FR Doc 05-8356
[Federal Register: April 27, 2005 (Volume 70, Number 80)]
[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 partially 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 May 2, 2005. 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: May 19-21, 2005.
Times:
May 19:
Committee Meetings:
Assessment Development Committee: Closed Session--1 p.m. to 2 p.m.;
Open Session--2 p.m. to 4 p.m.;
Reporting and Dissemination Committee: Open Session--2 p.m. to 4
p.m.;
Executive Committee: Open Session--4:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m.; Closed
Session 5:30 p.m. to 6 p.m.
May 20:
Full Board: Open Session--8 a.m. to 12 p.m.; Closed Session 12
p.m.-1 p.m.; Open session 1 p.m.-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.;
May 21:
Nominations Committee--Open Session 8 a.m to 8:45 a.m.
Full Board: Open Session--9 a.m. to 12 p.m.
Location: Georgia Tech Hotel and Conference Center, 800 Spring
Street NW., Atlanta, GA 30380.
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
May 19 from 1 p.m. to 2 p.m. to review the Statement of Work for
development of a Writing Framework and Specifications for the 2011
National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) Writing Assessment.
The Governing Board anticipates releasing the Request for Proposals for
this work in July 2005. 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 May 19, the Reporting and Dissemination Committee will meet in
open session from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m.
The Executive Committee will meet in open session on May 19 from
4:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. and in closed session from 5:30 p.m. to 6 p.m.
The Committee will receive 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
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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 May 20, the full Board will meet in open session from 8:30 a.m.
to 12 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. Mark Musick, President of the Southern Regional Education
Board, will welcome the Board. 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.
From 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. on May 20, the Board's standing
committees--the Assessment Development Committee; the Committee on
Standards, Design, and Methodology; and the Reporting and Dissemination
Committee--will meet in open session.
The full Board will meet in closed session on May 20 from 12 p.m.
to 1 p.m. The Board will receive a draft report from the National
Center for Education Statistics on the Long-term Trend Report in
Reading and Mathematics. These data constitute a major basis for the
national release of the Long-term Trend Report and cannot be released
in an open meeting prior to the official release of the report. The
meeting must be therefore be conducted in closed session as disclosure
of data 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 May 20, the full Board will meet in open session from 1 p.m. to
4 p.m. At 1 p.m. Board members will discuss 12th Grade NAEP. This item
will be followed by Board discussion and action on NAEP release and
dissemination from 2:45 p.m. to 3:45 p.m. The Board will receive an
update on the NAEP 2009 Science Framework from WestED from 3:45 p.m. to
4:15 p.m. after which the May 20 session of the Board meeting will
adjourn.
On May 21, the Nominations Committee will meet in open session from
8 a.m. to 8:45 a.m. From 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. the full Board will convene
in open session. At 9 a.m., the Board will hear a presentation on NAEP,
NAGB, and SREB. Board actions on policies and Committee reports are
scheduled to take place between 10:45 a.m. and 12 p.m., upon which the
May 21, 2005 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: April 21, 2005.
Charles E. Smith,
Executive Director, National Assessment Governing Board.
[FR Doc. 05-8356 Filed 4-26-05; 8:45 am]
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