U.S. Secretary of Education Names Baldwin Schools Superintendent to Board Overseeing Nation’s Report Card

WASHINGTON – The Secretary of Education, Miguel Cardona, today appointed the superintendent of the Baldwin Union Free School District, Shari Camhi, to be part of the National Evaluation Governing Boardwhich oversees the only continuous, nationally representative assessment of student achievement in the country.

The Governing Board is a nonpartisan body established by Congress in 1988 to oversee and set policies for the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP), also known as The Nation’s Report Card. NAEP provides objective information on student performance in various subjects and reports on student performance nationwide, in states, and in select large urban districts.

The 26-member Board of Directors is responsible for deciding what subjects NAEP tests, determining the content of the assessment, establishing performance levels that describe student performance, and finding new ways to make NAEP results useful and meaningful. for the public.

Camhi is the Superintendent of Schools for the Baldwin Union Free School District, in Baldwin, New York. In that role, he has advocated for innovation, civic readiness, and closer connections between school learning and the workforce, including overseeing the creation of seven career academies in the district that connect rigorous coursework with learning opportunities beyond the classroom. She also serves as past president of AASA, the Association of School Superintendents. In that role, Camhi regularly communicates with school system leaders across the country and is attuned to their concerns and priorities, including in the area of ​​assessment.

“We are delighted to welcome Shari to the Governing Board,” said Lesley Muldoon, Executive Director of the Governing Board. “Shari has demonstrated forward-thinking leadership on a national and local level, including how extracurricular opportunities and workforce preparation can promote students’ academic success and prepare them for a bright future. Her insights will be critical to ensuring the Nation Report provides relevant and actionable information to policymakers, educational leaders and the public. “Never before has this been more important as our nation recovers from the COVID pandemic.”

New York State Education Commissioner Betty A. Rosa said, “On behalf of the Department and the State Board of Regents, I congratulate Shari L. Camhi, Superintendent of the Baldwin Union Free School District, on her appointment as member of the National Evaluation Governing Board. We are pleased to have New York’s voice represented in the national assessment debate. While no test result, on its own, can fully represent what a student knows and can do. We must work together to have a complete picture of student achievement to ensure that all students have what they need to be college, career, and civics ready.”

Camhi holds the position of local school superintendent on the Board of Directors. She is joined by ten other appointees, whose terms officially began on October 1, 2023. To view the full list of appointees, Click here.

The National Assessment Governing Board is an independent, nonpartisan board whose members include governors, state legislators, state and local school officials, educators, business representatives, and members of the general public. Congress created the 26-member Governing Board in 1988 to establish policy for the National Assessment of Educational Progress. For more information about the Governing Board, visit www.nagb.gov.

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