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1026 of the William M. (Mac)
Thornberry National Defense
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and provide actionable information on
the Defense Industrial Base. The
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drafting a biennial Report to Congress
(RTC), as well as provide additional
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National Assessment Governing Board
Meeting; National Assessment
Governing Board
National Assessment
Governing Board, Department of
Education.
ACTION: Notice of open and closed
meetings.
AGENCY:
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This notice sets forth the
agenda, time, and instructions to access
or participate in the National
Assessment Governing Board (hereafter
referred to as Governing Board or Board)
meetings scheduled for November 16–
18, 2022 in Washington DC. This notice
provides information about the meetings
to members of the public who may be
interested in attending the meetings
and/or providing written comments
related to the work of the Governing
Board. Notice of the meetings is
required under Section 10(a)(2) of the
Federal Advisory Committee Act
(FACA).
ADDRESSES: The Mayflower Hotel, 1127
Connecticut Ave. NW, Washington, DC
20036.
DATES: November 16–18, 2022.
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) 357–6906, fax:
(202) 357–6945, email:
Munira.Mwalimu@ed.gov.
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 (20
U.S.C. 9621). Information on the
Governing Board and its work can be
found at www.nagb.gov. The Governing
Board formulates policy for the National
Assessment of Educational Progress
(NAEP) administered by the National
Center for Education Statistics (NCES).
The Governing Board’s responsibilities
include:
‘‘(1) selecting the subject areas to be
assessed; (2) developing appropriate
student achievement levels; (3)
developing assessment objectives and
testing specifications that produce an
assessment that is valid and reliable,
and are based on relevant widely
accepted professional standards; (4)
developing a process for review of the
assessment which includes the active
participation of teachers, curriculum
specialists, local school administrators,
parents, and concerned members of the
public; (5) designing the methodology of
the assessment to ensure that
assessment items are valid and reliable,
in consultation with appropriate
technical experts in measurement and
assessment, content and subject matter,
sampling, and other technical experts
who engage in large scale surveys; (6)
measuring student academic
achievement in grades 4, 8, and 12 in
the authorized academic subjects; (7)
developing guidelines for reporting and
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disseminating results; (8) developing
standards and procedures for regional
and national comparisons; (9) taking
appropriate actions needed to improve
the form, content use, and reporting of
results of an assessment; and (10)
planning and executing the initial
public release of NAEP reports.’’
Orientation Meeting and Standing
Committee Meetings
The Governing Board’s standing
committees will meet to conduct
regularly scheduled work planned for
the quarterly board meeting and any
items undertaken by standing
committees for consideration by the full
Governing Board. (Please see committee
meeting minutes for previous meetings,
available at https://www.nagb.gov/
governing-board/quarterly-boardmeetings.html). Standing committee
meeting agendas and meeting materials
will be posted on the Governing Board’s
website, www.nagb.gov, no later than
five business days prior to the meetings.
Standing Committee Meetings
Wednesday, November 16, 2022
New Member Orientation Meeting
(Closed Session)
12:30 p.m.–5:15 p.m.
A new member orientation meeting
will convene in closed session on
November 16, 2022, from 12:30 p.m. to
5:15 p.m. The meeting agenda will cover
topics related to member onboarding
and include presentations from the
Governing Board and the National
Center for Education Statistics (NCES).
These discussions pertain solely to
internal personnel rules and practices of
an agency. As such, the discussions are
protected by exemption 2 of the
Government Sunshine Act, 5 U.S.C.
552b(c).
Thursday, November 17, 2022
Executive Committee Meeting
8:00 a.m.–8:35 a.m. (Open Session)
8:35 a.m.–9:30 a.m. (Closed Session)
The Executive Committee will meet in
closed session on November 17, 2022,
from 8:35 a.m. to 9:30 a.m. to receive
two briefings. The first briefing will be
led by Lesley Muldoon, the Governing
Board Executive Director, on the
Governing Board’s budget. The second
briefing will be led by Peggy Carr,
Commissioner, National Center for
Education Statistics (NCES) on the
NAEP Budget and Assessment
Schedule. These discussions must be
kept confidential to maintain the
integrity of the federal budgeting and
acquisition processes. Public disclosure
of this confidential information would
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Thursday, November 17, 2022
review applications for Board vacancies
for the 2023–2024 term and discuss the
rating process and member assignments
for the ratings. These 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 the
Government Sunshine Act, 5 U.S.C.
552b(c).
Assessment Development Committee
Quarterly Governing Board Meeting
3:30 p.m.–5:00 p.m. (Open Session)
5:00 p.m.–5:30 p.m. (Closed Session)
The Assessment Development
Committee will meet in closed session
on November 17, 2022, to preview
initial results from pretesting of NAEP
Mathematics and Reading Items
assessment items. These items have not
been released to the public. Public
disclosure of this confidential
information would significantly impede
implementation of the NAEP assessment
program if conducted in open session.
Such matters are protected by
exemption 9(B) of the Government
Sunshine Act, 5 U.S.C. 552b(c).
The plenary sessions of the Governing
Board’s November 2022 quarterly
meeting will be held on the following
dates and times:
significantly impede implementation of
the NAEP assessment program if
conducted in open session. Such
matters are protected by exemption 9(B)
of the Government Sunshine Act, 5
U.S.C. 552b(c).
Thursday, November 17, 2022
Reporting and Dissemination Committee
(R&D)
3:30 p.m.–5:30 p.m. (Open Session)
Thursday, November 17, 2022
Committee on Standards, Design and
Methodology
3:30 p.m.–5:00 p.m. (Open Session)
5:00 p.m.–5:30 p.m. (Closed Session)
The Committee on Standards, Design
and Methodology will meet in closed
session on November 17, 2022, to
receive an update on the Achievement
Level Description Review Pilot Study
for U.S. History, Civics, and Science.
This session is closed because
preliminary study data will be shared
from a pilot study intended to inform an
operational study. Results are not
public; they are to inform the
Committee on study procedures to
include panelists’ preparation to for
understanding the secure data and
performing assigned tasks. Public
disclosure of this confidential
information would significantly impede
implementation of the NAEP assessment
program if conducted in open session.
Such matters are protected by
exemption 9(B) of the Government
Sunshine Act, 5 U.S.C. 552b(c).
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Friday, November 18, 2022
Nominations Committee Meeting
(Closed Session)
7:30 a.m.–8:45 a.m.
The Nominations Committee will
meet in closed session on November 18,
2022, from 7:30 a.m. to 8:45 a.m. to
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Open Meeting: 9:45 a.m.–3:30 p.m.
Friday, November 18, 2022
Open Meeting: 9:00 a.m.–3:30 p.m.
November 17, 2022, Meeting:
On Thursday, November 17, 2022, the
plenary session of the Governing Board
meeting will convene in open session
from 9:45 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. The meeting
will start with welcome remarks from
Beverly Perdue, Chair of the Governing
Board, followed by a motion to approve
the November 17–18, 2022, quarterly
Governing Board meeting agenda and
minutes from the August 4–5, 2022,
quarterly Governing Board meeting.
Thereafter, from 10:00 a.m. to 10:15
a.m., Secretary Cardona will administer
the Oath of Office to three new members
and a reappointed member and provide
remarks. From 10:15 a.m. to 10:45 a.m.
new members and the reappointed
member will introduce themselves and
provide remarks.
Lesley Muldoon, Executive Director of
the Governing Board, will update
members on ongoing work from 11:00
a.m. to 11:30 a.m. followed by an update
from Peggy Carr, Commissioner, NCES,
on NAEP activities from 11:30 a.m. to
12:00 p.m.
From 12:00 p.m. to 12:30 p.m.,
members will engage in a discussion on
the Governing Board’s multi-pronged
strategy to communicate key results
from the 2022 Nation’s Report Card for
Grades 4 and 8 in reading and
mathematics, followed by a 15-minute
break. From 12:45 p.m. to 1:45 p.m.
members will meet in small groups to
discuss most effective next steps for
communicating and disseminating
NAEP findings and promoting the data’s
utility and value. The members will
debrief on the small group discussions
from 2:00 p.m. to 2:45 p.m.
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The Institute of Education Sciences
(IES) Director, Mark Schneider, will
provide an IES update from 2:45 p.m. to
3:15 p.m. Thereafter members will
convene in standing committee
meetings from 3:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m.
The November 17, 2022, session of the
Board meeting will adjourn at 5:30 p.m.
Friday, November 18, 2022
The November 18, 2022, plenary
session will begin with a closed session
briefing on the NAEP Budget and
Assessment Schedule from 9:00 a.m. to
10:30 a.m. After a 15-minute break,
members will receive a briefing on
recommendations from the science
assessment framework steering panel
from 10:45 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. Members
will then take a 15-minute break and
hear from a State Panel on NAEP
Results from 12:15 p.m. to 2:15 p.m.
After a 15-minute break, members will
have open discussion time from 2:30
p.m. to 3:00 p.m. The final session of
the November 18, 2022, meeting will
take place from 3:00 p.m. to 3:30 p.m.
to receive briefings from committee
meetings. The Board will take action on
the selection of the TUDA District after
the committee briefings. The November
18, 2022, session of the Governing
Board meeting will adjourn at 3:30 p.m.
The quarterly board meeting and
standing committee meeting agendas,
along with the meeting materials, will
be posted on the Governing Board’s
website at www.nagb.gov no later than
five working days prior to each meeting.
Instructions for Participating in the
Meetings
Registration: Members of the public
may attend in-person to all open
sessions of the Governing Board’s
November 17–18, 2022 meetings. A link
to register for virtual attendance for the
open sessions and instructions for how
to register will be posted on the
Governing Board’s website at
www.nagb.gov no later than 5 business
days prior to the meeting. Registration is
required to join the meeting virtually.
Public Comment: Written comments
related to the work of the Governing
Board and its committees may be
submitted electronically or in hard copy
to the attention of the Executive Officer/
Designated Federal Official (DFO) via
email at Munira.Mwalimu@ed.gov no
later than 10 business days prior to the
meeting. Written comments should be
directed to the DFO as they relate to
committee and Board meeting work and
should reference the relevant agenda
item.
Access to Records of the Meeting:
Pursuant to the FACA requirements, the
public may inspect the meeting
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materials at www.nagb.gov, which will
be made available no later than five
business days prior to each meeting.
The public may also inspect the meeting
materials 800 North Capitol Street NW,
Suite 825, Washington, DC 20002, by
emailing Munira.Mwalimu@ed.gov to
schedule an appointment. The official
verbatim transcripts of the open meeting
sessions will be available for public
inspection no later than 30 calendar
days following each meeting and will be
posted on the Governing Board’s
website. Requests for the verbatim
transcriptions may be made via email to
the DFO noted above.
Reasonable Accommodations: The
meeting location 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 DFO listed in this
notice no later than ten working days
prior to each meeting date.
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Authority: Pub. L. 107–279, Title III,
§ 301—National Assessment of
Educational Progress Authorization Act
(20 U.S.C. 9621).
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Governing Board (NAGB), U.S. Department
of Education.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Extension of a Currently Approved
Information Collection for the
Weatherization Assistance Program
Office of Energy Efficiency and
Renewable Energy, U.S. Department of
Energy.
ACTION: Notice and request for
comments.
AGENCY:
The Department of Energy
(DOE), pursuant to the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995, intends to
extend for three years a currently
approved collection of information with
the Office of Management and Budget
(OMB). The information collection
request, Weatherization Assistance
Program (WAP), was previously
approved on May 31, 2020, under OMB
Control No. 1910–5127 and its current
expiration date is May 31, 2023. This
ICR will include WAP Annual
Appropriations and Weatherization
Readiness Funds, Infrastructure
Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA), and
Multi-Family Buildings. This ICR makes
updates to the WAP reporting metrics to
ensure the requested information can be
shared on an annual basis with
Congress.
DATES: Comments regarding this
propose information collection must be
received on or before November 25,
2022. If you anticipate that you will be
submitting comments but find it
difficult to do so within the period
allowed by this notice, please advise the
OMB Desk Officer of your intention to
make a submission as soon as possible.
The Desk Officer may be telephoned at
(202) 881–8585.
ADDRESSES: Written comments and
recommendations for the proposed
information collection should be sent
within 30 days of publication of this
notice to www.reginfo.gov/public/do/
PRAMain. Find this particular
information collection by selecting
‘‘Currently under 30-day Review—Open
for Public Comments’’ or by using the
search function.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Requests for additional information or
copies of the information collection
instrument and instructions should be
directed to Brittany Price, EE–5W, U.S.
Department of Energy, 1000
Independence Ave. SW, Washington,
DC 20585–0121 or by email or phone at
brittany.price@ee.doe.gov, (240) 306–
7252.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Comments
are invited on: (a) Whether the extended
collection of information is necessary
for the proper performance of the
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functions of the agency, including
whether the information shall have
practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the
agency’s estimate of the burden of the
proposed collection of information,
including the validity of the
methodology and assumptions used; (c)
ways to enhance the quality, utility, and
clarity of the information to be
collected; and (d) ways to minimize the
burden of the collection of information
on respondents, including through the
use of automated collection techniques
or other forms of information
technology.
This information collection request
contains: (1) OMB No.: 1910–5127; (2)
Information Collection Request Title:
‘‘Weatherization Assistance Program
(WAP)’’; (3) Type of Review: Extension
of a Currently Approved Collection; (4)
Purpose: To collect information on the
status of grantee activities related to
WAP Annual Appropriations/
Weatherization Readiness Fund, IIJA,
and the multifamily buildings
expansion—including but not limited to
weatherized units, total people assisted
with grant funds; expenditures; and
results, to ensure that program funds are
being used appropriately, effectively
and expeditiously. WAP Annual
Appropriations and Weatherization
Readiness Fund: On March 15, 2022, the
President signed the Consolidated
Appropriations Act of 2021, which
appropriated $334,000,000 to the WAP,
and included $15,000,000 to be made
available to establish a Weatherization
Readiness Fund. As noted in WPN 22–
6, WAP Grantees will be required to
report metrics related to the expenditure
of these funds. Infrastructure
Investments and Jobs Act (IIJA): In
addition to the reporting documents for
the WAP’s annual appropriations, this
collection also includes reporting for the
$3.168 billion delivered by IIJA. IIJA
was passed by Congress on November 6,
2021 ‘‘to authorize funds for Federal-aid
highways, highway safety programs, and
transit programs, and for other
purposes.’’ The Weatherization
Assistance Program is listed as an IIJA
recipient under the Subtitle E—
Miscellaneous section within Title V:
Energy Efficiency and Building
Infrastructure. Multifamily Buildings:
The Consolidated Appropriations Act,
2021 amended Section 421 of the
Energy Conservation and Production
Act by inserting: ‘‘the number of
multifamily buildings in which
individual dwelling units were
weatherized during the previous year,
the number of individual dwelling units
in multifamily buildings weatherized
during the previous year,’’ after ‘‘the
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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
National Assessment Governing Board
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AGENCY: National Assessment Governing Board, Department of Education.
ACTION: Notice of open and closed meetings.
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SUMMARY: This notice sets forth the agenda, time, and instructions to
access or participate in the National Assessment Governing Board
(hereafter referred to as Governing Board or Board) meetings scheduled
for November 16-18, 2022 in Washington DC. This notice provides
information about the meetings to members of the public who may be
interested in attending the meetings and/or providing written comments
related to the work of the Governing Board. Notice of the meetings is
required under Section 10(a)(2) of the Federal Advisory Committee Act
(FACA).
ADDRESSES: The Mayflower Hotel, 1127 Connecticut Ave. NW, Washington,
DC 20036.
DATES: November 16-18, 2022.
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) 357-6906,
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 (20 U.S.C. 9621).
Information on the Governing Board and its work can be found at
www.nagb.gov. The Governing Board formulates policy for the National
Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) administered by the National
Center for Education Statistics (NCES). The Governing Board's
responsibilities include:
``(1) selecting the subject areas to be assessed; (2) developing
appropriate student achievement levels; (3) developing assessment
objectives and testing specifications that produce an assessment that
is valid and reliable, and are based on relevant widely accepted
professional standards; (4) developing a process for review of the
assessment which includes the active participation of teachers,
curriculum specialists, local school administrators, parents, and
concerned members of the public; (5) designing the methodology of the
assessment to ensure that assessment items are valid and reliable, in
consultation with appropriate technical experts in measurement and
assessment, content and subject matter, sampling, and other technical
experts who engage in large scale surveys; (6) measuring student
academic achievement in grades 4, 8, and 12 in the authorized academic
subjects; (7) developing guidelines for reporting and disseminating
results; (8) developing standards and procedures for regional and
national comparisons; (9) taking appropriate actions needed to improve
the form, content use, and reporting of results of an assessment; and
(10) planning and executing the initial public release of NAEP
reports.''
Orientation Meeting and Standing Committee Meetings
The Governing Board's standing committees will meet to conduct
regularly scheduled work planned for the quarterly board meeting and
any items undertaken by standing committees for consideration by the
full Governing Board. (Please see committee meeting minutes for
previous meetings, available at https://www.nagb.gov/governing-board/quarterly-board-meetings.html). Standing committee meeting agendas and
meeting materials will be posted on the Governing Board's website,
www.nagb.gov, no later than five business days prior to the meetings.
Standing Committee Meetings
Wednesday, November 16, 2022
New Member Orientation Meeting (Closed Session)
12:30 p.m.-5:15 p.m.
A new member orientation meeting will convene in closed session on
November 16, 2022, from 12:30 p.m. to 5:15 p.m. The meeting agenda will
cover topics related to member onboarding and include presentations
from the Governing Board and the National Center for Education
Statistics (NCES). These discussions pertain solely to internal
personnel rules and practices of an agency. As such, the discussions
are protected by exemption 2 of the Government Sunshine Act, 5 U.S.C.
552b(c).
Thursday, November 17, 2022
Executive Committee Meeting
8:00 a.m.-8:35 a.m. (Open Session)
8:35 a.m.-9:30 a.m. (Closed Session)
The Executive Committee will meet in closed session on November 17,
2022, from 8:35 a.m. to 9:30 a.m. to receive two briefings. The first
briefing will be led by Lesley Muldoon, the Governing Board Executive
Director, on the Governing Board's budget. The second briefing will be
led by Peggy Carr, Commissioner, National Center for Education
Statistics (NCES) on the NAEP Budget and Assessment Schedule. These
discussions must be kept confidential to maintain the integrity of the
federal budgeting and acquisition processes. Public disclosure of this
confidential information would
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significantly impede implementation of the NAEP assessment program if
conducted in open session. Such matters are protected by exemption 9(B)
of the Government Sunshine Act, 5 U.S.C. 552b(c).
Thursday, November 17, 2022
Reporting and Dissemination Committee (R&D)
3:30 p.m.-5:30 p.m. (Open Session)
Thursday, November 17, 2022
Assessment Development Committee
3:30 p.m.-5:00 p.m. (Open Session)
5:00 p.m.-5:30 p.m. (Closed Session)
The Assessment Development Committee will meet in closed session on
November 17, 2022, to preview initial results from pretesting of NAEP
Mathematics and Reading Items assessment items. These items have not
been released to the public. Public disclosure of this confidential
information would significantly impede implementation of the NAEP
assessment program if conducted in open session. Such matters are
protected by exemption 9(B) of the Government Sunshine Act, 5 U.S.C.
552b(c).
Thursday, November 17, 2022
Committee on Standards, Design and Methodology
3:30 p.m.-5:00 p.m. (Open Session)
5:00 p.m.-5:30 p.m. (Closed Session)
The Committee on Standards, Design and Methodology will meet in
closed session on November 17, 2022, to receive an update on the
Achievement Level Description Review Pilot Study for U.S. History,
Civics, and Science. This session is closed because preliminary study
data will be shared from a pilot study intended to inform an
operational study. Results are not public; they are to inform the
Committee on study procedures to include panelists' preparation to for
understanding the secure data and performing assigned tasks. Public
disclosure of this confidential information would significantly impede
implementation of the NAEP assessment program if conducted in open
session. Such matters are protected by exemption 9(B) of the Government
Sunshine Act, 5 U.S.C. 552b(c).
Friday, November 18, 2022
Nominations Committee Meeting (Closed Session)
7:30 a.m.-8:45 a.m.
The Nominations Committee will meet in closed session on November
18, 2022, from 7:30 a.m. to 8:45 a.m. to review applications for Board
vacancies for the 2023-2024 term and discuss the rating process and
member assignments for the ratings. These 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 the Government Sunshine Act, 5
U.S.C. 552b(c).
Quarterly Governing Board Meeting
The plenary sessions of the Governing Board's November 2022
quarterly meeting will be held on the following dates and times:
Thursday, November 17, 2022
Open Meeting: 9:45 a.m.-3:30 p.m.
Friday, November 18, 2022
Open Meeting: 9:00 a.m.-3:30 p.m.
November 17, 2022, Meeting:
On Thursday, November 17, 2022, the plenary session of the
Governing Board meeting will convene in open session from 9:45 a.m. to
3:30 p.m. The meeting will start with welcome remarks from Beverly
Perdue, Chair of the Governing Board, followed by a motion to approve
the November 17-18, 2022, quarterly Governing Board meeting agenda and
minutes from the August 4-5, 2022, quarterly Governing Board meeting.
Thereafter, from 10:00 a.m. to 10:15 a.m., Secretary Cardona will
administer the Oath of Office to three new members and a reappointed
member and provide remarks. From 10:15 a.m. to 10:45 a.m. new members
and the reappointed member will introduce themselves and provide
remarks.
Lesley Muldoon, Executive Director of the Governing Board, will
update members on ongoing work from 11:00 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. followed
by an update from Peggy Carr, Commissioner, NCES, on NAEP activities
from 11:30 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.
From 12:00 p.m. to 12:30 p.m., members will engage in a discussion
on the Governing Board's multi-pronged strategy to communicate key
results from the 2022 Nation's Report Card for Grades 4 and 8 in
reading and mathematics, followed by a 15-minute break. From 12:45 p.m.
to 1:45 p.m. members will meet in small groups to discuss most
effective next steps for communicating and disseminating NAEP findings
and promoting the data's utility and value. The members will debrief on
the small group discussions from 2:00 p.m. to 2:45 p.m.
The Institute of Education Sciences (IES) Director, Mark Schneider,
will provide an IES update from 2:45 p.m. to 3:15 p.m. Thereafter
members will convene in standing committee meetings from 3:30 p.m. to
5:30 p.m. The November 17, 2022, session of the Board meeting will
adjourn at 5:30 p.m.
Friday, November 18, 2022
The November 18, 2022, plenary session will begin with a closed
session briefing on the NAEP Budget and Assessment Schedule from 9:00
a.m. to 10:30 a.m. After a 15-minute break, members will receive a
briefing on recommendations from the science assessment framework
steering panel from 10:45 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. Members will then take a
15-minute break and hear from a State Panel on NAEP Results from 12:15
p.m. to 2:15 p.m. After a 15-minute break, members will have open
discussion time from 2:30 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. The final session of the
November 18, 2022, meeting will take place from 3:00 p.m. to 3:30 p.m.
to receive briefings from committee meetings. The Board will take
action on the selection of the TUDA District after the committee
briefings. The November 18, 2022, session of the Governing Board
meeting will adjourn at 3:30 p.m.
The quarterly board meeting and standing committee meeting agendas,
along with the meeting materials, will be posted on the Governing
Board's website at www.nagb.gov no later than five working days prior
to each meeting.
Instructions for Participating in the Meetings
Registration: Members of the public may attend in-person to all
open sessions of the Governing Board's November 17-18, 2022 meetings. A
link to register for virtual attendance for the open sessions and
instructions for how to register will be posted on the Governing
Board's website at www.nagb.gov no later than 5 business days prior to
the meeting. Registration is required to join the meeting virtually.
Public Comment: Written comments related to the work of the
Governing Board and its committees may be submitted electronically or
in hard copy to the attention of the Executive Officer/Designated
Federal Official (DFO) via email at [email protected] no later than
10 business days prior to the meeting. Written comments should be
directed to the DFO as they relate to committee and Board meeting work
and should reference the relevant agenda item.
Access to Records of the Meeting: Pursuant to the FACA
requirements, the public may inspect the meeting
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materials at www.nagb.gov, which will be made available no later than
five business days prior to each meeting. The public may also inspect
the meeting materials 800 North Capitol Street NW, Suite 825,
Washington, DC 20002, by emailing [email protected] to schedule an
appointment. The official verbatim transcripts of the open meeting
sessions will be available for public inspection no later than 30
calendar days following each meeting and will be posted on the
Governing Board's website. Requests for the verbatim transcriptions may
be made via email to the DFO noted above.
Reasonable Accommodations: The meeting location 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 DFO listed in this notice no later than ten working days
prior to each meeting date.
Electronic Access to this Document: The official version of this
document is the document published in the Federal Register. Internet
access to the official edition of the Federal Register and the Code of
Federal Regulations is available via the Federal Digital System at:
www.gpo.gov/fdsys. At this site you can view this document, as well as
all other documents of this Department published in the Federal
Register, in text or Adobe Portable Document Format (PDF). To use PDF,
you must have Adobe Acrobat Reader, which is available free at the
Adobe website. You may also access documents of the Department
published in the Federal Register by using the article search feature
at: www.federalregister.gov. Specifically, through the advanced search
feature at this site, you can limit your search to documents published
by the Department.
Authority: Pub. L. 107-279, Title III, Sec. 301--National
Assessment of Educational Progress Authorization Act (20 U.S.C. 9621).
Lesley Muldoon,
Executive Director, National Assessment Governing Board (NAGB), U.S.
Department of Education.
[FR Doc. 2022-23323 Filed 10-25-22; 8:45 am]
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