School Pulse Panel Preliminary Activities

Forms and Documents

Forms and supporting documents for this ICR

Document	Type	Status	Availability
Change Request Memo School Pulse Preliminary Activities.docx	Justification for No Material/Nonsubstantive Change	Uploaded 2021-08-09	Repair queued
School Pulse Panel Preliminary Activities v.2 Change Sheet.pdf	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2021-08-09	Repair queued
Justification Memo 2021 School Pulse Panel Preliminary Activities Emergency Request.docx	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2021-06-07	Repair queued
Part B School Pulse Sample Design and Recruitment.docx	Supporting Statement B	Uploaded 2021-06-07	Repair queued
Part A School Pulse Preliminary Activities.docx	Supporting Statement A	Uploaded 2021-06-07	Repair queued

IC Document Collections

Information collection document groups

IC ID	Collection	Type	Status	Form
247801	School Pulse Panel Preliminary Activities	Other-School Pulse Panel Activities	Modified

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 1850-0963	ICR Reference No: 202108-1850-003
Status: Historical Inactive	Previous ICR Reference No: 202107-1850-001
Agency/Subagency: ED/IES	Agency Tracking No: ED-2021-SCC-0087
Title: School Pulse Panel Preliminary Activities
Type of Information Collection: Revision of a currently approved collection	Common Form ICR:  No
Type of Review Request: Regular
OIRA Conclusion Action: Improperly submitted and continue	Conclusion Date: 08/20/2021
Retrieve Notice of Action (NOA)	Date Received in OIRA: 08/09/2021
Terms of Clearance:

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	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	12/31/2021	36 Months From Approved	12/31/2021
Responses	4,120	0	4,120
Time Burden (Hours)	3,086	0	3,086
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0

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Abstract: The School Pulse Panel is a new study conducted by the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), part of the Institute of Education Sciences (IES), within the United States Department of Education, to collect extensive data on issues concerning the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on students and staff in U.S. public primary, middle, high, and combined-grade schools. The survey will ask school district staff and sampled school principals about topics such as instructional mode offered; enrollment counts of subgroups of students using various instructional modes; learning loss mitigation strategies; safe and healthy school mitigation strategies; special education services; use of technology; use of federal relief funds; and information on staffing. Because this data collection is extremely high priority and time sensitive, it will undergo Emergency Clearance. It will not go through a 60-day public comment period and will only undergo a 30-day public comment period after clearance has been granted. The administration of the School Pulse Panel study is in direct response to President Biden’s Executive Order 14000: Supporting the Reopening and Continuing Operation of Schools and Early Childhood Education Providers. It will be one of the nation’s few sources of reliable data on a wealth of information focused on school reopening efforts, virus spread mitigation strategies, services offered for students and staff, and technology use, as reported by school district staff and principals in U.S. public schools. About 1200 public elementary, middle, high, and combined-grade schools will be selected to participate in a panel where school and district staff will be asked to provide requested data monthly during the 2021-22 school years. This approach provides the ability to collect detailed information on various topics while also assessing changes in reopening efforts over time. Given the high demand for data collection during this time, the content of the survey may change on a quarterly basis.

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Authorizing Statute(s): US Code: 20 USC 9573 Name of Law: Education Sciences Reform Act of 2002
  

Citations for New Statutory Requirements: None

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Associated Rulemaking Information
RIN:	Stage of Rulemaking:	Federal Register Citation:	Date:
	Not associated with rulemaking

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Federal Register Notices & Comments
60-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	86 FR 31299	06/11/2021
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	86 FR 31299	06/11/2021
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? Yes

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Number of Information Collection (IC) in this ICR: 1

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IC Title	Form No.	Form Name
School Pulse Panel Preliminary Activities

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Burden increases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: No

Burden Increase Due to:

Burden decreases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: No

Burden Reduction Due to:

Short Statement:

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $290,000

Does this IC contain surveys, censuses, or employ statistical methods? Yes Part B of Supporting Statement

Does this ICR request any personally identifiable information (see OMB Circular No. A-130 for an explanation of this term)? Please consult with your agency's privacy program when making this determination.     Yes

Does this ICR include a form that requires a Privacy Act Statement (see 5 U.S.C. §552a(e)(3))? Please consult with your agency's privacy program when making this determination.     No

Is this ICR related to the Affordable Care Act [Pub. L. 111-148 & 111-152]? No

Is this ICR related to the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, [Pub. L. 111-203]? No

Is this ICR related to the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA)? No

Is this ICR related to the Pandemic Response? No

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Common Form ICR:  No

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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:

(a) It is necessary for the proper performance of agency functions;

(b) It avoids unnecessary duplication;

(c) It reduces burden on small entities;

(d) It uses plain, coherent, and unambiguous language that is understandable to respondents;

(e) Its implementation will be consistent and compatible with current reporting and recordkeeping practices;

(f) It indicates the retention periods for recordkeeping requirements;

(g) It informs respondents of the information called for under 5 CFR 1320.8 (b)(3) about:

(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;

(h) It was developed by an office that has planned and allocated resources for the efficient and effective management and use of the information to be collected.

(i) It uses effective and efficient statistical survey methodology (if applicable); and

(j) It makes appropriate use of information technology.

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.

Certification Date: 08/09/2021

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