REL Pacific Efficacy and Implementation Evaluation of the Secondary Writing Toolkit

Forms and Documents

Document Name	Status
OMB 83 C Form (Change Worksheet)_1850-0985.pdf Justification for No Material/Nonsubstantive Change	2024-11-26
OMB1850-0985 Change Memo_RELPacific_Toolkit_eval.docx Justification for No Material/Nonsubstantive Change	2024-11-26
RELPA_5.1.02.04d_Appendix B_Data Collection Communication Materials_v1.docx Supplementary Document	2023-04-19
RELPA_5.1.02.04c_Appendix A_Recruitment Materials_Revised (11-21-24).docx Supplementary Document	2024-11-26
RELPA_5.1.02.04g_Supporting Statement Part B_v2.docx Supporting Statement B	2023-04-19
RELPA_5.1.02.04f_Supporting Statement Part A_v3_CLEAN.docx Supporting Statement A	2023-10-05

IC Document Collections

IC ID	Document Title	Status
259777	REL Pacific Efficacy and Implementation Evaluation of the Secondary Writing Toolkit Other-Teaching Secondary Students to Write Effectively Toolkit:	Modified

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 1850-0985	ICR Reference No: 202410-1850-001
Status: Received in OIRA	Previous ICR Reference No: 202304-1850-004
Agency/Subagency: ED/IES	Agency Tracking No: ED-2023-SCC-0069
Title: REL Pacific Efficacy and Implementation Evaluation of the Secondary Writing Toolkit
Type of Information Collection: No material or nonsubstantive change to a currently approved collection	Common Form ICR:  No
Type of Review Request: Regular	Date Submitted to OIRA: 11/26/2024

	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	10/31/2026	10/31/2026
Responses	1,372	1,705
Time Burden (Hours)	199	416
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0

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Abstract: The current authorization for the Regional Educational Laboratories (REL) program is under the Education Sciences Reform Act of 2002, Part D, Section 174, (20 U.S.C. 9564), administered by the Department of Education, Institute of Education Sciences (IES), National Center for Education Evaluation and Regional Assistance (NCEE). The central mission and primary function of the RELs is to support applied research and provide technical assistance to state and local education agencies within their region (ESRA, Part D, section 174[f]). The REL program's goal is to partner with educators and policymakers to conduct work that is change-oriented and supports meaningful local, regional, or state decisions about education policies, programs, and practices to improve outcomes for students. Literacy, including writing, is closely tied to student success throughout K-12 education, which impacts high school graduation (National Institute for Literacy, 2008; NCES, 2020) and ultimately, income beyond graduation (US Bureau of Labor Statistics, 2019). Despite the importance of writing to life and learning, teachers report that the training they receive on teaching writing, both prior to entering the field and while teaching, is minimal or insufficient (Graham, 2019). To address this problem, the REL PA toolkit development team is developing a Secondary Writing Toolkit to support teachers in implementing Hawai‘i evidence-based instructional strategies to improve writing among students in grades 6-8. The toolkit is based on the Teaching Secondary Students to Write Effectively WWC Practice Guide and is being developed in collaboration with district and school partners in Hawai‘i. REL Pacific will design the Toolkit to help teachers improve their writing instruction so that students in Hawai‘i become stronger, more effective writers. The Toolkit uses Professional Learning Communities (PLCs) facilitated by one of the teachers in the school (peer facilitator) to help teachers learn new instructional skills. Teachers also have access to instructional resources as part of the Toolkit to support their use of evidence-based strategies in their classrooms. This study is designed to measure the efficacy and implementation of the REL Pacific-developed toolkit designed to improve writing among students in grades 6-8. The toolkit evaluation team plans to conduct an independent evaluation using a school-level, cluster randomized controlled trial design to assess the efficacy of the school-based professional learning resources included in the toolkit. The evaluation will also assess how teachers and facilitators implement the toolkit to provide context for the efficacy findings and guidance to improve the toolkit and its future use. The evaluation will take place in 40 schools in Hawai‘i and focus on all students in grades 6-8. The toolkit evaluation will produce a report for district and school leaders who are considering strategies to improve writing among secondary students. The report will provide guidance on using the Toolkit professional development and resources to help teachers implement the Practice Guide (PG) recommendations. This is a change request to: (1) move from a randomized controlled trial to an implementation study, decreasing our sample size by half and decreasing some of the data collection; (2) expand recruitment into California; (3) adjust incentive amounts and funds provided to schools; and (4) update the list of options in a drop-down menu. Please see the memo for more detail and justification.

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Authorizing Statute(s): US Code: 20 USC 9564 Name of Law: Education Sciences Reform Act (ESRA) of 2002, Part D, Section 174
  

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:
	88 FR 24979	04/25/2023
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	88 FR 49456	07/31/2023
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
REL Pacific Efficacy and Implementation Evaluation of the Secondary Writing Toolkit

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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	1,372	1,705	0	-333	0	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	199	416	0	-217	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: Yes

Burden Reduction Due to: Miscellaneous Actions

Short Statement: This change requests that the study be moved from a randomized controlled trial to an implementation study, decreasing the sample size and decreasing some of the data collection, lowering the annual burden.

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $411,621

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.     Yes

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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Certification Date: 11/26/2024

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