Common Core of Data (CCD) School-Level Finance Survey (SLFS) 2022-2024

Forms and Documents

Forms and supporting documents for this ICR

Document	Type	Status	Availability
Common Core of Data (CCD) School-Level Finance Survey (SLFS) 2021-2023	Form and Instruction	Modified	Available
Common Core of Data (CCD) School-Level Finance Survey (SLFS) 2021-2023	Form and Instruction	Modified	Repair queued
Appendix D-SLFS 2022-2024 Response to 60-day Public Comments.docx	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2023-02-16	Repair queued
App A CCD SLFS FY 2022-24 Communication Materials.pdf	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2022-09-21	Repair queued
Parts B C CCD SLFS 2022-2024.docx	Supporting Statement B	Uploaded 2022-09-21	Repair queued
Part A CCD SLFS 2022-2024 30D.docx	Supporting Statement A	Uploaded 2023-02-16	Repair queued

IC Document Collections

Information collection document groups

IC ID	Collection	Type	Status	Form
223500	Common Core of Data (CCD) School-Level Finance Survey (SLFS) 2021-2023	Form and Instruction	Modified	n/a
223500	Common Core of Data (CCD) School-Level Finance Survey (SLFS) 2021-2023	Form and Instruction	Modified
223500	Common Core of Data (CCD) School-Level Finance Survey (SLFS) 2021-2023	Other-Survey	Modified

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 1850-0930	ICR Reference No: 202209-1850-002
Status: Historical Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 202104-1850-007
Agency/Subagency: ED/IES	Agency Tracking No: ED-2022-SCC-0120
Title: Common Core of Data (CCD) School-Level Finance Survey (SLFS) 2022-2024
Type of Information Collection: Revision of a currently approved collection	Common Form ICR:  No
Type of Review Request: Regular
OIRA Conclusion Action: Approved without change	Conclusion Date: 04/18/2023
Retrieve Notice of Action (NOA)	Date Received in OIRA: 02/23/2023
Terms of Clearance:

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	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	04/30/2026	36 Months From Approved	10/31/2024
Responses	331	0	306
Time Burden (Hours)	10,760	0	4,938
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0

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Abstract: NCES annually publishes comprehensive data on the finances of public elementary/secondary schools through the Common Core of Data (CCD). For numerous years, these data have been released at the state level through the National Public Education Financial Survey (NPEFS) (OMB#1850-0067) and at the school district level through the Local Education Agency (School District) Finance Survey (F-33). (OMB# 0607-0700). There is a significant demand for finance data at the school level. Policymakers, researchers, and the public have long voiced concerns about the equitable distribution of school funding within and across school districts. School-level finance data addresses the need for reliable and unbiased measures that can be utilized to compare how resources are distributed among schools within local districts. Education expenditure data are now available at the school level through the School-Level Finance Survey (SLFS). The School-Level Finance Survey (SLFS) data collection is conducted annually by the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), within the U.S. Department of Education (ED). In November of 2018, the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) approved changes to the SLFS wherein variables have been added to make the SLFS directly analogous to the F-33 Survey and to the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) provisions on reporting expenditures per-pupil at the local education agency (LEA) and school-level. A previous package cleared in October 2021 approved data collection for FY 2021, 2022, and 2023 (OMB# 1850-0930 v.3). This request includes considerable modifications to the previous package, and will allow NCES to conduct in 2023 through 2025 the SLFS for fiscal years 2022 through 2024 (corresponding to school years 2021/22 through 2023/24) and to continue the collection of data that is analogous to the current ESSA expenditures per pupil provision. As an important new addition that is part of this request, the Department’s Office of Civil Rights (OCR) proposes to engage NCES to assist OCR with collecting school level finance data as part of the Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC). Pursuant to its authority under the Department of Education Organization Act (DEOA), as well as its regulations, OCR has determined that the CRDC is necessary to ascertain or ensure compliance with the civil rights laws within its jurisdiction, and therefore established it as a mandatory collection. Parts A and B of this submission present the justification for the information collection and an explanation of the statistical methods employed. Part C describes the SLFS instrument, Appendix A provides the SEA communication materials that will be used to conduct the SLFS data collection, Appendix B provides the SLFS data collection form and instructions, and Appendix C provides the survey of SEA’s school-level finances fiscal data plan.

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Authorizing Statute(s): US Code: 20 USC 9573 Name of Law: Education Sciences Reform Act of 2002 (ESRA 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:
	87 FR 58493	09/27/2022
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	88 FR 11421	02/23/2023
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
Common Core of Data (CCD) School-Level Finance Survey (SLFS) 2021-2023	n/a	n/a

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ICR Summary of Burden

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	Total Approved	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	331	306	0	25	0	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	10,760	4,938	0	5,822	0	0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0	0	0	0

Burden increases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: Yes

Burden Increase Due to: Miscellaneous Actions

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

Burden Reduction Due to:

Short Statement: This package aims to increase participation in SLFS data collections, which will automatically increase aggregate respondent burden by increasing the number of states responding and providing data. This results in a program change increase in burden and responses of 5,822 hours and 25 responses. The total burden and responses are 10,760 hours and 331 responses.

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $1,240,741

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: 02/23/2023

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