[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 200 (Thursday, October 16, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 62125-62126]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-24536]
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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
[Docket No. ED-2014-ICCD-0142]
Agency Information Collection Activities; Comment Request;
Impacts of a Detailed Checklist on Formative Feedback to Teachers
AGENCY: Institute of Education Sciences/National Center for Education
Statistics (IES), Department of Education (ED).
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
December 15, 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-2014-ICCD-
0142 or via postal mail, commercial delivery, or hand delivery. If the
regulations.gov site is not available to the public for any reason, ED
will temporarily accept comments at [email protected]. Please note
that comments submitted by fax or email and those submitted after the
comment period will not be accepted; ED will ONLY accept comments
during the comment period in this mailbox when the regulations.gov site
is not available. 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 2E115, Washington, DC 20202.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For specific questions related to
collection activities, please contact Christopher Boccanfuso, 202-219-
1674.
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
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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: Impacts of a Detailed Checklist on Formative
Feedback to Teachers.
OMB Control Number: 1850--NEW.
Type of Review: A new information collection.
Respondents/Affected Public: Individuals or Households.
Total Estimated Number of Annual Responses: 10,800.
Total Estimated Number of Annual Burden Hours: 1784.
Abstract: The Department of Education, in consultation with SEDL,
is planning a clustered randomized evaluation in New Mexico to test the
effectiveness of materials intended to improve the feedback that
principals provide in one-on-one conferences to their teachers about
their classroom instruction. New Mexico Public Education Department (NM
PED) staff has identified the topic of principal feedback to teachers
as an area where New Mexico needs assistance. It has limited resources
and time to focus on the post-observation conference step in the
teacher evaluation cycle. This impact study will examine whether an
enhanced feedback guide relative to business-as-usual guidance to
principals and teachers improves the structure and content of the
principal-teacher feedback conversation, improves quality of teacher
instruction as measured by subsequent formal observation ratings, and
increases student achievement and state standardized tests.
Dated: October 9, 2014.
Tomakie Washington,
Acting Director, Information Collection Clearance Division, Privacy,
Information and Records Management Services, Office of Management.
[FR Doc. 2014-24536 Filed 10-15-14; 8:45 am]
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