Notice2024-26509
Agency Information Collection Activities; Comment Request; Regional Educational Laboratory Southwest Leading Early Childhood Achievement and Development (LEAD) Efficacy Study
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Published
November 14, 2024
Issuing agencies
Education Department
Abstract
In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995, the Department is proposing a new information collection request (ICR).
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[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 220 (Thursday, November 14, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 89976-89977]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2024-26509]
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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
[Docket No.: ED-2024-SCC-0139]
Agency Information Collection Activities; Comment Request;
Regional Educational Laboratory Southwest Leading Early Childhood
Achievement and Development (LEAD) Efficacy Study
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
January 13, 2025.
ADDRESSES: To access and review all the documents related to the
information collection listed in this notice, please use <a href="https://www.regulations.gov">https://www.regulations.gov</a> by searching the Docket ID number ED-2024-SCC-0139.
Comments submitted in response to this notice should be submitted
electronically through the Federal eRulemaking Portal at <a href="http://www.regulations.gov">http://www.regulations.gov</a> by selecting the Docket ID number or via postal
mail, commercial delivery, or hand delivery. If the <a href="http://regulations.gov">regulations.gov</a>
site is not available to the public for any reason, the Department will
temporarily accept comments at <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#7d343e39121e161809301a0f3d1819531a120b"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="cf868c8ba0aca4aabb82a8bd8faaabe1a8a0b9">[email protected]</span></a>. 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 4C210,
Washington, DC 20202-1200.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For specific questions related to
collection activities, please contact Anousheh Shayestehpour, 202-987-
1148.
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: Regional Educational Laboratory Southwest
Leading Early Childhood Achievement and Development (LEAD) Efficacy
Study.
OMB Control Number: 1850-NEW.
Type of Review: A new ICR.
Respondents/Affected Public: Individuals and Households.
Total Estimated Number of Annual Responses: 408.
Total Estimated Number of Annual Burden Hours: 260.
Abstract: The Oklahoma State Department of Education (OSDE) would
like to address disparities in instructional quality by increasing the
use of research-based early learning practices in PreK and kindergarten
classrooms. OSDE, Anadarko Public Schools, Shawnee Public Schools, and
the Regional Educational Laboratory (REL) Southwest formed the Leading
Early Childhood Achievement and Development (LEAD) partnership in
Oklahoma to respond to this need. Since 2023, REL Southwest has
collaborated with these partners to codevelop, iteratively refine, and
test a professional learning intervention (referred to as the LEAD
intervention). The LEAD intervention is designed to complement and
fully support the use of Oklahoma's Academic Standards and district-
selected curricula. The intervention aims to build school leaders' and
PreK and kindergarten teachers' knowledge of research-based early
learning practices--play-based instructional practices and high-quality
interactions. In addition, the LEAD intervention aims to develop school
leaders' instructional leadership skills and provide resources to
support PreK and kindergarten teachers' implementation of research-
based practices. In time, these practices are expected to lead to
better academic outcomes for students.
REL Southwest is developing the LEAD intervention through an
approved Training, Coaching, and Technical Support (TCTS) project. To
increase the likelihood that the LEAD intervention will achieve its
intended outcomes, the partnership is also studying the usability,
feasibility, and acceptability of the core components of the LEAD
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intervention, through two iterations of piloting the LEAD intervention
across two cohorts: cohort 1 during the 2023/24 school year and cohort
2 during the 2024/25 school year. To date, the LEAD intervention has
completed the cohort 1 pilot with two districts and their four schools
and is conducting the cohort 2 pilot with two districts and their two
schools.
REL Southwest is requesting clearance to conduct an efficacy study
with a third cohort of schools. The study will be conducted in 44
schools across Oklahoma and will focus on school leaders and preK and
kindergarten teachers and students. Data collected for this study will
be used to measure the implementation of the LEAD intervention in
participating schools and the LEAD intervention's efficacy in improving
school leaders' and teachers' knowledge of research-based early
learning practices; teachers' use of play-based learning practices and
high-quality teacher-student interactions; and students' attendance,
early academic skills, and skills to support learning. This efficacy
study will provide evidence on LEAD implementation and its impact on
educators and preK and kindergarten students in Oklahoma.
Dated: November 8, 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.
[FR Doc. 2024-26509 Filed 11-13-24; 8:45 am]
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