[Federal Register: April 26, 1996 (Volume 61, Number 82)]
[Notices]
[Page 18580-18581]
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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
National Assessment Governing Board; Meeting
AGENCY: National Assessment Governing Board; Education.
ACTION: Notice of Partially Closed Meeting.
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SUMMARY: This 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 the general public
of their opportunity to attend.
DATES: May 9-11, 1996.
TIME: May 9--Subject Area Committee #2, 3:00-5:00 p.m. (open); Design
and Methodology Committee, 3:00-5:00 p.m. (open); Executive Committee,
5:00-5:45 p.m. (closed), 5:45-7:00 p.m. (open). May 10--Full Board,
8:00 a.m.-9:30 a.m. (open); Achievement Levels Committee, 9:30-11:30
a.m. (closed); Subject Area Committee #1, 9:30-11:30 a.m. (open);
Reporting and Dissemination Committee, 9:30-11:30 a.m. (open); Full
Board, 11:30 a.m.-1:00 p.m. (closed), 1:00-5:00 p.m. (open). May 11--
Full Board, 8:30 a.m. until adjournment, approximately 12:00 noon
(open).
LOCATION: The Madison Hotel, 15th and M Streets, N.W., Washington, D.C.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Mary Ann Wilmer, Operations Officer, National Assessment Government
Board, Suite 825, 800 North Capitol Street, N.W., Washington, D.C.
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 (Title IV of the Improving America's Schools Act of 1994) (Pub.
L. 103-382).
The Board is established to formulate policy guidelines for the
National Assessment of Educational Progress. The Board is responsible
for selecting subject areas to be assessed, developing assessment
objectives, identifying appropriate achievement goals for each grade
and subject tested, and establishing standards and procedures for
interstate and national comparisons.
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On May 9, two committees will meet in open session from 3:00-5:00
p.m. Subject Area Committee #1 will meet to review the status of the
1998 NAEP Civics Item Development work, and will review and discuss a
draft framework development policy. The Design and Methodology
Committee will meet to hear an update on the Design/Feasibility Team,
and discuss the NAEP/State linking project, and the NAEP validity
studies. Also, on May 9, the Executive Committee will meet in closed
session from 5:00-5:45 p.m. The Committee will meet to discuss the
development of cost estimates for NAEP and future contract initiatives.
Public disclosure of this information would likely have an adverse
financial effect on the NAEP program. The discussion of this
information would be likely to significantly frustrate 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.
Beginning at 5:45 p.m., until adjournment, 7:00 p.m., the Executive
Committee will meet in open session to consider the selection of
subjects for the next framework development.
On May 10, the full Board will convene in open session at 8:30 a.m.
The agenda for this session of the full Board meeting includes approval
of the agenda, the Executive Director's Report, and an update on the
NAEP project. Between 9:30 a.m. and 11:30 a.m., there will be open
meetings of the following subcommittees: Subject Area Committee #1, and
Reporting and Dissemination. Subject Area Committee #1 will review the
draft 1998 NAEP Writing Specifications, prior to Board action on May
11, and will review and discuss a draft framework development policy.
Agenda items for the Reporting and Dissemination Committee include
consideration of reporting schedules for 1994 and 1996 NAEP
examinations; catalogue of NAEP publications; and market basket
approach to NAEP reporting.
Also, on May 1, the Achievement Levels Committee will meet in
closed session between 9:30 a.m. and 11:30 a.m. to discuss the results
of the pilot test for the science assessment. The discussions will
include references to specific items for the assessment, the disclosure
of which might significantly frustrate implementation of the NAEP. This
meeting must be closed to the public because reference may be made to
data which may be misinterpreted, incorrect, or incomplete. Premature
disclosure of this data might significantly frustrate implementation of
a proposed agency action. Such matters are protected by exemption 9(B)
of Section 552b(c) of Title 5 U.S.C.
The full Board will reconvene, in closed session, from 11:30 a.m.
to 1:00 p.m. During this session the Board will hear a briefing on the
1994 Transcript Study. The discussions will include references to
specific items from the assessment, the disclosure of which might
significantly frustrate implementation of the NAEP. This meeting must
be closed to the public because reference may be made to data which may
be misinterpreted, incorrect, or incomplete. Premature disclosure of
this data might significantly frustrate implementation of a proposed
agency action. Such matters are protection by exemption 9(B) of Section
552b(c) of Title 5 U.S.C.
Beginning at 1:00 P.M., the full Board will convene in open
session. Agenda items for this portion of the meeting include a
briefing on National and International Standards given by a
representative from the American Federation of Teachers; a presentation
on the 1998 Writing Specifications given by representatives from
American College Testing; and continued work on NAGB's planning
initiative.
On May 11, beginning at 8:30 a.m. the full Board will reconvene in
open session. Agenda items include a presentation on the Colorado State
Assessment Program; a presentation on the development of an NAGB home-
page on the Internet; and reports from the Board's standing
subcommittees--Subject Area Committees #1 and #2, Achievement Levels,
Reporting and Dissemination, Design and Methodology, and Executive. The
meeting of the National Assessment Governing Board will be adjourned at
approximately 12:00 Noon.
The public is being given less than fifteen days notice of this
meeting because of the illness of key staff persons.
A summary of the activities of the closed and partially closed
sessions and other related matters, which are informative to the public
and consistent with the policy of section 5 U.S.C. 552b, will be
available to the public within 14 days after 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, N.W., Washington, D.C.,
from 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Dated: April 23, 1996.
Roy Truby,
Executive Director, National Assessment Governing Board.
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