Race to the Top Annual Performance Report

ICR 201104-1894-004

OMB: 1894-0012

Federal Form Document

Forms and Documents
Document
Name
Status
Form and Instruction
New
Supplementary Document
2011-07-25
Supplementary Document
2011-04-28
Supplementary Document
2011-04-28
Supplementary Document
2011-04-27
Supporting Statement A
2011-04-28
IC Document Collections
IC ID
Document
Title
Status
197403 New
ICR Details
1894-0012 201104-1894-004
Historical Active
ED/OS 04576
Race to the Top Annual Performance Report
New collection (Request for a new OMB Control Number)   No
Emergency 05/31/2011
Approved with change 07/25/2011
Retrieve Notice of Action (NOA) 04/28/2011
  Inventory as of this Action Requested Previously Approved
01/31/2012 6 Months From Approved
12 0 0
1,452 0 0
0 0 0

The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act provides $4.3 billion for the Race to the Top Fund (referred to in the statute as the State Incentive Grant Fund). This is a competitive grant program. The purpose of the program is to encourage and reward States that are creating the conditions for education innovation and reform; achieving significant improvement in student outcomes, including making substantial gains in student achievement, closing achievement gaps, improving high school graduation rates, and ensuring student preparation for success in college and careers; and implementing ambitious plans in four core education reform areas: (a) adopting internationally-benchmarked standards and assessments that prepare students for success in college and and the workplace; (b) building data systems that measure student success and inform teachers and principals in how they can improve their practices; (c) increasing teacher effectiveness and achieving equity in teacher distribution; and (d) turning around our lowest-achieving schools. In order to fulfill our responsibilities for programmatic oversight and public reporting, the Department has developed a Race to the Top Annual Performance Report that is tied directly to the Race to the Top selection criteria and priorities previously established and published in the Federal Register. The report is grounded in the key performance targets included in grantees' approved Race to the Top plans. Grantees will be required to report on their progress in the four core education reform areas and in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics . This reporting includes narrative sections on progress and key performance indicators. As was the case in the completion of the Race to the Top applications, grantees will coordinate with LEAs to collect and report on school and district-level data elements. In order to robustly fulfill our programmatic and fiscal oversight responsibilities, it is essential that we gather this data from Race to the Top grantees and subgrantees as soon as possible to inform decision-making for the second year of the grant. The Race to the Top Annual Performance Report data will be used as a component of the comprehensive program review process (for which the comment period just closed). In particular, the data informs both a stocktake (meeting) with Race to the Top leadership that will be focused on assessing grantee progress and pinpointing areas requiring technical assistance as well as State-specific and comprehensive reports that will update the public and Congress about Race to the Top. It is in the public interest to present the data in a timely manner.
Pursuant to 5 CFR § 1320.13(a)(2)(iii), the Department is requesting emergency approval as the use of the normal clearance procedures will disrupt the timely collection of the information critical for managing the performance of Race to the Top grants and effectiveness. This is the first year of implementation of a $4 billion dollar program, the largest discretionary grant program ever administered by the Department. As a result, the program continues to generate high public interest. If the routine paperwork processing timeline is followed, the Race to the Top Annual Performance Report data collection tool will not be released until August. Given that many local educational agencies (LEAs) begin the school year in August, this timing would create an undue burden on the LEAs and on the State. During the process of developing the Race to the Top Annual Performance Report, we elicited feedback from grantees regarding the timing of collection. Based on that feedback, we believe that a June timeframe would best meet the needs of the grantees and the Department .

PL: Pub.L. 111 - 5 14008 Name of Law: American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) of 2009
  
PL: Pub.L. 111 - 5 14008 Name of Law: American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) of 2009

Not associated with rulemaking

  76 FR 23797 04/28/2011
No

1
IC Title Form No. Form Name
Race to the Top Annual Report NA Race to the Top Annual Report

  Total Approved Previously Approved Change Due to New Statute Change Due to Agency Discretion Change Due to Adjustment in Estimate Change Due to Potential Violation of the PRA
Annual Number of Responses 12 0 12 0 0 0
Annual Time Burden (Hours) 1,452 0 1,452 0 0 0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars) 0 0 0 0 0 0
No
No
This is a new collection related to the Race to the Top program. There is a program change of 1,452 burden hours and 12 responses occurring due to the Annual Performance Report for this program authorized by PL 111-5, Sec. 14008 (American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009).

$128,930
No
No
No
No
Yes
Uncollected
James Butler 202 260-2274 [email protected]

  No

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.
04/28/2011


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