Notice of Proposed Information Collection Requests; Office of Planning, Evaluation and Policy Development; Case Studies of Current and Former Grantees of the Title III National Professional Development Program (NPDP), 16541-16542 [2012-6793]

Download as PDF Federal Register / Vol. 77, No. 55 / Wednesday, March 21, 2012 / Notices collection and OMB Control Number when making your request. Individuals who use a telecommunications device for the deaf (TDD) may call the Federal Information Relay Service (FIRS) at 1–800–877– 8339. Section 3506 of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. chapter 35) requires that Federal agencies provide interested parties an early opportunity to comment on information collection requests. The Director, Information Collection Clearance Division, Privacy, Information and Records Management Services, Office of Management, publishes this notice containing proposed information collection requests at the beginning of the Departmental review of the information collection. The Department of Education is especially interested in public comment addressing the following issues: (1) Is this collection necessary to the proper functions of the Department; (2) will this information be processed and used in a timely manner; (3) is the estimate of burden accurate; (4) how might the Department enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to be collected; and (5) how might the Department minimize the burden of this collection on the respondents, including through the use of information technology. Please note that written comments received in response to this notice will be considered public records. Title of Collection: School Leadership Program (SLP) Annual Performance Report. OMB Control Number: 1855–0019. Type of Review: Extension. Total Estimated Number of Annual Responses: 22. Total Estimated Number of Annual Burden Hours: 880. Abstract: There are two GPRA performance objectives and six performance measures for SLP grantees. The two GPRA performance objectives are: To recruit, prepare, and support individuals from education or other fields to become principals or assistant principals of schools in high-need local educational agencies (LEAs) and to train and support principals and assistant principals from schools in high-need LEAs in order to improve their skills and increase retention. Most grantees will report on the GPRA measures for only one of the objectives because most grantees focus on either recruiting and training new principals and assistant principals or providing training to currently practicing principals and assistant principals. The SLP APR is a customized APR that goes beyond the erowe on DSK2VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: VerDate Mar<15>2010 15:15 Mar 20, 2012 Jkt 226001 ED 524B APR; this data collection is requested to facilitate the collection of more standardized and comprehensive data to address the program’s GPRA measures, to improve the overall quality of data collected, and to increase the quality of data that can be used to inform policy decisions. Dated: March 16, 2012. Darrin A. King, Director, Information Collection Clearance Division, Privacy, Information and Records Management Services, Office of Management. [FR Doc. 2012–6790 Filed 3–20–12; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4000–01–P DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION Notice of Proposed Information Collection Requests; Office of Planning, Evaluation and Policy Development; Case Studies of Current and Former Grantees of the Title III National Professional Development Program (NPDP) The purpose of the National Professional Development Program, which is administered by the Office of English Language Acquisition, is to support pre-service education and professional development activities intended to improve instruction for English Learners (ELs). Grants are made to Institutions of Higher Education that have entered into consortium arrangements with states or school districts. Funded projects are designed to increase the pool of highly-qualified teachers prepared to serve EL students and increase the skills of teachers already serving them. DATES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments on or before May 21, 2012. ADDRESSES: Written comments regarding burden and/or the collection activity requirements should be electronically mailed to ICDocketMgr@ed.gov or mailed to U.S. Department of Education, 400 Maryland Avenue SW., LBJ, Washington, DC 20202–4537. Copies of the proposed information collection request may be accessed from https://edicsweb.ed.gov, by selecting the ‘‘Browse Pending Collections’’ link and by clicking on link number 04823. When you access the information collection, click on ‘‘Download Attachments’’ to view. Written requests for information should be addressed to U.S. Department of Education, 400 Maryland Avenue SW., LBJ, Washington, DC 20202–4537. Requests may also be electronically mailed to ICDocketMgr@ed.gov or faxed to 202–401–0920. Please specify the SUMMARY: PO 00000 Frm 00027 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 16541 complete title of the information collection and OMB Control Number when making your request. Individuals who use a telecommunications device for the deaf (TDD) may call the Federal Information Relay Service (FIRS) at 1–800–877– 8339. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section 3506 of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35) requires that Federal agencies provide interested parties an early opportunity to comment on information collection requests. The Director, Information Collection Clearance Division, Privacy, Information and Records Management Services, Office of Management, publishes this notice containing proposed information collection requests at the beginning of the Departmental review of the information collection. The Department of Education is especially interested in public comment addressing the following issues: (1) Is this collection necessary to the proper functions of the Department; (2) will this information be processed and used in a timely manner; (3) is the estimate of burden accurate; (4) how might the Department enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to be collected; and (5) how might the Department minimize the burden of this collection on the respondents, including through the use of information technology. Please note that written comments received in response to this notice will be considered public records. Title of Collection: Case Studies of Current and Former Grantees of the Title III National Professional Development Program (NPDP) OMB Control Number: Pending. Type of Review: New. Total Estimated Number of Annual Responses: 438. Total Estimated Number of Annual Burden Hours: 450. Abstract: The purpose of this study is to examine how a sample of grantees is implementing their grants with respect to four areas: (1) The content and structure of the education they provide to current and prospective teachers of English Learners; (2) the nature of changes they attempt to make to the full teacher education program at their institutions; (3) the efforts grantees make to institutionalize their projects so that they can be sustained after the grant ends; and (4) their efforts to track former program participants. Information gathered on these four topics will be used to identify issues that could be investigated in a larger, more representative study. This study will consist of 15 purposively-selected current grantees E:\FR\FM\21MRN1.SGM 21MRN1 16542 Federal Register / Vol. 77, No. 55 / Wednesday, March 21, 2012 / Notices and nine purposively-selected former grantees. The case study sites will be selected from among the grantees in the 2007 cohort (‘‘current grantees’’) and those in the 2002 and 2004 cohorts (‘‘former grantees’’), and will provide information on some of the pre-service and in-service teacher training models and approaches that current grantees are using, as well as strategies that former grantees have used to track newlyminted teachers after program completion and to plan for continuing program services after the federal grant period. The study will collect data from the current grantees through site visits and from the former grantees through telephone interviews. Dated: March 15, 2012. Darrin A. King, Director, Information Collection Clearance Division, Privacy, Information and Records Management Services, Office of Management. [FR Doc. 2012–6793 Filed 3–20–12; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4000–01–P DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION President’s Advisory Commission on Educational Excellence for Hispanics U.S. Department of Education, White House Initiative on Educational Excellence for Hispanics. ACTION: Notice of an open meeting. AGENCY: This notice sets forth the schedule and agenda of the fourth meeting of the President’s Advisory Commission on Educational Excellence for Hispanics. The notice also describes the functions of the Commission. Notice of the meeting is required by section 10(a)(2) of the Federal Advisory Committee Act and intended to notify the public of its opportunity to attend. DATES: Tuesday, April 3, 2012. Time: 9 a.m.–5 p.m. Pacific Daylight Time. ADDRESSES: Loker Student Union Ballroom, California State University, Dominguez Hills, 1000 E. Victoria St., Carson, CA 90747, Tel: 310–243–3303. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Glorimar Maldonado, Chief of Staff, White House Initiative on Educational Excellence for Hispanics, 400 Maryland Ave. SW., Room 4W110, Washington, DC 20202; telephone: 202–401–1411, 202–401–0078, or 202–870–1227. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The President’s Advisory Commission on Educational Excellence for Hispanics (the Commission) is established by Executive Order 13555 (Oct. 19, 2010). The Commission is governed by the erowe on DSK2VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES SUMMARY: VerDate Mar<15>2010 15:15 Mar 20, 2012 Jkt 226001 provisions of the Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA), (Pub. L. 92–463; as amended, 5 U.S.C.A., Appendix 2) which sets forth standards for the formation and use of advisory committees. The purpose of the Commission is to advise the President and the Secretary of Education (Secretary) on all matters pertaining to the education attainment of the Hispanic community. The Commission shall advise the President and the Secretary in the following areas: (i) Developing, implementing, and coordinating educational programs and initiatives at the Department and other agencies to improve educational opportunities and outcomes for Hispanics of all ages; (ii) increasing the participation of the Hispanic community and HispanicServing Institutions in the Department’s programs and in education programs at other agencies; (iii) engaging the philanthropic, business, nonprofit, and education communities in a national dialogue regarding the mission and objectives of this order; (iv) establishing partnerships with public, private, philanthropic, and nonprofit stakeholders to meet the mission and policy objectives of this order. Agenda The Commission will discuss and finalize its 2012 strategic work plan drafted during its Feb. 8, 2012 conference call meeting and have breakout sessions with the established subcommittees. Individuals who will need accommodations in order to attend the meeting (e.g., interpreting services, assistive listening devices, or material in alternative format) should notify Glorimar Maldonado, Chief of Staff, White House Initiative on Educational Excellence for Hispanics at 202–401– 1411 or 202–401–0078, no later than Wednesday, March 28, 2012. We will attempt to meet requests for such accommodations after this date, but cannot guarantee their availability. The meeting site is accessible to individuals with disabilities. Individuals who wish to attend the Commission meetings must RSVP by noon EDT, Wednesday, March 28, 2012, to WhiteHouseforHispanicEducation@ ed.gov. Members of the public must RSVP by the due date. An opportunity for public comment is available throughout the day on Tuesday, April 3, 2012, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., PDT. Individuals who wish to provide comments will be allowed three minutes to speak. Those members of the public interested in submitting written comments may do so by submitting PO 00000 Frm 00028 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 written comments to the attention of Glorimar Maldonado, White House Initiative on Educational Excellence for Hispanics, U.S. Department of Education, 400 Maryland Ave. SW., Room 4W110, Washington, DC 20202, by Wednesday, March 28, 2012. The meeting proceedings will be webcast at https://ustream.tv/channel/csudhtv. Records are kept of all Commission proceedings and are available for public inspection at the office of the White House Initiative on Educational Excellence for Hispanics, U.S. Department of Education, 400 Maryland Ave. SW., Room 4W108, Washington, DC, 20202, Monday through Friday (excluding federal holidays) during the hours of 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Electronic Access to the Document: You may view this document, as well as all other documents of this Department published in the Federal Register, in text or Adobe Portable Document Format (PDF) on the Internet at: www.ed.gov/fedregister/. To use PDF, you must have Adobe Acrobat Reader, which is available free at this site. For questions about using PDF, call the U.S. Government Printing Office (GPO), toll free at 1–866–512–1830; or in the Washington, DC, area at 202–512– 0000. Martha Kanter, Under Secretary, Department of Education. 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[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 55 (Wednesday, March 21, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Pages 16541-16542]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-6793]


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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION


Notice of Proposed Information Collection Requests; Office of 
Planning, Evaluation and Policy Development; Case Studies of Current 
and Former Grantees of the Title III National Professional Development 
Program (NPDP)

SUMMARY: The purpose of the National Professional Development Program, 
which is administered by the Office of English Language Acquisition, is 
to support pre-service education and professional development 
activities intended to improve instruction for English Learners (ELs). 
Grants are made to Institutions of Higher Education that have entered 
into consortium arrangements with states or school districts. Funded 
projects are designed to increase the pool of highly-qualified teachers 
prepared to serve EL students and increase the skills of teachers 
already serving them.

DATES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments on or before 
May 21, 2012.

ADDRESSES: Written comments regarding burden and/or the collection 
activity requirements should be electronically mailed to 
ICDocketMgr@ed.gov or mailed to U.S. Department of Education, 400 
Maryland Avenue SW., LBJ, Washington, DC 20202-4537. Copies of the 
proposed information collection request may be accessed from https://edicsweb.ed.gov, by selecting the ``Browse Pending Collections'' link 
and by clicking on link number 04823. When you access the information 
collection, click on ``Download Attachments'' to view. Written requests 
for information should be addressed to U.S. Department of Education, 
400 Maryland Avenue SW., LBJ, Washington, DC 20202-4537. Requests may 
also be electronically mailed to ICDocketMgr@ed.gov or faxed to 202-
401-0920. Please specify the complete title of the information 
collection and OMB Control Number when making your request.
    Individuals who use a telecommunications device for the deaf (TDD) 
may call the Federal Information Relay Service (FIRS) at 1-800-877-
8339.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section 3506 of the Paperwork Reduction Act 
of 1995 (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35) requires that Federal agencies provide 
interested parties an early opportunity to comment on information 
collection requests. The Director, Information Collection Clearance 
Division, Privacy, Information and Records Management Services, Office 
of Management, publishes this notice containing proposed information 
collection requests at the beginning of the Departmental review of the 
information collection. The Department of Education is especially 
interested in public comment addressing the following issues: (1) Is 
this collection necessary to the proper functions of the Department; 
(2) will this information be processed and used in a timely manner; (3) 
is the estimate of burden accurate; (4) how might the Department 
enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to be 
collected; and (5) how might the Department minimize the burden of this 
collection on the respondents, including through the use of information 
technology. Please note that written comments received in response to 
this notice will be considered public records.
    Title of Collection: Case Studies of Current and Former Grantees of 
the Title III National Professional Development Program (NPDP)
    OMB Control Number: Pending.
    Type of Review: New.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Responses: 438.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Burden Hours: 450.
    Abstract: The purpose of this study is to examine how a sample of 
grantees is implementing their grants with respect to four areas: (1) 
The content and structure of the education they provide to current and 
prospective teachers of English Learners; (2) the nature of changes 
they attempt to make to the full teacher education program at their 
institutions; (3) the efforts grantees make to institutionalize their 
projects so that they can be sustained after the grant ends; and (4) 
their efforts to track former program participants. Information 
gathered on these four topics will be used to identify issues that 
could be investigated in a larger, more representative study.
    This study will consist of 15 purposively-selected current grantees

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and nine purposively-selected former grantees. The case study sites 
will be selected from among the grantees in the 2007 cohort (``current 
grantees'') and those in the 2002 and 2004 cohorts (``former 
grantees''), and will provide information on some of the pre-service 
and in-service teacher training models and approaches that current 
grantees are using, as well as strategies that former grantees have 
used to track newly-minted teachers after program completion and to 
plan for continuing program services after the federal grant period.
    The study will collect data from the current grantees through site 
visits and from the former grantees through telephone interviews.

    Dated: March 15, 2012.
Darrin A. King,
Director, Information Collection Clearance Division, Privacy, 
Information and Records Management Services, Office of Management.
[FR Doc. 2012-6793 Filed 3-20-12; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4000-01-P
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