[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 67 (Monday, April 8, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Page 13914]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-06830]
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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
[Docket No.: ED-2019-ICCD-0005]
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the
Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Comment
Request; Evaluation of Preschool Special Education Practices Efficacy
Study
AGENCY: Institute of Education Sciences (IES), Department of Education
(ED).
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, ED is
proposing a reinstatement of a previously approved information
collection.
DATES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments on or before
May 8, 2019.
ADDRESSES: To access and review all the documents related to the
information collection listed in this notice, please use http://www.regulations.gov by searching the Docket ID number ED-2019-ICCD-
0005. Comments submitted in response to this notice should be submitted
electronically through the Federal eRulemaking Portal at http://www.regulations.gov by selecting the Docket ID number 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 include the docket ID
number and the title of the information collection request when
requesting documents or submitting comments. 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, 550 12th Street SW, PCP, Room 9089,
Washington, DC 20202-0023.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For specific questions related to
collection activities, please contact Yumiko Sekino, 202-374-0936.
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 Preschool Special Education
Practices Efficacy Study.
OMB Control Number: 1850-0916.
Type of Review: A reinstatement of a previously approved
information collection.
Respondents/Affected Public: State, Local, and Tribal Governments.
Total Estimated Number of Annual Responses: 1,739.
Total Estimated Number of Annual Burden Hours: 455.
Abstract: This package requests clearance for data collection
activities to support an efficacy study of an instructional framework
designed to address the needs of all preschool children in inclusive
classrooms. The efficacy study is part of the Evaluation of Preschool
Special Education Practices (EPSEP), which is assessing the feasibility
of a large-scale effectiveness study of an intervention for preschool
children in inclusive classrooms. The main objective of the efficacy
study is to test whether the Instructionally Enhanced Pyramid Model
(IEPM) can be implemented with fidelity in inclusive preschool
classrooms. IEPM is comprised of three established individual
interventions for children with disabilities integrated together into a
single comprehensive intervention for use with all children in
inclusive preschool classrooms. The secondary objective is to provide
initial evidence about IEPM's impacts on classroom and child outcomes.
This efficacy study provides an important test of whether strategies
for delivering content in a manner that meets the needs of each child
with a disability can be integrated with an existing framework of
teaching practices for inclusive preschool classes, thus helping all
children participate and make progress in the general preschool
curriculum. These strategies, which are called targeted instructional
supports, have been tested separately but have not been tested as part
of this framework.
The efficacy study will include data collection to conduct both
implementation and impact analyses. The implementation analysis will
use observation data to describe the fidelity of training and
implementation. It also will draw on coaching logs and coach interviews
to describe program implementation. In addition, responses to a teacher
survey and teacher focus groups will provide information on teachers'
backgrounds, professional experiences, and perspectives on IEPM
implementation. The impact analysis will use data from observations of
classroom inclusion quality and engagement, a child observation, a
direct child assessment, and teacher reports on child outcomes. The
implementation and impact analyses also will use district
administrative records to offer additional contextual and background
information on the preschool program, its teachers, and enrolled
children. These various data collection activities will be carried out
between summer 2019 and summer 2021 during the two years that schools
in the intervention group will implement IEPM (2019-2020 and 2020-2021
school years).
Dated: April 3, 2019.
Stephanie Valentine,
PRA Clearance Coordinator, Information Collection Clearance Program,
Information Management Branch, Office of the Chief Information Officer.
[FR Doc. 2019-06830 Filed 4-5-19; 8:45 am]
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