OMB83C HSLS Change Sheet

PAPERWORK REDUCTION ACT CHANGE WORKSHEET
High School Longitudinal Study of 2009 (HSLS:09) Second Follow-up Main Study Institutional
Collection Change Request
Agency/Subagency

OMB Control Number

U.S. Department of Education, Institute of Education Sciences
Enter only items that change
Agency form number(s)
Annual reporting and record keeping
hour burden
Number of respondent
Total annual responses
Percent of these responses
collected electronically
Total annual hours

1850-0852 v.26

Current Record

New Record

NA

NA

32,107
32,107

32,107
32,107

95%

95%

24,904

24,904

0

Difference
Explanation of difference

NA

Program change

0
0

Adjustment
Annual reporting and record keeping
cost burden (in thousands of dollars)
Total annualized capital/startup costs
Total annual costs (O&M)
Total annualized cost requested

NA
NA
NA

Difference

NA
NA
NA
NA

Explanation of difference

NA
NA

Program change
Adjustment
Other change**

The High School Longitudinal Study of 2009 (HSLS:09) is a nationally representative, longitudinal study of more
than 20,000 9th graders in 944 schools in 2009 who are being followed through their secondary and postsecondary
years. The study focuses on understanding students’ trajectories from the beginning of high school into
postsecondary education or the workforce and beyond. What students decide to pursue when, why, and how are
crucial questions for HSLS:09, especially, but not solely, in regards to science, technology, engineering, and math
(STEM) courses, majors, and careers. To date, HSLS:09 measured math achievement gains in the first 3 years of
high school and, like past studies, surveyed students, their parents, school administrators, school counselors, and
teachers. After the initial 2009 data collection, the main study students were re-surveyed in 2012 when most were
high school 11th-graders, and again in 2013 when most had just graduated from high school. The second follow-up
data collection took place in early 2016 and consisted of a survey, postsecondary transcript collection, financial aid
records collection, and file matching to extant data sources. The second follow-up focused on postsecondary
attendance patterns, field of study selection processes with particular emphasis on STEM, the postsecondary
academic and social experience, education financing, employment history including instances of unemployment
and underemployment, job characteristics including income and benefits, job values, family formation, and civic
engagement. The HSLS:09 data elements were designed to support research that speaks to the underlying
dynamics and education processes that influence student achievement, growth, and personal development over
time. The HSLS:09 Second Follow-up Main Study and 2018 Panel Maintenance request was approved by OMB in
December 2015 with the latest change request approved in August 2017 (OMB# 1850-0852 v.17-25). This request
is to (1) update the confidentiality pledge cited in the HSLS:09 student records and transcript collection materials to
account for the Cybersecurity Enhancement Act of 2015 and to provide the most up-to-date description of data
security and confidentiality requirements; (2) reflect the recently approved for the 2012 Beginning Postsecondary
Students Longitudinal Study (BPS:12) revisions to the Postsecondary Data Portal (PDP), which HSLS:09 fully
shares with BPS:12 and to a certain extent with other NCES postsecondary studies (e.g., NPSAS:18-AC); and (3)
add to the approved communication plan a reminder postcard to be used in the HSLS:09 panel maintenance
activity in 2018.
Signature of Senior Official or designee:

Date:

August 22, 2017

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