EDSCLS Benchmark 2017 OMB83 Change Sheet

PAPERWORK REDUCTION ACT
CHANGE WORKSHEET
ED School Climate Surveys (EDSCLS) Benchmark Study 2017 Recruitment and Schedule
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.5

Current Record

New Record

NA

NA

327,903
329,117

327,953
329,453

100%

100%

241,284

241,331
+ 47

Difference
Explanation of difference

Since the last approval in May 2016 (OMB# 18500923 v.4), NCES decided to expand follow up
recruitment efforts to all 1,000 schools instead of
the primary batch of 714 or so schools to offset
low school response rates experienced to-date.
The number of corresponding special handling
districts has also been updated.

Program change

+ 47

Adjustment

0

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 2017 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 last approved in April 2016 (OMB# 1850-0923 v.3) with an update approved in May
2016 (OMB# 1850-0923 v.4). Data will be collected from a nationally representative sample of 500 schools
serving students in grades 5-12 to produce national school climate scores on the various topics covered by
EDSCLS. The national statistics will be released in the updated EDSCLS platform to provide a basis for
comparison between data collected by schools and school systems and the national school climate. This request
is to modify the recruitment plan and data collection schedule to increase the likelihood that a sufficient number of
schools will participate in the study.
Signature of Senior Official or designee:

Date:

For OIRA Use

July 21, 2016

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**This form cannot be used to extend an expiration date
OMB 83-C