Evaluation of the
Implementation of the Statewide Family Engagement Centers
New
collection (Request for a new OMB Control Number)
No
Regular
03/16/2022
Requested
Previously Approved
36 Months From Approved
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72
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Despite the important role family
engagement may play in children's educational progress, families
below the poverty line are significantly less likely than those at
or above the poverty line to be involved in their child's
schooling. The Statewide Family Engagement Centers (SFEC) is one of
the key U.S. Department of Education programs designed to close
this gap. Funded for the first time in 2018, SFEC builds on an
earlier program and provides grants to partnerships of education
organizations and their states. The partners are expected to both
deliver services directly to families to increase their engagement
and to provide technical assistance and training to state,
district, and school staff to help them help families. This study
will describe the work of the first 12 grantees, focusing on the
extent to which certain program priorities are being implemented.
The results are intended to help federal policy makers refine the
goals and objectives of the SFEC program, as well as inform the
work of education organizations and state and local education
agencies beyond the current grantees to improve their work with
families.
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).
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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;
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