83C Change Sheet

PAPERWORK REDUCTION ACT
CHANGE WORKSHEET

2023-24 National Teacher and Principal Survey (NTPS 2023-24)
Senior Staff Communications Materials 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

108,478
108,478

108,478
108,478

75%

Percent of these responses
collected electronically
Total annual hours

1850-0598 v.46

52,092

Difference
Explanation of difference
Program change

75%

52,757
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
Otherchange**

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 2023-24 preliminary activities were approved in December 2022 (OMB# 1850-0598 v.41-42). OMB approved the main study
for 2023-24 in June 2023 (OMB# 1850-0598 v.43), with a change request (v.44) approved in January 2024 and a 30D revision
(v.45) approved in April 2024. This request adds an additional e-mail and letter to principals whose schools has an outstanding
Principal Questionnaire or School Questionnaire, as well as an additional e-mail and letter to teachers with an outstanding Teacher
Questionnaire. We anticipate sending both e-mail and letter version of this letter; the email is scheduled to be delivered to principals
and teachers on April 24. A printed letter will follow for principals and teachers who have not yet responded by late May. While our
current letters are signed by NCES staff, for example, the NTPS Study Director or the Associate Commissioner who oversees the
project, these individuals may not carry weight with sampled principals and teachers. These additional materials are signed by
Cindy Marten, Deputy Secretary. They ask/convey the importance of the study, which we hope will encourage sampled school staff
to complete the 2023-24 NTPS. 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

April 10, 2024

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