The collection, use and reporting of
education data is an integral component of the mission of the U.S.
Department of Education (ED). EDFacts, an ED initiative to put
performance data at the center of ED's policy, management, and
budget decision-making processes for all K-12 education programs,
has transformed the way in which ED collects and uses data. For
school years 2009–10 and 2011–12, the Civil Rights Data Collection
(CRDC) was approved by OMB as part of the EDFacts information
collection (1875-0240). For school years 2013–14 and 2015–16, the
Office for Civil Rights (OCR) cleared the CRDC as a separate
collection from EDFacts. OCR used the most current EDFacts
information collection approved by OMB (1875-0240) as a model for
the 2013–14 and 2015–16 CRDC information collections that were
approved by OMB (1870-0504). Similarly, the currently proposed
revised CRDC information collection for school year 2017–18 is
modeled after the most recent OMB-approved EDFacts information
collection (1850-0925). For the 2017–18 CRDC, OCR is proposing few
changes, and those changes will have the net effect of reducing
burden on school districts. As with previous CRDC collections, the
purpose of the 2017–18 CRDC is to obtain vital data related to the
civil rights laws’ requirement that public local educational
agencies and elementary and secondary schools provide equal
educational opportunity. ED has analyzed the uses of many data
elements collected in the 2013–14 CRDC and sought advice from
experts across ED to refine, improve, and where appropriate, add or
remove data elements from the collection. ED also made the CRDC
data definitions and metrics consistent with other mandatory
collections across ED wherever possible. ED seeks OMB approval
under the Paperwork Reduction Act to collect from LEAs, the
elementary and secondary education data described in the sections
of Attachment A. In addition, ED requests that LEAs and other
stakeholders respond to the directed questions found in Attachment
A–5.
US Code:
20
USC 3411 Name of Law: Department of Education Organization
Act
US Code:
20 USC 3413 (C)(1) Name of Law: Department of Education
Organization Act
US Code: 20
USC 3471(a) Name of Law: the Department of Education
Organization Act
US Code: 20
USC 3472 Name of Law: the Department of Education Organization
Act
US Code: 20
USC 7913 Name of Law: Elementary and Secondary Education Act of
1965 (ESEA)
US Code: 20
USC 7914 Name of Law: Elementary and Secondary Education Act of
1965 (ESEA)
US Code: 20
USC 3412(g) Name of Law: Department of Education Organization
Act
The content for the 2017–18
CRDC data collection decreased by approximately 2 percent compared
to the 2015–16 CRDC data collection. The net amount of the changes
from the 2015–16 to the 2017–18 data collection resulted in a
burden decrease from 4.2 burden hours to 3.7 burden hours for
school districts, and from 14.2 burden hours to 14.1 burden hours
for schools. The 2017–18 CRDC survey content revisions are a result
of program change due to agency discretion. Approximately 17,621
LEAs will respond for themselves and their 103,307 schools to the
request for data. This results in a total burden estimate of
1,521,827 hours for SY 2017–18. The total burden hours estimate
increased by 1,567 hours for SY 2017–18, due to the addition of the
Commonwealth of Puerto Rico school district and its schools to the
CRDC universe.
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.
OCR Response to OMB Comments.10 05 17.docx
1870-0504 60D Notice.pdf
Mandatory Civil Rights Data Collection