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and welcome remarks by the
Chairwoman of the Board; (2) Member
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4–5, 2023 meeting; (4) Board member
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discussion of and voting on reports from
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Education Sciences Reform Act of 2002
(20 U.S.C. 9516).
Mark Schneider,
Director, Institute of Education Sciences.
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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
[Docket No.: ED–2024–SCC–0010]
Agency Information Collection
Activities; Comment Request; Data
Collection for the Evaluation of the
REL Appalachia Teaching Math to
Young Children Toolkit
Institute of Education Sciences
(IES), 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).
DATES: Interested persons are invited to
submit comments on or before March
18, 2024.
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–
2024–SCC–0010. 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
activities, please contact Amy Johnson,
202–453–7439.
SUMMARY:
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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: Data Collection for
the Evaluation of the REL Appalachia
Teaching Math to Young Children
Toolkit.
OMB Control Number: 1850–NEW.
Type of Review: A new ICR.
Respondents/Affected Public:
Individuals and Households.
Total Estimated Number of Annual
Responses: 6,720.
Total Estimated Number of Annual
Burden Hours: 697.
Abstract: Mathematics knowledge
acquired in early childhood provides a
critical foundation for long-term student
success in math as well as reading
(Duncan et al., 2007; Watts et al., 2014),
but the professional development (PD)
and curricular support for preschool
teachers often lack specific content and
training on high-quality math
instruction delivered by math content
experts. To address this problem, the
REL Appalachia toolkit development
team is developing a toolkit to provide
preschool teachers with support in
implementing core teaching practices
essential to promoting early math skills
and knowledge in children. The toolkit
is based on the Teaching Math to Young
Children IES practice guide (Frye et al.,
2013) and is being developed in
collaboration with state and district
partners in Virginia.
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IES requests clearance for data
collection instruments and the
collection of district administrative data
for an efficacy study of the toolkit as
part of the REL Appalachia (REL AP)
contract.
The study will assess the efficacy of
the professional development resources
included in the toolkit. The evaluation
will also assess how teachers implement
the toolkit to provide context for the
efficacy findings and guidance to
improve the toolkit and its future use.
The evaluation will take place in 50
schools across approximately 10 school
divisions in Virginia and focus on
mathematics teaching practices and
student mathematics knowledge and
skills in preschool classrooms. The
purpose of this study will be to measure
the efficacy and implementation of the
REL AP developed toolkit designed to
improve teacher practice and preschool
students’ math learning outcomes. The
toolkit evaluation will produce a report
for district and school leaders who are
considering strategies to improve math
learning in preschool. The report will be
designed to help them decide whether
and how to use the toolkit to help them
implement the practice guide
recommendations.
Dated: January 10, 2024.
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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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
[Docket No.: ED–2024–SCC–0009]
Agency Information Collection
Activities; Comment Request; SEA
Procedures for Adjusting EDDetermined Title I Allocations to Local
Education Agencies (LEAs)
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 an
extension without change of a currently
approved information collection request
(ICR).
DATES: Interested persons are invited to
submit comments on or before March
18, 2024.
ADDRESSES: To access and review all the
documents related to the information
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collection listed in this notice, please
use https://www.regulations.gov by
searching the Docket ID number ED–
2024–SCC–0009. 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
activities, please contact Todd
Stephenson, 202–205–1645.
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.
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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
[Docket No.: ED-2024-SCC-0010]
Agency Information Collection Activities; Comment Request; Data
Collection for the Evaluation of the REL Appalachia Teaching Math to
Young Children Toolkit
AGENCY: Institute of Education Sciences (IES), 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 new information collection request (ICR).
DATES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments on or before
March 18, 2024.
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-2024-SCC-0010.
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 Amy Johnson, 202-453-7439.
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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: Data Collection for the Evaluation of the REL
Appalachia Teaching Math to Young Children Toolkit.
OMB Control Number: 1850-NEW.
Type of Review: A new ICR.
Respondents/Affected Public: Individuals and Households.
Total Estimated Number of Annual Responses: 6,720.
Total Estimated Number of Annual Burden Hours: 697.
Abstract: Mathematics knowledge acquired in early childhood
provides a critical foundation for long-term student success in math as
well as reading (Duncan et al., 2007; Watts et al., 2014), but the
professional development (PD) and curricular support for preschool
teachers often lack specific content and training on high-quality math
instruction delivered by math content experts. To address this problem,
the REL Appalachia toolkit development team is developing a toolkit to
provide preschool teachers with support in implementing core teaching
practices essential to promoting early math skills and knowledge in
children. The toolkit is based on the Teaching Math to Young Children
IES practice guide (Frye et al., 2013) and is being developed in
collaboration with state and district partners in Virginia.
IES requests clearance for data collection instruments and the
collection of district administrative data for an efficacy study of the
toolkit as part of the REL Appalachia (REL AP) contract.
The study will assess the efficacy of the professional development
resources included in the toolkit. The evaluation will also assess how
teachers implement the toolkit to provide context for the efficacy
findings and guidance to improve the toolkit and its future use. The
evaluation will take place in 50 schools across approximately 10 school
divisions in Virginia and focus on mathematics teaching practices and
student mathematics knowledge and skills in preschool classrooms. The
purpose of this study will be to measure the efficacy and
implementation of the REL AP developed toolkit designed to improve
teacher practice and preschool students' math learning outcomes. The
toolkit evaluation will produce a report for district and school
leaders who are considering strategies to improve math learning in
preschool. The report will be designed to help them decide whether and
how to use the toolkit to help them implement the practice guide
recommendations.
Dated: January 10, 2024.
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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