[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 107 (Monday, June 7, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Page 30311]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-11821]


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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

[Docket No.: ED-2021-SCC-0050]


Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the 
Office of Management and Budget for Review and approval; Comment 
Request; Impact Evaluation of Departmentalized Instruction in 
Elementary Schools

AGENCY: Institute of Educational 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 an extension without change of a currently approved 
collection.

DATES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments on or before 
July 7, 2021.

ADDRESSES: Written comments and recommendations for proposed 
information collection requests should be sent within 30 days of 
publication of this notice to www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain. Find 
this information collection request by selecting ``Department of 
Education'' under ``Currently Under Review,'' then check ``Only Show 
ICR for Public Comment'' checkbox. Comments may also be sent to 
[email protected].

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For specific questions related to 
collection activities, please contact Thomas Wei, 646-428-3892.

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: Impact Evaluation of Departmentalized 
Instruction in Elementary Schools.
    OMB Control Number: 1850-0942.
    Type of Review: An extension without change of a currently approved 
collection.
    Respondents/Affected Public: Individuals and Households.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Responses: 12.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Burden Hours: 80.
    Abstract: This study is authorized by Section 8601 of the Every 
Student Succeeds Act (ESSA), which tasks the U.S. Department of 
Education with conducting evaluations to build the evidence base in 
education. Finding creative ways to redeploy existing teachers in the 
classroom may yield academic benefits to students at little cost. One 
such strategy is departmentalized instruction, where each teacher 
specializes in teaching certain subjects to multiple classes of 
students instead of teaching all subjects to a single class of students 
(self-contained instruction). While nearly ubiquitous in secondary 
schools, departmentalization has only recently become more popular in 
upper elementary grades. This evaluation is examining the 
implementation and outcomes of teachers and students as they 
departmentalize in fourth and fifth grades. In doing so, it will 
generate valuable evidence on an improvement strategy that low-
performing elementary schools identified under ESSA may consider 
adopting.

    Dated: June 2, 2021.
Juliana Pearson,
PRA Coordinator, Strategic Collections and Clearance Governance and 
Strategy Division, Office of Chief Data Officer, Office of Planning, 
Evaluation and Policy Development.
[FR Doc. 2021-11821 Filed 6-4-21; 8:45 am]
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