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by the TALIS Governing Board (TGB),
comprising representatives from the
OECD member countries, and
implemented internationally by
organizations contracted by the OECD
(referred to as the International
consortium). In the U.S., TALIS 2024 is
conducted by the National Center for
Education Statistics (NCES) of the
Institute of Education Sciences, U.S.
Department of Education.
TALIS 2024 is focused on teachers;
professional environment, teaching
conditions, and their impact on school
and teacher effectiveness. TALIS 2024
will address teacher training and
professional development, teacher
appraisal, school climate, school
leadership, instructional approaches,
pedagogical practices, and teaching
experience with and support for
teaching diverse populations.
OECD has scheduled the main study
to occur in the Northern hemisphere
from February through March 2024 and
in the Southern hemisphere from June
through August 2024. To prepare for the
main study, several TALIS countries
will conduct pilot studies in February
2022; the U.S. will not participate.
Countries will also conduct a field test
in the first quarter of 2023, primarily to
evaluate newly developed questionnaire
items and school recruitment materials;
the U.S. will participate in the field test.
To meet the international data
collection schedule for the field test,
U.S. recruitment activities need to begin
by August 2022 and U.S. questionnaires
must be finalized by December 2022.
TALIS 2024 includes the core TALIS
teacher and principal surveys that are
required for each participating country,
as well as an optional Teacher
Knowledge Survey (TKS). The TKS is
intended to better understand the
teacher pedagogical knowledge base at
the national level. The U.S. is including
the TKS in the upcoming TALIS 2024
field test and will evaluate these results
to determine the feasibility of including
TKS as part of the US Main Study.
The previous submission (OMB
#1850–0888 v.8) requested approval for:
(1) recruitment and pre-survey activities
for the 2023 field test sample; (2)
administration of the field test; and (3)
school recruitment and pre-survey
activities for the 2024 main study
sample. That package was approved in
August 2022. This submission requests
approval for the final international
versions of the principal and teacher
instruments approved for the TALIS
2024 Field Test. The final U.S.
adaptations of the 2024 core TALIS and
TKS field test questionnaires that will
be administered in the TALIS 2024 U.S.
Field Test will be submitted to OMB as
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a non-substantive change request in
Winter 2022/23.
Dated: October 24, 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–0184]
Agency Information Collection
Activities; Comment Request;
Application for the Educational
Flexibility (Ed-Flex) Program
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
revision of a currently approved
information collection request (ICR).
DATES: Interested persons are invited to
submit comments on or before
December 29, 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–0184. 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 Evan Skloot,
202–453–6515.
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: Application for the
Educational Flexibility (Ed-Flex)
Program.
OMB Control Number: 1810–0737.
Type of Review: A revision of a
currently approved ICR.
Respondents/Affected Public: State,
Local, and Tribal governments.
Total Estimated Number of Annual
Responses: 32.
Total Estimated Number of Annual
Burden Hours: 620.
Abstract: This is a request for a
revision to the Educational Flexibility
program application to include the
annual reporting template. The
Educational Flexibility (Ed-Flex)
program is authorized under the
Education Flexibility Partnership Act of
1999 and was reauthorized by section
9207 of the Every Student Succeeds Act
(ESSA). The Ed-Flex program allows the
Secretary to authorize a State
educational agency (SEA) that serves an
eligible State to waive statutory or
regulatory requirements applicable to
one or more the included programs for
any local educational agency (LEAs),
educational service agency, or school
within the State. Section 4(a)(3) of the
Education Flexibility Partnership Act of
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1999 requires each SEA desiring to
participate in the education flexibility
program to submit an application
detailing that SEAs education flexibility
plan. Section 4(a)(5)(B) requires each
SEA that is authorized to become an EdFlex Partnership State to submit an
annual report on the results of its
oversight and the impact of the waivers
on school and student performance.
Previously, the annual reporting
requirement instructions and burden
hours were included as part of the
application. In order to standardize
reporting, we have created an annual
reporting template and are increasing
the burden hours related to the annual
reporting based on feedback from the
field. However, overall, there is a
decrease in burden due to a change in
the estimated number of responses
based on past experience with the
program.
Dated: October 25, 2023.
Kun Mullan,
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–0188]
Agency Information Collection
Activities; Comment Request; National
Assessment of Educational Progress
(NAEP) 2025 Long-Term Trend (LTT)
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
December 29, 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–0188. 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
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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
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: National
Assessment of Educational Progress
(NAEP) 2025 Long-Term Trend (LTT).
OMB Control Number: 1850–0928.
Type of Review: Revision of a
currently approved ICR.
Respondents/Affected Public:
Individual or Households.
Total Estimated Number of Annual
Responses: 921,531.
Total Estimated Number of Annual
Burden Hours: 491,800.
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Abstract: The National Assessment of
Educational Progress (NAEP),
conducted by the National Center for
Education Statistics (NCES), is a
federally authorized survey of student
achievement at grades 4, 8, and 12 in
various subject areas, such as
mathematics, reading, writing, science,
U.S. history, civics, geography,
economics, technology and engineering
literacy (TEL), and the arts. The
National Assessment of Educational
Progress Authorization Act (Pub. L.
107–279 title III, section 303) requires
the assessment to collect data on
specified student groups and
characteristics, including information
organized by race/ethnicity, gender,
socio-economic status, disability, and
limited English proficiency. It requires
fair and accurate presentation of
achievement data and permits the
collection of background, noncognitive,
or descriptive information that is related
to academic achievement and aids in
fair reporting of results. The intent of
the law is to provide representative
sample data on student achievement for
the nation, the states, and
subpopulations of students and to
monitor progress over time. NAEP
consists of two assessment programs:
the NAEP long-term trend (LTT)
assessment and the main NAEP
assessment. The LTT assessments are
given at the national level only and are
administered to students at ages 9, 13,
and 17 in a manner that is very different
from that used for the main NAEP
assessments. LTT reports mathematics
and reading results that present trend
data since the 1970s. In addition to the
operational assessments, NAEP uses two
other kinds of assessment activities:
pilot assessments and special studies.
Pilot assessments test items and
procedures for future administrations of
NAEP, while special studies (including
the National Indian Education Study
(NIES), the Middle School Transcript
Study (MSTS), and the High School
Transcript Study (HSTS)) are
opportunities for NAEP to investigate
particular aspects of the assessment
without impacting the reporting of the
NAEP results. The initial request for
clearance of NAEP 2024 received OMB
approval in April 2023 (OMB #1850–
0928 v.28). Amendment #1 to the NAEP
2024 clearance package received OMB
approval in June 2023 (OMB #1850–
0928 v.29). Since that packages
submission for public comment and
OMB approval, changes have occurred
to the scope of the 2024 NAEP
administration, including the addition
of: (1) Addition of Reading Router Pilot
for grades 4 and 8, increasing costs, (2)
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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
[Docket No.: ED-2023-SCC-0184]
Agency Information Collection Activities; Comment Request;
Application for the Educational Flexibility (Ed-Flex) Program
AGENCY: Office of Elementary and Secondary Education (OESE), 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
December 29, 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-0184.
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 [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 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 activities, please contact Evan Skloot, 202-453-6515.
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: Application for the Educational Flexibility
(Ed-Flex) Program.
OMB Control Number: 1810-0737.
Type of Review: A revision of a currently approved ICR.
Respondents/Affected Public: State, Local, and Tribal governments.
Total Estimated Number of Annual Responses: 32.
Total Estimated Number of Annual Burden Hours: 620.
Abstract: This is a request for a revision to the Educational
Flexibility program application to include the annual reporting
template. The Educational Flexibility (Ed-Flex) program is authorized
under the Education Flexibility Partnership Act of 1999 and was
reauthorized by section 9207 of the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA).
The Ed-Flex program allows the Secretary to authorize a State
educational agency (SEA) that serves an eligible State to waive
statutory or regulatory requirements applicable to one or more the
included programs for any local educational agency (LEAs), educational
service agency, or school within the State. Section 4(a)(3) of the
Education Flexibility Partnership Act of
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1999 requires each SEA desiring to participate in the education
flexibility program to submit an application detailing that SEAs
education flexibility plan. Section 4(a)(5)(B) requires each SEA that
is authorized to become an Ed-Flex Partnership State to submit an
annual report on the results of its oversight and the impact of the
waivers on school and student performance. Previously, the annual
reporting requirement instructions and burden hours were included as
part of the application. In order to standardize reporting, we have
created an annual reporting template and are increasing the burden
hours related to the annual reporting based on feedback from the field.
However, overall, there is a decrease in burden due to a change in the
estimated number of responses based on past experience with the
program.
Dated: October 25, 2023.
Kun Mullan,
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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