Approved until
January 2008 to cover the collection of data in Wave 4 only. ED
agrees to continue to be transparent regarding methods used to
maximize response rates in earlier waves of data collection
activities.
Inventory as of this Action
Requested
Previously Approved
01/31/2008
01/31/2008
01/31/2008
4,983
0
6,757
1,588
0
4,597
0
0
0
PEELS will provide the first national
picture of experiences and outcomes of three to five year old
children in early childhood special education. The study will
inform special education policy development and support GPRA
measurement and IDEA reauthorization with data from parents,
service providers, and teachers.
Response rates were higher than
anticipated in Waves 2 for all modes of data collection. For
planning purposes, we continue to assume a 5 percent annual
attrition rate for future waves based on experience from other
national studies. However, this is now applied to a larger
denominator. There were plans to exclude children in cohort B in
Wave 4, which was reflected in previous burden estimates. However,
NCSER would like to include all children in Wave 4 to enhance
analysis capabilities. A shortened version of the parent interview
will reduce the length of that data collection from 60 minutes to
15 minutes. Eliminating 59 items from Early Childhood Teacher,
Kindergarten Teacher and Elementary School Teacher questionnaires
will reduce the estimated time need to complete the questionnaires
from 30 minutes to 23 minutes.
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.