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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
[Docket ID ED–2017–IES–0095]
Privacy Act of 1974; System of
Records
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
(Privacy Act), the Department of
Education (the Department) publishes
this notice of a new system of records
entitled ‘‘Impact Evaluation of Parent
Messaging Strategies on Student
Attendance (18–13–42).’’ This system
contains individually identifying
information voluntarily provided by
individuals and districts who
participate in the impact study. The
information contained in the records
maintained in this system will be used
to conduct a rigorous study of the
effectiveness of a low-cost, parentfocused text messaging intervention,
meant to reduce elementary school
absenteeism and ultimately improve
student achievement.
DATES: Submit your comments on this
new system of records notice on or
before May 14, 2018.
This new system of records will
become applicable upon publication in
the Federal Register on April 12, 2018,
unless the new system of records notice
needs to be changed as a result of public
comment. The routine uses listed under
‘‘ROUTINE USES OF RECORDS
MAINTAINED IN THE SYSTEM,
INCLUDING CATEGORIES OF USERS
AND PURPOSES OF SUCH USES’’ will
become applicable on May 14, 2018,
unless the new system of records notice
needs to be changed as a result of public
comment.
The Department will publish any
significant changes to the system of
records or routine uses that result from
public comment.
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Education Sciences, U.S. Department of
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4102, 550 12th Street SW, Washington,
DC 20202.
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Department of Education, Potomac
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Street SW, Washington, DC 20202, by
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improve attendance? (3) Do adaptive
interventions (i.e., interventions that use
more or less intensive strategies based
on how parents respond) have effects on
end-of-year attendance and achievement
when compared to the districts’ usual
attendance related practices? (4) How is
the messaging intervention
implemented and what are its costs?
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Dated: April 9, 2018.
Thomas Brock,
Commissioner, National Center for Education
Research, Delegated the Duties of the Director
of the Institute of Education Sciences.
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PURPOSE(S) OF THE SYSTEM:
The information contained in the
records maintained in this system will
be used to conduct a rigorous study of
a low-cost, parent-focused text
messaging intervention, meant to reduce
elementary school absenteeism and
ultimately improve student
achievement.
The study will address the following
central research questions: (1) What is
the impact on student attendance of
using text messaging to provide parents
with basic information related to
attendance? (2) For parents who do not
respond to the messaging strategies that
provide basic information, does a more
intensive strategy work better to
improve attendance? (3) Do adaptive
interventions (i.e., interventions that use
more or less intensive strategies based
on how parents respond) have effects on
end-of-year attendance and achievement
when compared to the districts’ usual
attendance related practices? (4) How is
the messaging intervention
implemented and what are its costs?
CATEGORIES OF INDIVIDUALS COVERED BY THE
SYSTEM:
Impact Evaluation of Parent
Messaging Strategies on Student
Attendance (18–13–42).
The system of records will include
individually identifying information
about parents (or guardians) who
consent to participate in the study and
their elementary school aged children.
The system will contain records on
approximately 26,000 parents and
30,000 students from 4 school districts.
SECURITY CLASSIFICATION:
CATEGORIES OF RECORDS IN THE SYSTEM:
SYSTEM NAME AND NUMBER
Unclassified.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Introduction: The information
contained in the records maintained in
this system will be used to conduct a
rigorous study of the effectiveness of a
low-cost, parent-focused text messaging
intervention, meant to reduce
elementary school absenteeism and
ultimately improve student
achievement.
The study will address the following
central research questions: (1) What is
the impact on student attendance of
using text messaging to provide parents
with basic information related to
attendance? (2) For parents who do not
respond to the messaging strategies that
provide basic information, does a more
intensive strategy work better to
Education Sciences Reform Act of 2002
(ESRA) (20 U.S.C. 9561(b) and 9563)
and section 8601 of the Elementary and
Secondary Education Act of 1965, as
amended by the Every Student Succeeds
Act (20 U.S.C. 7981) and the
Consolidated and Further Continuing
Appropriations Act, 2015 (Pub. L. 113–
235).
SYSTEM LOCATION:
Evaluation Division, National Center
for Education Evaluation and Regional
Assistance, Institute of Education
Sciences (IES), U.S. Department of
Education (the Department), Potomac
Center Plaza, 550 12th Street SW,
Washington, DC 20202.
SYSTEM MANAGER:
Project’s COR, Institute of Education
Sciences, U.S. Department of Education,
Potomac Center Plaza, Room 4102, 550
12th Street SW, Washington, DC 20202.
AUTHORITY FOR MAINTENANCE OF THE SYSTEM:
The study is authorized under
ssections 171(b) and 173 of the
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For parents or guardians this
information will include, but will not
necessarily be limited to, contact
information (name, phone number, and
home address), gender, educational
background, employment status, and
primary language spoken at home. For
students this information will include,
but will not necessarily be limited to,
name, district-provided student ID, date
of birth, gender, race/ethnicity, grade,
eligibility for free/reduced-price
lunches, English Learner status,
individualized education plan status,
number of days absent (excused,
unexcused, and suspended), and math
and reading assessment scores. Parents’
or guardians’ contact information will
be used to send out the text messages.
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Students’ identifying information will
be collected to extract attendance and
academic assessment information from
school district data sources.
RECORD SOURCE CATEGORIES:
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(s) of this
system of records. The researcher must
agree to maintain safeguards to protect
the security and confidentiality,
consistent with section 183(c) of the
ESRA (20 U.S.C. 9573(c)) of the records
disclosed from the system. When
personally identifiable information from
a student’s education record will be
disclosed to the researcher, under
FERPA (20 U.S.C. 1232g(b)), the
researcher also must agree to comply
with the requirements in the applicable
FERPA exception to consent.
POLICIES AND PRACTICES FOR STORAGE OF
RECORDS:
ROUTINE USES OF RECORDS MAINTAINED IN THE
SYSTEM, INCLUDING CATEGORIES OF USERS AND
PURPOSES OF SUCH USES:
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The information contained in the
records maintained in this system will
be used to conduct a rigorous study of
a low-cost, parent-focused text
messaging intervention, meant to reduce
elementary school absenteeism and
ultimately improve student
achievement. Data will be obtained on
all participating students and their
parents or guardians through
administrative records maintained by
the school districts and through the
administration of a survey to a subset of
approximately 2,000 parents or
guardians.
Records in this system of records are
maintained in a secure, passwordprotected electronic 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 disclosures on a case-by-case basis
or, if the Department has complied with
the computer matching requirements of
the Privacy Act of 1974, as amended
(Privacy Act), under a computer
matching agreement. Any disclosure of
individually identifiable information
from a record in this system must also
comply with the requirements of section
183 of the ESRA (20 U.S.C. 9573)
providing for confidentiality standards
that apply to all collection, reporting,
and publication of data by the Institute
of Education Sciences. Any disclosure
of personally identifiable information
from student education records that
were obtained from school districts
must also comply with the requirements
of the Family Educational Rights and
Privacy Act (FERPA) (20 U.S.C. 1232g;
34 CFR part 99), which protects the
privacy of student education records.
(1) Contract Disclosure. If the
Department contracts with an entity for
the purposes of performing any function
that requires disclosure of records in
this system to employees of the
contractor, the Department may disclose
the records to those employees. As part
of such a contract, the Department will
require the contractor to agree to
maintain safeguards to protect the
security and confidentiality of the
records disclosed from the system.
(2) Research Disclosure. The Director
of the Institute of Education Sciences
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POLICIES AND PRACTICES FOR RETRIEVAL OF
RECORDS:
Records in this system will be
indexed and retrieved by a unique
number assigned to each individual that
will be cross-referenced by the
individual’s name on a separate list.
POLICIES AND PRACTICES FOR RETENTION AND
DISPOSAL OF RECORDS:
The Department shall submit a
retention and disposition schedule that
covers the records contained in this
system to the National Archives and
Records Administration (NARA) for
review. The records will not be
destroyed until such time as NARA
approves said schedule.
ADMINISTRATIVE, TECHNICAL, AND PHYSICAL
SAFEGUARDS:
Security protocols for this system of
records meet all required security
standards issued by the National
Institute of Standards and Technology
(NIST). The secure, password protected
electronic system utilizes security
hardware and software to include
multiple firewalls, active intruder
detection, and role-based access
controls. All physical access to the
Department’s site, where this system of
records will be 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.
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RECORD ACCESS PROCEDURES:
If you wish to request access to your
records, you must contact the system
manager at the address listed above.
Your requests must provide necessary
particulars of your full name, address,
telephone number, and any other
identifying information requested by the
Department while processing the
request, to distinguish between
individuals with the same name. Your
request must meet the requirements of
regulations in 34 CFR 5b.5, including
proof of identity.
CONTESTING RECORD PROCEDURES:
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 above. Your request
must meet the requirements of the
regulations in 34 CFR 5b.7.
NOTIFICATION PROCEDURES:
If you wish to inquire whether a
record exists regarding you in this
system, you must contact the system
manager at the address listed above.
You must provide necessary particulars
of your full name, address, telephone
number, and any other identifying
information requested by the
Department while processing the
request, to distinguish between
individuals with the same name. Your
request must meet the requirements of
the Department’s Privacy Act
regulations at 34 CFR 5b.5, including
proof of identity.
EXEMPTIONS PROMULGATED FOR THE SYSTEM:
None.
HISTORY:
None.
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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
[Docket ID ED-2017-IES-0095]
Privacy Act of 1974; System of Records
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
(Privacy Act), the Department of Education (the Department) publishes
this notice of a new system of records entitled ``Impact Evaluation of
Parent Messaging Strategies on Student Attendance (18-13-42).'' This
system contains individually identifying information voluntarily
provided by individuals and districts who participate in the impact
study. The information contained in the records maintained in this
system will be used to conduct a rigorous study of the effectiveness of
a low-cost, parent-focused text messaging intervention, meant to reduce
elementary school absenteeism and ultimately improve student
achievement.
DATES: Submit your comments on this new system of records notice on or
before May 14, 2018.
This new system of records will become applicable upon publication
in the Federal Register on April 12, 2018, unless the new system of
records notice needs to be changed as a result of public comment. The
routine uses listed under ``ROUTINE USES OF RECORDS MAINTAINED IN THE
SYSTEM, INCLUDING CATEGORIES OF USERS AND PURPOSES OF SUCH USES'' will
become applicable on May 14, 2018, unless the new system of records
notice needs to be changed as a result of public comment.
The Department will publish any significant changes to the system
of records or routine uses that result from public comment.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments through the Federal eRulemaking Portal
or via postal mail, commercial delivery, or hand delivery. We will not
accept comments submitted by fax or by email or those submitted after
the comment period. To ensure that we do not receive duplicate copies,
please submit your comments only once. In addition, please include the
Docket ID 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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documents, submitting comments, and viewing the docket, is available on
the site under the ``help'' tab.
Postal Mail, Commercial Delivery, or Hand Delivery: If you
mail or deliver your comments about this modified system of records,
address them to: Project's contracting officer representative (COR),
Institute of Education Sciences, U.S. Department of Education, Potomac
Center Plaza, Room 4102, 550 12th Street SW, Washington, DC 20202.
Privacy Note: The Department's policy is to make all comments
received from members of the public 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.
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. Meredith Bachman, Project's COR,
Institute of Education Sciences, U.S. Department of Education, Potomac
Center Plaza, Room 4102, 550 12th Street SW, Washington, DC 20202, by
telephone at 1-202-245-7494, or by email at [email protected].
If you use a telecommunications device for the deaf (TDD) or a text
telephone (TTY), you may call the Federal Relay Service, at 1-800-877-
8339.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Introduction: The information contained in the records maintained
in this system will be used to conduct a rigorous study of the
effectiveness of a low-cost, parent-focused text messaging
intervention, meant to reduce elementary school absenteeism and
ultimately improve student achievement.
The study will address the following central research questions:
(1) What is the impact on student attendance of using text messaging to
provide parents with basic information related to attendance? (2) For
parents who do not respond to the messaging strategies that provide
basic information, does a more intensive strategy work better to
improve attendance? (3) Do adaptive interventions (i.e., interventions
that use more or less intensive strategies based on how parents
respond) have effects on end-of-year attendance and achievement when
compared to the districts' usual attendance related practices? (4) How
is the messaging intervention implemented and what are its costs?
Accessible Format: Individuals with disabilities can obtain this
document in an accessible format (e.g., Braille, large print,
audiotape, or compact disc) on request to the 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. You may
access the official edition of the Federal Register and the Code of
Federal Regulations 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 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: April 9, 2018.
Thomas Brock,
Commissioner, National Center for Education Research, Delegated the
Duties of the Director of the Institute of Education Sciences.
SYSTEM NAME AND NUMBER
Impact Evaluation of Parent Messaging Strategies on Student
Attendance (18-13-42).
SECURITY CLASSIFICATION:
Unclassified.
SYSTEM LOCATION:
Evaluation Division, National Center for Education Evaluation and
Regional Assistance, Institute of Education Sciences (IES), U.S.
Department of Education (the Department), Potomac Center Plaza, 550
12th Street SW, Washington, DC 20202.
SYSTEM MANAGER:
Project's COR, Institute of Education Sciences, U.S. Department of
Education, Potomac Center Plaza, Room 4102, 550 12th Street SW,
Washington, DC 20202.
AUTHORITY FOR MAINTENANCE OF THE SYSTEM:
The study is authorized under ssections 171(b) and 173 of the
Education Sciences Reform Act of 2002 (ESRA) (20 U.S.C. 9561(b) and
9563) and section 8601 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of
1965, as amended by the Every Student Succeeds Act (20 U.S.C. 7981) and
the Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2015 (Pub.
L. 113-235).
PURPOSE(S) OF THE SYSTEM:
The information contained in the records maintained in this system
will be used to conduct a rigorous study of a low-cost, parent-focused
text messaging intervention, meant to reduce elementary school
absenteeism and ultimately improve student achievement.
The study will address the following central research questions:
(1) What is the impact on student attendance of using text messaging to
provide parents with basic information related to attendance? (2) For
parents who do not respond to the messaging strategies that provide
basic information, does a more intensive strategy work better to
improve attendance? (3) Do adaptive interventions (i.e., interventions
that use more or less intensive strategies based on how parents
respond) have effects on end-of-year attendance and achievement when
compared to the districts' usual attendance related practices? (4) How
is the messaging intervention implemented and what are its costs?
CATEGORIES OF INDIVIDUALS COVERED BY THE SYSTEM:
The system of records will include individually identifying
information about parents (or guardians) who consent to participate in
the study and their elementary school aged children. The system will
contain records on approximately 26,000 parents and 30,000 students
from 4 school districts.
CATEGORIES OF RECORDS IN THE SYSTEM:
For parents or guardians this information will include, but will
not necessarily be limited to, contact information (name, phone number,
and home address), gender, educational background, employment status,
and primary language spoken at home. For students this information will
include, but will not necessarily be limited to, name, district-
provided student ID, date of birth, gender, race/ethnicity, grade,
eligibility for free/reduced-price lunches, English Learner status,
individualized education plan status, number of days absent (excused,
unexcused, and suspended), and math and reading assessment scores.
Parents' or guardians' contact information will be used to send out the
text messages.
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Students' identifying information will be collected to extract
attendance and academic assessment information from school district
data sources.
RECORD SOURCE CATEGORIES:
The information contained in the records maintained in this system
will be used to conduct a rigorous study of a low-cost, parent-focused
text messaging intervention, meant to reduce elementary school
absenteeism and ultimately improve student achievement. Data will be
obtained on all participating students and their parents or guardians
through administrative records maintained by the school districts and
through the administration of a survey to a subset of approximately
2,000 parents or guardians.
ROUTINE USES OF RECORDS MAINTAINED IN THE SYSTEM, INCLUDING CATEGORIES
OF USERS AND 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 disclosures on a case-by-case basis or, if
the Department has complied with the computer matching requirements of
the Privacy Act of 1974, as amended (Privacy Act), under a computer
matching agreement. Any disclosure of individually identifiable
information from a record in this system must also comply with the
requirements of section 183 of the ESRA (20 U.S.C. 9573) providing for
confidentiality standards that apply to all collection, reporting, and
publication of data by the Institute of Education Sciences. Any
disclosure of personally identifiable information from student
education records that were obtained from school districts must also
comply with the requirements of the Family Educational Rights and
Privacy Act (FERPA) (20 U.S.C. 1232g; 34 CFR part 99), which protects
the privacy of student education records.
(1) Contract Disclosure. If the Department contracts with an entity
for the purposes of performing any function that requires disclosure of
records in this system to employees of the contractor, the Department
may disclose the records to those employees. As part of such a
contract, the Department will require the contractor to agree to
maintain safeguards to protect the security and confidentiality of the
records disclosed from the system.
(2) Research Disclosure. The Director of the Institute of Education
Sciences 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(s) of this system of
records. The researcher must agree to maintain safeguards to protect
the security and confidentiality, consistent with section 183(c) of the
ESRA (20 U.S.C. 9573(c)) of the records disclosed from the system. When
personally identifiable information from a student's education record
will be disclosed to the researcher, under FERPA (20 U.S.C. 1232g(b)),
the researcher also must agree to comply with the requirements in the
applicable FERPA exception to consent.
POLICIES AND PRACTICES FOR STORAGE OF RECORDS:
Records in this system of records are maintained in a secure,
password-protected electronic system.
POLICIES AND PRACTICES FOR RETRIEVAL OF RECORDS:
Records in this system will be indexed and retrieved by a unique
number assigned to each individual that will be cross-referenced by the
individual's name on a separate list.
POLICIES AND PRACTICES FOR RETENTION AND DISPOSAL OF RECORDS:
The Department shall submit a retention and disposition schedule
that covers the records contained in this system to the National
Archives and Records Administration (NARA) for review. The records will
not be destroyed until such time as NARA approves said schedule.
ADMINISTRATIVE, TECHNICAL, AND PHYSICAL SAFEGUARDS:
Security protocols for this system of records meet all required
security standards issued by the National Institute of Standards and
Technology (NIST). The secure, password protected electronic system
utilizes security hardware and software to include multiple firewalls,
active intruder detection, and role-based access controls. All physical
access to the Department's site, where this system of records will be
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.
RECORD ACCESS PROCEDURES:
If you wish to request access to your records, you must contact the
system manager at the address listed above. Your requests must provide
necessary particulars of your full name, address, telephone number, and
any other identifying information requested by the Department while
processing the request, to distinguish between individuals with the
same name. Your request must meet the requirements of regulations in 34
CFR 5b.5, including proof of identity.
CONTESTING RECORD PROCEDURES:
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
above. Your request must meet the requirements of the regulations in 34
CFR 5b.7.
NOTIFICATION PROCEDURES:
If you wish to inquire whether a record exists regarding you in
this system, you must contact the system manager at the address listed
above. You must provide necessary particulars of your full name,
address, telephone number, and any other identifying information
requested by the Department while processing the request, to
distinguish between individuals with the same name. Your request must
meet the requirements of the Department's Privacy Act regulations at 34
CFR 5b.5, including proof of identity.
EXEMPTIONS PROMULGATED FOR THE SYSTEM:
None.
HISTORY:
None.
[FR Doc. 2018-07641 Filed 4-11-18; 8:45 am]
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