Transition and Postsecondary
Programs for Students with Intellectual Disabilities (TPSID)
Evaluation Protocol
Revision of a currently approved collection
No
Regular
05/10/2022
Requested
Previously Approved
36 Months From Approved
09/30/2022
40
50
792
1,110
0
0
In October 2020, the Institute for
Community Inclusion (ICI), UMass Boston received a five-year
cooperative agreement from the Office of Postsecondary Education to
serve as the National Coordinating Center (NCC) for colleges and
universities implementing inclusive higher education programs for
students with intellectual disabilities, including 22 newly-funded
model demonstration projects aimed at creating inclusive
comprehensive transition and postsecondary programs for students
with intellectual disabilities known as Transition and
Postsecondary Programs for Students with Intellectual Disabilities
(TPSIDs). To reduce respondent burden, the NCC has streamlined and
simplified the previously approved evaluation system for the TPSID
programs. The NCC will enhance the collection and analyses of
longitudinal follow-up data from the new 22 TPSID model programs
via an already developed and previously OMB approved evaluation
system for the TPSID programs. The revised data collection system
is part of an evaluation effort. The system will collect program
data at the institutions from TPSID program staff via an online,
secure data management system.
US Code:
20
USC 1140 Name of Law: Higher Education Opportunity Act (HEOA)
Amendments of 2008
Compared to the currently
approved collection, the burden per response remains the same.
Revisions have been made to the current collection including
reducing or eliminating questions, eliminating infrequently-used
response options, and automating elements of data entry (e.g.,
copying over substantial portions of program data from year to year
rather than requiring re-entry). Revisions were made carefully to
ensure no overall change in the amount of burden per response
(i.e., when questions were added, other questions were removed to
counteract any increase in burden). However, due to decreases in
the number of respondents and their total number of enrolled
students since this collection was last reviewed, the total burden
hours for this collection have decreased slightly.
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.