83C Change Sheet

PAPERWORK REDUCTION ACT
CHANGE WORKSHEET
School Survey on Crime and Safety (SSOCS) 2018 and 2020 – SSOCS 2020 June 2020
Communications 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

1850-0761 v.20

Current Record

New Record

NA

NA

5,801
7,721

5,801
7,721

19%

19%

2,947

2,947

Difference
Explanation of difference
Program change

0

0
0

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

NA
NA
NA

Total annual costs (O&M)
Total annualized cost requested
Difference

NA
NA
NA
NA

Explanation of difference
Program change
Adjustment

NA
NA

Other change**

The School Survey on Crime and Safety (SSOCS) is a nationally representative survey of elementary and secondary
school principals that serves as the primary source of school-level data on crime and safety in public schools. SSOCS
is the only recurring federal survey collecting detailed information on the incidence, frequency, seriousness, and nature
of violence affecting students and school personnel from the school’s perspective. Data are also collected on
frequency and types of disciplinary actions taken for select offenses; perceptions of other disciplinary problems, such
as bullying, verbal abuse and disorder in the classroom; the presence and role of school security staff; parent and
community involvement; staff training; mental health services available to students; and, school policies and programs
concerning crime and safety. Prior administrations of SSOCS were conducted in 2000, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2016,
and 2018. The 2018 and 2020 SSOCS full-scale data collections were approved in July 2017 with the latest update
approved in March 2020 (OMB# 1850-0761 v.12-19). This submission provides updated versions of the SSOCS 2020
communications materials and focuses on two changes: (a) a change in the contact schedule that includes additions to
the contact materials, and (b) an extension of the data collection window. These changes result in no changes to
participant burden or cost to the federal government. As in the changes in v. 18-19, these changes are due to the
COVID-19 pandemic outbreak, which has resulted in the closing of schools and a temporary discontinuation of
operations at the Census Bureau’s National Processing Center (NPC).
Signature of Senior Official or designee:

Date:

For OIRA Use

June 9, 2020

**This form cannot be used to extend an expiration date
OMB 83-C

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