mwalimu, Executive Officer, 800 
North Capitol Street NW., Suite 825, Washington, DC 20002, telephone: 
(202) 357-6938, fax: (202) 357-6945.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    Statutory Authority and Function: The National Assessment Governing 
Board is established under Title III--National Assessment of 
Educational Progress Authorization Act, Public Law 107-279. Information 
on the Board and its work can be found at www.nagb.gov.
    The Board is established to formulate policy for the National 
Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP). The 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.

Detailed Meeting Agenda: August 6-8, 2015

August 6: Committee Meetings

    Assessment Development Committee: Closed Session: 8:30 a.m.-4:00 
p.m.
    Executive Committee: Open Session: 4:30 p.m.-5:20 p.m.; Closed 
Session: 5:20 p.m.-6:15 p.m.

August 7: Full Board and Committee Meetings

    Full Board: Open Session: 8:30 a.m.-10:15 a.m.; Closed Session: 
12:45 p.m. to 2:45 p.m.; Open Session 2:45 p.m.-5:30 p.m.

Committee Meetings

    Assessment Development Committee (ADC): Open Session: 10:15 a.m.-
11:10 a.m.; Closed Session: 11:10 a.m.-12:30 p.m.
    Reporting and Dissemination Committee (R&D): Open Session: 10:15 
a.m.-12:30 p.m.
    Committee on Standards, Design and Methodology (COSDAM): Open 
Session: 10:15 a.m.-11:45 a.m.; Closed Session: 11:45 a.m.-12:30 p.m.

August 8: Full Board and Committee Meetings

    Nominations Committee: Closed Session: 7:30 a.m.-8:15 a.m.
    Full Board: Closed Session: 8:30 a.m.-10:00 a.m. Open Session 10:00 
a.m.-12:00 p.m.
    On August 6, 2015, from 8:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., the Assessment 
Development Committee will meet in closed session to review assessment 
items for the NAEP transition to digital-based assessments (DBA). The 
review will include secure items in mathematics at grades 4 and 8 for 
the 2016 pilot, in preparation for the 2017 operational assessment. The 
Committee's reviews and discussions on secure test items cannot be 
discussed in an open meeting to protect the confidentiality of the 
secure assessment materials. Premature disclosure of these results 
would significantly impede implementation of the NAEP assessment 
program, and is therefore protected by exemption 9(B) of section 
552b(c) of Title 5 United States Code.
    The 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 Board's committee 
meeting minutes available at http://nagb.gov/what-we-do/board-committee-reports-and-agendas.html.
    The Executive Committee will convene in open session on August 6, 
2015 from 4:30 p.m. to 5:20 p.m. and

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thereafter in closed session from 5:20 p.m. to 6:15 p.m. During the 
closed session, the Executive Committee will receive and discuss cost 
estimates for implementing NAEP's Assessment Schedule for 2014-2024, 
and the implications of the cost and funding estimates for the NAEP 
Assessment Schedule and future NAEP activities will also be discussed. 
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 confidential cost details and 
proprietary contract costs of current 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.
    On August 7, 2015, the full Board will meet in open session from 
8:30 a.m. to 10:15 a.m. The Board will review and approve the August 6-
7, 2015 Board meeting agenda and meeting minutes from the May 2015 
Quarterly Board meeting. This session will be followed by the 
Chairman's remarks and welcome remarks from the Governing Board's new 
Executive Director, Bill Bushaw. Thereafter, the full Board will 
receive a briefing on the Trial Urban District Assessments (TUDA) and 
implications for education reforms from Michael Casserly, Executive 
Director of the Council of the Great City Schools. The briefing will be 
followed by update reports from the Acting Director of the Institute of 
Education Sciences, Sue Betka, and the Acting Commissioner of the 
National Center for Education Statistics, Peggy Carr. The Board will 
recess for Committee meetings from 10:15 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
    The Reporting and Dissemination Committee will meet in open session 
from 10:15 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
    The Committee on Standards, Design and Methodology (COSDAM) will 
meet in open session from 10:15 a.m. to 11:45 a.m. and thereafter in 
closed session from 11:45 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. During the closed session 
COSDAM will discuss information regarding analyses of the 2014 grade 8 
Technology and Engineering Literacy (TEL) assessment, and discuss 
secure NAEP TEL data. This part of the meeting must be conducted in 
closed session because the analysis involves the use of secure data for 
the NAEP TEL assessment. Public disclosure of 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 section 552b of Title 5 U.S.C.
    The Assessment Development Committee will meet in open session from 
10:15 a.m. to 11:10 a.m. and thereafter in closed session from 11:10 
a.m. to 12:30 p.m. During the closed session, the Committee will 
receive a briefing on transitioning NAEP to Digital-Based Assessments 
(DBA). The briefing will be in-depth, with discussion of secure NAEP 
reading and mathematics test questions for the 2017 operational 
assessments at grades 4 and 8, and secure items at grades 8 and 12 in 
U.S. history, civics, and geography for the 2018 operational 
assessments. This part of the meeting must be conducted in closed 
session because the items are to be used in NAEP assessments; public 
disclosure of secure test items 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 
of Title 5 U.S.C.
    Following the Committee meetings, the Board will convene in closed 
session from 12:45 p.m. to 2:45 p.m. The closed session will for the 
Board to receive a briefing and discuss the NAEP 2015 Report Cards in 
Reading and Mathematics for grades 4 and 8 national and state data. 
This part of the meeting must be conducted in closed session because 
results of these NAEP assessments have been embargoed and are not ready 
for public release. Public disclosure of this information would likely 
have an adverse technical and financial impact on the NAEP program. 
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.
    Thereafter, the Board will meet in open session from 2:45 p.m. to 
5:00 p.m. From 3:15-4:15 p.m., the Board will meet in breakout sessions 
by groups comprised of NAGB members established by the Chairman to 
discuss the Governing Board's Strategic Planning Initiative. The Board 
will then convene from 4:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. to receive reports from 
the group breakouts and engage in discussions prior to taking action on 
the Governing Board's Strategic Planning Framework.
    The August 7, 2015 session of the Board meeting will adjourn at 
5:30 p.m.
    On August 8, 2015, the Nominations Committee will meet in closed 
session from 7:30 a.m. to 8:15 a.m. to discuss candidates for six Board 
vacancies for terms beginning on October 1, 2016. The Committee's 
discussions pertain solely to internal personnel rules and practices of 
an agency and information of a personal nature where disclosure would 
constitute an unwarranted invasion of personal privacy. As such, the 
discussions are protected by exemptions 2 and 6 of section 552b(c) of 
Title 5 of the United States Code.
    On Saturday, August 8, the full Board will meet in closed session 
from 8:30 a.m. to 10:00 a.m. to discuss preliminary information 
regarding the 2014 grade 8 Technology and Engineering Literacy (TEL) 
assessment and achievement levels setting process. This part of the 
meeting must be conducted in closed session because it involves secure 
items and data for the NAEP TEL assessment. Public disclosure of secure 
items and data 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 of Title 5 U.S.C.
    From 10:15 a.m. to 11:15 a.m. the Board will discuss and take 
action on the Assessment Literacy Communications Plan. Outgoing Board 
members whose terms expire in September 2015 will provide remarks from 
11:15 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.
    The Board will receive reports from the standing committees and 
take action proposed by the Executive and Reporting Committees from 
11:30 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. as follows:
    1. Executive Committee: Election of Board Vice Chair for 2015-2016
    2. Executive Committee: Budget Resolution on NAEP Funding
    3. Reporting and Dissemination Committee: Release Plan for 2015 
Reading and Mathematics Report Cards.
    The August 8, 2015 meeting is scheduled to 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 on 
Friday, August 7, 2015 by 7:00 a.m. ET. 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 at least two weeks 
before the scheduled meeting date. Although we will attempt to meet a 
request received after that date, we may not be able to make available 
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    Authority: Pub. L. 107-279, Title III--National Assessment of 
Educational Progress section 301.

    Dated: July 16, 2015.
Mary Crovo,
Deputy Executive Director, National Assessment Governing Board (NAGB), 
U.S. Department of Education.
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                                              to have been deleted erroneously, lost,                  DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION                               Detailed Meeting Agenda: August 6–8,
                                              or otherwise destroyed or corrupted, the                                                                       2015
                                              Participant’s sole remedy is to submit                   National Assessment Governing Board
                                                                                                                                                             August 6: Committee Meetings
                                              another Entry in the Competition.                        Quarterly Board Meeting
                                                                                                                                                               Assessment Development Committee:
                                              Termination and Disqualification                         AGENCY: National Assessment                           Closed Session: 8:30 a.m.–4:00 p.m.
                                                                                                       Governing Board, U.S. Department of                     Executive Committee: Open Session:
                                                 NIST reserves the authority to cancel,                                                                      4:30 p.m.–5:20 p.m.; Closed Session:
                                                                                                       Education.
                                              suspend, and/or modify the                                                                                     5:20 p.m.–6:15 p.m.
                                              Competition, or any part of it, if any                   ACTION: Announcement of open and
                                              fraud, technical failures, or any other                  closed meetings.                                      August 7: Full Board and Committee
                                              factor beyond NIST’s reasonable control                                                                        Meetings
                                              impairs the integrity or proper                          SUMMARY:   This notice sets forth the                   Full Board: Open Session: 8:30 a.m.–
                                              functioning of the Competition, as                       agenda for the August 6–8, 2015                       10:15 a.m.; Closed Session: 12:45 p.m.
                                              determined by NIST in its sole                           Quarterly Meeting of the National                     to 2:45 p.m.; Open Session 2:45 p.m.–
                                              discretion.                                              Assessment Governing Board (hereafter                 5:30 p.m.
                                                 NIST reserves the right to disqualify                 referred to as Governing Board). This
                                                                                                                                                             Committee Meetings
                                              any Participant or Participant team it                   notice provides information to members
                                                                                                       of the public who may be interested in                  Assessment Development Committee
                                              believes to be tampering with the Entry                                                                        (ADC): Open Session: 10:15 a.m.–11:10
                                              process or the operation of the                          attending the meeting or providing
                                                                                                       written comments on the meeting. The                  a.m.; Closed Session: 11:10 a.m.–12:30
                                              Competition or to be acting in violation                                                                       p.m.
                                                                                                       notice of this meeting is required under
                                              of any applicable rule or condition. Any                                                                         Reporting and Dissemination
                                                                                                       section 10(a)(2) of the Federal Advisory
                                              attempt by any person to undermine the                                                                         Committee (R&D): Open Session: 10:15
                                                                                                       Committee Act (FACA).
                                              legitimate operation of the Competition                                                                        a.m.–12:30 p.m.
                                              may be a violation of criminal or civil                  DATES:  The Quarterly Board meeting                     Committee on Standards, Design and
                                              law.                                                     will be held on the following dates:                  Methodology (COSDAM): Open Session:
                                                                                                         • August 6, 2015 from 8:30 a.m. to                  10:15 a.m.–11:45 a.m.; Closed Session:
                                              Verification of Potential Winner(s)                                                                            11:45 a.m.–12:30 p.m.
                                                                                                       6:15 p.m.
                                                All potential winners are subject to                     • August 7, 2015 from 8:30 a.m. to                  August 8: Full Board and Committee
                                              verification by NIST, whose decisions                    5:30 p.m.                                             Meetings
                                              are final and binding in all matters
                                                                                                         • August 8, 2015 from 7:30 a.m. to                    Nominations Committee: Closed
                                              related to the Competition.
                                                                                                       12:00 p.m.                                            Session: 7:30 a.m.–8:15 a.m.
                                                Potential winner(s) must continue to                                                                           Full Board: Closed Session: 8:30 a.m.–
                                              comply with all terms and conditions of                  ADDRESSES: Westin Arlington Gateway,                  10:00 a.m. Open Session 10:00 a.m.–
                                              the Competition Rules described in this                  801 North Glebe Road, Arlington, VA                   12:00 p.m.
                                              notice and posted on the Event Web site                  22203.                                                  On August 6, 2015, from 8:30 a.m. to
                                              as Official Rules, and winning is                        FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
                                                                                                                                                             4:00 p.m., the Assessment Development
                                              contingent upon fulfilling all                                                                                 Committee will meet in closed session
                                                                                                       Munira Mwalimu, Executive Officer,
                                              requirements. In the event that a                                                                              to review assessment items for the
                                                                                                       800 North Capitol Street NW., Suite 825,
                                              potential winner, or an announced                                                                              NAEP transition to digital-based
                                                                                                       Washington, DC 20002, telephone: (202)
                                              winner, is found to be ineligible or is                                                                        assessments (DBA). The review will
                                                                                                       357–6938, fax: (202) 357–6945.
                                              disqualified for any reason, NIST may                                                                          include secure items in mathematics at
                                              make award, instead, to another                          SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:                            grades 4 and 8 for the 2016 pilot, in
                                              Participant, as may be determined by                        Statutory Authority and Function:                  preparation for the 2017 operational
                                              the Judges.                                              The National Assessment Governing                     assessment. The Committee’s reviews
                                                                                                       Board is established under Title III—                 and discussions on secure test items
                                              Privacy and Disclosure Under FOIA                        National Assessment of Educational                    cannot be discussed in an open meeting
                                                                                                       Progress Authorization Act, Public Law                to protect the confidentiality of the
                                                Personal and contact information is                                                                          secure assessment materials. Premature
                                              not collected by NIST for commercial or                  107–279. Information on the Board and
                                                                                                                                                             disclosure of these results would
                                              marketing purposes. Except as provided                   its work can be found at www.nagb.gov.
                                                                                                                                                             significantly impede implementation of
                                              herein, information submitted                               The Board is established to formulate              the NAEP assessment program, and is
                                              throughout the Competition will be                       policy for the National Assessment of                 therefore protected by exemption 9(B) of
                                              used only to communicate with                            Educational Progress (NAEP). The                      section 552b(c) of Title 5 United States
                                              Participants regarding Entries and/or the                Board’s responsibilities include the                  Code.
                                              Competition. Participant Entries and                     following: Selecting subject areas to be                The Board’s standing committees will
                                              submissions to the Competition may be                    assessed, developing assessment                       meet to conduct regularly scheduled
                                              subject to disclosure under the Freedom                  frameworks and specifications,                        work, based on agenda items planned
                                              of Information Act (‘‘FOIA’’).                           developing appropriate student                        for this quarterly Board meeting, and
                                                                                                       achievement levels for each grade and                 follow up items as reported in the
                                                 Authority: 15 U.S.C. 3719.
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                                                                                                       subject tested, developing standards and              Board’s committee meeting minutes
                                              Kevin Kimball,                                           procedures for interstate and national                available at http://nagb.gov/what-we-do/
                                              Chief of Staff.                                          comparisons, improving the form and                   board-committee-reports-and-
                                              [FR Doc. 2015–17865 Filed 7–21–15; 8:45 am]
                                                                                                       use of NAEP, developing guidelines for                agendas.html.
                                                                                                       reporting and disseminating results, and                The Executive Committee will
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                                              thereafter in closed session from 5:20                   matters are protected by exemption 9(B)               Committee’s discussions pertain solely
                                              p.m. to 6:15 p.m. During the closed                      of section 552b of Title 5 U.S.C.                     to internal personnel rules and practices
                                              session, the Executive Committee will                       The Assessment Development                         of an agency and information of a
                                              receive and discuss cost estimates for                   Committee will meet in open session                   personal nature where disclosure would
                                              implementing NAEP’s Assessment                           from 10:15 a.m. to 11:10 a.m. and                     constitute an unwarranted invasion of
                                              Schedule for 2014–2024, and the                          thereafter in closed session from 11:10               personal privacy. As such, the
                                              implications of the cost and funding                     a.m. to 12:30 p.m. During the closed                  discussions are protected by exemptions
                                              estimates for the NAEP Assessment                        session, the Committee will receive a                 2 and 6 of section 552b(c) of Title 5 of
                                              Schedule and future NAEP activities                      briefing on transitioning NAEP to                     the United States Code.
                                              will also be discussed. This meeting                     Digital-Based Assessments (DBA). The                     On Saturday, August 8, the full Board
                                              must be conducted in closed session                      briefing will be in-depth, with                       will meet in closed session from 8:30
                                              because public disclosure of this                        discussion of secure NAEP reading and                 a.m. to 10:00 a.m. to discuss preliminary
                                              information would likely have an                         mathematics test questions for the 2017               information regarding the 2014 grade 8
                                              adverse financial effect on the NAEP                     operational assessments at grades 4 and               Technology and Engineering Literacy
                                              program by providing confidential cost                   8, and secure items at grades 8 and 12                (TEL) assessment and achievement
                                              details and proprietary contract costs of                in U.S. history, civics, and geography                levels setting process. This part of the
                                              current contractors to the public.                       for the 2018 operational assessments.                 meeting must be conducted in closed
                                              Discussion of this information would be                  This part of the meeting must be                      session because it involves secure items
                                              likely to significantly impede                           conducted in closed session because the               and data for the NAEP TEL assessment.
                                              implementation of a proposed agency                      items are to be used in NAEP                          Public disclosure of secure items and
                                              action if conducted in open session.                     assessments; public disclosure of secure              data would significantly impede
                                              Such matters are protected by                            test items would significantly impede                 implementation of the NAEP assessment
                                              exemption 9(B) of section 552b of Title                  implementation of the NAEP assessment                 program if conducted in open session.
                                              5 U.S.C.                                                 program if conducted in open session.                 Such matters are protected by
                                                 On August 7, 2015, the full Board will                Such matters are protected by                         exemption 9(B) of section 552b of Title
                                              meet in open session from 8:30 a.m. to                   exemption 9(B) of section 552b of Title               5 U.S.C.
                                              10:15 a.m. The Board will review and                     5 U.S.C.                                                 From 10:15 a.m. to 11:15 a.m. the
                                              approve the August 6–7, 2015 Board                          Following the Committee meetings,                  Board will discuss and take action on
                                              meeting agenda and meeting minutes                       the Board will convene in closed                      the Assessment Literacy
                                              from the May 2015 Quarterly Board                        session from 12:45 p.m. to 2:45 p.m. The              Communications Plan. Outgoing Board
                                              meeting. This session will be followed                   closed session will for the Board to                  members whose terms expire in
                                              by the Chairman’s remarks and welcome                    receive a briefing and discuss the NAEP               September 2015 will provide remarks
                                              remarks from the Governing Board’s                       2015 Report Cards in Reading and                      from 11:15 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.
                                              new Executive Director, Bill Bushaw.                     Mathematics for grades 4 and 8 national                  The Board will receive reports from
                                              Thereafter, the full Board will receive a                and state data. This part of the meeting              the standing committees and take action
                                              briefing on the Trial Urban District                     must be conducted in closed session                   proposed by the Executive and
                                              Assessments (TUDA) and implications                      because results of these NAEP                         Reporting Committees from 11:30 a.m.
                                              for education reforms from Michael                       assessments have been embargoed and                   to 12:00 p.m. as follows:
                                              Casserly, Executive Director of the                      are not ready for public release. Public                 1. Executive Committee: Election of
                                              Council of the Great City Schools. The                   disclosure of this information would                  Board Vice Chair for 2015–2016
                                              briefing will be followed by update                      likely have an adverse technical and                     2. Executive Committee: Budget
                                              reports from the Acting Director of the                  financial impact on the NAEP program.                 Resolution on NAEP Funding
                                              Institute of Education Sciences, Sue                     Discussion of this information would be                  3. Reporting and Dissemination
                                              Betka, and the Acting Commissioner of                    likely to significantly impede                        Committee: Release Plan for 2015
                                              the National Center for Education                        implementation of a proposed agency                   Reading and Mathematics Report Cards.
                                              Statistics, Peggy Carr. The Board will                   action if conducted in open session.                     The August 8, 2015 meeting is
                                              recess for Committee meetings from                       Such matters are protected by                         scheduled to adjourn at 12:00 p.m.
                                              10:15 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.                                 exemption 9(B) of section 552b of Title                  Access to Records of the Meeting:
                                                 The Reporting and Dissemination                       5 U.S.C.                                              Pursuant to FACA requirements, the
                                              Committee will meet in open session                         Thereafter, the Board will meet in                 public may also inspect the meeting
                                              from 10:15 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.                            open session from 2:45 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.              materials at www.nagb.gov on Friday,
                                                 The Committee on Standards, Design                    From 3:15–4:15 p.m., the Board will                   August 7, 2015 by 7:00 a.m. ET. The
                                              and Methodology (COSDAM) will meet                       meet in breakout sessions by groups                   official verbatim transcripts of the
                                              in open session from 10:15 a.m. to 11:45                 comprised of NAGB members                             public meeting sessions will be
                                              a.m. and thereafter in closed session                    established by the Chairman to discuss                available for public inspection no later
                                              from 11:45 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. During the                 the Governing Board’s Strategic                       than 30 calendar days following the
                                              closed session COSDAM will discuss                       Planning Initiative. The Board will then              meeting.
                                              information regarding analyses of the                    convene from 4:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. to                   Reasonable Accommodations: The
                                              2014 grade 8 Technology and                              receive reports from the group breakouts              meeting site is accessible to individuals
                                              Engineering Literacy (TEL) assessment,                   and engage in discussions prior to                    with disabilities. If you will need an
                                              and discuss secure NAEP TEL data. This                   taking action on the Governing Board’s                auxiliary aid or service to participate in
                                              part of the meeting must be conducted                    Strategic Planning Framework.                         the meeting (e.g., interpreting service,
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                                              in closed session because the analysis                      The August 7, 2015 session of the                  assistive listening device, or materials in
                                              involves the use of secure data for the                  Board meeting will adjourn at 5:30 p.m.               an alternate format), notify the contact
                                              NAEP TEL assessment. Public                                 On August 8, 2015, the Nominations                 person listed in this notice at least two
                                              disclosure of secure data would                          Committee will meet in closed session                 weeks before the scheduled meeting
                                              significantly impede implementation of                   from 7:30 a.m. to 8:15 a.m. to discuss                date. Although we will attempt to meet
                                              the NAEP assessment program if                           candidates for six Board vacancies for                a request received after that date, we
                                              conducted in open session. Such                          terms beginning on October 1, 2016. The               may not be able to make available the


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                                              requested auxiliary aid or service                       technical assistance (TA) to governing                service provision (e.g., best practices for
                                              because of insufficient time to arrange                  bodies of Indian tribes that have                     serving individuals with physical and
                                              it.                                                      received an American Indian Vocational                mental disabilities, case management
                                                  Electronic Access to this Document:                  Rehabilitation Services (AIVRS) grant                 and case record documentation,
                                              The official version of this document is                 under section 121(a) of the                           eligibility determinations, and
                                              the document published in the Federal                    Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended                developing individualized plans for
                                              Register. Free Internet access to the                    (the Act). Under section 121(c)(3) of the             employment); (3) financial management
                                              official edition of the Federal Register                 Act, the Commissioner of the                          (e.g., budget management and
                                              and the Code of Federal Regulations is                   Rehabilitation Services Administration                compliance with applicable Federal
                                              available via the Federal Digital System                 (RSA) makes grants to, or enters into                 grant administrative regulations and
                                              at: www.gpo.gov/fdsys. At this site you                  contracts or other cooperative                        cost principles); (4) data collection,
                                              can view this document, as well as all                   agreements with, entities that have                   reporting, and performance measures;
                                              other documents of this Department                       experience in the operation of AIVRS                  and (5) assistive technology (AT) (e.g.,
                                              published in the Federal Register, in                    programs to provide such training and                 knowledge of what AT is, evaluating the
                                              text or Adobe Portable Document                          TA on developing, conducting,                         need for AT, use of AT, access to AT).
                                              Format (PDF). To use PDF, you must                       administering, and evaluating these                   Beginning in FY 2016, this survey will
                                              have Adobe Acrobat Reader, which is                      programs.                                             be conducted each year as part of the
                                              available free at the site.                                 Priority: We are establishing this                 AIVRS grantees’ annual reporting to the
                                                  You may also access documents of the                 priority for the FY 2015 grant                        Department. We will consider the
                                              Department published in the Federal                      competition only in accordance with                   results of the survey in determining
                                              Register by using the article search                     section 437(d)(1) of the General                      specific training and TA topics to be
                                              feature at: www.federalregister.gov.                     Education Provisions Act (GEPA), 20                   included each year in the training and
                                              Specifically, through the advanced                       U.S.C. 1232(d)(1).                                    TA cooperative agreement.
                                              search feature at this site, you can limit                  Absolute Priority: This priority is an                The priority is:
                                              your search to documents published by                    absolute priority. Under 34 CFR                          American Indian Vocational
                                              the Department.                                          75.105(c)(3), we consider only                        Rehabilitation Services—Training and
                                                                                                       applications that meet this priority.                 Technical Assistance Program.
                                                Authority: Pub. L. 107–279, Title III—                    Background: The Workforce
                                              National Assessment of Educational Progress                                                                       This priority supports a five-year
                                                                                                       Innovation and Opportunity Act                        cooperative agreement to establish an
                                              section 301.
                                                                                                       (WIOA) (Pub. L. 113–128), enacted in                  American Indian Vocational
                                                Dated: July 16, 2015.                                  July of 2014, made significant changes                Rehabilitation Services (AIVRS)
                                              Mary Crovo,                                              to the Act, including adding provisions               Training and Technical Assistance
                                              Deputy Executive Director, National                      to the AIVRS program that require the                 Center (Center) to provide three
                                              Assessment Governing Board (NAGB), U.S.                  reservation of funds to support training              different types of training and technical
                                              Department of Education.                                 and TA. In particular, the new section                assistance (TA) for AIVRS projects: (1)
                                              [FR Doc. 2015–17832 Filed 7–21–15; 8:45 am]              121(c) of the Act requires the
                                                                                                                                                             Intensive, sustained training and TA; 1
                                              BILLING CODE P                                           Commissioner of RSA to reserve not less
                                                                                                                                                             (2) targeted, specialized training and
                                                                                                       than 1.8 percent and not more than 2
                                                                                                                                                             TA; 2 and (3) universal, general training
                                                                                                       percent of the funds set aside from the
                                                                                                                                                             and TA.3 The Center will develop and
                                              DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION                                  State vocational rehabilitation (VR)
                                                                                                       program (section 110(d) of the Act) for                  1 For the purposes of this priority, ‘‘intensive,
                                              Applications for New Awards;                             the AIVRS program to provide training                 sustained training and technical assistance’’ means
                                              American Indian Vocational                               and TA to governing bodies of Indian                  TA services often provided on-site and requiring a
                                              Rehabilitation Services—Training and                     tribes that have received AIVRS grants                stable, ongoing relationship between the AIVRS—
                                              Technical Assistance                                                                                           Training and Technical Assistance program staff
                                                                                                       under section 121(a) of the Act.                      and the training and TA recipient. ‘‘Technical
                                                                                                          Under section 121(a) the Department                assistance services’’ are defined as negotiated series
                                              AGENCY:  Office of Special Education and
                                                                                                       currently supports 83 projects that                   of activities designed to reach a valued outcome.
                                              Rehabilitative Services, Department of
                                                                                                       provide VR services to American                       This category of training and TA should result in
                                              Education.                                                                                                     changes to policy, program, practice, or operations
                                                                                                       Indians with disabilities, consistent
                                              ACTION: Notice.                                                                                                that support increased recipient capacity of
                                                                                                       with each individual’s strengths,                     improved outcomes at one or more systems levels.
                                                Overview Information:American                          resources, priorities, concerns, abilities,              2 For the purposes of this priority, ‘‘targeted,


                                              Indian Vocational Rehabilitation                         capabilities, interests, and informed                 specialized training and technical assistance’’
                                                                                                       choice, so that they may prepare for,                 means TA based on needs common to multiple
                                              Services—Training and Technical                                                                                recipients and not extensively individualized. A
                                              Assistance Notice inviting applications                  and engage in, high-quality competitive               relationship is established between the training and
                                              for new awards for fiscal year (FY) 2015.                integrated employment that will                       TA recipient and one or more training and TA
                                                Catalog of Federal Domestic                            increase opportunities for economic                   center staff. This category of training and TA
                                                                                                       self-sufficiency.                                     includes one-time, labor-intensive events, such as
                                              Assistance (CFDA) Number: 84.250Z.                                                                             facilitating strategic planning or hosting regional or
                                                                                                          To help determine funding priorities,
                                              DATES: Applications Available: July 22,                                                                        national conferences. It can also include episodic,
                                                                                                       section 121(c)(3) of the Act requires                 less labor-intensive events that extend over a period
                                              2015.                                                    RSA to survey the governing bodies of                 of time, such as facilitating a series of conference
                                                Date of Pre-Application Webinar: July                  Indian tribes operating AIVRS projects                calls on single or multiple topics that are designed
                                              30, 2015.                                                to identify their training and TA needs.              around the needs of the recipients. Facilitating
                                                Deadline for Transmittal of                                                                                  communities of practice can also be considered
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                                                                                                       RSA’s survey of the AIVRS grantees                    targeted, specialized training and TA.
                                              Applications: August 21, 2015.                           conducted in January 2015 resulted in a                  3 For the purposes of this priority, ‘‘universal,

                                              Full Text of Announcement                                50 percent response rate and indicated                general training and technical assistance’’ means
                                                                                                       training and TA needs in five primary                 training and TA and information provided to
                                              I. Funding Opportunity Description                       areas: (1) Knowledge of applicable laws               independent users through their own initiative,
                                                                                                                                                             resulting in minimal interaction with training and
                                                Purpose of Program: The purpose of                     and regulations governing the AIVRS                   TA center staff and including one-time, invited or
                                              this program is to provide training and                  program; (2) staff development and                    offered conference presentations by training and TA



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CategoryRegulatory Information
CollectionFederal Register
sudoc ClassAE 2.7:
GS 4.107:
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PublisherOffice of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
SectionNotices
ActionAnnouncement of open and closed meetings.
DatesThe Quarterly Board meeting will be held on the following dates:
ContactMunira Mwalimu, Executive Officer, 800 North Capitol Street NW., Suite 825, Washington, DC 20002, telephone: (202) 357-6938, fax: (202) 357-6945.
FR Citation80 FR 43398 

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