The U.S. Department of Education (ED)
requests clearance for the recruitment materials and data
collection protocols for activities related to the Regional
Educational Laboratory Program (REL). ED, in consultation with
American Institutes for Research (AIR), is planning a two-part
evaluation of the Early Warning and Intervention Monitoring System
(EWIMS), consisting of an impact study and an implementation study.
OMB approval is being requested for a multimode data collection and
analysis of a group of schools, students, and staff members in
public schools in Ohio, Michigan, and Indiana. The impact study
consists of data collection from the state education agencies
(SEAs) in Ohio, Michigan, and Indiana and participating districts
and schools. The implementation component consists of data
collection from participating schools. This impact study (designed
as a cluster randomized controlled trial) will focus on student
outcomes spanning multiple domains of school success (student risk
status, scores on graduation tests, persistence and progress in
school, and being on track at the end of ninth grade) and will
examine whether the EWIMS model has an impact on intermediate
outcomes in schools, including the schools data culture and
data-informed allocation of dropout prevention interventions. The
implementation study will focus on schools experience with
implementation, the extent to which schools faithfully implement
the EWIMS model and the interventions provided to students
identified as at risk by the EWS tool. The purpose of the project
is to assess the implementation and impact of EWIMS, a data tool
and process for implementing a system of data-driven decision
making. Developed by the National High School Center, EWIMS
provides a means of systematically and reliably identifying
students at risk for dropping out of high school. The proposed
study is a two-year school-level randomized controlled trial (RCT)
to examine the impact of implementing EWIMS on school processes and
student outcomes.
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.