[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 37 (Friday, February 24, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 11904-11905]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-03792]


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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

[Docket No.: ED-2023-SCC-0036]


Agency Information Collection Activities; Comment Request; Impact 
Evaluation To Inform the Teacher and School Leader Incentive Program

AGENCY: Institute of Education Science (IES), Department of Education 
(ED).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995, 
the Department is proposing an extension without change of a currently 
approved information collection request (ICR).

DATES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments on or before 
April 25, 2023.

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-2023-SCC-0036. 
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, the Department 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 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 Manager of the Strategic 
Collections and Clearance Governance and Strategy Division, U.S. 
Department of Education, 400 Maryland Ave. SW, LBJ, Room 6W203, 
Washington, DC 20202-8240.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For specific questions related to 
collection activities, please contact Elizabeth Wilde, (202) 245-6122.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Department, 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. The Department is soliciting comments on the 
proposed information collection request (ICR) that is described below. 
The Department 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 to Inform the Teacher and 
School Leader Incentive Program.
    OMB Control Number: 1850-0950.
    Type of Review: Extension without change of a currently approved 
ICR.
    Respondents/Affected Public: State, Local, and Tribal Governments.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Responses: 1,995.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Burden Hours: 853.
    Abstract: Congress mandated that IES conduct an independent 
evaluation of the Teacher and School Leader Incentive Program (TSL), 
which supports a variety of strategies aimed at improving the quality 
of teaching and attracting and retaining effective educators. In 
response to the legislative mandate to evaluate the TSL program, the 
first evaluation component addresses the need to understand the 
characteristics of districts that received TSL grants and the key 
strategies they are using to improve educator effectiveness and student 
achievement. The focus of the second evaluation component arises from a 
need to assess effectiveness, focusing on a single, common strategy of 
designating teacher leaders to provide coaching to other teachers. This 
strategy of focusing on a single, common strategy of grantees is part 
of an evidence-building strategy for the program that complements 
evidence

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on other aspects of the grant that have been previously evaluated. More 
research is needed to provide guidance on whether this teacher leader 
strategy improves teacher effectiveness and student achievement. The 
second component of the evaluation uses a random assignment design to 
study the impacts (and implementation and cost-effectiveness) of the 
teacher leader role in non-TSL districts.

    Dated: February 17, 2023.
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. 2023-03792 Filed 2-23-23; 8:45 am]
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