This submission requests approval of a
third year of select data collection activities that will be used
to support the Impact Evaluation of Training in Multi-Tiered
Systems of Support for Behavior (MTSS-B). The evaluation will
estimate the impact on school staff practices, school climate, and
student outcomes of providing training and support in the MTSS-B
framework plus universal (Tier I) positive behavior supports and
targeted (Tier II) interventions across two years. The third year
of data collection will provide information on sustainability, the
capacity of schools to continue implementation after the
study-supported training and support are complete, as well as
district efforts to scale-up the intervention in other
schools.
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USC 1464 Name of Law: Individuals with Disabilities Education
Improvement Act of 2004
An earlier submission
(1850-0921) attained OMB clearance for data collection activities
across 2 school years (2015-2016 and 2016-2017) that are now
complete. This submission now requests clearance to extend 4
interviews (administrator, team leader, student, and staff) and
district records data collection for an additional year (Spring
2018). The previously approved total annualized burden (now
complete), was 5,909 hours. These activities required an estimated
12,343 annual respondents. This package now requests clearance for
457 hours, the time to complete select data collection activities
for a third year, across 2,568 respondents. With the reduction of
the completed annual burden (-5,909 hours across -12,343
respondents), the additional burden (457 hours across 2,568
respondents) results in a program change of a reduction of 5,452
annual burden hours and a reduction of 9,775 respondents.
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.