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Division, U.S. Department of Education,
400 Maryland Avenue SW., LBJ, Room
2E105, Washington, DC 20202–4537.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For
questions related to collection activities
or burden, please call Kathy Axt, 540–
776–7742 or electronically mail
ICDocketMgr@ed.gov. Please do not
send comments here. We will ONLY
accept comments in this mailbox when
the regulations.gov site is not available
to the public for any reason.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
Department of Education (ED), in
accordance with the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA) (44 U.S.C.
3506(c)(2)(A)), provides the general
public and Federal agencies with an
opportunity to comment on proposed,
revised, and continuing collections of
information. This helps the Department
assess the impact of its information
collection requirements and minimize
the public’s reporting burden. It also
helps the public understand the
Department’s information collection
requirements and provide the requested
data in the desired format. ED is
soliciting comments on the proposed
information collection request (ICR) that
is described below. 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: Study of Clinical
Practice in Traditional Teacher
Preparation Programs in Missouri.
OMB Control Number: 1850–NEW.
Type of Review: A new information
collection.
Respondents/Affected Public:
Individuals or households.
Total Estimated Number of Annual
Responses: 2,800.
Total Estimated Number of Annual
Burden Hours: 1,176.
Abstract: This study will collect
information about the clinical practice
(student teaching and field experience)
components of traditional teacher
preparation programs (TPPs). The study
will use a survey of first-year public
school teachers in Missouri to collect
information about: (1) the characteristics
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of clinical practice in traditional TPPs
completed by first-year teachers; and (2)
how clinical practice in traditional TPPs
varies among certification tracks
completed by first-year teachers. The
study will be implemented during the
2014–15 school year.
Dated: January 8, 2014.
Stephanie Valentine,
Acting Director, Information Collection
Clearance Division, Privacy, Information and
Records Management Services, Office of
Management.
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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
[Docket No. ED–2013–ICCD–0133]
Agency Information Collection
Activities; Submission to the Office of
Management and Budget for Review
and Approval; Comment Request;
Survey of Principals of Rural Schools
Receiving School Improvement Grants
and Using the Transformation
Institute of Education Sciences/
National Center for Education Statistics
(IES), Department of Education (ED).
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
In accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44
U.S.C. chapter 3501 et seq.), ED is
proposing a new information collection.
DATES: Interested persons are invited to
submit comments on or before February
14, 2014.
ADDRESSES: Comments submitted in
response to this notice should be
submitted electronically through the
Federal eRulemaking Portal at https://
www.regulations.gov by selecting
Docket ID number ED–2013–ICCD–0133
or via postal mail, commercial delivery,
or hand delivery. Please note that
comments submitted by fax or email
and those submitted after the comment
period will not be accepted. Written
requests for information or comments
submitted by postal mail or delivery
should be addressed to the Director of
the Information Collection Clearance
Division, U.S. Department of Education,
400 Maryland Avenue SW., LBJ,
Mailstop L–OM–2–2E319, Room 2E107,
Washington, DC 20202.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For
questions related to collection activities
or burden, please call Kathy Axt, 540–
776–7742 or electronically mail
ICDocketMgr@ed.gov. Please do not
send comments here. We will ONLY
accept comments in this mailbox when
the regulations.gov site is not available
to the public for any reason.
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The
Department of Education (ED), in
accordance with the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA) (44 U.S.C.
3506(c)(2)(A)), provides the general
public and Federal agencies with an
opportunity to comment on proposed,
revised, and continuing collections of
information. This helps the Department
assess the impact of its information
collection requirements and minimize
the public’s reporting burden. It also
helps the public understand the
Department’s information collection
requirements and provide the requested
data in the desired format. ED is
soliciting comments on the proposed
information collection request (ICR) that
is described below. 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: Survey of
Principals of Rural Schools Receiving
School Improvement Grants and Using
the Transformation.
OMB Control Number: 1850–NEW.
Type of Review: A new information
collection.
Respondents/Affected Public:
Individuals or households.
Total Estimated Number of Annual
Responses: 221.
Total Estimated Number of Annual
Burden Hours: 58.
Abstract: This study collects survey
data from principals of schools that
received federal School Improvement
Grants (SIGs) in cohort 1 and
implemented the school transformation
model. Rural schools and districts often
face steep challenges when trying to
implement the kinds of staff
replacement and on-site professional
development practices required in the
transformation model. By examining the
implementation of the SIG
transformation model in challenging
rural settings, the study will produce
findings that can help policymakers,
rural schools, and their partners plan for
school improvement. Our study will do
this in two ways: (1) By asking
principals to specify the extent to which
the transformation activities were
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implemented and the challenges to
implementation, and (2) by identifying
which activities were supported by
technical assistance providers and how
sufficient principals found this support.
Dated: January 9, 2014.
Stephanie Valentine,
Acting Director, Information Collection
Clearance Division, Privacy, Information and
Records Management Services, Office of
Management.
[FR Doc. 2014–00572 Filed 1–14–14; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
Applications for New Awards; Credit
Enhancement for Charter School
Facilities Program
Office of Innovation and
Improvement, Department of Education.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
Overview Information: Credit
Enhancement for Charter School
Facilities Program. Notice inviting
applications for new awards for fiscal
year (FY) 2014.
Catalog of Federal Domestic
Assistance (CFDA) Number: 84.354A.
DATES: Applications Available: January
15, 2014.
Date of Pre-Application Webinar (all
times are Washington, DC time):
Wednesday, January 29, 2014, at 2:00
p.m., Washington, DC time.
Deadline for Transmittal of
Applications: March 3, 2014.
Deadline for Intergovernmental
Review: April 30, 2014.
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I. Funding Opportunity Description
Purpose of Program: This program
provides grants to eligible entities to
permit them to enhance the credit of
charter schools so that they can access
private-sector and other non-Federal
capital in order to acquire, construct,
and renovate facilities at a reasonable
cost. Grant projects awarded under this
program will be of sufficient size, scope,
and quality to enable the grantees to
implement effective strategies for
reaching that objective.
Priorities: This competition includes
one competitive preference priority and
one invitational priority.
Competitive Preference Priority: In
accordance with 34 CFR 75.105(b)(2)(ii),
this priority is from the regulations for
this program (34 CFR 225.12).
For FY 2014 and any subsequent year
in which we make awards from the list
of unfunded applicants from this
competition, this priority is a
competitive preference priority. Under
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34 CFR 75.105(c)(2)(i) we award up to
an additional 15 points to an
application, depending on how well the
application meets this priority.
This priority is:
The capacity of charter schools to
offer public school choice in those
communities with the greatest need for
school choice based on—
(1) The extent to which the applicant
would target services to geographic
areas in which a large proportion or
number of public schools have been
identified for improvement, corrective
action, or restructuring under Title I of
the Elementary and Secondary
Education Act of 1965 (ESEA), as
amended.
Note: In order to receive competitive
preference points under this priority,
applicants serving charter schools in States
operating under ESEA Flexibility that have
opted to waive the requirement in ESEA
section 1116(b) for local educational agencies
(LEAs) to identify for improvement,
corrective action, or restructuring, as
appropriate, their Title I schools that fail to
make adequate yearly progress (AYP) for two
or more consecutive years should target
services to geographic areas in which a large
proportion or number of public schools have
been identified as priority or focus schools,
or belonging to a subset of other Title I
schools specifically identified as lowachieving under the State’s approved ESEA
flexibility request (see the June 7, 2012,
‘‘ESEA Flexibility’’ document at https://
www.ed.gov/esea/flexibility).
(2) The extent to which the applicant
would target services to geographic
areas in which a large proportion of
students perform below proficient on
State academic assessments; and
(3) The extent to which the applicant
would target services to communities
with large proportions of students from
low-income families.
Invitational Priority: For FY 2014 and
any subsequent year in which we make
awards from the list of unfunded
applicants from this competition, this
priority is an invitational priority.
Under 34 CFR 75.105(c)(1) we do not
give an application that meets this
invitational priority a competitive or
absolute preference over other
applications.
This priority is: The applicant
proposes a grant project that
demonstrates its ability to partner with
new actors and/or leverage new sources
of capital and untapped non-Federal
programs in order to finance charter
school facilities.
Definitions: The following definitions
are from 34 CFR 77.1(c):
Ambitious means promoting
continued, meaningful improvement for
program participants or for other
individuals or entities affected by the
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grant, or representing a significant
advancement in the field of education
research, practices, or methodologies.
When used to describe a performance
target, whether a performance target is
ambitious depends upon the context of
the relevant performance measure and
the baseline for that measure.
Logic model (also referred to as theory
of action) means a well-specified
conceptual framework that identifies
key components of the proposed
process, product, strategy, or practice
(i.e., the active ‘‘ingredients’’ that are
hypothesized to be critical to achieving
the relevant outcomes) and describes
the relationships among the key
components and outcomes, theoretically
and operationally.
Performance measure means any
quantitative indicator, statistic, or
metric used to gauge program or project
performance.
Performance target means a level of
performance that an applicant would
seek to meet during the course of a
project or as a result of a project.
Relevant outcome means the student
outcome(s) (or the ultimate outcome if
not related to students) the proposed
process, product, strategy, or practice is
designed to improve; consistent with
the specific goals of a program.
Strong theory means a rationale for
the proposed process, product, strategy,
or practice that includes a logic model.
Program Authority: 20 U.S.C. 7223–
7223j.
Applicable Regulations: (a) The
Education Department General
Administrative Regulations (EDGAR) in
34 CFR parts 74, 75, 77, 79, 80, 81, 82,
84, 86, 97, 98, and 99. (b) The Education
Department debarment and suspension
regulations in 2 CFR part 3485. (c) The
regulations for this program in 34 CFR
part 225.
Note: The regulations in 34 CFR part 79
apply to all applicants except federally
recognized Indian tribes.
Note: The regulations in 34 CFR part 86
apply to institutions of higher education
only.
II. Award Information
Type of Award: Discretionary grants.
Estimated Available Funds: The
Administration’s budget request for FY
2014 does not include funds for this
program. However, we are inviting
applications at this time to allow
enough time to complete the grant
process if Congress appropriates funds
for the program.
Contingent upon the availability of
funds and the quality of applications,
we may make additional awards in FY
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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
[Docket No. ED-2013-ICCD-0133]
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the
Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Comment
Request; Survey of Principals of Rural Schools Receiving School
Improvement Grants and Using the Transformation
AGENCY: Institute of Education Sciences/National Center for Education
Statistics (IES), Department of Education (ED).
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44
U.S.C. chapter 3501 et seq.), ED is proposing a new information
collection.
DATES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments on or before
February 14, 2014.
ADDRESSES: Comments submitted in response to this notice should be
submitted electronically through the Federal eRulemaking Portal at
https://www.regulations.gov by selecting Docket ID number ED-2013-ICCD-
0133 or via postal mail, commercial delivery, or hand delivery. Please
note that comments submitted by fax or email and those submitted after
the comment period will not be accepted. Written requests for
information or comments submitted by postal mail or delivery should be
addressed to the Director of the Information Collection Clearance
Division, U.S. Department of Education, 400 Maryland Avenue SW., LBJ,
Mailstop L-OM-2-2E319, Room 2E107, Washington, DC 20202.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For questions related to collection
activities or burden, please call Kathy Axt, 540-776-7742 or
electronically mail ICDocketMgr@ed.gov. Please do not send comments
here. We will ONLY accept comments in this mailbox when the
regulations.gov site is not available to the public for any reason.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Department of Education (ED), in
accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA) (44 U.S.C.
3506(c)(2)(A)), provides the general public and Federal agencies with
an opportunity to comment on proposed, revised, and continuing
collections of information. This helps the Department assess the impact
of its information collection requirements and minimize the public's
reporting burden. It also helps the public understand the Department's
information collection requirements and provide the requested data in
the desired format. ED is soliciting comments on the proposed
information collection request (ICR) that is described below. 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: Survey of Principals of Rural Schools
Receiving School Improvement Grants and Using the Transformation.
OMB Control Number: 1850-NEW.
Type of Review: A new information collection.
Respondents/Affected Public: Individuals or households.
Total Estimated Number of Annual Responses: 221.
Total Estimated Number of Annual Burden Hours: 58.
Abstract: This study collects survey data from principals of
schools that received federal School Improvement Grants (SIGs) in
cohort 1 and implemented the school transformation model. Rural schools
and districts often face steep challenges when trying to implement the
kinds of staff replacement and on-site professional development
practices required in the transformation model. By examining the
implementation of the SIG transformation model in challenging rural
settings, the study will produce findings that can help policymakers,
rural schools, and their partners plan for school improvement. Our
study will do this in two ways: (1) By asking principals to specify the
extent to which the transformation activities were
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implemented and the challenges to implementation, and (2) by
identifying which activities were supported by technical assistance
providers and how sufficient principals found this support.
Dated: January 9, 2014.
Stephanie Valentine,
Acting Director, Information Collection Clearance Division, Privacy,
Information and Records Management Services, Office of Management.
[FR Doc. 2014-00572 Filed 1-14-14; 8:45 am]
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