[Federal Register: November 2, 2004 (Volume 69, Number 211)]
[Notices]
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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
National Assessment Governing Board; Meeting
AGENCY: National Assessment Governing Board; Education.
ACTION: Notice of open meeting and closed meetings.
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SUMMARY: The 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 members of the
general public of their opportunity to attend. Individuals who will
need special accommodations in order to attend the meeting (i.e.,
interpreting services, assistive listening devices, materials in
alternative format) should notify Munira Mwalimu at 202-357-6938 or at
Munira.Mwalimu@ed.gov no later than November 5, 2004. We will attempt
to meet requests after this date, but cannot guarantee availability of
the requested accommodation. The meeting site is accessible to
individuals with disabilities.
DATES: November 18-November 20, 2004.
Times
November 18
Committee Meetings
Assessment Development Committee: Closed session--12 p.m. to 2:30
p.m.;
Reporting and Dissemination Committee: Open session--12 p.m. to
2:30 p.m.;
Ad Hoc Committee on NAEP 12th Grade Participation: Open session--
2:30 p.m. to 4 p.m.;
Executive Committee: Open session--4:30 p.m. to 5 p.m.; Closed
session 5 p.m. to 6 p.m.
November 19
Full Board: Open session--8:30 a.m. to 4:15 p.m.
Committee Meetings
Assessment Development Committee: Open session--10 a.m. to 12 p.m.;
Committee on Standards, Design, and Methodology: Open session--10
a.m. to 12 p.m.;
Reporting and Dissemination Committee: Open session--10 a.m. to 12
p.m.;
November 20
Full Board: Open session--9 a.m. to 12 p.m.
Location: Park Hyatt Washington, 1201 24th Street, NW., Washington,
DC 20037.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Munira Mwalimu, Operations Officer,
National Assessment Governing Board, 800 North Capitol Street, NW.,
Suite 825, Washington, DC 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, as amended.
The Board is established to formulate policy guidelines for the
National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP). The Board's
responsibilities include selecting subject areas to be assessed,
developing assessment objectives, developing appropriate student
achievement levels for each grade and subject tested, developing
guidelines for reporting and disseminating results, and developing
standards and procedures for interstate and national comparisons.
The Assessment Development Committee will meet in closed session on
November 18 from 12 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. to review secure test items for
the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) 2009 Reading
Assessment. The meeting must be conducted in closed session as
disclosure of proposed test items from the NAEP assessments would
significantly impede implementation of the NAEP program, and is
therefore protected by exemption 9(B) of section 552b(c) of Title 5
U.S.C.
On November 18, the Reporting and Dissemination Committee will meet
in open session from 12 p.m. to 2:30 p.m., and the Ad Hoc Committee on
NAEP 12th Grade Participation and Motivation will meet in open session
from 2:30 p.m. to 4 p.m. The Executive Committee will meet in open
session on November 18 from 4:30 p.m. to 5 p.m. The committee will then
meet in closed session from 5 p.m. to 6 p.m. to discuss independent
government cost estimates for contracts related to the National
Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP). This part of the meeting
must be conducted in closed session because public disclosure of this
information would likely have an adverse financial effect on the NAEP
program and will provide an advantage to potential bidders attending
the meeting. The 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(c) of Title 5 U.S.C.
On November 19, the full Board will meet in open session from 8:30
am. to 4:15 p.m. The Board will approve the agenda and the Chairman
will introduce new Board members, who will then be administered the
Oath of Office. The Board will then hear the Executive Director's
report and receive an update on the work of the National Center for
Education Statistics (NCES) from the Commissioner of NCES, Robert
Lerner.
From 10 am. to 12 p.m. on November 19, the Board's standing
committees--the Assessment Development Committee; the Committee on
Standards, Design, and Methodology;
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and the Reporting and Dissemination Committees--will meet in open
session.
From 12 p.m. to 2 p.m., Board members will receive a briefing from
State NAEP Coordinators on their NAEP roles and on the use of NAEP
data. This will be followed by Board discussion on NAEP Reporting
Guidelines led by the Chair of the Reporting and Dissemination
Committee, John Stevens, after which the November 19 session of the
Board meeting will adjourn.
On November 20, the full Board will meet in open session from 9
a.m. to 12 p.m. At 9 a.m., the Board will discuss NAEP 12th Grade
issues, led by Vice Chair, Sheila Ford. Board actions on policies and
Committee reports are scheduled to take place between 10:45 a.m. and 12
p.m., upon which the November 20, 2004 session of the Board meeting
will adjourn.
Detailed minutes of the meeting, including summaries of the
activities of the closed sessions and related matters that are
informative to the public and consistent with the policy of section 5
U.S.C. 552b(c) will be available to the public within 14 days of 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, DC, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. eastern standard
time.
Dated: October 28, 2004.
Sharif Shakrani,
Deputy Executive Director, National Assessment Governing Board
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