Notice2023-25799
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Comment Request; Early Childhood Longitudinal Study, Kindergarten Class of 2023-24 (ECLS-K:2024) Kindergarten and First-Grade National Data Collection and Transfer School Recruitment
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Published
November 22, 2023
Issuing agencies
Education Department
Abstract
In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995, the Department is proposing a revision of a currently approved information collection request (ICR).
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[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 224 (Wednesday, November 22, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 81376-81377]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2023-25799]
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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
[Docket No.: ED-2023-SCC-0197]
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the
Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Comment
Request; Early Childhood Longitudinal Study, Kindergarten Class of
2023-24 (ECLS-K:2024) Kindergarten and First-Grade National Data
Collection and Transfer School Recruitment
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
December 22, 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 <a href="http://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain">www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain</a> 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.
<a href="http://Reginfo.gov">Reginfo.gov</a> 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: Early Childhood Longitudinal Study,
Kindergarten Class of 2023-24 (ECLS-K:2024) Kindergarten and First-
Grade National Data Collection and Transfer School Recruitment.
OMB Control Number: 1850-0750.
Type of Review: Revision of a currently approved ICR.
Respondents/Affected Public: Individuals or households.
Total Estimated Number of Annual Responses: 157,586.
Total Estimated Number of Annual Burden Hours: 83,612.
Abstract: The Early Childhood Longitudinal Study (ECLS) program,
conducted by the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) within
the Institute of Education Sciences (IES) of the U.S. Department of
Education (ED), draws together information from multiple sources to
provide rich, descriptive data on child development, early learning,
and school progress. The ECLS program studies deliver national data on
children's status at birth and at various points thereafter; children's
transitions to nonparental care, early care and education programs, and
school; and children's experiences and growth through the elementary
grades. The Early Childhood Longitudinal Study, Kindergarten Class of
2023-24 (ECLS-K:2024) is the fourth cohort in the series of early
childhood
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longitudinal studies. The study will advance research in child
development and early learning by providing a detailed and
comprehensive source of current information on children's early
learning and development, transitions into kindergarten and beyond, and
progress through school. The ECLS-K:2024 will provide data about the
population of children who will be kindergartners in the 2023-24 school
year. The ECLS-K:2024 will focus on children's early school experiences
continuing through the fifth grade, and will include collection of data
from children, parents, teachers, and school administrators.
The request to conduct the first three national data collection
rounds for the ECLS-K:2024 was approved on April 7, 2023 (OMB<greek-i>
1850-0750 v.26). The ECLS-K:2024 fall kindergarten data collection will
be conducted from August until December 2023, followed by the spring
(March-July 2024) kindergarten round, and the spring (March-July 2025)
first-grade round. Each of these rounds of data collection will involve
advance school contacts, for example to conduct student sampling
activities, collect teacher and school information, and locate families
whose children may have moved schools. Future OMB packages will be
submitted for the third-and fifth-grade field test (to be conducted in
March-July 2026), as well as for the national spring (March-July 2027)
third-grade round and the spring (March-July 2029) fifth-grade round.
This current revision request (accompanied by 30 days of public
comment) is to update study respondent materials, web and paper
surveys, and website designs that will be used in the kindergarten and
first-grade data collection activities. Many of the revisions in this
package were made based on analyses of the fall 2022 field test data
(OMB<greek-i> 1850-0750 v.25), which informed changes to the design of
the surveys and child assessment. Other changes occurred after further
discussion on operational procedures. Revisions to the study
instruments (and to some extent, the respondent materials and websites)
are largely limited to changes to the spring kindergarten materials; an
additional revision request will be submitted to OMB for revisions to
the spring first-grade materials as additional discussions on design
and operational procedures continue. National data collection work
completed to date will also inform these future revisions.
The requested changes do not affect the approved total cost to the
federal government for conducting this study, but they do result in a
small reduction to respondent burden.
Dated: November 17, 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. 2023-25799 Filed 11-21-23; 8:45 am]
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