This ICR is
approved consistent with the detailed terms of clearance that have
been uploaded as a supplementary document.
Inventory as of this Action
Requested
Previously Approved
01/31/2014
36 Months From Approved
12/31/2010
450
0
450
3,510
0
3,510
0
0
0
This package is a revision and
contains instructions and the form necessary for grantees and
contractors supported under the Individuals with Disabilities
Education Act (IDEA), Personnel Development to Improve Services and
Results for Children with Disabilities, CFDA No. 84.325. Data
obtained are used to evaluate and monitor the implementation of
IDEA and for Congressional reporting. Analysis of these data will
be used in the following ways: a) to inform the activities and
priorities specific to personnel preparation conducted by the U.S
Department of Education; b) to determine variation in personnel
preparation and factors related to that variation; and c) to
evaluate the outcomes of the IDEA and the Office of Special
Education Programs (OSEP) performance measures under the
Government Performance and Results Act (GPRA) and the Program
Assessment Rating Tool (PART). OSEP revisions have: a) added six
items to the data collection instrument to collect data required
for reporting under the PART (these additional items will only be
requested for students that have completed the preparation program
and include data on their knowledge and skill attainment and on
their highly qualified teacher status (or qualified for
paraprofessionals, or fully certified for related service providers
and early intervention service providers); b) revised the race and
ethnicity items to reflect current OMB policy; c) changed
collection to better account for all students that benefit from the
grant, as requested by both grantees and OSEP. OSEP will now
collect data on all students that participated in grant supported
preparation, not just those students that received direct funding.
This change will increase the number of students that grantees will
enter data on. To address this change, all text limiting responses
to those students receiving grant support have been removed; and
d) enhanced instructions for a few items to make the form more
user-friendly and diminish response ambiguity.
Program changes will result in
an improved efficiency while maintaining the same work burden as
the prior data collection. OSEP added three items to the data
collection instrument to better measure the experience of a small
subset of scholars participating in these grant programs and to
improve program accountability.
$202,665
No
No
No
No
No
Uncollected
Bonnie Jones 2022457395
No
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.