OMB83 C Worksheet

PAPERWORK REDUCTION ACT
CHANGE WORKSHEET
National Teacher and Principal Survey of 2017-2018 (NTPS 2017-18) Preliminary Field
Activities Change Request
Agency/Subagency

OMB Control Number

U.S. Department of Education, Institute of Education Sciences
Enter only items that change
Agency form number(s)
Annual reporting and record keeping
hour burden
Number of respondent
Total annual responses
Percent of these responses
collected electronically
Total annual hours

1850-0598 v.17

Current Record

New Record

NA

NA

10,525
10,525
0%
3,322

10,525
10,525
0%
3,322
0

Difference
Explanation of difference
Program change

0
0

Adjustment
Annual reporting and record keeping
cost burden (in thousands of dollars)
Total annualized capital/startup
costs
Total annual costs (O&M)
Total annualized cost requested

NA

NA

NA
NA

NA
NA
NA

Difference
Explanation of difference

NA
NA

Program change
Adjustment
Other change**

The National Teacher and Principal Survey (NTPS), conducted biennially by the National Center for Education
Statistics (NCES), is a system of related questionnaires that provides descriptive data on the context of
elementary and secondary education. Redesigned from the Schools and Staffing Survey (SASS) with a focus on
flexibility, timeliness, and integration with other ED data, the NTPS system allows for school, principal, and
teacher characteristics to be analyzed in relation to one another. NTPS is an in-depth, nationally representative
survey of first through twelfth grade public school teachers, principals, and schools. Kindergarten teachers in
schools with at least a first grade are also surveyed. NTPS utilizes core content and a series of rotating modules
to allow timely collection of important education trends as well as trend analysis. Topics covered include
characteristics of teachers, principals, schools, teacher training opportunities, retention, retirement, hiring, and
shortages. The request to contact districts and schools in order to begin preliminary activities for NTPS 2017-18,
namely: (a) contacting and seeking research approvals from special contact districts, where applicable, (b)
notifying districts that their school(s) have been selected for NTPS 2017-18, and (c) notifying sampled schools of
their selection for the survey and verifying their mailing addresses was approved in November 2016 (OMB# 18500598 v.16). This request is to update the description of the NTPS 2017-18 special contact district operations, the
study overall, the content of the communications materials, and the confidentiality pledge to account for the
Cybersecurity Enhancement Act of 2015.
Signature of Senior Official or designee:

Date:

For OIRA Use

March 15, 2016

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