OMB83C Change Sheet

PAPERWORK REDUCTION ACT
CHANGE WORKSHEET
ED School Climate Surveys (EDSCLS) Benchmark Study 2016 Items Update Change
Request
National Center for Education Statistics (NCES),
Institute of Education Sciences, U.S. Department of Education
Agency/Subagency

Enter only items that change
Agency form number(s)
Annual reporting and record keeping hour
burden
Number of respondent
Total annual responses
% responses collected electronically
Total annual hours

OMB Control Number

1850-0923 v.2

Current Record

New Record

NA

NA

357,549
358,649

357,549
358,649

100%

100%

190,665

190,665

0

Difference
Explanation of difference

0
0

Program change
Adjustment
Annual reporting and record keeping cost
burden (in thousands of dollars)
Total annualized capital/startup costs

NA
NA
NA

Total annual costs (O&M)
Total annualized cost requested
Difference

NA
NA
NA
NA

Explanation of difference

NA
NA

Program change
Adjustment
Other change**

The ED School Climate Surveys (EDSCLS) are a suite of survey instruments being developed for schools,
districts, and states by the U.S. Department of Education’s (ED) National Center for Education Statistics (NCES).
This national effort extends current activities that measure school climate, including the state-level efforts of the
Safe and Supportive Schools (S3) grantees, which were awarded funds in 2010 by the ED’s Office of Safe and
Healthy Students (OSHS) to improve school climate. Through the EDSCLS, schools nationwide will have access
to survey instruments and a survey platform that will allow for the collection and reporting of school climate data
across stakeholders at the local level. The surveys can be used to produce school-, district-, and state-level
scores on various indicators of school climate from the perspectives of students, teachers, noninstructional school
staff and principals, and parents and guardians. The 2016 national EDSCLS benchmark study data collection from
a nationally representative sample of schools across the United States to create a national comparison point for
users of EDSCLS was approved on October 2015 (OMB# 1850-0923 v.1). A nationally representative sample of
500 schools serving students in grades 5-12 has been sampled to participate in the national benchmark study
beginning in January 2016. The data collected from the sampled schools will be used to produce national school
climate scores on the various topics covered by EDSCLS, which will be released in the updated EDSCLS platform
and provide a basis for comparison between data collected by schools and school systems and the national
school climate. This submission fulfills the EDSCLS Benchmark Study 2016 terms of clearance, provides a
summary of cognitive testing findings, and provides the final version of the study questionnaires.
Signature of Senior Official or
designee:

Date:

For OIRA Use

January 13, 2016

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**This form cannot be used to extend an expiration date
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