Implementation Study of the Ramp Up to Readiness Program

Forms and Documents

Document Name	Status
Evaluation of the Early Warning and Intervention Monitoring System (EWIMS) Form	Modified
JLREL MW 4 3 19_Ramp-Up Evaluation Phase 2 Teacher instructional logs.pdf Supplementary Document	2014-08-22
JLREL MW 4 3 19_Ramp-Up Evaluation Phase 2 School staff consent form.pdf Supplementary Document	2014-08-22
JLREL MW 4 3 19_Ramp-Up Evaluation Phase 2 Parental Information and Opt-Out Form.pdf Supplementary Document	2014-08-22
RELMW 4 2 09_Ramp-Up Implementation Study_response to OMB questions.docx Supplementary Document	2014-04-08
JLREL MW 4 3 19 Ramp-Up Phase 2_OMB Supporting statement Section B.docx Supporting Statement B	2014-08-22
RELMW 4 2 09 Ramp-Up Implementation Study OMB School Staff Consent Form.docx Supplementary Document	2014-01-29
RELMW 4 2 09 Ramp-Up Implementation Study OMB Parent Information and Opt Out Letter.docx Supplementary Document	2014-01-29
60D_FRN_1850-NEW.pdf Supplementary Document	2013-11-19
JLREL MW 4 3 19 Ramp-Up Phase 2_OMB supporting statement Section A.docx Supporting Statement A	2014-08-28

IC Document Collections

IC ID	Document Title	Status
210269	Evaluation of the Early Warning and Intervention Monitoring System (EWIMS) Form	Modified

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 1850-0907	ICR Reference No: 201408-1850-004
Status: Historical Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 201402-1850-002
Agency/Subagency: ED/IES	Agency Tracking No: 1630.06
Title: Implementation Study of the Ramp Up to Readiness Program
Type of Information Collection: Revision of a currently approved collection	Common Form ICR:  No
Type of Review Request: Regular
OIRA Conclusion Action: Approved without change	Conclusion Date: 10/06/2014
	Date Received in OIRA: 08/28/2014
Terms of Clearance:

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	10/31/2017	36 Months From Approved	04/30/2017
Responses	21,573	0	6,086
Time Burden (Hours)	6,059	0	1,212
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0

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Abstract: This study will examine the implementation of Ramp-Up to Readiness, a schoolwide guidance intervention aimed at increasing the college readiness of students. The intervention (called phase one) is at present being implemented in 34 high schools in Minnesota, and the developers intend to make the intervention available to a much larger set of Minnesota schools. No independently gathered high-quality evidence exists, however, on whether schools are able to implement this comprehensive intervention as intended or how its core components compare to the college-readiness supports in other high schools. The project for which OMB clearance is requested will attempt to gather such evidence from 22 public Minnesota high schools through the least burdensome means. The school-level implementation study will focus on assessing whether Ramp-Up school staff implement the program as intended, on identifying the extent to which the Ramp-Up program differs from the college-readiness supports offered in schools without Ramp-Up, and on the validity of a measure of personal college readiness, which the developers hypothesize is a key mechanism through which the program impacts later outcomes. The study will collect data from school staff in the following activities: administrative data collection, focus groups in January and June, extant document collection, instructional logs, student and staff surveys, and student personal readiness assessment. The findings produced through analysis of these data will help (1) state education agencies seeking strategies and programs to endorse as a potential means of improving students college readiness and college enrollment, (2) local education agencies that are considering the challenges of implementing Ramp-Up, (3) the developer of this intervention (the College Readiness Consortium at the University of Minnesota) and developers of other college readiness interventions who continually seek to improve their programs by using information from studies like this, and (4) a group of education stakeholders in the Midwest interested in considering whether to conduct a study of the impacts of the Ramp-Up internvetion on student outcomes.The revision to the collection being requessted is to add a phase two to the evaluation. For this second phase, the impact of the program is being examined in addition to the implementation of the program. Data will be collected from an additional 54 schools for this second phase of the evaluation.

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Authorizing Statute(s): PL: Pub.L. 107 - 279 174 Name of Law: Education Reform Act
  

Citations for New Statutory Requirements: None

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Associated Rulemaking Information
RIN:	Stage of Rulemaking:	Federal Register Citation:	Date:
	Not associated with rulemaking

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Federal Register Notices & Comments
60-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	79 FR 33180	06/10/2014
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	79 FR 51329	08/28/2014
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? No

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Number of Information Collection (IC) in this ICR: 1

IC Title	Form No.	Form Name
Evaluation of the Early Warning and Intervention Monitoring System (EWIMS)	n/a, n/a, n/a, n/a, n/a, n/a, n/a, n/a	Request for Extant ,   Focus Group ,   Study Staff Survey ,   Instructional Log ,   Staff Survey ,   Student Survey ,   Extant Data ,   March Interview

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ICR Summary of Burden

	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	21,573	6,086	0	15,487	0	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	6,059	1,212	0	4,839	8	0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0	0	0	0

Burden increases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: Yes

Burden Increase Due to: Miscellaneous Actions

Burden decreases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: No

Burden Reduction Due to:

Short Statement: This is a revised collection adding phase 2 to the currently approved collection (phase 1). The data collected from the 54 new schools being added in phase 2 increases the number of responses annually by 15,487 (a program change) over the currently approved responses from phase 1. Phase 2 generates a burden hour increase (a program change) of 4,839. There is also a reduction of 8 burden hours annually (considered an adjustment) because the Administrative Data Request from phase 1 was found to take 1.5 hours by School Administrators rather than the 2 hours originally figured for each respondent.

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $287,515

Does this IC contain surveys, censuses, or employ statistical methods? Yes Part B of Supporting Statement

Is the Supporting Statement intended to be a Privacy Impact Assessment required by the E-Government Act of 2002? No

Is this ICR related to the Affordable Care Act [Pub. L. 111-148 & 111-152]? No

Is this ICR related to the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, [Pub. L. 111-203]? No

Is this ICR related to the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA)? No

Is this ICR related to the Pandemic Response? Uncollected

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Common Form ICR:  No

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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:

(a) It is necessary for the proper performance of agency functions;

(b) It avoids unnecessary duplication;

(c) It reduces burden on small entities;

(d) It uses plain, coherent, and unambiguous language that is understandable to respondents;

(e) Its implementation will be consistent and compatible with current reporting and recordkeeping practices;

(f) It indicates the retention periods for recordkeeping requirements;

(g) It informs respondents of the information called for under 5 CFR 1320.8 (b)(3) about:

(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;

(h) It was developed by an office that has planned and allocated resources for the efficient and effective management and use of the information to be collected.

(i) It uses effective and efficient statistical survey methodology (if applicable); and

(j) It makes appropriate use of information technology.

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.

Certification Date: 08/28/2014

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