Part B EDFacts 2016-17 to 2018-19

EDFacts Data Collection School Years 2016-17, 2017-18, and 2018-19

Supporting Statement Part B

OMB No. 1850-0925 v.2

Submitted by:

National Center for Education Statistics

Institute of Education Sciences

U.S. Department of Education

August, 2016

Section B. Description of Statistical Methodology

B.1. Respondent Universe

The primary universe of interest for EDFacts consists of the State Education Agencies, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, the Department of Defense Education Agency, Bureau of Indian Education, and the outlying areas and freely associated states. In total there are 61 respondents.

B.2. Statistical Methodology

There is no sampling or estimation done for the EDFacts collection.

B.3. Methods to Maximize Response Rates

EDFacts response rates for state education agencies are consistently 100%.

B.4. Tests of Procedures and Methods

There are no statistical procedures or methods utilized by EDFacts.

B.5. Reviewing Individuals

Listed below are individuals who reviewed, in whole or in part, the original EDFacts data collection as part of their membership in the Education Information Management Advisory Committee (EIMAC) EDFacts Task Force.

Members of the EDFacts Governance Board (EDGB) and NCES EDFacts Program Office Liaisons are assisting in reviewing revisions to the package documentation as a result of ESEA, as amended by ESSA. In addition, OESE hosted Information Collection Workgroup meetings attended by individuals from across ED offices to draft the new data elements included in the revised package and held weekly briefings about the proposed data elements with OESE and OPEPD leadership. In many cases, members of the IC Workgroups were also members of the regulations development workgroups. An overall briefing of package revisions was presented to EDGB members.

Rob Curtin - Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education

Sonya Edwards - California Department of Education

Bari Erlichson - New Jersey Department of Education

Marlene Dorenkamp - Iowa Department of Education

Jody Fields – Arkansas Department of Education

John Kraman - Oklahoma State Department of Education

Melanie McCalmont - Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction

June Maginnis - Colorado Department of Education

Julian Montoya - Nevada Department of Education

Diane Murphy - Connecticut State Department of Education

Gary Waugh - Ohio Department of Education

Tom Howell - Center for Educational Performance and Information

Sarah Newman – Office of Elementary and Secondary Education

Jenn Bell-Ellwanger - U.S. Department of Education, Office of Planning, Evaluation, and Policy Development

Nikki Churchill, U.S. Department of Education, Office of Planning, Evaluation, and Policy Development

Ivy Morgan – U.S. Department of Education, Office of Planning, Evaluation, and Policy Development

Kelly Worthington- U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics

Barbara Timm- U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics

Challis Breithaupt- U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics