OMB approves
this collection with the understanding that, prior to the six month
expiration for this collection, Education will transfer the
collection (both the data elements collected and the burden) into
OMB Control Number 1810-0581.
Inventory as of this Action
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This information collection request is
associated with regulations needed to implement statutory
provisions regarding State, local educational agency (LEA), and
school accountability for the academic achievement of limited
English proficient (LEP) students, and are needed to implement
changes to Title I, Part A, of the Elementary and Secondary
Education Act of 1965, as amended (ESEA) made by the No Child Left
Behind Act of 2001 (NCLB Act). The information collection relates
to a change in the reporting requirements already required under
Title I, Part A of the ESEA for States that voluntarily choose to
take advantage of the flexibility to exempt LEP students who are
recent arrivals to the United States from one administration from
the States reading/language arts assessment. The Department has
added a requirement that States and LEAs, on State and district
report cards, respectively, report annually the number of recently
arrived LEP students exempted from one administration of the
States reading/language arts assessment. In order to take
advantage of the flexibility related to recently arrived LEP
students, States and LEAs would have to be able to, and would want
to, account for and track separately the students to which this
exemption would apply in order that those students are not
miscounted as non-participants in the States reading/language arts
assessment. The regulations would add a category on State and local
report cards requiring them to report the number of students not
tested because they were identified as LEP students who are recent
arrivals to the United States.
The Department of
Educations Office of Elementary and Secondary Education requests
an emergency clearance process for consideration of the information
collection requirements associated with the Final Regulations Title
IImproving the Academic Achievement of the Disadvantaged. The
regulations are needed to implement statutory provisions regarding
State, local educational agency (LEA), and school accountability
for the academic achievement of limited English proficient (LEP)
students and are needed to implement changes to Title I, Part A, of
the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965, as amended
(ESEA) made by the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 (NCLB Act). The
information collection associated with these regulations relates to
a change in the reporting requirements already required under Title
I, Part A of the ESEA for States that voluntarily choose to take
advantage of the flexibility to exempt LEP students who are recent
arrivals to the United States from one administration from the
States reading/language arts assessment. The Department has added
§200.6(b)(4)(i)(C) to require a State and its LEAs, on State and
district report cards, respectively, to report annually the number
of recently arrived LEP students exempted from one administration
of the States reading/language arts assessment. States and
districts already collect the number of students exempted from
State assessments, and report, on State and local report cards, the
percentage of students not tested (Section 1111(h)(1)(C)(iii)),
disaggregated by student category. In order to take advantage of
the flexibility related to recently arrived LEP students, States
and LEAs would have to be able to, and would want to, account for
and track separately the students to which this exemption would
apply in order that those students are not miscounted as
non-participants in the States reading/language arts assessment.
The regulations would add a reporting category, to be reported on
State and local report cards, for the number of students who were
not tested because they were identified as LEP students who are
recent arrivals to the United States. We estimate annual reporting
and recordkeeping burden for this collection of information to
average 1 hour for each of the 52 respondents the 50 States, the
District of Columbia and Puerto Rico. We are requesting permission
for an emergency clearance so that the final regulations can be
approved and disseminated as close to the beginning of the 2006-07
school year as possible. States and LEAs that wish to take
advantage of this flexibility then, will be aware of their options
and the need to report these exemption data on report cards at the
earliest possible point in the school year the requirement would
take effect. If you have further questions, please contact Kathryn
Doherty at 202-401-2563, or via e-mail to
[email protected].
US Code:
34 USC CFR Part 200 Name of Law: Title I, Part A, of the
Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965, as amended
(ESEA).
The information collection
associated with these regulations relates to a change in the
reporting requirements already required under Title I, Part A of
the ESEA for States that voluntarily choose to take advantage of
the flexibility to exempt LEP students who are recent arrivals to
the United States from one administration from the States
reading/language arts assessment. The Department has added
§200.6(b)(4)(i)(C) to require a State and its LEAs, on State and
district report cards, respectively, to report annually the number
of recently arrived LEP students exempted from one administration
of the States reading/language arts assessment. States and
districts already collect the number of students exempted from
State assessments, and report, on State and local report cards, the
percentage of students not tested (Section 1111(h)(1)(C)(iii)),
disaggregated by student category. In order to take advantage of
the flexibility related to recently arrived LEP students, States
and LEAs would have to be able to, and would want to, account for
and track separately the students to which this exemption would
apply in order that those students are not miscounted as
non-participants in the States reading/language arts assessment.
The regulations would add a reporting category, to be reported on
State and local report cards, for the number of students who were
not tested because they were identified as LEP students who are
recent arrivals to the United States. We estimate annual reporting
and recordkeeping burden for this collection of information to
average 1 hour for each of the 52 respondents the 50 States, the
District of Columbia and Puerto Rico.
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.
Att_LEP Final Memo Signed.pdf
LEP Supporting Statement final final.doc
Title I-Improving the Academic Achievement of the Disadvantaged Assessment and Accountability for LEP students