Approved as
amended by ED's memo to OMB of 3/20/98. In addition, The following
conditions apply: 1) Results of this qualitative study will be
expressly caveated by the fact that the results are exploratory and
descriptive but are not generalizable to or representative of all
disabled student in Charter Schools. Further, because this study
does not set up any treatment and control groups, ED will be unable
to make any conclusions regarding comparisons between disabled and
non-disabled student and charter and non-charter schools. 2) The
remuneration that ED will provide for participants in this study is
$25. (OMB notes that such a high remuneration is justified in this
case due to the increased cost of unusually long travel associated
with this study.). 3) ED will revise its focus group participant
composition to include parents of students without disabilities who
are not otherwise at-risk, to allow for additional comparisons to
be made between students with disabilities in charter schools and
students without disabilities in charter schools. ED will submit to
OMB a revised focus group plan as an addendum to this clearance
package as soon as possible, including the number of focus groups
that will include the new parent compenent and the number of such
parents included. 4) ED will submit a plan to OMB for analyzing
information from this study against the nationally representative
Study of Charter Schools, so that the information from this study
can be placed in a larger context and can be compared to a
generalizable source to determine if patterns observed here are
consistent with more empirical findings. 5) To the extent that this
study reveals the need for future research, ED is encouraged to
examine a statistically valid design to address issues of outcomes
for students with disabilities in charter schools; this may involve
a generalizable sample, randomized design with treatment/control
groups, and/or the use of actual student achievement outcome
data.
Inventory as of this Action
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Previously Approved
04/30/2001
04/30/2001
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The success to date of the charter
schools movement has resulted from the opportunties the schools
provide for site-based management free of many regulations and for
instructional and other innovations, parent choice, specialized
services to specific populations and public accountability. This
data collection will allow the Department of Education to assemble
information on the reasons parents are enrolling students with
disabilities in charter schools, the services provided by the
schools, the schools' outcome goals, the student measures the
schools....
On behalf of this Federal agency, I certify that
the collection of information encompassed by this request complies
with 5 CFR 1320.9 and the related provisions of 5 CFR
1320.8(b)(3).
The following is a summary of the topics, regarding
the proposed collection of information, that the certification
covers:
(i) Why the information is being collected;
(ii) Use of information;
(iii) Burden estimate;
(iv) Nature of response (voluntary, required for a
benefit, or mandatory);
(v) Nature and extent of confidentiality; and
(vi) Need to display currently valid OMB control
number;
If you are unable to certify compliance with any of
these provisions, identify the item by leaving the box unchecked
and explain the reason in the Supporting Statement.
Research on Charter Schools and Students with Disabilities