The Early Childhood Longitudinal
Study, Kindergarten Class of 2010-11 (ECLS-K:2011) is a survey that
focuses on children's early school experiences beginning with
kindergarten and continuing through the fifth grade. It includes
interviews with parents, teachers, school administrators, and
non-parental care providers, as well as direct child assessments.
This submission updates the active record for ECLS-K:2011 and seeks
clearance for (1) recruitment materials and burden of recruitment
for the Fall 2011 and Spring 2012 first grade data collections to
(i) contact schools, school staff, and parents to remind them of
the next waves of the ECLS-K 2011 study and (ii) recruit new
schools to which ECLS-K 2011 kindergarteners have transferred; (2)
track students for the Fall 2011 and Spring 2012 first grade data
collections and the Spring 2013 and the optional Fall 2012 second
grade data collections; and (3) conduct the Fall 2011 first grade
national data collection. NCES will use the recruitment materials
already cleared for the kindergarten collection on 3/20/09, only
updating them for the 1st grade collections, as well as the
tracking methods described in the cleared Kindergarten package.
Similarly, the instruments for the Fall 2011 first grade collection
have been updated from the instruments used in the kindergarten
2010 round as well as the ECLS-K (1998-99) fall first grade
collection so as to assure that the items are grade-appropriate and
capture information on summer learning.
This revision provides the new
instruments for the fall first grade data collection. However, it
is a decrease in the burden requested for this collection as
compared to what was last approved due to the fact that the last
OMB approval included the base year main study data collection,
while this request includes data collection for the first
follow-up, which is a sub-sample of the base year.
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.