[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 32 (Thursday, February 16, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Page 9025]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-3869]
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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: March 2-4, 1995.
TIME: March 2, 1995--Subject Area Committee #2, 1:30 P.M.-2:00 P.M.
(open); 2:00 P.M.-3:30 P.M. (closed); Achievement Levels Committee,
1:30 P.M.-3:30 P.M. (open); Reporting and Dissemination Committee, 1:30
P.M.-3:30 P.M. (open); Subject Area Committee #1, 4:00 P.M.-6:00 P.M.
(open); Design and Methodology Committee, 4:00 P.M.-6:00 P.M. (open);
Executive Committee, 6:30 P.M.-8:00 P.M. (open). March 3, 1995--Full
Board, 8:45 A.M.-12:30 P.M. (open), 12:30 P.M.-2:00 P.M. (closed), 2:30
P.M.-4:00 P.M. (open). March 4, 1995--Full Board, 9:00 A.M. until
adjournment, approximately, 12:00 Noon (open).
LOCATION: The Madison Hotel, 15th and M Streets NW., Washington, D.C.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Mary Ann Wilmer, Operations Officer, National Assessment Governing
Board, Suite 825, 800 North Capitol Street NW., Washington, D.C., 2002-
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.
On March 2, all subcommittees of the National Assessment Governing
Board will be in session. The Subject Area Committee (SAC) #2 will meet
from 1:30 P.M. to 3:30 P.M. SAC #2 will meet in open session from 1:30
P.M. to 2:00 P.M. to hear a report on state arts education assessment
efforts. From 2:00 P.M. until adjournment, 3:30 P.M., the SAC #2
meeting will be closed to the public to permit the Committee to receive
a briefing on the 1995 NAEP field test. This briefing will include
display and discussion of secure test items and materials. This portion
of the meeting must be conducted in closed session because premature
disclosure of the information presented for review 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 Achievement Levels Committee will meet in open session from
1:30 P.M. until 3:30 P.M. The Committee will discuss preliminary
results of the 1994 NAEP student performance standards in the U.S.
history and world geography.
The Reporting and Dissemination Committee will meet in open session
from 1:30 P.M. to 3:30 P.M. to discuss the release of future NAEP
reports and Board policy on the collection, analysis, and reporting of
background data.
Beginning at 4:00 P.M., until 6:00 P.M., the Subject Area Committee
#1, and the Design and Methodology committees will meet in open
session. Subject Area Committee #1 will hear about plans for the new
NAEP Civic Consensus Project. The Design and Methodology Committee will
discuss NAEP sampling plans for 1996, policy issues related to the use
of background data in NAEP, and below state-level NAEP assessments.
A meeting of the Executive Committee will conclude the subcommittee
meetings of the National Assessment Governing Board scheduled for March
2. The Executive Committee will meet in open session from 6:30 P.M.
until 8:00 P.M. Agenda items for this meeting include discussion of
1996 budget; schedule of NAEP assessments; and policy considerations
for NAEP district level reporting.
On March 3, the full Board will convene in open session at 8:45
A.M. The morning session of the full Board meeting includes approval of
the agenda, the Executive Director's Report, a presentation by
Honorable Michael N. Castle, Congressman from the State of Delaware, an
update on NAEP activities, a presentation on the State of Maryland's
approach to the attainment of World Class Standards, and Board
discussion on strategic planning.
Beginning at 12:30 P.M., until 4:00 P.M., the full Board will meet
in partially closed session. From 12:30 P.M., until 2:00 P.M., the
meeting will be closed to the public. The Board will hear a report on
the 1994 NAEP Reading Report which will include references to specific
items from the assessment. This portion of the meeting must be closed
because reference may be made to data which may be misinterpreted,
incorrect, or incomplete. Premature disclosure of these 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. From 2:30 P.M., until 4:00 P.M., the meeting will be
open to the public. The Board will hear reports on the New Standards
Projects, and proposed NAEP evaluations. The Board will continue
discussion of strategic planning, also.
On March 4, at 9:00 A.M., the full Board will reconvene. The agenda
for this session includes a report on an equating project being
conducted by the State of Kentucky with its assessment program and
NAEP, and reports from the Boards standing committees-Subject Area
Committees #1 and #2, Achievement Levels, Reporting and Dissemination,
Design and Methodology, and Executive. This meeting of the National
Assessment Governing Board will be adjourned at approximately 12:00
Noon.
A summary of the activities of the closed sessions and 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 NW., Washington, D.C., from 8:30 A.M. to 5:00 P.M.
Dated: February 13, 1995.
Roy Truby,
Executive Director National Assessment Governing Board.
[FR Doc. 95-3869 Filed 2-15-95; 8:45 am]
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