OMB files this
comment in accordance with 5 CFR 1320.11( c ). This OMB action is
not an approval to conduct or sponsor an information collection
under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. This action has no
effect on any current approvals. If OMB has assigned this ICR a new
OMB Control Number, the OMB Control Number will not appear in the
active inventory. For future submissions of this information
collection, reference the OMB Control Number provided. Resubmit
when proposed rule is finalized.
Inventory as of this Action
Requested
Previously Approved
12/31/2015
36 Months From Approved
07/31/2016
1,780
0
1,780
266,016
0
266,016
0
0
0
The Department plans to issue a Notice
of Proposed rulemaking governing the quality of teacher preparation
programs. This information collection governs the method by which
institutions and States will report program information that will
enable States to robustly identify program quality metrics. Title
II of the Higher Education Act of 1965, as amended (HEA),
established the Title II Teacher Quality Accountability data
collection and report to the U.S. Congress to provide more
meaningful data on teacher preparation program quality (Title II
reporting system). See
http://title2.ed.gov/Public/TA/HEA_2008_Sections%20205_208.pdf.
Although the statutory reporting requirements for States and
institutions of higher education (IHEs) in section 205(a) and (b)
are extensive, a chief purpose of this reporting is to improve the
overall quality of teacher preparation programs and the programs
ability to produce teachers who are well-prepared to teach when
they enter the classroom. The data that are have been collected and
reported to date have not led to greater identification of
significant improvements in teacher preparation program performance
in part because the data are not based on meaningful indicators of
program effectiveness. The major benefit of these requirements,
taken as a whole, would be better publicly available information on
the effectiveness of teacher preparation programs that would be
able to be used by prospective students in choosing programs to
attend; employers in selecting teacher preparation program
graduates to recruit, train, and hire; States in making funding
decisions; and teacher preparation programs themselves in seeking
to improve.
US Code:
20
USC 1001 Name of Law: Higher Education Act of 1965, as
amended
The Secretary proposes new
regulations to implement requirements for the teacher preparation
program accountability system under title II of the Higher
Education Act of 1965, as amended (HEA) that would result in the
development and distribution of more meaningful data on teacher
preparation program quality (title II reporting system). The
proposed regulation would increase burden through program
changes.
$50,000
No
No
No
No
No
Uncollected
Stephanie Stoll Dalton
2025027536
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.
State Report Card
00018087_Supporting Statement 061814.doc
State Report Card