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PAPERWORK REDUCTION ACT
CHANGE SHEET
(SPP) 2023-24 Preliminary Field Activities July 2023 Screener
Communications Materials Change Request
Agency/Subagency

OMB Control Number

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

1850-0969 v.7

Current Record

New Record

NA

NA

9,939
9,939

9,939
9,939

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%

2,661

2,661

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

NA

NA

NA
NA

NA
NA
NA

Explanation of difference
Program change
Adjustment

NA
NA

Otherchange**

The School Pulse Panel is an ongoing 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 current and
emerging issues concerning students and staff in U.S. public primary, middle, high, and combined-grade schools. Specifically,
the survey will ask school office staff about topics such as staffing, college and career readiness, school improvement plans,
tutoring, summer programs, facilities, learning strategies and recovery, after-school programs, and world and dual language
programs. The SPP has become one of the nation’s main sources of timely and reliable data on issues concerning the education
environment, as reported by principals in U.S. public schools.
The request to begin recruitment of districts and schools for the 2023-24 School Pulse Panel was cleared in a Preliminary
Activities package in February 2023 (OMB# 1850-0975). Another package that will allow NCES to begin data collection in
August 2023 is currently passing through 60 days of public comment and, upon clearance of this package, will enter an
additional 30 days of public comment (OMB# 1850-0975 v.2).
The Preliminary Activities package included a screener for schools whose districts have granted permission to participate, as
part of the process to prepare schools to begin data collection activities. The Preliminary Activities package included very
rudimentary and general communication materials for this purpose, materials that NCES has since revised and refined. The
purpose of this change request is to modify the communications materials to add new letters and emails that will accompany the
July 2023 screener.
The costs to the government have not changed as a result of this amendment, nor has the projected respondent burden.
Planned communication materials and items to be tested are provided in Appendix A, with the deletions and additions detailed in
red in the attached memo.
Signature of Senior Official or designee:

Date:

June 1, 2023

For OIRA Use
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**This form cannot be used to extend an expiration date
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