[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 245 (Friday, December 22, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Pages 60746-60747]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2017-27578]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Administration for Children and Families
Proposed Information Collection Activity; Comment Request
Title: Study of Coaching Practices in Early Care and Education
Settings (SCOPE).
OMB No.: New Collection.
Description: The Administration for Children and Families (ACF) at
the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) seeks approval
to collect descriptive information for the Study of Coaching Practices
in Early Care and Education Settings (SCOPE) project. The goal of this
information collection is to identify how professional development
coaching practices for early care and education (ECE) providers are
implemented and vary in ECE classrooms serving children supported by
Child Care and Development Fund (CCDF) subsidies or Head Start grants.
This study will focus primarily on coaching used for delivering
professional development services to ECE teachers and caregivers to
improve knowledge and practice in center-based classrooms and family
child care (FCC) homes serving preschool-age children. This study aims
to advance understanding of how core features of coaching are
implemented in ECE classrooms, how the features may vary by key
contextual factors and implementation drivers, and which are ripe for
more rigorous evaluation. The study tasks will include gathering
information to inform selection of states in which to conduct the
study, designing and conducting a descriptive study to examine the
occurrence and variability of coaching features in ECE classrooms, and
conducting case studies to examine program or systems-level drivers of
coaching and the features being implemented.
Respondents: State administrators knowledgeable about coaching and
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coaching funders or providers, ECE center directors, coaches, teachers,
and FCC providers.
Annual Burden Estimates
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Annual number Number of Average
Instrument Total number of responses per burden hours Annual burden
of respondents respondents respondent per response hours
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State coaching informant 45 23 1 1 23
interview protocol.............
ECE setting eligibility screener 173 87 1 0.25 22
Center director survey.......... 60 30 1 0.5 15
Coach survey.................... 90 45 1 0.5 23
Teacher/FCC provider survey..... 172 86 1 0.58 50
Center director semi-structured 12 6 1 1.5 9
interview protocol.............
Coach semi-structured interview 12 6 1 1 6
protocol.......................
Teacher/FCC provider semi- 12 6 1 1 6
structured interview protocol..
Coach supervisor semi-structured 12 6 1 0.5 3
interview protocol.............
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Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 157.
In compliance with the requirements of Section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the Administration for Children and
Families is soliciting public comment on the specific aspects of the
information collection described above. Copies of the proposed
collection of information can be obtained and comments may be forwarded
by writing to the Administration for Children and Families, Office of
Planning, Research, and Evaluation, 330 C Street SW, Washington, DC
20201, Attn: OPRE Reports Clearance Officer. Email address:
[email protected]. All requests should be identified by
the title of the information collection.
The Department specifically requests comments on (a) whether the
proposed collection of information is necessary for the proper
performance of the functions of the agency, including whether the
information shall have practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the
agency's estimate of the burden of the proposed collection of
information; (c) the quality, utility, and clarity of the information
to be collected; and (d) ways to minimize the burden of the collection
of information on respondents, including through the use of automated
collection techniques or other forms of information technology.
Consideration will be given to comments and suggestions submitted
within 60 days of this publication.
Mary Jones,
ACF/OPRE Certifying Officer.
[FR Doc. 2017-27578 Filed 12-21-17; 8:45 am]
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