Early Childhood Longitudinal Study, Kindergarten Class of 2023-24 (ECLS-K:2024) Kindergarten and First-Grade Field Test Data Collection, National Sampling, and National Recruitment

Forms and Documents

Document Name	Status
Early Childhood Longitudinal Study, Kindergarten Class of 2023-24 (ECLS-K:2024) Kindergarten and First-Grade Field Test Data Collection, National Sampling, and National Recruitment Form and Instruction	Modified
ECLS Field Test 30D Revision Memo v25.docx Supplementary Document	2022-06-02
ECLS Att G Item Matrix v25 Final_Redact.xlsx Supplementary Document	2022-06-02
ECLS Att A-3 Respondent video v25.docx Supplementary Document	2022-06-02
ECLS Att A-2 Nat R Materials v25.docx Supplementary Document	2022-06-02
ECLS Att A-1 R Materials v25.docx Supplementary Document	2022-06-02
ECLS Part B v25.docx Supporting Statement B	2022-06-02
ECLS Part A v25.docx Supporting Statement A	2022-06-02

IC Document Collections

IC ID	Document Title	Status
197089	Early Childhood Longitudinal Study, Kindergarten Class of 2023-24 (ECLS-K:2024) Kindergarten and First-Grade Field Test Data Collection, National Sampling, and National Recruitment Form and Instruction	Modified

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 1850-0750	ICR Reference No: 202206-1850-002
Status: Received in OIRA	Previous ICR Reference No: 202109-1850-001
Agency/Subagency: ED/IES	Agency Tracking No: ED-2022-SCC-0078
Title: Early Childhood Longitudinal Study, Kindergarten Class of 2023-24 (ECLS-K:2024) Kindergarten and First-Grade Field Test Data Collection, National Sampling, and National Recruitment
Type of Information Collection: Revision of a currently approved collection	Common Form ICR:  No
Type of Review Request: Regular	Date Submitted to OIRA: 06/07/2022

	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	36 Months From Approved	02/28/2025
Responses	20,895	20,895
Time Burden (Hours)	15,599	15,599
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0

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Abstract: The Early Childhood Longitudinal Study (ECLS) program, conducted by the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) within the Institute of Education Sciences (IES) of the U.S. Department of Education (ED), draws together information from multiple sources to provide rich, descriptive data on child development, early learning, and school progress. The ECLS program studies deliver national data on children’s status at birth and at various points thereafter; children’s transitions to nonparental care, early care and education programs, and school; and children’s experiences and growth through the elementary grades. The Early Childhood Longitudinal Study, Kindergarten Class of 2023-24 (ECLS-K:2024) is the fourth cohort in the series of early childhood longitudinal studies. The study will advance research in child development and early learning by providing a detailed and comprehensive source of current information on children’s early learning and development, transitions into kindergarten and beyond, and progress through school. The ECLS-K:2024 will provide data about the population of children who will be kindergartners in the 2023-24 school year. Collecting parent data beginning in the fall of kindergarten will enable the study to measure influences on children’s development before entry into formal schooling, including children’s home environments and access to early care and education. The ECLS-K:2024 will focus on children’s early school experiences continuing through the fifth grade, and will include collection of data from parents, teachers, and school administrators, as well as direct child assessments. The request to conduct a field test of the ECLS-K:2024 kindergarten and first-grade data collection activities to evaluate the design of the national study’s kindergarten and first-grade surveys and child assessments, as well as the operational procedures (that is, sampling and recruitment) for the national kindergarten and first-grade data collections in the fall 2023, spring 2024, and spring 2025, was approved on February 15, 2022 (OMB# 1850-0750 v.24). Planned for August-November 2022, the ECLS-K:2024 K-1 field test will be followed by the fall (August-December 2023) and spring (March-July 2024) kindergarten national data collections, and the spring (March-July 2025) first-grade national data collection – all of which will be requested under later clearance submissions. This request is to update study respondent materials, web and paper surveys, and website designs that will be used in the K-1 field test data collection activities. The revisions in this package were made based on additional review after programming and testing the survey instruments and also incorporate changes based on teacher and parent focus group feedback (OMB# 1850-0803 v.309).

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

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:
	87 FR 37675	06/07/2022
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	87 FR 34675	06/07/2022
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? No

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

IC Title	Form No.	Form Name
Early Childhood Longitudinal Study, Kindergarten Class of 2023-24 (ECLS-K:2024) Kindergarten and First-Grade Field Test Data Collection, National Sampling, and National Recruitment	N/A, N/A, N/A, N/A, N/A, N/A, N/A, N/A, N/A, N/A, N/A, N/A, N/A, N/A, N/A, N/A, N/A, N/A, N/A, N/A, N/A, N/A, N/A, N/A, N/A, N/A, N/A	ECLS Att B-1 Fall K Parent Web_Redacted v25 ,   ECLS Att B-2 Spring K Parent Web_Redacted v25 ,   ECLS Att B-3 Spring 1 Parent Web v25 ,   ECLS Att C-1 Fall K Tchr Tchr-Lvl Web v25 ,   ECLS Att C-2 Fall K Tchr-Level Tcher Paper v.25 ,   ECLS Att C-3 Spr K Tchr Tchr-Lvl Web v.25 ,   ECLS Att C-4 Sp K Tchr_Lvl Tchr Paper v.25 ,   ECLS Att C-5 Spr 1 Tchr Tchr-Lvl Web v.25 ,   ECLS Att C-6 Spr 1 Tchr-Lvl Tchr Paper v.25 ,   ECLS Att C-7 Sp K Spec Ed Tchr-Lvl Web v.25 ,   ECLS Att C-8 SprKSpec EdTchr-Lvl Paper v.25 ,   ECLS Att C-9 Spr 1 Spec Ed Tchr-Lvl Web v.25 ,   ECLS Att C-10 Spr1SpecEdTchr-Lvl Paper v.25 ,   ECLS Att D-1 FallKTchrC-Lvl Web_Redact v.25 ,   ECLS Att D-2 FallKTchrC-Lvl Paper_Redact v.25 ,   ECLS Att D-3 SprKTchrC-Lvl Web_Redact v.25 ,   ECLS Att D-4 SprKTchrC-Lvl Paper_Redact v.25 ,   ECLS Att D-5 Spr1TchrCh-Lvl Web_Redact v.25 ,   ECLS Att D-6 Spr1TchrC-Lvl Paper_Redact v.25 ,   ECLS Att D-7 SpKSpEdTchrC-Lvl Web_Redact v.25 ,   ECLS Att D-8 SpKSpEdTchC-Lvl Paper_Redact v.25 ,   ECLS Att D-9 Sp1SpEdTchC-Lvl Web_Redact v.25 ,   ECLS Att D-10Sp1SpEdTchC-Lvl Papr_Redact v.25 ,   ECLS Att E-1 Spr K School Admin Web v.25 ,   ECLS Att E-2 Spr K School Admin Paper v.25 ,   ECLS Att E-3 Spr 1 School Admin Web v.25 ,   ECLS Att E-4 Sp 1 School Admin Paper v.25

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ICR Summary of Burden

	Total Request	Previously Approved	Change Due to New Statute	Change Due to Agency Discretion	Change Due to Adjustment in Estimate	Change Due to Potential Violation of the PRA
Annual Number of Responses	20,895	20,895	0	0	0	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	15,599	15,599	0	0	0	0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0	0	0	0

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: $11,391,659

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.     No

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: 06/07/2022

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