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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES
Administration for Children and
Families
Proposed Information Collection
Activity; Comment Request
Proposed Projects:
Title: Head Start Family and Child
Experiences Survey (FACES)
OMB No.: 0970–0151.
Description: The Administration for
Children and Families (ACF) of the
Department of Health and Human
Services (HHS) is requesting comments
on plans to collect data on a new cohort
for the Head Start Family and Child
Experiences Survey (FACES). This
study is being conducted to collect
information on Head Start performance
measures under contract with
Mathematica Policy Research, Inc. (with
Juarez and Associates and Educational
Testing Service as their subcontractors)
(contract #HHSP23320052905YC).
FACES will involve four waves of
data collection. The first wave will
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occur in fall 2006. Data will be collected
on a sample of approximately 2,800
children and families from about 350
classrooms across 60 Head Start
programs. Data collection will include
assessments of Head Start children,
interviews with their parents, and
ratings by their Head Start teachers.
Furthermore, site visitors will interview
Head Start teachers and make
observations of the types and quality of
classroom activities.
The second wave in spring 2007 will
be very similar to the fall 2006 data
collection, except that we will not
repeat interviews with the Head Start
staff interviewed in the fall and will add
an interview of the family services
coordinator. The children in the second
wave will be at the end of their first year
of Head Start.
The third wave will occur in spring
2008 and will involve follow-ups with
children who at this time are either
completing a second year in Head Start
or completing Kindergarten. For those
children who are still attending Head
Start, data collection will follow the
same procedures as in spring 2007. For
those children attending Kindergarten,
data collection will include assessments
of the children, an ‘‘update’’ survey of
the information collection from the
parent interview, and ratings of the
children’s academic progress and school
adjustment by Kindergarten teachers.
The fourth wave of data collection
will occur in spring 2009. Children who
attended Kindergarten the previous year
will not be included in this wave. The
procedures for this effort will be the
same as for Kindergartens in spring
2008.
This schedule of data collection is
necessitated by the mandates of the
Government Performance and Results
Act (GPRA) of 1993 (Pub. L. 103–62),
which requires that the Head Start
Bureau move expeditiously toward
development and testing of Head Start
Performance Measures, and by the 1994
reauthorization of Head Start (Head
Start Act, as amended, May 18, 1994,
Section 649 (d)), which requires
periodic assessments of Head Start’s
quality and effectiveness.
Respondents: Federal Government,
individuals or households, and not-forprofit institutions.
Annual Burden Estimates
Estimated Response Burden for
Respondents to the Head Start Family
and Child Experiences Survey (FACES
2006)—Fall 2006, Spring 2007, Spring
2008, Spring 2009.
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Number of respondents
Instrument
Year 1 (2006)
Head Start Parent Interview ..................................................................
Head Start Child Assessment ...............................................................
Teacher Child Rating .............................................................................
Program Director Interview ....................................................................
Center Director Interview .......................................................................
Education Coordinator Interview ...........................................................
Teacher Interview ..................................................................................
2,800
2,800
350
60
120
120
350
Year 1 Total ....................................................................................
6,600
Year 2 (2007)
Head Start Parent Interview ..................................................................
Head Start Child Assessment ...............................................................
Teacher Child Rating .............................................................................
Family Service Coordinator Interview ....................................................
Number of
responses per
respondent
Average burden
hours per
response
1.00
0.66
0.25
1.00
1.00
0.75
1.00
2,800
1,848
700
60
120
90
350
............................
..........................
5,968
2,400
2,400
350
120
1
1
6.75
1
0.75
0.66
0.25
0.75
1,800
1,584
591
90
Year 2 Total ....................................................................................
5,270
............................
..........................
4,065
Year 3 (2008)
Head Start Parent Interview ..................................................................
Head Start Child Assessment ...............................................................
Teacher Child Rating .............................................................................
Kindergarten Parent Interview ...............................................................
Kindergarten Child Assessment ............................................................
Kindergarten Teacher Questionnaire ....................................................
850
850
175
1,110
1,110
1,110
0.75
0.66
0.25
0.75
0.75
0.50
638
561
197
833
833
555
Year 3 Total ....................................................................................
5,205
..........................
3,615
Year 4 (2009)
Kindergarten Parent Interview ...............................................................
Kindergarten Child Assessment ............................................................
Kindergarten Teacher Questionnaire ....................................................
725
725
725
0.75
0.75
0.50
544
544
363
Year 4 Total ....................................................................................
2,175
..........................
1,450
Estimated Total Burden Hours:
15,101.
Estimated Total Annual Burden
Hours (average of 4 years): 3,775.
In compliance with the requirements
of Section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the
Administration for Children and
Families is soliciting public comment
on the specific aspects of the
information collection described above.
Copies of the proposed collection of
information can be obtained and
comments may be forwarded by writing
to the Administration for Children and
Families, Office of Administration,
Office of Information Services, 370
L’Enfant Promenade, SW., Washington,
DC 20447, Attn: ACF Reports Clearance
Officer. E-mail address:
infocollection@acf.hhs.gov. All requests
should be identified by the title of the
information collection.
The Department specifically requests
comments on: (a) Whether the proposed
collection of information is necessary
for the proper performance of the
functions of the agency, including
whether the information shall have
practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the
agency’s estimate of the burden of the
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proposed collection of information; (c)
the quality, utility, and clarity of the
information to be collected; and (d)
ways to minimize the burden of the
collection of information on
respondents, including through the use
of automated collection techniques or
other forms of information technology.
Consideration will be given to
comments and suggestions submitted
within 60 days of this publication.
Dated: November 30, 2005.
Robert Sargis,
Reports Clearance Officer.
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
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Submission for OMB Review;
Comment Request
Title: Field Test of Social-Emotional
Measures and Modified Assessment
Measures for the Head Start National
Reporting System.
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OMB No.: New Collection.
Description: The Administration for
Children and Families (ACF) of the
Department of Health and Human
Services (HHS) is requesting comments
on plans to conduct the Field Test of
Social-Emotional Measures and
Modified Assessment Measures for the
Head Start National Reporting System
(HSNRS). This field test is being
conducted under contract with Westat
(with subcontractors Xtria and Pearson
Educational Measurement)
(HHS23320052902YC) to examine new
and modified measures for HSNRS.
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The purposes of the field test are to
expand NSNRS’s coverage of the
domain elements of the Head Start
Outcomes Framework and to improve
the performance of the current HSNRS
assessment battery. ACF has been urged
to expand the coverage of NSNRS to
include non-cognitive domains, in
recognition of the ‘‘whole child’’
orientation of Head Start, in particular,
social and emotional development. To
that end, the Technical Work Group of
HSNRS has discussed and reviewed
potential measures of social-emotional
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Administration for Children and Families
Proposed Information Collection Activity; Comment Request
Proposed Projects:
Title: Head Start Family and Child Experiences Survey (FACES)
OMB No.: 0970-0151.
Description: The Administration for Children and Families (ACF) of
the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is requesting
comments on plans to collect data on a new cohort for the Head Start
Family and Child Experiences Survey (FACES). This study is being
conducted to collect information on Head Start performance measures
under contract with Mathematica Policy Research, Inc. (with Juarez and
Associates and Educational Testing Service as their subcontractors)
(contract HHSP23320052905YC).
FACES will involve four waves of data collection. The first wave
will occur in fall 2006. Data will be collected on a sample of
approximately 2,800 children and families from about 350 classrooms
across 60 Head Start programs. Data collection will include assessments
of Head Start children, interviews with their parents, and ratings by
their Head Start teachers. Furthermore, site visitors will interview
Head Start teachers and make observations of the types and quality of
classroom activities.
The second wave in spring 2007 will be very similar to the fall
2006 data collection, except that we will not repeat interviews with
the Head Start staff interviewed in the fall and will add an interview
of the family services coordinator. The children in the second wave
will be at the end of their first year of Head Start.
The third wave will occur in spring 2008 and will involve follow-
ups with children who at this time are either completing a second year
in Head Start or completing Kindergarten. For those children who are
still attending Head Start, data collection will follow the same
procedures as in spring 2007. For those children attending
Kindergarten, data collection will include assessments of the children,
an ``update'' survey of the information collection from the parent
interview, and ratings of the children's academic progress and school
adjustment by Kindergarten teachers.
The fourth wave of data collection will occur in spring 2009.
Children who attended Kindergarten the previous year will not be
included in this wave. The procedures for this effort will be the same
as for Kindergartens in spring 2008.
This schedule of data collection is necessitated by the mandates of
the Government Performance and Results Act (GPRA) of 1993 (Pub. L. 103-
62), which requires that the Head Start Bureau move expeditiously
toward development and testing of Head Start Performance Measures, and
by the 1994 reauthorization of Head Start (Head Start Act, as amended,
May 18, 1994, Section 649 (d)), which requires periodic assessments of
Head Start's quality and effectiveness.
Respondents: Federal Government, individuals or households, and
not-for-profit institutions.
Annual Burden Estimates
Estimated Response Burden for Respondents to the Head Start Family
and Child Experiences Survey (FACES 2006)--Fall 2006, Spring 2007,
Spring 2008, Spring 2009.
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Number of Average burden
Instrument Number of responses per hours per Total burden
respondents respondent response hours
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Year 1 (2006)
Head Start Parent Interview................ 2,800 1 1.00 2,800
Head Start Child Assessment................ 2,800 1 0.66 1,848
Teacher Child Rating....................... 350 8 0.25 700
Program Director Interview................. 60 1 1.00 60
Center Director Interview.................. 120 1 1.00 120
Education Coordinator Interview............ 120 1 0.75 90
Teacher Interview.......................... 350 1 1.00 350
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Year 1 Total........................... 6,600 ................ ............... 5,968
==================
Year 2 (2007)
Head Start Parent Interview................ 2,400 1 0.75 1,800
Head Start Child Assessment................ 2,400 1 0.66 1,584
Teacher Child Rating....................... 350 6.75 0.25 591
Family Service Coordinator Interview....... 120 1 0.75 90
Year 2 Total........................... 5,270 ................ ............... 4,065
==================
Year 3 (2008)
Head Start Parent Interview................ 850 1 0.75 638
Head Start Child Assessment................ 850 1 0.66 561
Teacher Child Rating....................... 175 4.5 0.25 197
Kindergarten Parent Interview.............. 1,110 1 0.75 833
Kindergarten Child Assessment.............. 1,110 1 0.75 833
Kindergarten Teacher Questionnaire......... 1,110 1 0.50 555
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Year 3 Total........................... 5,205 ................ ............... 3,615
==================
Year 4 (2009)
Kindergarten Parent Interview.............. 725 1 0.75 544
Kindergarten Child Assessment.............. 725 1 0.75 544
Kindergarten Teacher Questionnaire......... 725 1 0.50 363
Year 4 Total........................... 2,175 ................ ............... 1,450
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Estimated Total Burden Hours: 15,101.
Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours (average of 4 years): 3,775.
In compliance with the requirements of Section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the Administration for Children and
Families is soliciting public comment on the specific aspects of the
information collection described above. Copies of the proposed
collection of information can be obtained and comments may be forwarded
by writing to the Administration for Children and Families, Office of
Administration, Office of Information Services, 370 L'Enfant Promenade,
SW., Washington, DC 20447, Attn: ACF Reports Clearance Officer. E-mail
address: infocollection@acf.hhs.gov. All requests should be identified
by the title of the information collection.
The Department specifically requests comments on: (a) Whether the
proposed collection of information is necessary for the proper
performance of the functions of the agency, including whether the
information shall have practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the
agency's estimate of the burden of the proposed collection of
information; (c) the quality, utility, and clarity of the information
to be collected; and (d) ways to minimize the burden of the collection
of information on respondents, including through the use of automated
collection techniques or other forms of information technology.
Consideration will be given to comments and suggestions submitted
within 60 days of this publication.
Dated: November 30, 2005.
Robert Sargis,
Reports Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 05-23643 Filed 12-5-05; 8:45 am]
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