The Department plans to issue a Notice
of Final rulemaking governing the quality of teacher preparation
programs. This information collection governs the method by which
institutions and States will report program information that will
enable States to robustly identify program quality metrics. Title
II of the Higher Education Act of 1965, as amended (HEA),
established the Title II Teacher Quality Accountability data
collection and report to the U.S. Congress to provide more
meaningful data on teacher preparation program quality (Title II
reporting system). See
http://title2.ed.gov/Public/TA/HEA_2008_Sections%20205_208.pdf.
Although the statutory reporting requirements for States and
institutions of higher education (IHEs) in section 205(a) and (b)
are extensive, a chief purpose of this reporting is to improve the
overall quality of teacher preparation programs and the programs
ability to produce teachers who are well-prepared to teach when
they enter the classroom. The data that are have been collected and
reported to date have not led to greater identification of
significant improvements in teacher preparation program performance
in part because the data are not based on meaningful indicators of
program effectiveness. The major benefit of these requirements,
taken as a whole, would be better publicly available information on
the effectiveness of teacher preparation programs that would be
able to be used by prospective students in choosing programs to
attend; employers in selecting teacher preparation program
graduates to recruit, train, and hire; States in making funding
decisions; and teacher preparation programs themselves in seeking
to improve. The Department is seeking this revision to additionally
require States to report on teacher preparation programs provided
through distance education under the Title II reporting
system.
US Code:
20
USC 1001 Name of Law: Higher Education Act of 1965, as
amended
Program change of 732,500 hours
is due to changes reflected in the final regulation.
$1,000,000
No
No
No
No
No
Uncollected
Freddie Cross 202
502-7489
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.