Contents

Early Childhood Longitudinal Study Kindergarten Class of 2010-2011

RIMS/OMB Clearance Package

Originally Submitted January 2009

Revised March 2009

Prepared by:

National Center for Education Statistics

Table of Contents

Chapter Page

A Justification A-1

A.1 Circumstances Making Collection of Information Necessary A-1

A.1.a Purpose of This Submission A-1

A.1.b Legislative Authorization A-2

A.1.c Prior Related Studies A-3

A.1.d ECLS-K:11 Study Design A-3

A.2 Purposes and Uses of the Data A-8

A.2.1 Research Issues Addressed in the ECLS-K:11 A-9

A.2.1.a Developments in Early Education Policy A-9

A.2.1.b School Readiness A-12

A.2.1.c Executive Functioning A-13

A.2.1.d Demographic Changes A-13

A.2.1.e Hearing and Vision Impairments in the Early School Years A-14

A.3 Use of Improved Information Technology A-15

A.4 Efforts to Identify Duplication A-17

A.5 Method Used to Minimize Burden on Small Businesses A-18

A.6 Frequency of Data Collection A-18

A.7 Special Circumstances of Data Collection A-19

A.8 Consultants Outside the Agency A-20

A.9 Provision of Payments or Gifts to Respondents A-23

A.9.a School Incentive A-24

A.9.b School Administrator A-24

A.9.c Teachers A-24

A.9.d School Coordinators A-25

A.9.e Wrap-Around Early Care and Education Providers A-25

A.9.f Field Test School Coordinators and Teachers A-26

A.10 Assurance of Confidentiality A-26

A.11 Sensitive Questions A-30

A.12 Estimated Response Burden A-33

A.13 Estimates of Cost A-38

A.14 Annualized Cost to the Federal Government A-38

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A.15 Reasons for Changes in Response Burden and Costs A-39

A.16 Publication Plans and Time Schedule A-39

A.17 Approval for Not Displaying the Expiration Date for OMB Approval A-40

A.18 Exceptions to the Certification Statement A-41

B Collection of Information Employing Statistical Methods B-1

B.1 Universe, Sample Design, and Estimation B-1

B.1.1. Universe and Sample Design B-1

B.1.2. Precision Requirements and Sample Sizes B-2

B.1.3 Sample of Primary Sampling Units B-4

B.1.4 Sample of Kindergarten Programs B-5

B.1.5 Sampling Kindergarten Children, Parents, and Teachers B-7

B.2 Procedures for the Collection of Information B-8

B.3 Methods to Maximize Response Rates and Deal with Nonresponse B-14

B.3.1 Gaining Cooperation from a Variety of Sources B-15

B.3.2 Methods to Maximize Response Rates B-22

B.4 Test of Procedures and Methods B-28

B.4.1 Field Test Sample B-28

B.4.2. Field Test Data Collection Procedures B-29

B.5 Individuals Responsible for Study Design and Performance B-31

C The ECLS-K:11 Questionnaires C-1

C.1 Introduction C-1

C.2 ECLS-K:11 Parent Interview C-2

C.2.1 Parent Interview: Example Research Questions C-2

C.2.2 Parent Interview: Construct Coverage C-3

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C.3 School Administrator Questionnaire C-8

C.3.1 School Administrator Questionnaire: Example Research Questions C-8

C.3.2 School Administrator Questionnaire: Construct Coverage C-8

C.4 Teacher Questionnaires C-10

C.4.1 Teacher Questionnaires: Example Research Questions C-10

C.4.2 Teacher Questionnaires: Construct Coverage C-11

C.5 Special Education Teacher Questionnaires C-14

C.5.1 Special Education Teacher Questionnaires: Example Research Questions C-14

C.5.2 Special Education Teacher Questionnaires: Construct Coverage C-14

C.6 Wrap-Around Early Care and Education Provider (WECEP) Interview C-15

C.6.1 Wrap-Around Early Care and Education Provider Interview: Example Research Questions C-15

C.6.2 Wrap-Around Early Care and Education Provider Interview: Construct Coverage C-16

References R-1

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Appendixes

A Parent Interview

B School Administrator

C.1 Teacher Questionnaire A

C.2 Teacher Questionnaire B

C.3 Teacher Questionnaire C

D Special Education Questionnaires

E WECEP Questionnaire

F Respondent Materials

Tables

A-1 Federal agency consultants for ECLS-K and ECLS-K:11 A-21

A-2 Other organization consultants for ECLS-K A-22

A-3 ECLS-K:11 TRP member list A-23

A-4 ECLS-K:11 CRP member list A-23

A-5 Field test respondent burden chart A-34

A-6 National data collection respondent burden chart A-35

A-7 Study costs per year A-38

A-8 Operational schedule for ECLS-K:11 national study and field test A-41

Exhibits

A-1 Examples of important developments for the ECLS-K:11 A-10

A-2 NCES Affidavit of Nondisclosure A-28

A-3 Confidentiality Pledge A-29