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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
[Docket No.: ED–2022–SCC–0132]
Agency Information Collection
Activities; Comment Request; School
Pulse Panel 2023–24 Preliminary Field
Activities
Institute of Educational
Sciences (IES), Department of Education
(ED).
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
In accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, ED is
proposing a new information collection.
DATES: Interested persons are invited to
submit comments on or before
December 27, 2022.
ADDRESSES: To access and review all the
documents related to the information
collection listed in this notice, please
use https://www.regulations.gov by
searching the Docket ID number ED–
2022–SCC–0132. Comments submitted
in response to this notice should be
submitted electronically through the
Federal eRulemaking Portal at https://
www.regulations.gov by selecting the
Docket ID number or via postal mail,
commercial delivery, or hand delivery.
If the regulations.gov site is not
available to the public for any reason,
ED will temporarily accept comments at
ICDocketMgr@ed.gov. Please include the
docket ID number and the title of the
information collection request when
requesting documents or submitting
comments. 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 PRA Coordinator of the
Strategic Collections and Clearance
Governance and Strategy Division, U.S.
Department of Education, 400 Maryland
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Washington, DC 20202–8240.
For
specific questions related to collection
activities, please contact Carrie Clarady,
202–245–6347.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
Department, 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. The
Department is soliciting comments on
the proposed information collection
request (ICR) that is described below.
The Department 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: School Pulse Panel
2023–24 Preliminary Field Activities.
OMB Control Number: 1850–NEW.
Type of Review: A new information
collection.
Respondents/Affected Public: State,
Local, and Tribal Governments.
Total Estimated Number of Annual
Responses: 9,939.
Total Estimated Number of Annual
Burden Hours: 2,661.
Abstract: The School Pulse Panel
(SPP) is a data collection originally
designed to collect voluntary responses
from a nationally representative sample
of public schools to better understand
how schools, students, and educators
are responding to the ongoing stressors
of the coronavirus pandemic. It is
conducted by the National Center for
Education Statistics (NCES), part of the
Institute of Education Sciences (IES),
within the United States Department of
Education, in cooperation with the U.S.
Census Bureau. Due to the immediate
need to collect information from schools
during the pandemic to satisfy the
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requirement of Executive Order 14000,
an emergency clearance was issued to
develop and field the first several
monthly collections of the SPP in 2021,
and a full review of the SPP data
collection was completed in 2022
(OMB# 1850–0969). SPP’s innovative
design and timely dissemination of
findings have been used and cited
frequently among Department of
Education senior leadership, the White
House Domestic Policy Counsel, the
USDA’s Food and Nutrition Service, the
Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention, Congressional deliberations,
and the media. The ongoing, growing
interest by stakeholders has resulted in
the request for dedicated funding to
create an established NCES quickturnaround data collection vehicle, with
the goal of standing up a post-pandemic
panel to begin with the 2023–24 school
year.
One notable difference for the next
SPP study will be the addition of a
district-level survey. The purpose of the
district component is two-fold: (1) to
collect data on topics that schools
cannot report about such as facilities,
supply chain issues and finances; and
(2) to reduce burden on schools by
allowing district staff to report on
district policies and school level data
tracked at the district. The district
component will enhance the breadth of
data that can be collected in SPP. For
the 23–24 school year, the survey may
ask school and district staff about a
range of topics, including but not
limited to instructional mode offered;
enrollment counts of subgroups of
students for various subject interests;
strategies to address learning recovery;
safe and healthy school mitigation
strategies; mental health services; use of
technology; information on staffing,
nutrition services, absenteeism, usage of
federal funds, facilities, and overall
principal and district staff experiences.
Some new content will be rotated in and
out monthly.
As in previous waves, for SPP 2023–
24 roughly 5,000 (4,000 in an initial
sample and 1,000 in a reserve sample)
public elementary, middle, high, and
combined-grade schools will be
randomly selected to participate in a
panel. It is expected these schools will
come from roughly 3,000 districts with
a reserve sample of 300 districts to
replace district refusals. The goal is
national representation from 1,000
responding schools and districts to
report national estimates. School and
district staff will be asked to provide
requested data as frequently as monthly
during the 23–24 school year. This
approach provides the ability to collect
detailed information on various topics
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while also assessing changes over time
for items that are repeated. Given the
high demand for data collection, the
content of the survey will change
monthly.
This request is to conduct the SPP
2023–24 preliminary activities,
including contacting and obtaining
research approvals from public school
districts with an established research
approval process (‘‘special contact
districts’’), notifying sampled schools
and districts of their selection for the
survey, and inviting them to complete
short Screener Surveys to establish a
point of contact at their school and at
the district.
Dated: October 24, 2022.
Stephanie Valentine,
PRA Coordinator, Strategic Collections and
Clearance, Governance and Strategy Division,
Office of Chief Data Officer, Office of
Planning, Evaluation and Policy
Development.
[FR Doc. 2022–23425 Filed 10–26–22; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
[Docket No.: ED–2022–SCC–0105]
Agency Information Collection
Activities; Submission to the Office of
Management and Budget for Review
and Approval; Comment Request;
Study of the Impact of English Learner
Reclassification Policies
Institute of Education Sciences
(IES), Department of Education (ED).
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
In accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, ED is
proposing a new collection.
DATES: Interested persons are invited to
submit comments on or before
November 28, 2022.
ADDRESSES: Written comments and
recommendations for proposed
information collection requests should
be sent within 30 days of publication of
this notice to www.reginfo.gov/public/
do/PRAMain. Find this information
collection request (ICR) by selecting
‘‘Department of Education’’ under
‘‘Currently Under Review,’’ then check
the ‘‘Only Show ICR for Public
Comment’’ checkbox. Reginfo.gov
provides two links to view documents
related to this information collection
request. Information collection forms
and instructions may be found by
clicking on the ‘‘View Information
Collection (IC) List’’ link. Supporting
statements and other supporting
documentation may be found by
clicking on the ‘‘View Supporting
Statement and Other Documents’’ link.
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SUMMARY:
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For
specific questions related to collection
activities, please contact Tracy
Rimdzius, (202) 245–7283.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
Department, 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
ICR that is described below. The
Department is especially interested in
public comments 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 record.
Title of Collection: Study of the
Impact of English Learner
Reclassification Policies.
OMB Control Number: 1850–NEW.
Type of Review: New collection.
Respondents/Affected Public: State,
Local, and Tribal Governments.
Total Estimated Number of Annual
Responses: 30.
Total Estimated Number of Annual
Burden Hours: 817.
Abstract: The data collection
described in this submission will assist
policymakers in understanding the
impact of reclassification policies that
exit students from English learner (EL)
status. Specifically, the study will
examine (1) whether reclassification
was implemented more consistently
across districts within states after the
start of the Every Student Succeeds Act
(ESSA) and (2) whether reclassification
at current thresholds helps, harms, or is
neutral for former ELs’ instructional
opportunities, experiences,
achievement, and attainment. Data for
the study will come from extant state
longitudinal data systems and publicly
available data on state policies.
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Dated: October 24, 2022.
Juliana Pearson,
PRA Coordinator, Strategic Collections and
Clearance, Governance and Strategy Division,
Office of Chief Data Officer, Office of
Planning, Evaluation and Policy
Development.
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On September 20, 2022, the
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SAM registrants will be assigned a UEI
and can view the number on the SAM
website. Applications shall be prepared
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instructions in the FOA. To learn more
about the FOA, including application
requirements, please go to https://
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3301. Email: consentbasedsiting@
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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
[Docket No.: ED-2022-SCC-0132]
Agency Information Collection Activities; Comment Request; School
Pulse Panel 2023-24 Preliminary Field Activities
AGENCY: Institute of Educational Sciences (IES), Department of
Education (ED).
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, ED is
proposing a new information collection.
DATES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments on or before
December 27, 2022.
ADDRESSES: To access and review all the documents related to the
information collection listed in this notice, please use https://www.regulations.gov by searching the Docket ID number ED-2022-SCC-0132.
Comments submitted in response to this notice should be submitted
electronically through the Federal eRulemaking Portal at https://www.regulations.gov by selecting the Docket ID number or via postal
mail, commercial delivery, or hand delivery. If the regulations.gov
site is not available to the public for any reason, ED will temporarily
accept comments at [email protected]. Please include the docket ID
number and the title of the information collection request when
requesting documents or submitting comments. 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 PRA
Coordinator of the Strategic Collections and Clearance Governance and
Strategy Division, U.S. Department of Education, 400 Maryland Ave. SW,
LBJ, Room 6W208B, Washington, DC 20202-8240.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For specific questions related to
collection activities, please contact Carrie Clarady, 202-245-6347.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Department, 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. The Department is soliciting comments on the
proposed information collection request (ICR) that is described below.
The Department 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: School Pulse Panel 2023-24 Preliminary Field
Activities.
OMB Control Number: 1850-NEW.
Type of Review: A new information collection.
Respondents/Affected Public: State, Local, and Tribal Governments.
Total Estimated Number of Annual Responses: 9,939.
Total Estimated Number of Annual Burden Hours: 2,661.
Abstract: The School Pulse Panel (SPP) is a data collection
originally designed to collect voluntary responses from a nationally
representative sample of public schools to better understand how
schools, students, and educators are responding to the ongoing
stressors of the coronavirus pandemic. It is conducted by the National
Center for Education Statistics (NCES), part of the Institute of
Education Sciences (IES), within the United States Department of
Education, in cooperation with the U.S. Census Bureau. Due to the
immediate need to collect information from schools during the pandemic
to satisfy the requirement of Executive Order 14000, an emergency
clearance was issued to develop and field the first several monthly
collections of the SPP in 2021, and a full review of the SPP data
collection was completed in 2022 (OMB# 1850-0969). SPP's innovative
design and timely dissemination of findings have been used and cited
frequently among Department of Education senior leadership, the White
House Domestic Policy Counsel, the USDA's Food and Nutrition Service,
the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Congressional
deliberations, and the media. The ongoing, growing interest by
stakeholders has resulted in the request for dedicated funding to
create an established NCES quick-turnaround data collection vehicle,
with the goal of standing up a post-pandemic panel to begin with the
2023-24 school year.
One notable difference for the next SPP study will be the addition
of a district-level survey. The purpose of the district component is
two-fold: (1) to collect data on topics that schools cannot report
about such as facilities, supply chain issues and finances; and (2) to
reduce burden on schools by allowing district staff to report on
district policies and school level data tracked at the district. The
district component will enhance the breadth of data that can be
collected in SPP. For the 23-24 school year, the survey may ask school
and district staff about a range of topics, including but not limited
to instructional mode offered; enrollment counts of subgroups of
students for various subject interests; strategies to address learning
recovery; safe and healthy school mitigation strategies; mental health
services; use of technology; information on staffing, nutrition
services, absenteeism, usage of federal funds, facilities, and overall
principal and district staff experiences. Some new content will be
rotated in and out monthly.
As in previous waves, for SPP 2023-24 roughly 5,000 (4,000 in an
initial sample and 1,000 in a reserve sample) public elementary,
middle, high, and combined-grade schools will be randomly selected to
participate in a panel. It is expected these schools will come from
roughly 3,000 districts with a reserve sample of 300 districts to
replace district refusals. The goal is national representation from
1,000 responding schools and districts to report national estimates.
School and district staff will be asked to provide requested data as
frequently as monthly during the 23-24 school year. This approach
provides the ability to collect detailed information on various topics
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while also assessing changes over time for items that are repeated.
Given the high demand for data collection, the content of the survey
will change monthly.
This request is to conduct the SPP 2023-24 preliminary activities,
including contacting and obtaining research approvals from public
school districts with an established research approval process
(``special contact districts''), notifying sampled schools and
districts of their selection for the survey, and inviting them to
complete short Screener Surveys to establish a point of contact at
their school and at the district.
Dated: October 24, 2022.
Stephanie Valentine,
PRA Coordinator, Strategic Collections and Clearance, Governance and
Strategy Division, Office of Chief Data Officer, Office of Planning,
Evaluation and Policy Development.
[FR Doc. 2022-23425 Filed 10-26-22; 8:45 am]
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