[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 11 (Thursday, January 16, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Page 2822]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-00685]
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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
[Docket No.: ED-2013-ICCD-0139]
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the
Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Comment
Request; Evaluation of a District Wide Implementation of a Professional
Learning Community Initiative
AGENCY: Department of Education (ED), Institute of Education Sciences/
National Center for Education Statistics (IES).
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44
U.S.C. chapter 3501 et seq.), ED is proposing a new information
collection.
DATES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments on or before
February 18, 2014.
ADDRESSES: Comments submitted in response to this notice should be
submitted electronically through the Federal eRulemaking Portal at
http://www.regulations.gov by selecting Docket ID number ED-2013-ICCD-
0139 or via postal mail, commercial delivery, or hand delivery. Please
note that comments submitted by fax or email and those submitted after
the comment period will not be accepted. Written requests for
information or comments submitted by postal mail or delivery should be
addressed to the Director of the Information Collection Clearance
Division, U.S. Department of Education, 400 Maryland Avenue SW., LBJ,
Mailstop L-OM-2-2E319, Room 2E107, Washington, DC 20202.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For questions related to collection
activities or burden, please call Katrina Ingalls, 703-620-3655 or
electronically mail [email protected]. Please do not send comments
here. We will ONLY accept comments in this mailbox when the
regulations.gov site is not available to the public for any reason.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Department of Education (ED), in
accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA) (44 U.S.C.
3506(c)(2)(A)), provides the general public and Federal agencies with
an opportunity to comment on proposed, revised, and continuing
collections of information. This helps the Department assess the impact
of its information collection requirements and minimize the public's
reporting burden. It also helps the public understand the Department's
information collection requirements and provide the requested data in
the desired format. ED is soliciting comments on the proposed
information collection request (ICR) that is described below. The
Department of Education is especially interested in public comment
addressing the following issues: (1) Is this collection necessary to
the proper functions of the Department; (2) will this information be
processed and used in a timely manner; (3) is the estimate of burden
accurate; (4) how might the Department enhance the quality, utility,
and clarity of the information to be collected; and (5) how might the
Department minimize the burden of this collection on the respondents,
including through the use of information technology. Please note that
written comments received in response to this notice will be considered
public records.
Title of Collection: Evaluation of a District Wide Implementation
of a Professional Learning Community Initiative.
OMB Control Number: 1850-NEW.
Type of Review: A new information collection.
Respondents/Affected Public: Individuals or households.
Total Estimated Number of Annual Responses: 403.
Total Estimated Number of Annual Burden Hours: 214.
Abstract: This study aims to address the need for systematic
information about district-wide implementation of professional learning
communities (PLCs) as a critical element in improving teacher quality
and instruction, thereby contributing to increased student achievement.
The study will survey (online) a population of teacher participants in
school-based PLCs and interview principals face to face about the
context and their perceptions of the initiative, pre- and post-
implementation. Data collection from teachers will focus on what the
PLCs do, how they operate, and to what extent they produce the outcomes
expected of them as framed by six conceptual attributes of PLCs and
five specific tasks. Data collection from principals will focus on
contextual information about school culture and conditions such as
resources that support implementation. Teachers and principals will
also provide their reflections on the challenges of implementing PLCs
and their suggestions for improvement. The analysis will enable
comparisons among PLCs within and across schools. Study findings are
expected to inform both theory and practice related to implementation
of professional learning communities.
Dated: January 10, 2014.
Stephanie Valentine,
Acting Director, Information Collection Clearance Division, Privacy,
Information and Records Management Services, Office of Management.
[FR Doc. 2014-00685 Filed 1-15-14; 8:45 am]
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