Approved
consistent with the meeting and subsequent memo on 11/28/00, as
well as the clarification memo on the previous terms of clearance.
It is ED's responsibility to address previous terms of clearance in
the submission document. In the future, ED will insure that the
terms are clearly addressed within the submission package.
Incentives should not be tied to response rates; the incentive to
the schools for parent participation should be given without regard
to parent response rate. The goal of the incentive should be to
encourage the school to inform parents and therefore encourage
parental participation.
Inventory as of this Action
Requested
Previously Approved
07/31/2002
07/31/2002
3,590
0
0
2,390
0
0
0
0
0
The evaluation of the Public Charter
Schools Program (PCSP)is the first national study of federal
support for charter schools. The contractor, SRI International,
will gather data on charter school policies and practices at the
state, charter school authorizer, & charter school levels. The
study examines the use of PCSP funds these levels, assesses the
impact of flexibility provisions in states' charter school
legislation, and assesses the effect of charter schools on student
performance. Respondents include Federal PCSP staff, state charter
school coordinaors, representa- tives of charter school authoriing
agencies, charter school, ....
On behalf of this Federal agency, I certify that
the collection of information encompassed by this request complies
with 5 CFR 1320.9 and the related provisions of 5 CFR
1320.8(b)(3).
The following is a summary of the topics, regarding
the proposed collection of information, that the certification
covers:
(i) Why the information is being collected;
(ii) Use of information;
(iii) Burden estimate;
(iv) Nature of response (voluntary, required for a
benefit, or mandatory);
(v) Nature and extent of confidentiality; and
(vi) Need to display currently valid OMB control
number;
If you are unable to certify compliance with any of
these provisions, identify the item by leaving the box unchecked
and explain the reason in the Supporting Statement.