Congressional
Review Act in early 2017, NCES did not adopt the definitions and
guidance included in ESSA for the measurement of children in foster
care, military-connectedness, and accountability indicators in the
EDFacts collection. The proposed collection is approved as
submitted under the following terms of clearance, designed to
inform OMB on key issues related to the utility of the information
collected: within 24 months of the clearance date, NCES will submit
to OMB a report describing (1) differences in the measurement or
definition of these concepts across reporting entities (including
discussion of types of data submitted, number of levels for
indicators, and variation between states); (2) a discussion of the
utility of these measures given those differences, including
challenges in combining data and making comparisons across states;
and (3) a discussion of potential steps that ED can take to
increase the utility and consistency of these measures.
Inventory as of this Action
Requested
Previously Approved
06/30/2020
36 Months From Approved
02/28/2019
61
0
61
126,880
0
126,880
0
0
0
EDFacts is a U.S. Department of
Education (ED) initiative to collect, analyze, report on and
promote the use of high-quality, pre-kindergarten through grade 12
(pre-K–12) performance data for use in education planning,
policymaking, and management and budget decision making to improve
outcomes for students. EDFacts enables the National Center for
Education Statistics (NCES) to report on students, schools, staff,
services, and education outcomes at the state, district, and school
levels, by centralizing data provided by state education agencies,
local education agencies, and schools. This centralized approach
provides ED users with the ability to efficiently analyze and
report on submitted data and has reduced the reporting burden for
state and local data producers through the use of streamlined data
collection, analysis, and reporting tools. EDFacts collects
information on behalf of ED grant and program offices for
approximately 180 data groups for all 50 states, Washington DC,
Puerto Rico, and seven outlying areas and freely associated states
(American Samoa, Federated States of Micronesia, Guam, Marshall
Islands, Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, Republic of
Palau, and the U.S. Virgin Islands), the Department of Defense
Education Activity (DoDEA), and the Bureau of Indian Education
(BIE). NCES seeks authorization from OMB to revise its EDFacts data
collection and is requesting a new clearance for the 2016-17,
2017-18, and 2018-19 school years in order to support the
Elementary and Secondary Act (ESEA), as amended by the Every
Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) in December, 2015. This collection
package will be available for public comment during two open
periods, a 60 day and a 30 day, and revisions will be made
accordingly. This submission includes a few proposed changes to the
EDFacts data collection. In addition to reviewing the proposed
changes (detailed in Attachment C and the B Attachments), ED
requests that SEAs and other stakeholders respond to the directed
questions found in Attachment D.
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.
Attachment F-2 Response to 30-Day Public Comments EDFacts 2016-17 to 2018-19.docx
EDFacts Data Collection School Years 2016-17, 2017-18, and 2018-19