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body before which the Department is
authorized to appear, or to an individual
or entity designated by the Department
or otherwise empowered to resolve or
mediate disputes, is relevant and
necessary to the litigation or ADR, the
Department may disclose those records
as a routine use to the adjudicative
body, individual, or entity.
(d) Parties, Counsel, Representatives,
or Witnesses. If the Department
determines that disclosure of certain
records to a party, counsel,
representative, or witness is relevant
and necessary to the litigation or ADR,
the Department may disclose those
records as a routine use to the party,
counsel, representative, or witness.
5. Freedom of Information Act (FOIA)
and Privacy Act Advice Disclosure. The
Department may disclose records to the
DOJ or the Office of Management and
Budget if the Department concludes that
disclosure is desirable or necessary in
determining whether particular records
are required to be disclosed under the
FOIA or the Privacy Act.
6. Disclosure to the DOJ. The
Department may disclose records to the
DOJ to the extent necessary for
obtaining DOJ advice on any matter
relevant to an audit, inspection, or other
inquiry related to the programs covered
by this system.
7. Congressional Member Disclosure.
The Department may disclose an
individual’s records to a member of
Congress in response to an inquiry from
the member made at the written request
of that individual. The member’s right
to the information is no greater than the
right of the individual who requested it.
8. Disclosure in the Course of
Responding to Breach of Data. The
Department may disclose records from
this system to appropriate agencies,
entities, and persons when: (a) The
Department suspects or has confirmed
that the security or confidentiality of
information in the system of records has
been compromised; (b) the Department
has determined that as a result of the
suspected or confirmed compromise
there is a risk of harm to economic or
property interests, identity theft or
fraud, or harm to the security or
integrity of this system or other systems
or programs that rely upon the
compromised information (whether
maintained by the Department or
another agency or entity); and (c) the
disclosure made to such agencies,
entities, and persons is reasonably
necessary to assist in connection with
the Department’s efforts to respond to
the suspected or confirmed compromise
and prevent, minimize, or remedy such
harm.
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POLICIES AND PRACTICES FOR STORING,
RETRIEVING, ACCESSING, RETAINING, AND
DISPOSING OF RECORDS IN THE SYSTEM:
STORAGE:
Various portions of the system are
maintained electronically, in paper files,
or both. The Department maintains
records in this system both on paper
and in compact disc, read-only-memory
(CD–ROM), and the contractor (SRA
International, Inc.) maintains data for
this system on computers and in hard
copy.
RETRIEVABILITY:
Paper and electronic records will be
retrieved using principal investigators’
names or grant application numbers.
The Department’s paper and CD–ROM
records are stored in locked metal filing
cabinets or in a secured room, with
access limited to personnel whose
duties require access. All physical
access to the Department’s sites is
controlled and monitored by security
personnel who check each individual
entering the building for an employee or
visitor badge.
The computer system employed by
the contractor offers a high degree of
resistance to tampering and
circumvention. The system enforces
assigned authorizations by controlling
access based on the individual’s role in
the project. Each individual’s access is
determined by the system administrator
in conjunction with the Institute and
other administrative staff. These rights
are re-assessed periodically by the
application administrator.
The system has share-level and filelevel security utilizing New Technology
File System (NTFS), which is built into
the Windows 2008 operating system.
The system administrator grants or
denies access to users or groups of users
at the folder or file level. Several system
groups are established within the
Windows server to permit fine-grained
control of user access to project folders.
No other contractor users or groups of
users will be given access to these
folders or files.
The system’s servers are located at the
Savvis DC3 data center and are
protected by Savvis’ procedures
governing physical access to the servers.
Access to sensitive areas is controlled
by means of key cards, ID badges,
security guards, biometric hand
scanners, man traps equipped with key
cards, key-locked equipment cages, and
continuous video surveillance.
RETENTION AND DISPOSAL:
Records are maintained and disposed
of in accordance with the Department’s
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SYSTEM MANAGER AND ADDRESS:
Deputy Director for Science, Institute
of Education Sciences, U.S. Department
of Education, 555 New Jersey Avenue
NW., room 600, Washington, DC 20208–
0001.
NOTIFICATION PROCEDURE:
If you wish to determine whether a
record exists regarding you in the
system of records, contact the system
manager. Your request must meet the
requirements of regulations at 34 CFR
5b.5, including proof of identity.
RECORD ACCESS PROCEDURE:
SAFEGUARDS:
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Records Disposition Schedule for
Discretionary Grant File Records and
Related Records (ED 254A.1).
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If you wish to gain access to your
record in the system of records, contact
the system manager. Your request must
meet the requirements of regulations at
34 CFR 5b.5, including proof of identity.
CONTESTING RECORD PROCEDURE:
If you wish to contest the content of
a record regarding you in the system of
records, contact the system manager.
Your request must meet the
requirements of the regulations at 34
CFR 5b.7, including proof of identity.
RECORD SOURCE CATEGORIES:
Information will be provided
voluntarily by individuals who are
principal investigators and who have
requested and/or received grant support
from the Institute either individually or
through an academic institution or other
organization.
EXEMPTIONS CLAIMED FOR THE SYSTEM:
None.
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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
Privacy Act of 1974; System of
Records—Impact Evaluation of Race to
the Top and School Improvement
Grants
Institute of Education Sciences,
Department of Education.
ACTION: Notice of a new system of
records.
AGENCY:
In accordance with the
Privacy Act of 1974, as amended, 5
U.S.C. 552a (Privacy Act), the
Department of Education (Department)
publishes this notice of a new system of
records entitled ‘‘Impact Evaluation of
Race to the Top and School
Improvement Grants’’ (18–13–32). The
National Center for Education
Evaluation and Regional Assistance at
SUMMARY:
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the Department’s Institute of Education
Sciences awarded a contract in
September 2010 to Mathematica Policy
Research to conduct an implementation
and impact evaluation of two of the
Department’s grant programs: Race to
the Top and Title I School Improvement
Grants. The system of records will
contain records on students in tested
grades from approximately 61 school
districts in 21 states and the District of
Columbia, and will be used to conduct
the study.
DATES: In accordance with the
requirements of the Privacy Act, the
Department seeks comments on the new
system of records described in this
notice and in particular on the proposed
routine uses for the new system of
records. We must receive your
comments on or before November 13,
2012.
The Department filed a report
describing the new system of records
covered by this notice with the Chair of
the Senate Committee on Homeland
Security and Governmental Affairs, the
Chair of the House Committee on
Oversight and Government Reform, and
the Administrator of the Office of
Information and Regulatory Affairs,
Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) on October 9, 2012. This system
of records will become effective at the
later date of—(1) the expiration of the
40-day period for OMB review on
November 19, 2012, unless OMB waives
10 days of the 40-day review period for
compelling reasons shown by the
Department, or (2) November 13, 2012,
unless the system of records needs to be
changed as a result of public comment
or OMB review. The Department will
publish any changes to the system of
records or routine uses that result from
public comment or OMB review.
ADDRESSES: Address all comments about
the proposed routine uses to Dr. Audrey
Pendleton, Associate Commissioner,
Evaluation Division, National Center for
Education Evaluation and Regional
Assistance, Institute of Education
Sciences, U.S. Department of Education,
555 New Jersey Avenue NW., Room
502D, Washington, DC 20208–0001.
Telephone: (202) 208–7078. If you
prefer to send your comments through
the Internet, use the following address:
comments@ed.gov. You must include
the term ‘‘Impact Evaluation of Race to
the Top and School Improvement
Grants’’ in the subject line of the
electronic message.
During and after the comment period,
you may inspect all public comments
about this notice at the Department in
Room 502D, 555 New Jersey Avenue
NW., Washington, DC, between the
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hours of 8:00 a.m. and 4:30 p.m.,
Washington, DC time, Monday through
Friday of each week except Federal
holidays.
Assistance to Individuals With
Disabilities in Reviewing the
Rulemaking Record
On request we will provide an
appropriate accommodation or auxiliary
aid to an individual with a disability
who needs assistance to review the
comments or other documents in the
public rulemaking record for this notice.
If you want to schedule an appointment
for this type of accommodation or
auxiliary aid, please contact the person
listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION
CONTACT.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr.
Audrey Pendleton, Associate
Commissioner, Evaluation Division,
National Center for Education
Evaluation and Regional Assistance,
Institute of Education Sciences, U.S.
Department of Education, 555 New
Jersey Avenue NW., Room 502D,
Washington, DC 20208–0001.
Telephone: (202) 208–7078. 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.
Individuals with disabilities can
obtain this document in an accessible
format (e.g., braille, large print,
audiotape, or compact disc) on request
to the contact person listed in this
section.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Introduction
The Privacy Act (5 U.S.C. 552a)
requires the Department to publish in
the Federal Register this notice of a new
system of records (5 U.S.C. 552a(e)(4)
and (e)(11)). The Department’s
regulations implementing the Privacy
Act are contained in the Code of Federal
Regulations (CFR) at 34 CFR part 5b.
The Privacy Act applies to
information about individuals that
contains individually identifying
information and that is retrieved by a
unique identifier associated with each
individual, such as a name or social
security number. The information about
each individual is called a ‘‘record,’’
and the system, whether manual or
computer based, is called a ‘‘system of
records.’’
Whenever the Department publishes a
new system of records or makes a
significant change to an established
system of records, the Privacy Act
requires it to publish a system of records
notice in the Federal Register. The
Department is also required to submit
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reports to the Administrator of the
Office of Information and Regulatory
Affairs at OMB, the Chair of the Senate
Committee on Homeland Security and
Governmental Affairs, and the Chair of
the House of Representatives Committee
on Oversight and Government Reform.
These reports are intended to permit an
evaluation of the probable effect of the
proposal on the privacy rights of
individuals.
Electronic Access to This Document
The official version of this document
is the document published in the
Federal Register. Free Internet access to
the official edition of the Federal
Register and the Code of Federal
Regulations is available via the Federal
Digital System at: www.gpo.gov/fdsys.
At this site you can 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). To use PDF
you must have Adobe Acrobat Reader,
which is available free at the site.
You may also access documents of the
Department published in the Federal
Register by using the article search
feature at: www.federalregister.gov.
Specifically, through the advanced
search feature at this site, you can limit
your search to documents published by
the Department.
Dated: October 9, 2012.
John Q. Easton,
Director, Institute of Education Sciences.
For the reasons discussed in the
preamble, the Director of the Institute of
Education Sciences, U.S. Department of
Education (Department) publishes a
notice of a new system of records to
read as follows:
SYSTEM NUMBER:
18–13–32
SYSTEM NAME:
Impact Evaluation of Race to the Top
and School Improvement Grants.
SECURITY CLASSIFICATION:
None.
SYSTEM LOCATIONS:
(1) Evaluation Division, National
Center for Education Evaluation and
Regional Assistance, Institute of
Education Sciences (IES), U.S.
Department of Education, 555 New
Jersey Avenue NW., Room 502D,
Washington, DC 20208–0001.
(2) Mathematica Policy Research, 600
Alexander Park, Suite 100, Princeton, NJ
08540 (contractor).
(3) The American Institutes for
Research, 1000 Thomas Jefferson St.
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NW., Washington, DC 20007
(subcontractor).
(4) Social Policy Research Associates,
1330 Broadway, Suite 1426, Oakland,
CA 94612 (subcontractor).
CATEGORIES OF INDIVIDUALS COVERED BY THE
SYSTEM:
The system will contain records on
students in tested grades from
approximately 61 school districts in 21
states and the District of Columbia.
CATEGORIES OF RECORDS IN THE SYSTEM:
The system of records will include
information about the students who are
included in the study. This studentlevel information will include, but will
not necessarily be limited to, student
IDs; the names and IDs of the school and
school district that the student attends;
year of birth; demographic information
such as race, ethnicity, gender, and
educational background (grade level,
free and reduced-price lunch status,
English language learner status, and
special education status); whether the
student graduated from high school and
enrolled in college; and assessment
information and scores on reading and
mathematics state assessments.
AUTHORITY FOR MAINTENANCE OF THE SYSTEM:
The study is authorized under the
Education Sciences Reform Act of 2002,
Part D, Section 171(b)(2) (20 U.S.C.
9561(b)(2)), which authorizes the IES to
‘‘conduct evaluations of Federal
education programs administered by the
Secretary (and as time and resources
allow, other education programs) to
determine the impact of such programs
(especially on student academic
achievement in the core academic areas
of reading, mathematics, and science).’’
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PURPOSE(S):
The information contained in the
records maintained in this system will
be used to conduct an implementation
and impact evaluation of two of the
Department’s grant programs: Race to
the Top and Title I School Improvement
Grants.
The study will address the following
four research questions: (1) How are
Race to the Top and School
Improvement Grants implemented at the
State, district, and school levels? (2) Are
Race to the Top reforms related to
improvement in student outcomes? (3)
Does receipt of School Improvement
Grants funding to implement a school
turnaround model affect outcomes for
low-performing schools? (4) Is the
implementation of school turnaround
models, and strategies within those
models, related to improvement in
student outcomes?
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ROUTINE USES OF RECORDS MAINTAINED IN THE
SYSTEM, INCLUDING CATEGORIES OF USERS AND
THE PURPOSES OF SUCH USES:
POLICIES AND PRACTICES FOR STORING,
RETRIEVING, ACCESSING, RETAINING, AND
DISPOSING OF RECORDS IN THE SYSTEM:
The Department may disclose
information contained in a record in
this system of records under the routine
uses listed in this system of records
without the consent of the individual if
the disclosure is compatible with the
purposes for which the record was
collected. The Department may make
these case-by-case disclosures or, if the
Department has complied with the
computer matching requirements of the
Privacy Act of 1974, as amended
(Privacy Act) (5 U.S.C. 552a), under a
computer matching agreement. Any
disclosure of individually identifying
information from a record in this system
must also comply with the requirements
of section 183 of the Education Sciences
Reform Act (ESRA) (20 U.S.C. 9573),
which provides confidentiality
standards that apply to all collection,
reporting, and publication of data by
IES.
(1) Research Disclosure. The Director
of IES may disclose information from
this system of records to qualified
researchers solely for the purpose of
carrying out specific research that is
compatible with the purpose of this
system of records. The researcher shall
be required to maintain under the
Privacy Act and the ESRA safeguards
with respect to such records. When
individually identifying information
from a student’s education record will
be disclosed to the researcher under the
Family Educational Rights and Privacy
Act, 20 U.S.C. 1232g (FERPA), the
researcher also shall be required to
comply with the requirements of a
written agreement between the
researcher and IES pursuant to the
written agreement requirements under
FERPA.
(2) Contract Disclosure. If the
Department contracts with an entity to
perform any function that requires
disclosing records in this system to the
contractor’s employees, the Department
may disclose the records to those
employees who have received the
appropriate level of security clearance
from the Department. Before entering
into such a contract, the Department
will require the contractor to establish
and maintain the safeguards required
under the Privacy Act (5 U.S.C.
552a(m)) with respect to the records in
the system.
STORAGE:
DISCLOSURE TO CONSUMER REPORTING
AGENCIES:
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The Department maintains records on
CD–ROM, and the contractor
(Mathematica Policy Research) and
subcontractors (The American Institutes
for Research and Social Policy Research
Associates) maintain data for this
system on computers and in hard copy.
RETRIEVABILITY:
Records in this system are indexed
and retrieved by a unique random
number assigned to each individual that
is cross-referenced by the individual’s
unique State- or district-assigned
student ID on a separate list.
SAFEGUARDS:
All physical access to the
Department’s site and to the sites of the
Department’s contractor and
subcontractors, where this system of
records is maintained, is controlled and
monitored by security personnel. The
computer system employed by the
Department offers a high degree of
resistance to tampering and
circumvention. This security system
limits data access to Department and
contract staff on a need-to-know basis
and controls individual users’ ability to
access and alter records within the
system.
The contractor and subcontractors
will establish a similar set of procedures
at their sites to ensure confidentiality of
data. The contractor and subcontractors
are required to ensure that print data
identifying individuals are in files
physically separated from other research
data and electronic files identifying
individuals are separated from other
electronic research data files. The
contractor and subcontractors will
maintain security of the complete set of
all master data files and documentation.
Access to individually identifying data
will be strictly controlled. At each site,
all print data will be kept in locked file
cabinets during nonworking hours and
work on hardcopy data will take place
in a single room, except for data entry.
Physical security of electronic data
will also be maintained. Security
features that protect project data
include: Password-protected accounts
that authorize users to use the
contractor’s system but to access only
specific network directories and
network software; user rights and
directory and file attributes that limit
those who can use particular directories
and files and determine how they can
use them; and additional security
features that the network administrators
will establish for projects as needed.
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The Department’s, contractor’s, and
subcontractors’ employees who
‘‘maintain’’ (collect, maintain, use, or
disseminate) data in this system must
comply with the requirements of the
Privacy Act and the confidentiality
standards in section 183 of the ESRA.
EXEMPTIONS CLAIMED FOR THE SYSTEM:
RETENTION AND DISPOSAL:
DOE/Advanced Scientific Computing
Advisory Committee
None.
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Records are maintained and disposed
of in accordance with the Department’s
Records Disposition Schedules ED 068.a
(NARA Job Number: N1–441–08–18).
SYSTEM MANAGER AND ADDRESS:
Associate Commissioner, Evaluation
Division, National Center for Education
Evaluation and Regional Assistance,
Institute of Education Sciences, U.S.
Department of Education, 555 New
Jersey Avenue NW., Room 502D,
Washington, DC 20208–0001.
NOTIFICATION PROCEDURE:
If you wish to determine whether a
record exists regarding you in the
system of records, contact the system
manager at the address listed under
SYSTEM MANAGER AND ADDRESS.
Your request must meet the
requirements of the Department’s
Privacy Act regulations at 34 CFR 5b.5,
including proof of identity.
RECORD ACCESS PROCEDURE:
If you wish to gain access to a record
about you in this system of records,
contact the system manager at the
address listed under SYSTEM
MANAGER AND ADDRESS. Your
request must meet the requirements of
the Department’s Privacy Act
regulations at 34 CFR 5b.5, including
proof of identity.
CONTESTING RECORD PROCEDURE:
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If you wish to contest the content of
a record regarding you in the system of
records, contact the system manager at
the address listed under SYSTEM
MANAGER AND ADDRESS. Your
request for access to a record must meet
the requirements of the Department’s
Privacy Act regulations at 34 CFR 5b.7,
including proof of identity, specification
of the particular record you are seeking
to have changed, and the written
justification for making such a change.
RECORD SOURCE CATEGORIES:
This system will contain records on
students included in the Impact
Evaluation of Race to the Top and
School Improvement Grants. Data will
be obtained through student records
maintained by states or school districts.
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Office of Science, Department
of Energy.
ACTION: Notice of Open Meeting.
AGENCY:
This notice announces a
meeting of the Advanced Scientific
Computing Advisory Committee
(ASCAC). The Federal Advisory
Committee Act (Pub. L. 92–463, 86 Stat.
770) requires that public notice of these
meetings be announced in the Federal
Register.
DATES: Tuesday, October 30, 2012, 9:00
a.m.–5:00 p.m. and Wednesday, October
31, 2012, 9:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m.
ADDRESSES: American Geophysical
Union, (AGU), 2000 Florida Avenue
NW, Washington, DC 20009–1277.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Melea Baker, Office of Advanced
Scientific Computing Research; SC–21/
Germantown Building; U.S. Department
of Energy; 1000 Independence Avenue
SW., Washington, DC 20585–1290;
Telephone (301) 903–7486.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Purpose of
the Meeting: The purpose of this
meeting is to provide advice and
guidance on a continuing basis to the
Department of Energy on scientific
priorities within the field of advanced
scientific computing research.
Tentative Agenda Topics:
• View from Washington.
• View from Germantown.
• Computational Science Graduate
Fellowship (CSGF) Longitudinal Study.
• Update on Exascale.
• Update from DOE data-intensive
science and exascale subcommittee.
• Facilities update.
• ESnet-5.
• Early Career technical talks.
• Co-design.
• Innovative and Novel
Computational Impact on Theory and
Experiment (INCITE).
• Public Comment (10-minute rule).
Public Participation: The meeting is
open to the public. A webcast of this
meeting will be available. Please check
the Web site below for updates and
information on how to view the
meeting. If you would like to file a
written statement with the Committee,
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you may do so either before or after the
meeting. If you would like to make oral
statements regarding any of the items on
the agenda, you should contact Melea
Baker, (301) 903–7486 or by email at:
Melea.Baker@science.doe.gov. You must
make your request for an oral statement
at least 5 business days prior to the
meeting. Reasonable provision will be
made to include the scheduled oral
statements on the agenda. The
Chairperson of the Committee will
conduct the meeting to facilitate the
orderly conduct of business. Public
comment will follow the 10-minute
rule.
Minutes: The minutes of this meeting
will be available on the U.S. Department
of Energy’s Office of Advanced
Scientific Computing Web site
(www.sc.doe.gov/ascr) for viewing.
Issued at Washington, DC on October 5,
2012.
LaTanya R. Butler,
Acting Deputy Committee Management
Officer.
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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
Privacy Act of 1974; System of Records--Impact Evaluation of Race
to the Top and School Improvement Grants
AGENCY: Institute of Education Sciences, Department of Education.
ACTION: Notice of a new system of records.
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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Privacy Act of 1974, as amended, 5
U.S.C. 552a (Privacy Act), the Department of Education (Department)
publishes this notice of a new system of records entitled ``Impact
Evaluation of Race to the Top and School Improvement Grants'' (18-13-
32). The National Center for Education Evaluation and Regional
Assistance at
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the Department's Institute of Education Sciences awarded a contract in
September 2010 to Mathematica Policy Research to conduct an
implementation and impact evaluation of two of the Department's grant
programs: Race to the Top and Title I School Improvement Grants. The
system of records will contain records on students in tested grades
from approximately 61 school districts in 21 states and the District of
Columbia, and will be used to conduct the study.
DATES: In accordance with the requirements of the Privacy Act, the
Department seeks comments on the new system of records described in
this notice and in particular on the proposed routine uses for the new
system of records. We must receive your comments on or before November
13, 2012.
The Department filed a report describing the new system of records
covered by this notice with the Chair of the Senate Committee on
Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs, the Chair of the House
Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, and the Administrator of
the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management
and Budget (OMB) on October 9, 2012. This system of records will become
effective at the later date of--(1) the expiration of the 40-day period
for OMB review on November 19, 2012, unless OMB waives 10 days of the
40-day review period for compelling reasons shown by the Department, or
(2) November 13, 2012, unless the system of records needs to be changed
as a result of public comment or OMB review. The Department will
publish any changes to the system of records or routine uses that
result from public comment or OMB review.
ADDRESSES: Address all comments about the proposed routine uses to Dr.
Audrey Pendleton, Associate Commissioner, Evaluation Division, National
Center for Education Evaluation and Regional Assistance, Institute of
Education Sciences, U.S. Department of Education, 555 New Jersey Avenue
NW., Room 502D, Washington, DC 20208-0001. Telephone: (202) 208-7078.
If you prefer to send your comments through the Internet, use the
following address: comments@ed.gov. You must include the term ``Impact
Evaluation of Race to the Top and School Improvement Grants'' in the
subject line of the electronic message.
During and after the comment period, you may inspect all public
comments about this notice at the Department in Room 502D, 555 New
Jersey Avenue NW., Washington, DC, between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and
4:30 p.m., Washington, DC time, Monday through Friday of each week
except Federal holidays.
Assistance to Individuals With Disabilities in Reviewing the Rulemaking
Record
On request we will provide an appropriate accommodation or
auxiliary aid to an individual with a disability who needs assistance
to review the comments or other documents in the public rulemaking
record for this notice. If you want to schedule an appointment for this
type of accommodation or auxiliary aid, please contact the person
listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. Audrey Pendleton, Associate
Commissioner, Evaluation Division, National Center for Education
Evaluation and Regional Assistance, Institute of Education Sciences,
U.S. Department of Education, 555 New Jersey Avenue NW., Room 502D,
Washington, DC 20208-0001. Telephone: (202) 208-7078. 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.
Individuals with disabilities can obtain this document in an
accessible format (e.g., braille, large print, audiotape, or compact
disc) on request to the contact person listed in this section.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Introduction
The Privacy Act (5 U.S.C. 552a) requires the Department to publish
in the Federal Register this notice of a new system of records (5
U.S.C. 552a(e)(4) and (e)(11)). The Department's regulations
implementing the Privacy Act are contained in the Code of Federal
Regulations (CFR) at 34 CFR part 5b.
The Privacy Act applies to information about individuals that
contains individually identifying information and that is retrieved by
a unique identifier associated with each individual, such as a name or
social security number. The information about each individual is called
a ``record,'' and the system, whether manual or computer based, is
called a ``system of records.''
Whenever the Department publishes a new system of records or makes
a significant change to an established system of records, the Privacy
Act requires it to publish a system of records notice in the Federal
Register. The Department is also required to submit reports to the
Administrator of the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs at
OMB, the Chair of the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and
Governmental Affairs, and the Chair of the House of Representatives
Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. These reports are
intended to permit an evaluation of the probable effect of the proposal
on the privacy rights of individuals.
Electronic Access to This Document
The official version of this document is the document published in
the Federal Register. Free Internet access to the official edition of
the Federal Register and the Code of Federal Regulations is available
via the Federal Digital System at: www.gpo.gov/fdsys. At this site you
can 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). To use PDF you must have Adobe Acrobat Reader,
which is available free at the site.
You may also access documents of the Department published in the
Federal Register by using the article search feature at:
www.federalregister.gov. Specifically, through the advanced search
feature at this site, you can limit your search to documents published
by the Department.
Dated: October 9, 2012.
John Q. Easton,
Director, Institute of Education Sciences.
For the reasons discussed in the preamble, the Director of the
Institute of Education Sciences, U.S. Department of Education
(Department) publishes a notice of a new system of records to read as
follows:
SYSTEM NUMBER:
18-13-32
SYSTEM NAME:
Impact Evaluation of Race to the Top and School Improvement Grants.
SECURITY CLASSIFICATION:
None.
SYSTEM LOCATIONS:
(1) Evaluation Division, National Center for Education Evaluation
and Regional Assistance, Institute of Education Sciences (IES), U.S.
Department of Education, 555 New Jersey Avenue NW., Room 502D,
Washington, DC 20208-0001.
(2) Mathematica Policy Research, 600 Alexander Park, Suite 100,
Princeton, NJ 08540 (contractor).
(3) The American Institutes for Research, 1000 Thomas Jefferson St.
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NW., Washington, DC 20007 (subcontractor).
(4) Social Policy Research Associates, 1330 Broadway, Suite 1426,
Oakland, CA 94612 (subcontractor).
CATEGORIES OF INDIVIDUALS COVERED BY THE SYSTEM:
The system will contain records on students in tested grades from
approximately 61 school districts in 21 states and the District of
Columbia.
CATEGORIES OF RECORDS IN THE SYSTEM:
The system of records will include information about the students
who are included in the study. This student-level information will
include, but will not necessarily be limited to, student IDs; the names
and IDs of the school and school district that the student attends;
year of birth; demographic information such as race, ethnicity, gender,
and educational background (grade level, free and reduced-price lunch
status, English language learner status, and special education status);
whether the student graduated from high school and enrolled in college;
and assessment information and scores on reading and mathematics state
assessments.
AUTHORITY FOR MAINTENANCE OF THE SYSTEM:
The study is authorized under the Education Sciences Reform Act of
2002, Part D, Section 171(b)(2) (20 U.S.C. 9561(b)(2)), which
authorizes the IES to ``conduct evaluations of Federal education
programs administered by the Secretary (and as time and resources
allow, other education programs) to determine the impact of such
programs (especially on student academic achievement in the core
academic areas of reading, mathematics, and science).''
PURPOSE(S):
The information contained in the records maintained in this system
will be used to conduct an implementation and impact evaluation of two
of the Department's grant programs: Race to the Top and Title I School
Improvement Grants.
The study will address the following four research questions: (1)
How are Race to the Top and School Improvement Grants implemented at
the State, district, and school levels? (2) Are Race to the Top reforms
related to improvement in student outcomes? (3) Does receipt of School
Improvement Grants funding to implement a school turnaround model
affect outcomes for low-performing schools? (4) Is the implementation
of school turnaround models, and strategies within those models,
related to improvement in student outcomes?
ROUTINE USES OF RECORDS MAINTAINED IN THE SYSTEM, INCLUDING CATEGORIES
OF USERS AND THE PURPOSES OF SUCH USES:
The Department may disclose information contained in a record in
this system of records under the routine uses listed in this system of
records without the consent of the individual if the disclosure is
compatible with the purposes for which the record was collected. The
Department may make these case-by-case disclosures or, if the
Department has complied with the computer matching requirements of the
Privacy Act of 1974, as amended (Privacy Act) (5 U.S.C. 552a), under a
computer matching agreement. Any disclosure of individually identifying
information from a record in this system must also comply with the
requirements of section 183 of the Education Sciences Reform Act (ESRA)
(20 U.S.C. 9573), which provides confidentiality standards that apply
to all collection, reporting, and publication of data by IES.
(1) Research Disclosure. The Director of IES may disclose
information from this system of records to qualified researchers solely
for the purpose of carrying out specific research that is compatible
with the purpose of this system of records. The researcher shall be
required to maintain under the Privacy Act and the ESRA safeguards with
respect to such records. When individually identifying information from
a student's education record will be disclosed to the researcher under
the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act, 20 U.S.C. 1232g (FERPA),
the researcher also shall be required to comply with the requirements
of a written agreement between the researcher and IES pursuant to the
written agreement requirements under FERPA.
(2) Contract Disclosure. If the Department contracts with an entity
to perform any function that requires disclosing records in this system
to the contractor's employees, the Department may disclose the records
to those employees who have received the appropriate level of security
clearance from the Department. Before entering into such a contract,
the Department will require the contractor to establish and maintain
the safeguards required under the Privacy Act (5 U.S.C. 552a(m)) with
respect to the records in the system.
DISCLOSURE TO CONSUMER REPORTING AGENCIES:
None.
POLICIES AND PRACTICES FOR STORING, RETRIEVING, ACCESSING, RETAINING,
AND DISPOSING OF RECORDS IN THE SYSTEM:
STORAGE:
The Department maintains records on CD-ROM, and the contractor
(Mathematica Policy Research) and subcontractors (The American
Institutes for Research and Social Policy Research Associates) maintain
data for this system on computers and in hard copy.
RETRIEVABILITY:
Records in this system are indexed and retrieved by a unique random
number assigned to each individual that is cross-referenced by the
individual's unique State- or district-assigned student ID on a
separate list.
SAFEGUARDS:
All physical access to the Department's site and to the sites of
the Department's contractor and subcontractors, where this system of
records is maintained, is controlled and monitored by security
personnel. The computer system employed by the Department offers a high
degree of resistance to tampering and circumvention. This security
system limits data access to Department and contract staff on a need-
to-know basis and controls individual users' ability to access and
alter records within the system.
The contractor and subcontractors will establish a similar set of
procedures at their sites to ensure confidentiality of data. The
contractor and subcontractors are required to ensure that print data
identifying individuals are in files physically separated from other
research data and electronic files identifying individuals are
separated from other electronic research data files. The contractor and
subcontractors will maintain security of the complete set of all master
data files and documentation. Access to individually identifying data
will be strictly controlled. At each site, all print data will be kept
in locked file cabinets during nonworking hours and work on hardcopy
data will take place in a single room, except for data entry.
Physical security of electronic data will also be maintained.
Security features that protect project data include: Password-protected
accounts that authorize users to use the contractor's system but to
access only specific network directories and network software; user
rights and directory and file attributes that limit those who can use
particular directories and files and determine how they can use them;
and additional security features that the network administrators will
establish for projects as needed.
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The Department's, contractor's, and subcontractors' employees who
``maintain'' (collect, maintain, use, or disseminate) data in this
system must comply with the requirements of the Privacy Act and the
confidentiality standards in section 183 of the ESRA.
RETENTION AND DISPOSAL:
Records are maintained and disposed of in accordance with the
Department's Records Disposition Schedules ED 068.a (NARA Job Number:
N1-441-08-18).
SYSTEM MANAGER AND ADDRESS:
Associate Commissioner, Evaluation Division, National Center for
Education Evaluation and Regional Assistance, Institute of Education
Sciences, U.S. Department of Education, 555 New Jersey Avenue NW., Room
502D, Washington, DC 20208-0001.
NOTIFICATION PROCEDURE:
If you wish to determine whether a record exists regarding you in
the system of records, contact the system manager at the address listed
under SYSTEM MANAGER AND ADDRESS. Your request must meet the
requirements of the Department's Privacy Act regulations at 34 CFR
5b.5, including proof of identity.
RECORD ACCESS PROCEDURE:
If you wish to gain access to a record about you in this system of
records, contact the system manager at the address listed under SYSTEM
MANAGER AND ADDRESS. Your request must meet the requirements of the
Department's Privacy Act regulations at 34 CFR 5b.5, including proof of
identity.
CONTESTING RECORD PROCEDURE:
If you wish to contest the content of a record regarding you in the
system of records, contact the system manager at the address listed
under SYSTEM MANAGER AND ADDRESS. Your request for access to a record
must meet the requirements of the Department's Privacy Act regulations
at 34 CFR 5b.7, including proof of identity, specification of the
particular record you are seeking to have changed, and the written
justification for making such a change.
RECORD SOURCE CATEGORIES:
This system will contain records on students included in the Impact
Evaluation of Race to the Top and School Improvement Grants. Data will
be obtained through student records maintained by states or school
districts.
EXEMPTIONS CLAIMED FOR THE SYSTEM:
None.
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