83C Change Sheet

PAPERWORK REDUCTION ACT
CHANGE WORKSHEET

2020-21 National Teacher and Principal Survey (NTPS 2020-21) School Letter
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

Current Record

New Record

NA

NA

91,904
91,904

91,904
91,904

45,658

45,658

56%

Percent of these responses
collected electronically
Total annual hours

1850-0598 v.34

Difference
Explanation of difference
Program change

56%
0

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
NA

NA
NA
NA

Difference
Explanation of difference

NA
NA

Program change
Adjustment
Other change**

The National Teacher and Principal Survey (NTPS), conducted every two to three years by the National Center for Education
Statistics (NCES), is a system of related questionnaires that provides descriptive data on the context of elementary and secondary
education. Redesigned from the Schools and Staffing Survey (SASS) with a focus on flexibility, timeliness, and integration with
other ED data, the NTPS system allows for school, principal, and teacher characteristics to be analyzed in relation to one another.
NTPS is an in-depth, nationally representative survey of first through twelfth grade public and private school teachers, principals,
and schools. Kindergarten teachers in schools with at least a first grade are also surveyed. NTPS utilizes core content and a series
of rotating modules to allow timely collection of important education trends as well as trend analysis. Topics covered include
characteristics of teachers, principals, schools, teacher training opportunities, retention, retirement, hiring, and shortages. The
NTPS 2019-20 preliminary activities were approved in July 2019, with a change request approved in November 2019 (OMB# 18500598 v.26-27). OMB approved the main study for 2020-21 in March 2020 (OMB# 1850-0598 v.28-30). In December 2019, NCES
received OMB approval (OMB#1850-0803 v. 259) for cognitive interviews to test new and revised items about virtual schools and
online course offerings in the NTPS School Questionnaire. Questions about virtual schools and online course offerings were
revised, based on the results of this cognitive testing. This testing occurred in the winter and spring of 2020. During the end of this
testing window, in March 2020, it became clear that questions needed to distinguish between typical practices (the intent of these
questions) and changes implemented by schools due to the coronavirus (COVID-19). Changes approved in May through July of
2020 added and refined questionnaire items that directly addressed the impact of the global coronavirus pandemic (OMB# 18500598 v.31-33). This request makes minor revisions to the COVID-19 language used in the initial school mailout letters to principals
and school coordinators, and also adds a time estimate for the requested task in each letter, where applicable. These changes do
not affect the cost to the government or participant burden.
Signature of Senior Official or designee:

Date:

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

August 14, 2020

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