[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 75 (Thursday, April 18, 2013)]
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From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-09095]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Administration for Children and Families
Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request
Title: School Readiness Goals and Head Start Program Functioning.
OMB No.: New Collection.
Description: The Administration for Children and Families (ACF),
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is proposing a data
collection as part of the ``School Readiness Goals and Head Start
Program Functioning'' research project.
The purpose of this study is to improve understanding of how local
Head Start and Early Head Start programs define, measure, and
communicate school readiness goals, and how they use these goals in
program planning to improve program functioning. The study design will
include a telephone survey of program directors or designated key
personnel at approximately 90 local Head Start and Early Head Start
programs, followed by site visits to collect further qualitative
information through interviews with program staff, oversight boards,
key stakeholders and parents at a subset of 12 of these grantees. In
addition, telephone interviews will be conducted with 4 Head Start
directors of American Indian/Alaskan Native (AIAN) grantees.
Topics covered in the telephone survey, site visits, and
qualitative interviews include: a description of school readiness goals
set by local grantee; the process used to set school readiness goals;
contextual factors informing choices made about school readiness goals
(e.g., needs of local children and families, program and staff
characteristics, and community characteristics); how programs use and
analyze data about school readiness goals; how programs report progress
on goals; and how school readiness goals and data inform program
planning and improvement efforts.
Respondents: Head Start and Early Head Start program directors and
managers closely involved with school readiness goal setting (e.g.,
education services coordinators); other services managers, coordinators
and specialists (e.g., health or disabilities coordinators, home-based
services coordinators or assistant program directors, data
specialists); front-line staff (e.g., Head Start teachers, Early Head
Start teachers, and home visitors); members of Head Start governing
bodies and local policy councils; representatives from local education
agencies; and parents with children in Head Start and Early Head Start
programs.
Annual Burden Estimates
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No. of Average
Instrument Total No. of responses per burden hours Total burden Annual burden
respondents respondent per response hours hours
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Telephone Interview Recruitment 157 1 0.17 27 27
Script..........................
Telephone Interview.............. 90 1 0.75 68 68
Interview Guide for Program 24 1 1.5 36 36
Directors and Managers..........
Interview Guide for Other 60 1 1 60 60
Managers, Coordinators and
Specialists.....................
Interview Guide with Staff....... 54 1 1 54 54
Interview Guide for Governing 48 1 0.75 36 36
Body or Policy Council
Representatives.................
Interview Guide with Local 12 1 1 12 12
Education Agency Representative.
Interview Guide for Parents...... 36 1 0.75 27 27
Interview Guide for AIAN Program 4 1 1 4 4
Directors.......................
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Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 323.
Additional Information: Copies of the proposed collection may be
obtained by writing to the Administration for Children and Families,
Office of Planning, Research and Evaluation, 370 L'Enfant Promenade,
SW., Washington, DC 20447, Attn: OPRE Reports Clearance Officer. All
requests should be identified by the title of the information
collection. Email address: [email protected].
OMB Comment: OMB is required to make a decision concerning the
collection of information between 30 and 60 days after publication of
this document in the Federal Register. Therefore, a comment is best
assured of having its full effect if OMB receives it within 30 days of
publication. Written comments and recommendations for the proposed
information collection should be sent directly to the following: Office
of Management and Budget, Paperwork Reduction Project, Email: [email protected], Attn: Desk Officer for the Administration for
Children and Families.
Steven M. Hanmer,
OPRE Reports Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2013-09095 Filed 4-17-13; 8:45 am]
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