This Annual Performance Report will allow the Department of Education to collect information required by the Reading First statute. The information is used by the Department to monitor State progress and performance in the implementation of the Reading First Program and to assess technical assistance needs and determine if significant progress has been made.
This is a renewal. Several changes have been made to the original performance report. No additional questions have been added, but several have been removed, thus lowering the overall burden hours for this collection. Questions related to special education referral rate and program expenditures have been removed. The specific changes and the reasons for them are discussed in detail in the attached memo.
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.