83-C Change Sheet

PAPERWORK REDUCTION ACT
CHANGE WORKSHEET

School Pulse Panel Preliminary Activities Change Request (OMB# 1850-0963 v.2)
Agency/Subagency

OMB Control Number

U.S. Department of Education, Institute of Education Sciences

1850-0963 v.2

Current Record

New Record

NA

NA

3,400
4,120

3,400
4,120

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
Difference

100%

100%

3,086

3,086
0
NA

NA

NA

NA
NA

NA
NA
NA

Explanation of difference
Program change
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
Difference
Explanation of difference
Program change
Adjustment

NA
NA

Other change**

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. This change request adds an additional contact letter that can
be used in the recruitment process during the summer of 2021, as well as appropriate follow-up reminder emails. These
new materials are structured to have headings and an immediate call to action. We expect to use these new materials in
place of the already approved materials as the overall flow of the information has improved and is easier to read.
Signature of Senior Official or designee:

Date:

July 1, 2021

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