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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
[Docket No.: ED–2023–SCC–0060]
Agency Information Collection
Activities; Submission to the Office of
Management and Budget for Review
and Approval; Comment Request;
School Pulse Panel 2023–24 Data
Collection
National Center for Education
Statistics (NCES), Department of
Education (ED).
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
In accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of
1995, the Department is proposing a
revision of a currently approved
information collection request (ICR).
DATES: Interested persons are invited to
submit comments on or before July 21,
2023.
ADDRESSES: Written comments and
recommendations for proposed
information collection requests should
be submitted within 30 days of
publication of this notice. Click on this
SUMMARY:
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link www.reginfo.gov/public/do/
PRAMain to access the site. 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.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For
specific questions related to collection
activities, please contact Carrie Clarady,
202–245–6347.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 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 Data Collection.
OMB Control Number: 1850–0975.
Type of Review: A revision of a
currently approved ICR.
Respondents/Affected Public: State,
Local, and Tribal Governments.
Total Estimated Number of Annual
Responses: 53,955.
Total Estimated Number of Annual
Burden Hours: 10,175.
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
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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.
The initial proposal for the next SPP
study extended the collection to also
collect data from school districts, but
this has been canceled due to lack of
funding. For the 23–24 school year, the
survey may ask school 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 school staff experiences.
Some new content will be rotated in and
out monthly.
As in previous waves, for SPP 2023–
24 roughly 8,000 (4,000 in an initial
sample and 4,000 in a reserve sample)
public elementary, middle, high, and
combined-grade schools will be
randomly selected to participate in a
panel. The goal is national
representation from 1,200 responding
schools to report national estimates.
School 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
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 main study data collection
activities, including instruments for the
first quarter of monthly collections.
These materials completed a 60-day
public comment period in June 2023.
They are now being published for 30
additional days of public comment.
Some documents have been revised for
the 30-day public comment period.
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Subsequent quarterly content
submissions will be submitted for 30day public comment periods.
Dated: June 15, 2023.
Stephanie Valentine,
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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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
[Docket No.: ED–2023–SCC–0107]
Agency Information Collection
Activities; Comment Request; School
Ambassador Fellowship Application
Office of Elementary and
Secondary Education (OESE),
Department of Education (ED).
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
In accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of
1995, the Department is proposing a
new information collection request
(ICR).
SUMMARY:
Interested persons are invited to
submit comments on or before August
21, 2023.
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–
2023–SCC–0107. 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,
the Department 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
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 Manager of the
Strategic Collections and Clearance
Governance and Strategy Division, U.S.
Department of Education, 400 Maryland
Ave. SW, LBJ, Room 6W203,
Washington, DC 20202–8240.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For
specific questions related to collection
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activities, please contact Orman Feres,
202–453–6921.
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
Ambassador Fellowship Application.
OMB Control Number: 1810–NEW.
Type of Review: A new ICR.
Respondents/Affected Public:
Individuals and Households.
Total Estimated Number of Annual
Responses: 6,000.
Total Estimated Number of Annual
Burden Hours: 14,250.
Abstract: The Office of Elementary
and Secondary Education (OESE) in the
US Department of Education (ED)
requests clearance for a new information
collection for the School Ambassador
Fellowship program. The U.S.
Department of Education established the
School Ambassador Fellowship to
enable outstanding teachers,
administrators, and other school
leaders, such as school counselors,
psychologists, social workers, and
librarians to bring their school and
classroom expertise to the Department
and to expand their knowledge of the
national dialogue about education. The
School Ambassador Fellowship is a
professional learning community
designed to improve educational
outcomes for students by leveraging the
expertise of school-based practitioners
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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
[Docket No.: ED-2023-SCC-0060]
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the
Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Comment
Request; School Pulse Panel 2023-24 Data Collection
AGENCY: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), Department of
Education (ED).
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995,
the Department is proposing a revision of a currently approved
information collection request (ICR).
DATES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments on or before
July 21, 2023.
ADDRESSES: Written comments and recommendations for proposed
information collection requests should be submitted within 30 days of
publication of this notice. Click on this link www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain to access the site. 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.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For specific questions related to
collection activities, please contact Carrie Clarady, 202-245-6347.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 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 Data Collection.
OMB Control Number: 1850-0975.
Type of Review: A revision of a currently approved ICR.
Respondents/Affected Public: State, Local, and Tribal Governments.
Total Estimated Number of Annual Responses: 53,955.
Total Estimated Number of Annual Burden Hours: 10,175.
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
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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.
The initial proposal for the next SPP study extended the collection
to also collect data from school districts, but this has been canceled
due to lack of funding. For the 23-24 school year, the survey may ask
school 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 school staff experiences. Some new content will be rotated in and
out monthly.
As in previous waves, for SPP 2023-24 roughly 8,000 (4,000 in an
initial sample and 4,000 in a reserve sample) public elementary,
middle, high, and combined-grade schools will be randomly selected to
participate in a panel. The goal is national representation from 1,200
responding schools to report national estimates. School 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 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 main study data
collection activities, including instruments for the first quarter of
monthly collections. These materials completed a 60-day public comment
period in June 2023. They are now being published for 30 additional
days of public comment. Some documents have been revised for the 30-day
public comment period. Subsequent quarterly content submissions will be
submitted for 30-day public comment periods.
Dated: June 15, 2023.
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. 2023-13180 Filed 6-20-23; 8:45 am]
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