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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
[Docket ID ED–2013–OELA–0117]
Request for Information To Inform the
Title III Evaluation and Research
Studies Agenda
Office of English Language
Acquisition, Language Enhancement,
and Academic Achievement for Limited
English Proficient Students, Department
of Education.
ACTION: Request for information.
AGENCY:
The U.S. Department of
Education (Department) requests
information on priorities for future
evaluation and research studies needed
to inform effective instruction,
assessment, and professional
development that is responsive to the
needs of English learners (ELs).
DATES: Written submissions must be
received by the Department by October
9, 2013.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments
through the Federal eRulemaking Portal
or via postal mail, commercial delivery,
or hand delivery. We will not accept
comments by fax or by email. To ensure
that we do not receive duplicate copies,
please submit your comments only
once. In addition, please include the
Docket ID and the term ‘‘Evaluation
Studies’’ at the top of your comments.
• Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to
www.regulations.gov to submit your
comments electronically. Information
on using Regulations.gov, including
instructions for accessing agency
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• Postal Mail, Commercial Delivery,
or Hand Delivery: If you mail or deliver
your comments, address them to
Elizabeth Judd, Office of English
Language Acquisition, Attention:
Evaluation RFI, U.S. Department of
Education, 400 Maryland Avenue SW.,
Room 5C126, Washington, DC 20202–
6132.
• Privacy Note: The Department’s
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commit the Department to contract for
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Elizabeth Judd, U.S. Department of
Education, 400 Maryland Avenue SW.,
Room 5C126, Washington, DC 20202–
6132 or by phone at 202–401–1407.
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Introduction
The Elementary and Secondary
Education Act (ESEA) of 1965, as
amended, holds States accountable for
closing achievement gaps and ensuring
that all children, including children
with limited English proficiency, meet
the same challenging academic and
achievement standards all students are
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of the ESEA requires States to develop
English language proficiency (ELP)
standards that are aligned with
challenging State academic content and
student academic achievement
standards. States must also develop and
administer ELP assessments that are
aligned with those standards, and must
develop annual measurable
achievement objectives (AMAOs) for
English language proficiency.
To support EL student achievement,
States, school districts and schools need
information on effective EL instruction,
assessment, and professional
development practices that is informed
by data from current research. With this
RFI we seek to gather information on the
evaluation and research studies needs of
the field, which may include the needs
of administrators, teachers, teacher
trainers, researchers, and other members
of the English learner community. The
Department anticipates making use of
this information to inform the
development of our evaluation and
research agenda in the coming years and
to guide future evaluation and research
studies addressing the needs of ELs.
Information on Department studies
related to the needs of English learners
is posted on the following Web site:
https://www.ncela.gwu.edu/edpubs/.
Once we receive responses to this RFI,
the Department will summarize the
recommendations made by the public
and post that summary on the Office of
English language Acquisition, Language
Enhancement, and Academic
Achievement for Limited English
Proficient Students (OELA) and the
National Clearinghouse for English
Language Acquisition (NCELA) Web
sites for viewing. We will use the
information received through this RFI to
develop an agenda for evaluation and
research studies that we will also
publish on the OELA and NCELA Web
sites.
Context for Responses
The primary goal of this RFI is to
gather information that will help shape
the Department’s evaluation and
research studies agenda.
We have developed a question with
topic areas. We request information
about evaluation and research studies
that would be most helpful in shaping
the Department’s evaluation and
research agenda. You do not have to
respond to each topic area included in
the question; however, it would be
helpful if you would elaborate on each
topic you choose to address. You may
provide comments in any convenient
format, and you may also provide
relevant information that is not directly
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responsive to a particular topic but may,
nevertheless, be helpful.
General Question Regarding potential
evaluation and research studies.
In which of the following areas should
the Department conduct new studies or
conduct a review of the literature on
existing studies?
a. Identification, screening, and
assessment practices of ELs in general,
or in particular, who are (1) Early
learners, (2) students with disabilities,
(3)secondary students, (4) students with
interrupted formal education, or (5)
other category of ELs.
b. Strategies for data collection, data
analysis, and data-based decisionmaking with respect to EL assessment
data.
c. The alignment of ELP standards
with college- and career-ready standards
and the alignment of ELP assessments
with ELP standards, including
assessments that are accessible to, and
usable with, ELs with disabilities.
d. Key features of instruction for ELs
that promote language acquisition,
including academic language, social
language, and content knowledge in
various educational programs that
provide instruction in English or in
English and another language.
e. Technology-based instructional
strategies that promote EL achievement.
f. Characteristics of professional
development that prepares prospective
teachers or currently practicing teachers
who are language development
specialists or content teachers of ELs to
design and deliver instruction that
promotes language acquisition and
content knowledge.
Accessible Format: Individuals with
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an accessible format (e.g., braille, large
print, audiotape, or compact disc) upon
request to the program contact person
listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION
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Program Authority: 20 U.S.C. 6801–7014.
Dated: September 3, 2013.
Joseph C. Conaty,
Acting Director, Office of English Language
Acquisition, Language Enhancement, and
Academic Achievement for Limited English
Proficient Students.
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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
[Docket ID ED-2013-OELA-0117]
Request for Information To Inform the Title III Evaluation and
Research Studies Agenda
AGENCY: Office of English Language Acquisition, Language Enhancement,
and Academic Achievement for Limited English Proficient Students,
Department of Education.
ACTION: Request for information.
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SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of Education (Department) requests
information on priorities for future evaluation and research studies
needed to inform effective instruction, assessment, and professional
development that is responsive to the needs of English learners (ELs).
DATES: Written submissions must be received by the Department by
October 9, 2013.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments through the Federal eRulemaking Portal
or via postal mail, commercial delivery, or hand delivery. We will not
accept comments by fax or by email. To ensure that we do not receive
duplicate copies, please submit your comments only once. In addition,
please include the Docket ID and the term ``Evaluation Studies'' at the
top of your comments.
Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to www.regulations.gov to
submit your comments electronically. Information on using
Regulations.gov, including instructions for accessing agency documents,
submitting comments, and viewing the docket, is available on the site
under ``Are you new to this site?''
Postal Mail, Commercial Delivery, or Hand Delivery: If you
mail or deliver your comments, address them to Elizabeth Judd, Office
of English Language Acquisition, Attention: Evaluation RFI, U.S.
Department of Education, 400 Maryland Avenue SW., Room 5C126,
Washington, DC 20202-6132.
Privacy Note: The Department's policy for comments
received from members of the public (including comments submitted by
mail, commercial delivery, or hand delivery) is to make these
submissions available for public viewing in their entirety on the
Federal eRulemaking Portal. at www.regulations.gov. Therefore,
commenters should be careful to include in their comments only
information that they wish to make publicly available on the Internet.
Submission of Proprietary Information: Given the subject matter,
some comments may include proprietary information as it relates to
confidential commercial information. The Freedom of Information Act
defines ``confidential commercial information'' as information the
disclosure of which could reasonably be expected to cause substantial
competitive harm. You may wish to request that we not disclose what you
regard as confidential commercial information.
To assist us in making a determination on your request, we
encourage you to identify any specific information in your comments
that you consider confidential commercial information. Please list the
information by page and paragraph numbers.
This Request for Information (RFI) is issued solely for information
and planning purposes and is not a request for proposals (RFP), a
notice inviting applications (NIA), or a promise to issue an RFP or
NIA. This RFI does not commit the Department to contract for any supply
or service whatsoever. Further, the Department is not now seeking
proposals and will not accept unsolicited proposals. The Department
will not pay for any information or administrative costs that you may
incur in responding to this RFI.
If you do not respond to this RFI, you may still apply for future
contracts and grants. The Department posts RFPs on the Federal Business
Opportunities Web site (www.fbo.gov). The Department announces grant
competitions in the Federal Register (www.gpo.gov/fdsys). It is your
responsibility to monitor these sites to determine whether the
Department issues an RFP or NIA after considering the information
received in response to this RFI.
The documents and information submitted in response to this RFI
become the property of the U.S. Government and will not be returned.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Elizabeth Judd, U.S. Department of
Education, 400 Maryland Avenue SW., Room 5C126, Washington, DC 20202-
6132 or by phone at 202-401-1407.
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:
Introduction
The Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) of 1965, as
amended, holds States accountable for closing achievement gaps and
ensuring that all children, including children with limited English
proficiency, meet the same challenging academic and achievement
standards all students are
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expected to meet. To this end, Title III of the ESEA requires States to
develop English language proficiency (ELP) standards that are aligned
with challenging State academic content and student academic
achievement standards. States must also develop and administer ELP
assessments that are aligned with those standards, and must develop
annual measurable achievement objectives (AMAOs) for English language
proficiency.
To support EL student achievement, States, school districts and
schools need information on effective EL instruction, assessment, and
professional development practices that is informed by data from
current research. With this RFI we seek to gather information on the
evaluation and research studies needs of the field, which may include
the needs of administrators, teachers, teacher trainers, researchers,
and other members of the English learner community. The Department
anticipates making use of this information to inform the development of
our evaluation and research agenda in the coming years and to guide
future evaluation and research studies addressing the needs of ELs.
Information on Department studies related to the needs of English
learners is posted on the following Web site: https://www.ncela.gwu.edu/edpubs/.
Once we receive responses to this RFI, the Department will
summarize the recommendations made by the public and post that summary
on the Office of English language Acquisition, Language Enhancement,
and Academic Achievement for Limited English Proficient Students (OELA)
and the National Clearinghouse for English Language Acquisition (NCELA)
Web sites for viewing. We will use the information received through
this RFI to develop an agenda for evaluation and research studies that
we will also publish on the OELA and NCELA Web sites.
Context for Responses
The primary goal of this RFI is to gather information that will
help shape the Department's evaluation and research studies agenda.
We have developed a question with topic areas. We request
information about evaluation and research studies that would be most
helpful in shaping the Department's evaluation and research agenda. You
do not have to respond to each topic area included in the question;
however, it would be helpful if you would elaborate on each topic you
choose to address. You may provide comments in any convenient format,
and you may also provide relevant information that is not directly
responsive to a particular topic but may, nevertheless, be helpful.
General Question Regarding potential evaluation and research
studies.
In which of the following areas should the Department conduct new
studies or conduct a review of the literature on existing studies?
a. Identification, screening, and assessment practices of ELs in
general, or in particular, who are (1) Early learners, (2) students
with disabilities, (3)secondary students, (4) students with interrupted
formal education, or (5) other category of ELs.
b. Strategies for data collection, data analysis, and data-based
decision-making with respect to EL assessment data.
c. The alignment of ELP standards with college- and career-ready
standards and the alignment of ELP assessments with ELP standards,
including assessments that are accessible to, and usable with, ELs with
disabilities.
d. Key features of instruction for ELs that promote language
acquisition, including academic language, social language, and content
knowledge in various educational programs that provide instruction in
English or in English and another language.
e. Technology-based instructional strategies that promote EL
achievement.
f. Characteristics of professional development that prepares
prospective teachers or currently practicing teachers who are language
development specialists or content teachers of ELs to design and
deliver instruction that promotes language acquisition and content
knowledge.
Accessible Format: Individuals with disabilities can obtain this
document in an accessible format (e.g., braille, large print,
audiotape, or compact disc) upon request to the program contact person
listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT.
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.
Program Authority: 20 U.S.C. 6801-7014.
Dated: September 3, 2013.
Joseph C. Conaty,
Acting Director, Office of English Language Acquisition, Language
Enhancement, and Academic Achievement for Limited English Proficient
Students.
[FR Doc. 2013-21767 Filed 9-6-13; 8:45 am]
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