2023-24 School Pulse Panel
(SPP) December and January Questionnaire Items Change Request
No
material or nonsubstantive change to a currently approved
collection
No
Regular
10/20/2023
Requested
Previously Approved
10/31/2026
10/31/2026
53,955
53,955
10,175
10,175
0
0
The School Pulse Panel is an ongoing
study conducted by the National Center for Education Statistics
(NCES), part of the Institute of Education Sciences (IES), within
the United States Department of Education, to collect extensive
data on current and emerging issues concerning students and staff
in U.S. public primary, middle, high, and combined-grade schools.
Specifically, the survey will ask school office staff about topics
such as staffing, college and career readiness, school improvement
plans, tutoring, summer programs, facilities, learning strategies
and recovery, after-school programs, and world and dual language
programs. The SPP has become one of the nations main sources of
timely and reliable data on issues concerning the education
environment, as reported by principals in U.S. public schools. The
SPP monthly data collection (OMB# 1850-0975 v.2) went through a
60-day public comment period, followed by a 30-day public comment
period and was formally cleared in July 2023, followed by a change
request (OMB# 1850-0975 v.3) that was cleared in August 2023. The
SPP program submits quarterly 30D packages to allow public comment
and OMB review of new monthly items, and a revision to clear basic
questionnaires and topic areas for November 2023-January 2024 was
cleared in October 2023 (OMB# 1850-0975 v.4). The purpose of this
memo is to request approval for changes to the November
2023-January 2024 SPP questionnaires. The items that were submitted
as a part of the 30-day public comment period (v.4) were undergoing
cognitive testing at the time the package was out for public
comment, and the cognitive testing suggesting rewordings and
follow-up items that have been included in this change request.
Those changes are shown in detail in the attached change memo. This
change does not change respondent burden or cost to the federal
government.
US Code:
20
USC 9573 Name of Law: Education Sciences Reform Act of 2002
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.