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 and private 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. This request is to contact districts and schools in
order to begin preliminary activities for NTPS 2019-20, 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 2019-20, and (c) notifying
sampled schools of their selection for the survey and verifying
their mailing addresses.
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USC 9543 Name of Law: Education Sciences Reform Act of 2002
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.