The Secretary has amended the regulations governing programs administered under Title I of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (ESEA), as amended by the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 (NCLB), and the regulations governing programs under Part B of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA). The regulations implement statutory provisions regarding State educational agency (SEA), local educational agency (LEA), and school accountability for the academic achievement of students with disabilities. The information collections associated with these regulations relate to three changes in activities already required under Title I, Part A of the ESEA for SEAs that voluntarily choose to take advantage of the additional flexibility offered by the amended regulations. This flexibility is for SEAs that choose to develop modified academic achievement standards and assessments that measure achievement based on those standards for a small group of students with disabilities. The new regulations also affect the information collections for the IDEA as the form to be used for reporting school year 2007-2008 assessment for students with disabilities has been revised. It now includes one additional category for students with disabilities who are assessed through an alternate assessment based on modified academic achievement standards.
This new information collection that OMB has requested identifies the new burden that these regulations add. There are four reasons for the added 4,019 hours of burden. OESE will now require states to adjust their guidelines for IEP Teams to account for this new option of assessing students with disabilities based on modified academic achievement standards. Second, SEAs already report the number of students with disabilities participating in assessments and the type of assessments these students take. ED estimates that it will take an additional hour per SEA to provide the new data.Thi rd,ED previously included an estimate for the entire SEA report card, and this new category will add an hour to its burden. Fourth,the number of data elements in the Report of the Participation and Performance of Students with Disabilities on State Assessments By Content Area, Grade, and Type of Assessment data collection are expected to barely increase for a minimum of 15 minutes for each state.
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Todd Stephenson 202 205-1645
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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.