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National Assessment Governing Board
Meeting
National Assessment
Governing Board, Department of
Education.
ACTION: Notice of open and closed
meetings.
AGENCY:
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 March 2–3,
2023, in Alexandria, VA. 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.
SUMMARY:
Westin Alexandria Old
Town, 400 Courthouse Square,
Alexandria, VA 22314.
DATES: March 2–3, 2023.
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: Notice of
the meetings is required under Section
1009(a)(2) of 5 U.S.C. Chapter 10
(Federal Advisory Committees).
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:
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‘‘(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.’’
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).
Standing Committee Meetings
3:45–5:15 p.m. (Open Session)
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 standing
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 for the March 2–
3, 2023, quarterly board meeting 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, March 1, 2023
Nominations Committee (Closed
Session)
5:30–6:45 p.m.
The Nominations Committee will
meet in closed session on March 1,
2023, from 5:30 to 6:45 p.m. to review
and discuss the committee member
ratings for finalists in open categories
for Governing Board 2024 vacancies and
finalize recommendations for
submission to the Board for action.
These discussions pertain solely to
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Thursday, March 2, 2023
Executive Committee Meeting
8:30–10 a.m. (Closed Session)
The Executive Committee will meet in
closed session on March 2, 2023, from
8:30 to 10 a.m. to discuss the NAEP and
Governing Board’s budgets, planned
procurements and the NAEP
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 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, March 2, 2023
Assessment Development Committee
5:15–6 p.m. (Closed Session)
The Assessment Development
Committee will meet in open session on
March 2, 2023, to receive a project
update on the 2028 NAEP Science
Assessment Framework, to discuss the
next steps for 2030 Writing Assessment
Framework and discuss
recommendations for future NAEP
assessment updates. The Assessment
Development Committee will meet in
closed session on March 2, 2023, from
5:15 to 6 p.m. 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).
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Thursday, March 2, 2023
Thursday, March 2, 2023
Committee on Standards, Design and
Methodology
Open Meeting: 10:10 a.m.–2:15 p.m.
3:45–4:20 p.m. (Closed Session)
Friday, March 3, 2023
4:20–5 p.m. (Open Session)
Open Meeting: 9 a.m.–12 p.m.
5–6 p.m. (Open Joint Session with
Reporting & Dissemination Committee)
Closed Meeting: 12:15–1:30 p.m.
The Committee on Standards, Design
and Methodology (COSDAM) will meet
in closed session on March 2, 2023,
from 3:45–4:20 p.m., to receive an
update and discuss Adaptive Testing for
NAEP. The session will include
preliminary data from recently
completed pilot studies that are not yet
available 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).
COSDAM will then meet in open
session from 4:20–5 p.m. and discuss
next steps for NAEP State Sampling.
The committee will then convene in an
open joint session with the Reporting
and Dissemination Committee to
discuss strategies for disseminating
Achievement Levels findings.
March 2, 2023, Meeting
On Thursday, March 2, 2023, the
plenary session of the Governing Board
meeting will convene in open session
from 10:10 a.m. to 2:15 p.m. The
meeting will start with welcome
remarks from Beverly Perdue, Chair of
the Governing Board, followed by a
motion to approve the meeting agenda
for the March 2–3, 2023, quarterly
Governing Board meeting and minutes
from the November 17–18, 2022,
quarterly Governing Board meeting.
Thereafter, from 10:15 a.m. to 10:45
a.m., Lesley Muldoon, Executive
Director of the Governing Board, will
update members on ongoing work
followed by an update from Peggy Carr,
Commissioner, NCES, on NAEP
activities from 10:45 to 11:15 a.m.
From 11:15 to 11:45 a.m., members
will receive a briefing on Ensuring Fair
and Unbiased NAEP Assessments. From
11:45 a.m. to 1:15 p.m. members will
meet in small groups to discuss
strategies to assure commitment to all
students in administering fair and
unbiased NAEP assessments. The
members will debrief on the small group
discussions from 1:30 to 2:15 p.m.
NCES Commissioner Peggy Carr, will
then provide an update on the NAEP
Budget and Assessment Schedule in
closed session from 2:15 to 3:30 p.m.
These discussions must be kept
confidential to maintain the integrity of
the federal budgeting and acquisition
processes. 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).
Following a 15-minute break,
members will convene in standing
committee meetings from 3:45 to 6 p.m.,
as described above. The March 2, 2023,
session of the Board meeting will
adjourn at 6 p.m.
Closed Meeting: 2:15–3:30 p.m.
Thursday, March 2, 2023
Reporting and Dissemination Committee
(R&D)
3:45–5 p.m. (Open Session)
5–6 p.m. (Open Joint Session with
Committee on Standards, Design and
Methodology)
The Reporting and Dissemination
Committee will meet on March 2, 2023,
to discuss release plans for results from
the NAEP Civics and NAEP U.S. History
assessments as well as general
communications strategies. The
Committee then will convene in a joint
session with the Committee on
Standards, Design and Methodology to
discuss dissemination of Achievement
Levels descriptions.
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Quarterly Governing Board Meeting
The plenary sessions of the Governing
Board’s March 2023 quarterly meeting
will be held on the following dates and
times:
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Open Meeting: 1:45–3:30 p.m.
Friday, March 3, 2023
On March 3, 2023, the plenary session
of the Governing Board will begin in
closed session from 8 to 9 a.m. to
receive a briefing from the Nominations
Committee on its recommendations for
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candidates to fill Governing Board
vacancies. Members will review the
Nominations Committee’s
recommendations for the final slate of
candidates for submission to the
Secretary of Education for appointments
that begin October 1, 2023. 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 § 552b(c) of Title
5 of the United States Code.
The Governing Board will then
transition to an open session from 9 to
9:05 a.m. to vote on the 2023–2024 slate
of candidates that will be submitted to
the Secretary of Education for
consideration.
After a 10-minute break, members
will convene in open session to receive
updates on the NAEP Science
Assessment Framework from 9:15 to
10:45 a.m. followed by a discussion and
vote on reporting achievement level
descriptions for Civics, U.S. History,
and Science from 10:45 to 11:30 a.m.
Thereafter members will have open
discussion time from 11:30 a.m. to 12:00
p.m.
Following a 15-minute break, the
Board will convene in closed session
from 12:15 to 1:30 p.m. to receive a
briefing on results from the 2022 NAEP
Civics and U.S. History Report Cards
from 12:15 until 1:30 p.m. 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).
After a 15-minute break, from 1:45 to
2:15 p.m. members will convene in
open session to discuss and vote on the
release plans for the 2022 NAEP Civics
and U.S. History Report Cards. From
2:15 to 3:15 p.m. members will discuss
their experiences with engagement and
outreach with members of Congress.
The final session of the March 3, 2023,
meeting will take place from 3:15 to
3:30 p.m. with a preview of the May
2023 Quarterly Board meeting.
The March 3, 2023, 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.
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Registration: Members of the public
may attend in-person to all open
sessions of the Governing Board’s March
2–3, 2023, 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.
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Pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 1009(b), the public
may inspect the meeting materials at
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available no later than five business
days prior to each meeting. The public
may also inspect the meeting materials
and other Governing Board records at
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
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Authority: Pub. L. 107–279, Title III,
section 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.
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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
National Assessment Governing Board Meeting
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 March 2-3, 2023, in Alexandria, VA. 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.
ADDRESSES: Westin Alexandria Old Town, 400 Courthouse Square,
Alexandria, VA 22314.
DATES: March 2-3, 2023.
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: Notice of the meetings is required under
Section 1009(a)(2) of 5 U.S.C. Chapter 10 (Federal Advisory
Committees).
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.''
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 standing 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 for the March 2-3, 2023, quarterly board
meeting 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, March 1, 2023
Nominations Committee (Closed Session)
5:30-6:45 p.m.
The Nominations Committee will meet in closed session on March 1,
2023, from 5:30 to 6:45 p.m. to review and discuss the committee member
ratings for finalists in open categories for Governing Board 2024
vacancies and finalize recommendations for submission to the Board for
action. 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).
Thursday, March 2, 2023
Executive Committee Meeting
8:30-10 a.m. (Closed Session)
The Executive Committee will meet in closed session on March 2,
2023, from 8:30 to 10 a.m. to discuss the NAEP and Governing Board's
budgets, planned procurements and the NAEP 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 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, March 2, 2023
Assessment Development Committee
3:45-5:15 p.m. (Open Session)
5:15-6 p.m. (Closed Session)
The Assessment Development Committee will meet in open session on
March 2, 2023, to receive a project update on the 2028 NAEP Science
Assessment Framework, to discuss the next steps for 2030 Writing
Assessment Framework and discuss recommendations for future NAEP
assessment updates. The Assessment Development Committee will meet in
closed session on March 2, 2023, from 5:15 to 6 p.m. 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).
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Thursday, March 2, 2023
Committee on Standards, Design and Methodology
3:45-4:20 p.m. (Closed Session)
4:20-5 p.m. (Open Session)
5-6 p.m. (Open Joint Session with Reporting & Dissemination Committee)
The Committee on Standards, Design and Methodology (COSDAM) will
meet in closed session on March 2, 2023, from 3:45-4:20 p.m., to
receive an update and discuss Adaptive Testing for NAEP. The session
will include preliminary data from recently completed pilot studies
that are not yet available 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).
COSDAM will then meet in open session from 4:20-5 p.m. and discuss
next steps for NAEP State Sampling. The committee will then convene in
an open joint session with the Reporting and Dissemination Committee to
discuss strategies for disseminating Achievement Levels findings.
Thursday, March 2, 2023
Reporting and Dissemination Committee (R&D)
3:45-5 p.m. (Open Session)
5-6 p.m. (Open Joint Session with Committee on Standards, Design and
Methodology)
The Reporting and Dissemination Committee will meet on March 2,
2023, to discuss release plans for results from the NAEP Civics and
NAEP U.S. History assessments as well as general communications
strategies. The Committee then will convene in a joint session with the
Committee on Standards, Design and Methodology to discuss dissemination
of Achievement Levels descriptions.
Quarterly Governing Board Meeting
The plenary sessions of the Governing Board's March 2023 quarterly
meeting will be held on the following dates and times:
Thursday, March 2, 2023
Open Meeting: 10:10 a.m.-2:15 p.m.
Closed Meeting: 2:15-3:30 p.m.
Friday, March 3, 2023
Open Meeting: 9 a.m.-12 p.m.
Closed Meeting: 12:15-1:30 p.m.
Open Meeting: 1:45-3:30 p.m.
March 2, 2023, Meeting
On Thursday, March 2, 2023, the plenary session of the Governing
Board meeting will convene in open session from 10:10 a.m. to 2:15 p.m.
The meeting will start with welcome remarks from Beverly Perdue, Chair
of the Governing Board, followed by a motion to approve the meeting
agenda for the March 2-3, 2023, quarterly Governing Board meeting and
minutes from the November 17-18, 2022, quarterly Governing Board
meeting. Thereafter, from 10:15 a.m. to 10:45 a.m., Lesley Muldoon,
Executive Director of the Governing Board, will update members on
ongoing work followed by an update from Peggy Carr, Commissioner, NCES,
on NAEP activities from 10:45 to 11:15 a.m.
From 11:15 to 11:45 a.m., members will receive a briefing on
Ensuring Fair and Unbiased NAEP Assessments. From 11:45 a.m. to 1:15
p.m. members will meet in small groups to discuss strategies to assure
commitment to all students in administering fair and unbiased NAEP
assessments. The members will debrief on the small group discussions
from 1:30 to 2:15 p.m.
NCES Commissioner Peggy Carr, will then provide an update on the
NAEP Budget and Assessment Schedule in closed session from 2:15 to 3:30
p.m. These discussions must be kept confidential to maintain the
integrity of the federal budgeting and acquisition processes. 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).
Following a 15-minute break, members will convene in standing
committee meetings from 3:45 to 6 p.m., as described above. The March
2, 2023, session of the Board meeting will adjourn at 6 p.m.
Friday, March 3, 2023
On March 3, 2023, the plenary session of the Governing Board will
begin in closed session from 8 to 9 a.m. to receive a briefing from the
Nominations Committee on its recommendations for candidates to fill
Governing Board vacancies. Members will review the Nominations
Committee's recommendations for the final slate of candidates for
submission to the Secretary of Education for appointments that begin
October 1, 2023. 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 Sec. 552b(c) of Title 5 of the United States Code.
The Governing Board will then transition to an open session from 9
to 9:05 a.m. to vote on the 2023-2024 slate of candidates that will be
submitted to the Secretary of Education for consideration.
After a 10-minute break, members will convene in open session to
receive updates on the NAEP Science Assessment Framework from 9:15 to
10:45 a.m. followed by a discussion and vote on reporting achievement
level descriptions for Civics, U.S. History, and Science from 10:45 to
11:30 a.m. Thereafter members will have open discussion time from 11:30
a.m. to 12:00 p.m.
Following a 15-minute break, the Board will convene in closed
session from 12:15 to 1:30 p.m. to receive a briefing on results from
the 2022 NAEP Civics and U.S. History Report Cards from 12:15 until
1:30 p.m. 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).
After a 15-minute break, from 1:45 to 2:15 p.m. members will
convene in open session to discuss and vote on the release plans for
the 2022 NAEP Civics and U.S. History Report Cards. From 2:15 to 3:15
p.m. members will discuss their experiences with engagement and
outreach with members of Congress. The final session of the March 3,
2023, meeting will take place from 3:15 to 3:30 p.m. with a preview of
the May 2023 Quarterly Board meeting.
The March 3, 2023, 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.
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Instructions for Participating in the Meetings
Registration: Members of the public may attend in-person to all
open sessions of the Governing Board's March 2-3, 2023, 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 5 U.S.C. 1009(b), the
public may inspect the meeting 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 and other Governing
Board records at 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, section 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. 2023-02838 Filed 2-15-23; 8:45 am]
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