89 FR 113 pgs. 49163-49164 - Agency Information Collection Activities; Comment Request; Evaluation of the REL Southeast Early Literacy Toolkit

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Type: NOTICEVolume: 89Number: 113Pages: 49163 - 49164

Docket number: [Docket No.: ED-2024-SCC-0080]

FR document: [FR Doc. 2024-12765 Filed 6-10-24; 8:45 am]

Agency: Education Department

Official PDF Version: PDF Version

Pages: 49163, 49164

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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

[Docket No.: ED-2024-SCC-0080]

Agency Information Collection Activities; Comment Request; Evaluation of the REL Southeast Early Literacy Toolkit

AGENCY:

Institute of Education Sciences (IES), Department of Education (ED).

ACTION:

Notice.

SUMMARY:

In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995, the Department is proposing a new information collection request (ICR).

DATES:

Interested persons are invited to submit comments on or before August 12, 2024.

ADDRESSES:

To access and review all the documents related to the information collection listed in this notice, please use http://www.regulations.gov by searching the Docket ID number ED-2024-SCC-0080. Comments submitted in response to this notice should be submitted electronically through the Federal eRulemaking Portal at http://www.regulations.gov by selecting the Docket ID number or via postal mail, commercial delivery, or hand delivery. If the regulations.gov site is not available to the public for any reason, the Department will temporarily accept comments at ICDocketMgr@ed.gov. Please include the docket ID number and the title of the information collection request when requesting documents or submitting comments. Please note that comments submitted after the comment period will not be accepted. Written requests for information or comments submitted by postal mail or delivery should be addressed to the Manager of the Strategic Collections and Clearance Governance and Strategy Division, U.S. Department of Education, 400 Maryland Ave. SW, LBJ, Room 6W203, Washington, DC 20202-8240.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

For specific questions related to collection activities, please contact Janelle Sands, 202-245-6786.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

[top] The Department, in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA) (44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A)), provides the general public and Federal agencies with an opportunity to comment on proposed, revised, and continuing collections of information. This helps the Department assess the impact of its information collection requirements and minimize the public's reporting burden. It also helps the public understand the Department's information collection requirements and provide the requested

data in the desired format. The Department is soliciting comments on the proposed information collection request (ICR) that is described below. The Department is especially interested in public comment addressing the following issues: (1) is this collection necessary to the proper functions of the Department; (2) will this information be processed and used in a timely manner; (3) is the estimate of burden accurate; (4) how might the Department enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to be collected; and (5) how might the Department minimize the burden of this collection on the respondents, including through the use of information technology. Please note that written comments received in response to this notice will be considered public records.

Title of Collection: Evaluation of the REL Southeast Early Literacy Toolkit.

OMB Control Number: 1850-NEW.

Type of Review: A new ICR.

Respondents/Affected Public: Individuals and Households.

Total Estimated Number of Annual Responses: 1,330.

Total Estimated Number of Annual Burden Hours: 322.

Abstract: The U.S. Department of Education is supporting the development and evaluation of a toolkit that will support the implementation of effectively differentiated reading instruction for students in grades K-3. This toolkit is based on evidence-based recommendation in the Assisting Students Struggling with Reading: Response to Intervention (RtI) and Multi-Tier Intervention in the Primary Grades practice guide. The evaluation will rigorously test the efficacy of the toolkit in improving explicit instruction, classroom management, and use of student data as well as student learning outcomes in grades K-3 English language arts. The evaluation will use a blocked randomized control trial design in which districts are blocks and schools are randomly assigned to receive the toolkit or not. The evaluation will be conducted in 20 Florida schools during the 2025/26 school year.

The evaluation will focus on measuring the toolkit's impact on three teacher-level outcomes: explicit instruction, classroom management, and data use to inform instruction during small group time. The evaluation also will examine the impact of the toolkit on students' foundational reading skills.

In addition to collecting data to measure teacher and student outcomes, the evaluation team will collect data to document the implementation of the toolkit in treatment schools and the service contrast between treatment and control schools, and to describe the characteristics of participating schools, teachers, and students at baseline.

The evaluation will produce a publicly available report that summarizes evaluation findings. The findings from the evaluation will inform further refinement of the toolkit, to be released to the public after the evaluation.

Dated: June 6, 2024.

Juliana Pearson,

PRA Coordinator, Strategic Collections and Clearance, Governance and Strategy Division, Office of Chief Data Officer, Office of Planning, Evaluation and Policy Development.

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