Notice of Proposed Information Collection Requests; Institute of Education Sciences; Impact Evaluation of Teacher and Leader Evaluation Systems, 46748-46749 [2012-19136]
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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
Notice of Proposed Information
Collection Requests; Institute of
Education Sciences; Impact Evaluation
of Teacher and Leader Evaluation
Systems
This study provides
important implementation and impact
information on the kinds of performance
evaluation systems currently discussed
in federal policy.
DATES: Interested persons are invited to
submit comments on or before October
5, 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 04903. When you access
the information collection, click on
‘‘Download Attachments’’ to view.
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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
Acting 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;
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(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: Impact Evaluation
of Teacher and Leader Evaluation
Systems.
OMB Control Number: 1850–0890.
Type of Review: Revision.
Total Estimated Number of Annual
Responses: 1,742.
Total Estimated Number of Annual
Burden Hours: 3,841.
Abstract: This information collection
package requests clearance to recruit
districts for a study of a performance
evaluation system for principals and
teachers. Study findings will be
presented in two reports, one scheduled
for release in late 2014 and the other in
late 2015.
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Federal Register / Vol. 77, No. 151 / Monday, August 6, 2012 / Notices
Dated: July 31, 2012.
Tomakie Washington,
Acting Director, Information Collection
Clearance Division, Privacy, Information and
Records Management Services, Office of
Management.
[FR Doc. 2012–19136 Filed 8–3–12; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
Tests Determined To Be Suitable for
Use in the National Reporting System
for Adult Education
Office of Vocational and Adult
Education, Department of Education.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
The Secretary annually
announces tests, test forms, and delivery
formats that the Secretary determines to
be suitable for use in the National
Reporting System for Adult Education
(NRS).
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: John
LeMaster, Department of Education, 400
Maryland Avenue SW., Room 11159,
Potomac Center Plaza, Washington, DC
20202–7240. Telephone: (202) 245–6218
or by email: John.LeMaster@ed.gov.
If you use a telecommunications
device for the deaf (TDD) or a text
telephone (TTY), call the Federal Relay
Service (FRS), toll free, at 1–800–877–
8339.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On
January 14, 2008, we published in the
Federal Register final regulations for 34
CFR part 462, Measuring Educational
Gain in the National Reporting System
for Adult Education (NRS regulations)
(73 FR 2306). The NRS regulations
established the process the Secretary
uses to determine the suitability of tests
for use in the NRS. We annually publish
in the Federal Register and post on the
Internet at https://www.nrsweb.org a list
of the names of tests and the
educational functioning levels the tests
are suitable to measure in the NRS as
required by § 462.12(c)(2) of the NRS
regulations.
On April 16, 2008, we published in
the Federal Register a notice providing
test publishers an opportunity to submit
tests for review under the NRS
regulations (73 FR 20616).
On February 2, 2010, we published in
the Federal Register a notice (February
2010 notice) listing the tests and test
forms the Secretary determined to be
suitable for use in the NRS (75 FR 5303).
The Secretary determined tests and
test forms to be suitable for a period of
either seven or three years from the date
of the February notice. A seven-year
approval required no additional action
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on the part of the publisher, unless the
information the publisher submitted as
a basis for the Secretary’s review was
inaccurate or unless the test is
substantially revised. A three-year
approval was issued with a set of
conditions that must be met by the
completion of the three-year period. If
these conditions are met, the Secretary
approves a period of time for which the
test may continue to be used in the NRS.
On September 12, 2011, we published
in the Federal Register (76 FR 56188) a
notice (September 2011 notice) to
update the list published on February 2,
2010 (75 FR 5303), and include suitable
test delivery formats. The update
clarified that some, but not all, tests
using computer-adaptive or computerbased delivery formats are suitable for
use in the NRS.
The Secretary publishes here the same
list of forms and computer delivery
formats for the tests published in the
September 2011 notice. Adult education
programs must use only the approved
forms and computer delivery formats for
the tests published in this notice. If a
particular test form or computer
delivery format is not explicitly
specified for a test in this notice, it is
not approved for use in the NRS.
Tests Determined To Be Suitable for
Use in the NRS for Seven Years
(a) The Secretary has determined that
the following test is suitable for use at
all Adult Basic Education (ABE) and
Adult Secondary Education (ASE) levels
and at all English-as-a-Second-Language
(ESL) levels of the NRS for a period of
seven years beginning on February 2,
2010:
Comprehensive Adult Student
Assessment Systems (CASAS) Reading
Assessments (Life and Work, Life Skills,
Reading for Citizenship, Reading for
Language Arts—Secondary Level).
Forms 27, 28, 81, 82, 81X, 82X, 83, 84,
85, 86, 185, 186, 187, 188, 310, 311, 513,
514, 951, 952, 951X, and 952X of this
test are approved for use on paper and
through the computer-based delivery
format. Publisher: CASAS, 5151
Murphy Canyon Road, Suite 220, San
Diego, CA 92123–4339. Telephone:
(800) 255–1036. Internet:
www.casas.org.
(b) The Secretary has determined that
the following tests are suitable for use
at all ABE and ASE levels of the NRS
for a period of seven years beginning on
February 2, 2010:
(1) Comprehensive Adult Student
Assessment Systems (CASAS) Life Skills
Math Assessments—Application of
Mathematics (Secondary Level). Forms
31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 505, and
506 of this test are approved for use on
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paper and through the computer-based
delivery format. Publisher: CASAS,
5151 Murphy Canyon Road, Suite 220,
San Diego, CA 92123–4339. Telephone:
(800) 255–1036. Internet:
www.casas.org.
(2) Massachusetts Adult Proficiency
Test (MAPT) for Math. This test is
approved for use through a computeradaptive delivery format. Publisher:
Massachusetts Department of
Elementary and Secondary Education
and University of Massachusetts
Amherst, School of Education, 156 Hills
South, University of Massachusetts,
Amherst, MA 01003. Telephone: (413)
545–0564. Internet: www.sabes.org/
assessment/mapt.htm.
(3) Massachusetts Adult Proficiency
Test (MAPT) for Reading. This test is
approved for use through the computeradaptive delivery format. Publisher:
Massachusetts Department of
Elementary and Secondary Education
and University of Massachusetts
Amherst, School of Education, 156 Hills
South, University of Massachusetts,
Amherst, MA 01003. Telephone: (413)
545–0564. Internet: www.sabes.org/
assessment/mapt.htm.
(4) Tests of Adult Basic Education
(TABE 9/10). Forms 9 and 10 are
approved for use on paper and through
the computer-based delivery format.
Publisher: CTB/McGraw Hill, 20 Ryan
Ranch Road, Monterey, CA 93940.
Telephone: (800) 538–9547. Internet:
www.ctb.com.
(5) Tests of Adult Basic Education
Survey (TABE Survey). Forms 9 and 10
are approved for use on paper and
through the computer-based delivery
format. Publisher: CTB/McGraw Hill, 20
Ryan Ranch Road, Monterey, CA 93940.
Telephone: (800) 538–9547. Internet:
www.ctb.com.
(c) The Secretary has determined that
the following tests are suitable for use
at all ESL levels of the NRS for a period
of seven years beginning on February 2,
2010:
(1) Basic English Skills Test (BEST)
Literacy. Forms B, C, and D are
approved for use on paper. Publisher:
Center for Applied Linguistics, 4646
40th Street NW., Washington, DC
20016–1859. Telephone: (202) 362–
0700. Internet: www.cal.org.
(2) Tests of Adult Basic Education
Complete Language Assessment SystemEnglish (TABE/CLAS–E). Forms A and B
are approved for use on paper.
Publisher: CTB/McGraw Hill, 20 Ryan
Ranch Road, Monterey, CA 93940.
Telephone: (800) 538–9547. Internet:
www.ctb.com.
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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
Notice of Proposed Information Collection Requests; Institute of
Education Sciences; Impact Evaluation of Teacher and Leader Evaluation
Systems
SUMMARY: This study provides important implementation and impact
information on the kinds of performance evaluation systems currently
discussed in federal policy.
DATES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments on or before
October 5, 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 04903. 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 Acting 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: Impact Evaluation of Teacher and Leader
Evaluation Systems.
OMB Control Number: 1850-0890.
Type of Review: Revision.
Total Estimated Number of Annual Responses: 1,742.
Total Estimated Number of Annual Burden Hours: 3,841.
Abstract: This information collection package requests clearance to
recruit districts for a study of a performance evaluation system for
principals and teachers. Study findings will be presented in two
reports, one scheduled for release in late 2014 and the other in late
2015.
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Dated: July 31, 2012.
Tomakie Washington,
Acting Director, Information Collection Clearance Division, Privacy,
Information and Records Management Services, Office of Management.
[FR Doc. 2012-19136 Filed 8-3-12; 8:45 am]
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