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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
[Docket ID ED–2018–IES–0082]
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 (Department) publishes this
notice of a new system of records
entitled ‘‘Impact Evaluation of
Departmentalized Instruction in
Elementary Schools (18–13–44).’’ This
system contains individually identifying
information provided by individuals
and school districts that participate in
the impact evaluation. The information
in this system will be used to conduct
a rigorous study comparing the
effectiveness of elementary school
teachers specializing in one subject to
the more traditional approach of
teaching all subjects.
DATES: Submit your comments on this
new system of records notice on or
before July 18, 2018.
This new system of records will
become applicable upon publication in
the Federal Register on June 18, 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 July 18, 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
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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 the ‘‘Help’’ tab.
• Postal Mail, Commercial Delivery,
or Hand Delivery: If you mail or deliver
your comments about this new system
of records, address them to: Teresa
Cahalan, SORN coordinator, Institute of
Education Sciences, U.S. Department of
Education, Potomac Center Plaza, 550
12th Street SW, Room 4126,
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:
Teresa Cahalan, SORN coordinator,
Institute of Education Sciences, U.S.
Department of Education, Potomac
Center Plaza, 550 12th Street SW, Room
4126, Washington, DC 20202 or by
email at IES_SORN@ed.gov.
If you use a telecommunications
device for the deaf (TDD) or a text
telephone (TTY), you may call the
Federal Relay Service, toll free, at
1–800–877–8339.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
information in this system will be used
to conduct a rigorous study of the
effectiveness of departmentalizing
instruction (where each teacher
specializes in teaching one subject to
multiple classes of students) in
elementary schools to inform effective
teacher and school improvement
strategies.
The study will address the following
central research questions: What is the
impact of departmentalization in grades
4 and 5 on teacher practices and student
achievement? Do the impacts of
departmentalization differ based on
whether principals have access to
teacher effectiveness scores when
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assigning teachers to subjects?
Secondary research questions for the
study are: How do schools structure
departmentalization? What challenges
and benefits do principals and teachers
perceive in switching to
departmentalization? How do
principals’ actual assignment of teachers
to subjects compare with assignments
based solely on baseline teacher
effectiveness scores?
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
editions of the Federal Register and the
Code of Federal Regulations for free 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 the Department published
in the Federal Register, in text or
Portable Document Format (PDF). To
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You may also access documents of the
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your search to documents published by
the Department.
Dated: June 13, 2018.
Mark Schneider,
Director, Institute of Education Sciences.
For the reasons discussed in the
preamble, the Commissioner of the
National Center for Education Research,
Delegated the Duties of the Director of
the Institute of Education Sciences of
the U.S. Department of Education
(Department) publishes a notice of a
new system of records to read as
follows:
SYSTEM NAME AND NUMBER
Impact Evaluation of
Departmentalized Instruction in
Elementary Schools (18–13–44).
SECURITY CLASSIFICATION:
Unclassified.
SYSTEM LOCATION:
Mathematica Policy Research, P.O.
Box 2393, Princeton, NJ 08543–2393.
SYSTEM MANAGER(S):
Project’s contracting officer
representative, Institute of Education
Sciences, U.S. Department of Education,
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Potomac Center Plaza, 550 12th Street
SW, Room 4104, Washington, DC 20202.
AUTHORITY FOR MAINTENANCE OF THE SYSTEM:
The study is authorized under
sections 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).
PURPOSE(S) OF THE SYSTEM:
The information in this system will be
used to conduct a rigorous study
comparing the effectiveness of
departmentalizing instruction in
elementary grades (where each teacher
specializes in teaching one subject to
multiple classes of students) to the more
traditional approach to instruction
where each teacher teaches all subjects
to a single class of students.
The study will address the following
central research questions: What is the
impact of departmentalization in grades
4 and 5 on student achievement and
teacher practices? Do the impacts of
departmentalization differ based on
whether principals have access to
teacher effectiveness scores when
assigning teachers to subjects?
Secondary research questions for the
study are: How do schools structure
departmentalization? What challenges
and benefits do principals and teachers
perceive in switching to
departmentalization? How do
principals’ actual assignment of teachers
to subjects compare with assignments
based solely on baseline teacher
effectiveness scores?
CATEGORIES OF INDIVIDUALS COVERED BY THE
SYSTEM:
The system of records will include
individually identifying information
about teachers who participate in the
study and their students. The system
will contain records on approximately
1,200 teachers and 26,400 students from
up to 200 schools in 12 school districts.
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CATEGORIES OF RECORDS IN THE SYSTEM:
For teachers, this information will
include, but will not necessarily be
limited to, teacher name, videos of
classroom practice collected by the
study team, background characteristics,
teaching experience, time spent on
instruction, planning, and professional
development, satisfaction and
confidence in teaching, opportunities to
coordinate with other teachers, baseline
teacher effectiveness scores (i.e., ratings
of teachers’ contribution to their
students’ standardized math and
English/Language Arts test scores in the
year prior to the implementation of
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departmentalization for the study, as
calculated by the school district or by
the study team using the student data
described below), and ratings of
teaching practice assigned by the study
team using the videos of classroom
practice. For students, this information
will include, but will not necessarily be
limited to, standardized math and
English/Language Arts test scores, age,
sex, race/ethnicity, grade, eligibility for
free/reduced-price lunches, English
Learner status, and individualized
education plan status.
RECORD SOURCE CATEGORIES:
Data in this system will be obtained
through: Human resource and student
education records maintained by the
school districts; videos of classroom
practice; ratings of teaching practice
conducted by the study team using the
videos; and surveys of teachers
administered by the study team.
ROUTINE USES OF RECORDS MAINTAINED IN THE
SYSTEM, INCLUDING CATEGORIES OF USERS AND
PURPOSES OF SUCH USES:
The Department may disclose
information 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. 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) Teacher Identification Disclosure.
In order for the Department to link
teacher data that the Department
maintains as part of this study to the
education records of that teacher’s
students maintained by the participating
school districts for purposes consistent
with the conduct of the study, the
Department may disclose to each
participating school district the
identities of teachers from that school
district who are participating in this
study.
(2) Contract Disclosure. If the
Department contracts with an entity for
the purposes of performing any function
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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 in the system.
(3) 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 classroom videos
will not be included in disclosures of
records that are made under this routine
use. The researcher must agree to
safeguards, consistent with section
183(c) of the ESRA (20 U.S.C. 9573(c)),
to protect the security and
confidentiality of the records disclosed
from this 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) and 34 CFR 99.31), 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, passwordprotected 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 teacher that
will be cross-referenced by the
individual’s name on a separate list.
The contractor’s 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
(20 U.S.C. 9573).
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 a time as NARA
approves said schedule.
ADMINISTRATIVE, TECHNICAL, AND PHYSICAL
SAFEGUARDS:
Security protocols for this system of
records meet all required security
standards. The contractor is required to
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ensure that information identifying
individuals is in files physically
separated from other research data and
electronic files identifying individuals
are separated from other electronic
research data files. The contractor will
maintain security of the complete set of
all master data files and documentation.
Access to individually identifiable data
will be strictly controlled. All
information 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
also will be maintained. Security
features that protect project data will
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.
The contractor’s 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
(20 U.S.C. 9573).
RECORD ACCESS PROCEDURES:
If you wish to request access to your
records, you must contact the system
manager at the address listed under
SYSTEM MANAGER AND ADDRESS.
Your request must provide necessary
particulars, such as your full name,
address, telephone number, and any
other identifying information requested
by the Department, 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:
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If you wish to contest the content of
a record regarding you in the system of
records, you must contact the system
manager. Requests must contain your
full name, address, and telephone
number. 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 should contact the system
manager at the address listed above.
Your request must provide necessary
particulars, such as your full name,
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other identifying information requested
by the Department 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 ENERGY
[Case No. 2018–001]
Notice of Petition for Waiver of HH
Technologies From the Department of
Energy Walk-in Cooler and Walk-in
Freezer Test Procedure, and Notice of
Grant of Interim Waiver
Office of Energy Efficiency and
Renewable Energy, Department of
Energy.
ACTION: Notice of petition for waiver,
notice of grant of an interim waiver, and
request for comments.
AGENCY:
This document announces
receipt of, and publishes a petition for
waiver from, HH Technologies, which
seeks an exemption from specified
portions of the U.S. Department of
Energy (‘‘DOE’’) test procedure used for
determining the energy consumption of
walk-in cooler and walk-in freezer doors
(collectively, ‘‘walk-in doors’’). HH
Technologies seeks to use an alternate
test procedure to address issues
involved in testing the basic models
identified in its petition. HH
Technologies asserts in its petition that
the percent time off (‘‘PTO’’) value
specified in the test procedure for walkin door motors is unrepresentative of
actual performance and causes the test
procedure to over-estimate the energy
use of the motors used in the specified
walk-in door basic models. Accordingly,
HH Technologies seeks to test and rate
the basic models identified in its
petition using an alternate PTO value
for walk-in door motors. DOE is granting
HH Technologies an interim waiver
from the DOE’s walk-in door test
procedure for its specified basic models,
subject to use of the alternative test
procedure as set forth in this document.
DOE solicits comments, data, and
information concerning HH
Technologies’ petition and its suggested
alternate test procedure to inform its
final decision on HH Technologies’
waiver request.
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DOE will accept comments, data,
and information with respect to the HH
Technologies Petition until July 18,
2018.
ADDRESSES: Interested persons are
encouraged to submit comments using
the Federal eRulemaking Portal at
https://www.regulations.gov.
Alternatively, interested persons may
submit comments, identified by case
number ‘‘2018–001,’’ and Docket
number ‘‘EERE–2018–BT–WAV–0001,’’
by any of the following methods:
• Federal eRulemaking Portal: https://
www.regulations.gov. Follow the
instructions for submitting comments.
• Email: HHT2018WAV0001@
ee.doe.gov Include the case number
[Case No. 2018–001] in the subject line
of the message.
• Postal Mail: Ms. Lucy deButts, U.S.
Department of Energy, Building
Technologies Office, Mailstop EE–5B,
Petition for Waiver Case No. 2018–001,
1000 Independence Avenue SW,
Washington, DC 20585–0121. If
possible, please submit all items on a
compact disc (‘‘CD’’), in which case it is
not necessary to include printed copies.
• Hand Delivery/Courier: Appliance
and Equipment Standards Program, U.S.
Department of Energy, Building
Technologies Office, 950 L’Enfant Plaza
SW, Room 6055, Washington, DC 20024.
If possible, please submit all items on a
compact disc (‘‘CD’’), in which case it is
not necessary to include printed copies.
No telefacsimilies (faxes) will be
accepted. For detailed instructions on
submitting comments and additional
information on this process, see section
V of this document.
Docket: The docket, which includes
Federal Register notices, comments,
and other supporting documents/
materials, is available for review at
https://www.regulations.gov. All
documents in the docket are listed in
the https://www.regulations.gov index.
However, some documents listed in the
index, such as those containing
information that is exempt from public
disclosure, may not be publicly
available.
The docket web page can be found at
https://www.regulations.gov/docket?
D=EERE-2018-BT-WAV-0001. The
docket web page contains simple
instruction on how to access all
documents, including public comments,
in the docket. See section V for
information on how to submit
comments through https://
www.regulations.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms.
Lucy deButts, U.S. Department of
Energy, Building Technologies Office,
Mailstop EE–5B, 1000 Independence
DATES:
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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
[Docket ID ED-2018-IES-0082]
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 (Department) publishes this
notice of a new system of records entitled ``Impact Evaluation of
Departmentalized Instruction in Elementary Schools (18-13-44).'' This
system contains individually identifying information provided by
individuals and school districts that participate in the impact
evaluation. The information in this system will be used to conduct a
rigorous study comparing the effectiveness of elementary school
teachers specializing in one subject to the more traditional approach
of teaching all subjects.
DATES: Submit your comments on this new system of records notice on or
before July 18, 2018.
This new system of records will become applicable upon publication
in the Federal Register on June 18, 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 July 18, 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 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 new system of records, address
them to: Teresa Cahalan, SORN coordinator, Institute of Education
Sciences, U.S. Department of Education, Potomac Center Plaza, 550 12th
Street SW, Room 4126, 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: Teresa Cahalan, SORN coordinator,
Institute of Education Sciences, U.S. Department of Education, Potomac
Center Plaza, 550 12th Street SW, Room 4126, Washington, DC 20202 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, toll free, at
1-800-877-8339.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The information in this system will be used
to conduct a rigorous study of the effectiveness of departmentalizing
instruction (where each teacher specializes in teaching one subject to
multiple classes of students) in elementary schools to inform effective
teacher and school improvement strategies.
The study will address the following central research questions:
What is the impact of departmentalization in grades 4 and 5 on teacher
practices and student achievement? Do the impacts of
departmentalization differ based on whether principals have access to
teacher effectiveness scores when assigning teachers to subjects?
Secondary research questions for the study are: How do schools
structure departmentalization? What challenges and benefits do
principals and teachers perceive in switching to departmentalization?
How do principals' actual assignment of teachers to subjects compare
with assignments based solely on baseline teacher effectiveness scores?
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 editions of the Federal Register and the Code of
Federal Regulations for free 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 the 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: June 13, 2018.
Mark Schneider,
Director, Institute of Education Sciences.
For the reasons discussed in the preamble, the Commissioner of the
National Center for Education Research, Delegated the Duties of the
Director of the Institute of Education Sciences of the U.S. Department
of Education (Department) publishes a notice of a new system of records
to read as follows:
SYSTEM NAME AND NUMBER
Impact Evaluation of Departmentalized Instruction in Elementary
Schools (18-13-44).
SECURITY CLASSIFICATION:
Unclassified.
SYSTEM LOCATION:
Mathematica Policy Research, P.O. Box 2393, Princeton, NJ 08543-
2393.
SYSTEM MANAGER(S):
Project's contracting officer representative, Institute of
Education Sciences, U.S. Department of Education,
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Potomac Center Plaza, 550 12th Street SW, Room 4104, Washington, DC
20202.
AUTHORITY FOR MAINTENANCE OF THE SYSTEM:
The study is authorized under sections 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).
PURPOSE(S) OF THE SYSTEM:
The information in this system will be used to conduct a rigorous
study comparing the effectiveness of departmentalizing instruction in
elementary grades (where each teacher specializes in teaching one
subject to multiple classes of students) to the more traditional
approach to instruction where each teacher teaches all subjects to a
single class of students.
The study will address the following central research questions:
What is the impact of departmentalization in grades 4 and 5 on student
achievement and teacher practices? Do the impacts of
departmentalization differ based on whether principals have access to
teacher effectiveness scores when assigning teachers to subjects?
Secondary research questions for the study are: How do schools
structure departmentalization? What challenges and benefits do
principals and teachers perceive in switching to departmentalization?
How do principals' actual assignment of teachers to subjects compare
with assignments based solely on baseline teacher effectiveness scores?
CATEGORIES OF INDIVIDUALS COVERED BY THE SYSTEM:
The system of records will include individually identifying
information about teachers who participate in the study and their
students. The system will contain records on approximately 1,200
teachers and 26,400 students from up to 200 schools in 12 school
districts.
CATEGORIES OF RECORDS IN THE SYSTEM:
For teachers, this information will include, but will not
necessarily be limited to, teacher name, videos of classroom practice
collected by the study team, background characteristics, teaching
experience, time spent on instruction, planning, and professional
development, satisfaction and confidence in teaching, opportunities to
coordinate with other teachers, baseline teacher effectiveness scores
(i.e., ratings of teachers' contribution to their students'
standardized math and English/Language Arts test scores in the year
prior to the implementation of departmentalization for the study, as
calculated by the school district or by the study team using the
student data described below), and ratings of teaching practice
assigned by the study team using the videos of classroom practice. For
students, this information will include, but will not necessarily be
limited to, standardized math and English/Language Arts test scores,
age, sex, race/ethnicity, grade, eligibility for free/reduced-price
lunches, English Learner status, and individualized education plan
status.
RECORD SOURCE CATEGORIES:
Data in this system will be obtained through: Human resource and
student education records maintained by the school districts; videos of
classroom practice; ratings of teaching practice conducted by the study
team using the videos; and surveys of teachers administered by the
study team.
ROUTINE USES OF RECORDS MAINTAINED IN THE SYSTEM, INCLUDING CATEGORIES
OF USERS AND PURPOSES OF SUCH USES:
The Department may disclose information 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. 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) Teacher Identification Disclosure. In order for the Department
to link teacher data that the Department maintains as part of this
study to the education records of that teacher's students maintained by
the participating school districts for purposes consistent with the
conduct of the study, the Department may disclose to each participating
school district the identities of teachers from that school district
who are participating in this study.
(2) 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 in the system.
(3) 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 classroom videos will not be included in disclosures of
records that are made under this routine use. The researcher must agree
to safeguards, consistent with section 183(c) of the ESRA (20 U.S.C.
9573(c)), to protect the security and confidentiality of the records
disclosed from this 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) and 34 CFR 99.31), 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 teacher that will be cross-referenced by the
individual's name on a separate list.
The contractor's 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 (20 U.S.C. 9573).
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 a time as NARA approves said schedule.
ADMINISTRATIVE, TECHNICAL, AND PHYSICAL SAFEGUARDS:
Security protocols for this system of records meet all required
security standards. The contractor is required to
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ensure that information identifying individuals is in files physically
separated from other research data and electronic files identifying
individuals are separated from other electronic research data files.
The contractor will maintain security of the complete set of all master
data files and documentation. Access to individually identifiable data
will be strictly controlled. All information 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 also will be maintained.
Security features that protect project data will 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. The contractor's 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 (20 U.S.C. 9573).
RECORD ACCESS PROCEDURES:
If you wish to request access to your records, you must contact the
system manager at the address listed under SYSTEM MANAGER AND ADDRESS.
Your request must provide necessary particulars, such as your full
name, address, telephone number, and any other identifying information
requested by the Department, 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, you must contact the system manager. Requests must
contain your full name, address, and telephone number. 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 should contact the system manager at the address
listed above. Your request must provide necessary particulars, such as
your full name, address, telephone number, and any other identifying
information requested by the Department 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. 2018-13052 Filed 6-15-18; 8:45 am]
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